Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: CEC 684
Date: Nov 23, 2019

#R1#
Alexius lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alexius. #CL#
Alexius clinches.
Chonan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alexius backwards.
Alexius is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chonan is keeping busy.
Alexius wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chonan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alexius gets through Chonan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alexius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chonan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alexius's elbow.
Alexius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Alexius.
A nice left hand lands by Alexius. #BC#
Alexius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD#
Alexius shoots in and bounces Chonan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#ES2#
Chonan is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Alexius presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #T1#
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chonan told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Alexius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alexius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chonan keeps control of Alexius as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chonan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alexius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alexius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
Alexius takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alexius misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to Alexius's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Chonan tries a body shot but Alexius blocks it.
Alexius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexius avoids the elbow strike from Chonan, against the cage.
Alexius scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Chonan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chonan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chonan lands a nice shot to the body.
Chonan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#T2#
Alexius cracks Chonan with a nice body shot.
Alexius has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chonan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chonan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chonan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alexius's efforts to push away.
Chonan tries to work over Alexius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Chonan.
Alexius has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chonan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chonan misses with a punch to the body.
Chonan lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Alexius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alexius has a couple of punches blocked by Chonan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chonan.
Chonan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chonan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexius tries to throw a body punch but Chonan avoids it by throwing Alexius back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Alexius.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alexius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Chonan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chonan misses with an elbow strike.
Alexius scores with a hook to the body.
Alexius blocks a body shot from Chonan. #TD#
Alexius gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Chonan regains guard.
Alexius engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Chonan keeping moving, preventing Alexius from controlling successfully.
Chonan 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.
Alexius's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T4#
Chonan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chonan keeping full guard, as Alexius tries to pass.
Alexius pushes down on Chonan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chonan tries to kick Alexius off but Alexius keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Alexius with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Chonan is looking for a sweep. Alexius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, if Alexius is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bessarion Alexius dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Alexius scores with a nice head shot.
Chonan slaps away a takedown attempt from Alexius, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alexius lands with a straight right. Chonan didn't see that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alexius.
Alexius jabs Chonan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chonan avoids the body shot from Alexius.
Alexius lands a jab to Chonan's midsection.
Chonan defending well as Alexius loads up on a big left hand.
Chonan tries to counter with a clinch but Alexius shakes him off and moves away.
Alexius slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Alexius.
Alexius needs to keep his hands up - Chonan had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexius looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alexius bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alexius shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chonan but Chonan pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T1#
Alexius takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alexius swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chonan.
Alexius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alexius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chonan moves away.#CL#
Alexius gets a clinch.
Chonan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alexius.
Chonan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alexius blocks it with crossed arms.
Chonan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chonan misses with a punch to the body.
Chonan prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bessarion Alexius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alexius content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Alexius avoiding damage.
Alexius lands a shoulder strike. #T2##BC#
Alexius breaks the clinch.
Alexius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chonan can do to turn this around?
Alexius swings widly with a right hand
and Chonan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexius fails with a takedown attempt.
Chonan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Piranha Chonan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alexius throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chonan scores with the left hand. Alexius knows he should have avoided that one.
Chonan slips under a jab.
Chonan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alexius slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chonan looks to land a left hand but Alexius moved out of range nicely.#CL#
Alexius has Chonan up against the cage in a clinch.
Chonan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chonan can't find room to land a body shot as Alexius controls the action. #TD#
Alexius wants the takedown. Chonan is fighting it off but Alexius persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Chonan's guard against the cage.
Chonan is looking to stand back up but Alexius counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Chonan. #T3##REVB#
Chonan is looking to get back to full guard here but Alexius has managed to pass to side control instead.#ES2#
Chonan bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Chonan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alexius jabs at Chonan's body.
Alexius dips to his left and cracks Chonan with an uppercut!
Alexius scores with a punch to the head.
Alexius lands with a straight right. Chonan didn't see that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Chonan misses the target.
Alexius changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Alexius tries to score with a low kick but Chonan moves his leg out of the way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexius lands with a hook. Chonan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T4#
Alexius throws a leg kick but Chonan checks it.
Bessarion Alexius is winning the standup battle so far.
Chonan takes one to the side of the head.
Chonan misses with a straight right.
Chonan checks a low kick from Alexius.
Alexius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chonan.
Chonan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chonan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alexius stuns Chonan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alexius shoots in looking for a takedown. Chonan tries to sprawl out of it but Alexius keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chonan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chonan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alexius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #TD#
Alexius shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chonan is trying to defend but Alexius finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bessarion Alexius dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Alexius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chonan moves away.
Alexius cracks Chonan with an open hand slap.
Chonan works the jab nicely.#CL2#
Chonan pushes Alexius up against the cage in a clinch.
Chonan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alexius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chonan tries a body shot but Alexius blocks it.
Alexius can't find room to land a body shot as Chonan controls the action.
Alexius drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chonan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Alexius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chonan scores with a jab to the body.
Alexius feints and then cracks Chonan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chonan down.
Chonan tries to clinch up but Alexius circles away and keeps his distance.
Alexius looks for the body kick but Chonan saw that one coming. #T1#
Alexius feints and then cracks Chonan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chonan down.
Chonan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alexius.
Chonan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Alexius. Chonan shrugs it off though.
Alexius shoots for a takedown but Chonan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chonan blocks a head kick by Alexius. #CL2#
Chonan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chonan pushes Alexius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alexius tries a body shot but Chonan blocks it.
Alexius is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chonan is keeping busy.
Chonan lands with a right to the head. #TD#
Alexius gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
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!
Chonan tries to kick Alexius off in order to stand up. Alexius Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Alexius wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chonan keeps working.
Piranha Chonan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bessarion Alexius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
Chonan is looking for a sweep.
Chonan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Alexius's best efforts.
Alexius is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Alexius seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chonan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #ES2#
Chonan manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Alexius misses with an uppercut. Chonan saw that one coming.
Alexius takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chonan loads up on a big right hand but Alexius slips the punch.#TD#
Alexius scores with a takedown into Chonan's guard.#T3#
Chonan wants to sweep but no luck.
Alexius throwing strikes but missing.
Chonan keeping moving, preventing Alexius from controlling successfully. #ES2#
Chonan has his feet on Alexius's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Chonan tries to clinch but fails miserably #TD#
and Alexius counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chonan won't be happy with that.
Chonan wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Alexius staying calm.#T4#
Alexius has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Chonan wants to get back to his feet but Alexius is dominant here and he's now got Chonan's back!
Chonan is keeping busy.
Bessarion Alexius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Alexius controlling the positon.
Chonan tries to roll but Alexius sticks to his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bessarion Alexius.
Well Alexius 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bessarion Alexius!
A very excited looking Bessarion Alexius rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: CEC Halloween 2
Date: Oct 31, 2019

#R1#
Chonan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Granger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chonan has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Granger is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Granger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chonan.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Granger.
Granger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chonan.
Granger slips a jab and a cross from Chonan.
Granger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chonan.
Granger lands a leg kick that knocks Chonan off balance momentarily.
Granger throws a leg kick which misses Chonan's front leg but catches the back leg as Chonan tries to avoid it.
Granger misses with the combination.
A punch lands to the side of Chonan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chonan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Granger throws a body shot but no joy. #CL2#
Chonan pushes Granger up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Chonan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chonan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T1#
Granger throws a head punch that misses.
Granger misses with a body punch.
Chonan can't find room to land a body shot as Granger controls the action.
Granger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chonan.
Granger lands a body punch.
Chonan blocks a body shot from Granger.
I was talking to Granger's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Granger is leaning against Chonan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice elbow from Chonan.
Granger lands a body shot.
Granger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Granger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chonan throws a head punch that misses.
Granger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Granger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Granger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Granger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
Chonan misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
Granger lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Chonan.
Chonan misses with a body punch.
Granger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Granger lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Granger.
Granger lands a hook that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chonan lands an elbow just above Granger 's eye.
Chonan effectively controlling the action here.
Granger swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Granger fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Granger fails to land.
Chonan lands a body punch.
Chonan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chonan lands a nice shot to the body. #T3#
Granger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Chonan as the two fighters clinch.
Granger throws a head punch that misses.
Granger has a couple of punches blocked by Chonan.
Chonan blocking some punches.
Granger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Granger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chonan misses with an elbow strike.
Granger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chonan's elbow.
A short left from Granger.
Chonan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2#
It looks like Pete Granger has been cut.
Granger misses with some punches.
Granger misses with the head strike.
Granger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chonan lands a knee to the head.
Granger doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC#
Granger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T4#
Granger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chonan lands with a right hand.
Granger throws a shot to the body.
Granger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Granger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chonan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Granger lands a right hook to the body.
Granger tried to score with a low kick but Chonan checks it.
Chonan misses with a wild body shot.
Chonan tries to clinch there but Granger circles away.
Granger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chonan avoids the head kick by Granger.
Granger throws a series of punches but Chonan moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chonan scores with a hook.
Granger moves away from the strike by Chonan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Granger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pete Granger's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Chonan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pete Granger is winning the standup battle so far.
Granger scores with a spinning back kick!
Chonan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chonan moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chonan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Granger - the referee stops the clock and Chonan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Granger. Chonan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Granger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chonan.
Piranha Chonan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chonan throws a series of punches but Granger moves out of range.
Granger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chonan.
Nice body kick from Granger.
Granger throws a head kick that misses.
Chonan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Granger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab from Chonan.
Granger avoids the body shot from Chonan. #T1#
Granger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chonan.
A telegraphed right hand from Chonan misses the target.
Chonan is looking to clinch but Granger is avoiding it.
Granger fires out a quick counter leg kick but Chonan just manages to avoid it.
Chonan scores with a hook.
Granger sizes up Chonan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #CUT#
It looks like Piranha Chonan has been cut.
Good work by Chonan as he checks the leg kick.
Granger throws a push kick but Chonan slaps the foot to one side.
Chonan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Granger. That one must have hurt.
Chonan tries to clinch but Granger is having none of it.
Chonan throws a hook to the side of Granger's head but Granger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Granger lands a nice looking body shot.
Granger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Granger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chonan swings widly with a right hand
and Granger makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Granger.#T2#
Chonan throws an off balance right hand
and Granger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chonan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Granger.
Granger works the jab nicely.
Granger misses with a few strikes there.
Good exchange - Chonan coming out on top.
Granger feints and then cracks Chonan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chonan down.
Granger misses with an uppercut. Chonan saw that one coming.
Granger sets himself, and Chonan steps forward looking for the clinch! Granger avoids it this time.
Chonan wants to clinch up but Granger keeps it at a distance.
Granger lands a head shot.
Chonan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Granger looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Granger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chonan can do to turn this around?
Granger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chonan.
Granger is looking to counter punch.
Chonan wants to clinch
letting Granger counter with a right hand. #T3#
Granger lands with a shot to the body.
Granger thuds his right hand into Chonan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chonan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chonan thuds his right hand into Granger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Granger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Granger slips under a jab from Chonan.
Granger scores with a leg kick.
Chonan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chonan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chonan avoids the head kick by Granger.
Granger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Granger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chonan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Granger lands a glancing blow to the side of Chonan's head.
Granger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chonan doesn't seem bothered though. #T4#
Chonan takes one on the button.
Chonan swings for the body but Granger moves out of range.
Granger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chonan on the side of the head.
Chonan avoids the head kick by Granger.
Chonan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Chonan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Granger misses with a low kick.
Granger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Granger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chonan.
Chonan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chonan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Granger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granger slips a straight right by Chonan.
Chonan wants to clinch
and Granger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chonan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Granger dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Chonan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Granger lands a front kick.
A cross from Chonan lands.
Granger defending well as Chonan loads up on a big left hand.
Chonan throws a lazy uppercut
and Granger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chonan's knee momentarily.
Granger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Granger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Granger lands a front kick.
Granger slips under a jab.
Granger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Granger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chonan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Granger was well out of range. Poor timing from Chonan.
Granger digs a good hook to Chonan's body.
Chonan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Granger jabs Chonan right on the nose. Chonan blinks but takes it well.
Granger scores with a body shot. #T1#
Granger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Granger.
Granger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chonan misses with a wild combination.
Granger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chonan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Granger counters with a straight right hand.
Granger uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chonan has time to react.
Granger misses with a jab, cross combination. #CL2#
Chonan closes the distance and clinches.
Granger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Granger throws a punch but it's blocked by Chonan.
Chonan cracks Granger with a nice body shot.
Granger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
Piranha Chonan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A head punch on the inside from Granger fails to land.
Chonan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from Chonan.
Granger misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Granger.
Granger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Granger digs a right hand underneath Chonan's ribcage. Chonan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Granger misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Granger.
Chonan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#BC#
Granger breaks from the clinch.
Granger catches Chonan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CUT#
That has opened up Piranha Chonan's cut even more.
Chonan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Granger.
Chonan throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Granger to counter with a crisp jab.
Granger scores with a head kick. Chonan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#ROC#
Chonan is rocked!
Granger swats away the attempt to clinch by Chonan.#T3#
Granger lands a front kick.
Granger blocks a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Granger, as that shot connected.
Chonan misses with an uppercut. Granger saw that one coming.
Granger cracks Chonan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chonan is still on wobbly legs! Can Granger finish him?
Chonan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chonan misses with an uppercut. Granger saw that one coming.
Granger connects with an inside leg kick.
Chonan wants to clinch up but Granger keeps it at a distance.
Granger fires out a quick counter leg kick but Chonan just manages to avoid it.
Chonan seems to have recovered his senses.
Chonan throws the left hand but Granger avoids the punch easily.
Chonan is looking to clinch but Granger is avoiding it.
Chonan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Granger lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pete Granger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Chonan walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Granger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chonan.
Chonan scores with a sloppy right hand. Granger should have avoided that one.
Granger jabs at Chonan's body.
Granger connects with a looping right hand.
Chonan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Granger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chonan tries to clinch there but Granger circles away.
Granger digs a good hook to Chonan's body.
A punch lands to the side of Chonan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chonan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crunch! Granger slams his shin into Chonan's torso.
Chonan throws a sloppy body shot
and Granger counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Granger looks to land a body kick but Chonan moved away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Granger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Granger 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Granger!
A very excited looking Pete Granger rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: EFC Hepple vs Trudeau
Date: Aug 31, 2019

#R1#
Hooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chonan misses with a straight left.
Hooper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chonan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hooper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hooper definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chonan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hooper.
Hooper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chonan.
Hooper half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Chonan misses with a hook.
Hooper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chonan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chonan throws a lazy right hand but Hooper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hooper lands with a good body shot.
Troy Hooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Hooper.
Good standup being displayed there by Hooper as he connects with a hook.
Chonan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chonan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chonan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hooper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chonan was well out of range. Poor timing from Hooper.
Hooper sets himself, and Chonan steps forward looking for the clinch! Hooper avoids it this time.
Hooper works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hooper misses with a looping right.
Hooper cracks Chonan with an open hand slap.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T1#
Chonan gets underhooks to prevent Hooper's takedown attempt.
Hooper has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chonan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chonan prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Hooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chonan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hooper has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Chonan after a bit of a struggle.
Hooper blocks the elbow strike.
Hooper is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chonan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hooper goes for a takedown attempt but Chonan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #CL2#
Chonan instigates a clinch. #TD#
Hooper turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hooper manages to end up in side control.
Chonan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hooper connects with a decent elbow.
Chonan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Chonan tries to bench press Hooper off him but Hooper keeps the position. #T2#
Hooper landing a few strikes.
Hooper lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chonan tries to improve position but can't.
Hooper scores with a couple of short elbows.
Chonan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hooper working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chonan is looking for a sweep.
Hooper lands an elbow.
Chonan gets back to half guard.
Hooper wants to control but Chonan is keeping him busy.
Hooper not doing much here.
Hooper takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T3#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chonan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chonan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chonan keeping moving, preventing Hooper from controlling successfully.
Hooper stopping the sweep attempt from Chonan.
Hooper is in close to Chonan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hooper working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hooper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hooper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T4#
Hooper scoring with some ground and pound.
Hooper postures up and lands a big shot to Chonan's brow.
Hooper postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chonan is on top in guard. #REVB#
Chonan wants to control from the top but Hooper keeps moving.
Chonan wants to stand and escape but instead Hooper has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Chonan looking for a sweep. Not yet Chonan, not yet.
Hooper content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chonan trying to control the position. #ES2#
Chonan has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Hooper is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Hooper dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Hooper bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hooper misses with a wild body shot.
Hooper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chonan.
Chonan throws a shot from downtown. Hooper moves away and avoids it.
Hooper feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chonan's calf.
Chonan doesn't manage to clinch there - Hooper circles away.
Hooper misses with a hook.
Hooper lands a jab to Chonan's midsection.#CL2#
Chonan clinches with his opponent.
Chonan lands a nice uppercut.
Chonan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chonan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chonan gets underhooks to prevent Hooper's takedown attempt.
Chonan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chonan takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hooper tries for a takedown but Chonan manages to get underhooks.
Hooper is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chonan is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Hooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hooper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chonan lands with a right to the head. #T1#
Chonan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Piranha Chonan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chonan lands an elbow just above Hooper 's eye.
Hooper drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hooper is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chonan is defending well.
Chonan pushes Hooper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chonan.
Hooper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hooper can't find room to land a body shot as Chonan controls the action.
Hooper avoids the elbow strike from Chonan, against the cage.
Chonan has a couple of punches blocked by Hooper.
Hooper wants a takedown but no success here.
Hooper blocks the elbow strike.
Hooper is looking to take this one to the mat.#TD#
Hooper lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hooper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chonan keeps working.
Chonan pushes Hooper off looking to stand but Hooper dives back in and keeps control. #T2##ES2#
Chonan pushes Hooper off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chonan swings for the body but Hooper moves out of range.
Hooper lands with a nice body punch.
Hooper slips under a jab from Chonan.
Chonan misses with a wild body shot.
Chonan throws a body punch but Hooper moves out of range.
Hooper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Troy Hooper is winning the standup battle so far.
Chonan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hooper throws out a powerful jab.
Piranha Chonan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chonan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Hooper scores with a four punch combination!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Chonan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Chonan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hooper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hooper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chonan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chonan checks a low kick from Hooper.
Hooper scores with a jab. Chonan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hooper! #T3#
Hooper misses with a hook. Chonan ducked under it nicely.
Hooper defending well as Chonan loads up on a big left hand.
Chonan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hooper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chonan.
Chonan scores with a hook to the body. Hooper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hooper swats away the attempt to clinch by Chonan.#CL2#
Chonan has closed the distance and engaged Hooper in a clinch.
Chonan tries to land a knee to the head but Hooper blocks with his arms.
Hooper scores with a shot to the side of Chonan's head.
Chonan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chonan gets underhooks to prevent Hooper's takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Chonan.
Hooper blocks an elbow strike from Chonan.
Hooper drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hooper wants to take the fight to the mat but Chonan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T4#
Hooper is looking for a takedown.
Hooper changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chonan fights it off and pushes away nicely. #CL2#
Chonan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chonan gets underhooks to prevent Hooper's takedown attempt.
Chonan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chonan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Chonan.
Chonan lands with a light punch inside.
Hooper wants a takedown.
Hooper blocks an elbow strike from Chonan.
Chonan lands an elbow that stopped Hooper in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hooper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
A short left from Chonan.
Hooper avoiding damage as Chonan throws knees to the body.
Chonan tries to work over Hooper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piranha Chonan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Chonan is looking to clinch but Hooper is avoiding it.
Chonan misses the shot to the body.
Hooper misses with a wild combination.
Chonan lands with a hook. Hooper tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chonan slips under a jab.
Chonan pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL2#
Chonan darts in and clinches Hooper up against the cage.
Chonan is pressed up against the cage. Hooper has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chonan down to the mat. Chonan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL2#
Hooper tries to keep at a distance but Chonan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hooper is trying to drag Chonan to the mat but Chonan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chonan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hooper's defenses.
Hooper blocks the elbow strike.
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T1#
Chonan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Hooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hooper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chonan misses with a punch to the body.
Chonan misses with a body punch.
Hooper is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hooper wants a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hooper goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chonan prevents it.
Chonan scores with a shoulder strike.
Chonan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hooper blocks it with crossed arms.
Chonan prevents the takedown attempt.
Chonan struggles to land a body shot inside as Hooper controls his hands.
Hooper has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chonan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chonan tries a body shot but Hooper blocks it.
Chonan lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chonan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hooper takes an elbow to the temple.
Hooper blocks the elbow strike.
Chonan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoopers head. #T2#
Nice body punch from Chonan - that landed with a thud.
Hooper avoids a wild elbow strike from Chonan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chonan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hooper misses with a punch on the inside.
Chonan lands a left hand.
Hooper drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short right from Chonan on the inside.
Chonan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hooper's face.
Chonan gets through Hooper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chonan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hooper blocks the elbow strike.
Hooper changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chonan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chonan looks to throw the jab but Hooper is out of range. #CL2#
Chonan closes the distance and pushes Hooper back into the cage.
Hooper drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chonan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chonan lands a left hand. #T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hooper.
Chonan blocks a body shot from Hooper.
Chonan controlling the action here for a moment.
Chonan missing with knees to the body.
Chonan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Chonan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hooper's defenses.
A body shot lands from Chonan.
Hooper goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chonan prevents it.
Hooper has Chonan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chonan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nice body punch from Chonan.
Chonan lands a right hand.
Chonan avoiding damage.
Chonan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #T4#
Chonan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hooper has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chonan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chonan lands an elbow just above Hooper 's eye.
A body shot lands from Chonan.
Chonan pushes Hooper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Chonan - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chonan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chonan digs a right hand into Hooper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hooper's gas tank.
Hooper is looking for a takedown.
Chonan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Chonan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chonan lands an elbow just above Hooper 's eye.
A short right from Chonan.
Good body shot from Chonan.
Hooper blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Chonan.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piranha Chonan!

Event: EFC Panda vs Takeishi
Date: Aug 03, 2019

#R1#
Black jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chonan throws an off balance right hand
and Black counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chonan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chonan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Black slips a jab and a cross from Chonan.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chonan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chonan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Black under the eye.#CUT#
It looks like Vlad Black has been cut.
Black lands a leg kick that knocks Chonan off balance momentarily.
Black looks to throw the jab but Chonan is out of range.
Black throws a shot from downtown. Chonan moves away and avoids it.
Chonan throws a hook but Black blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Chonan forces Black back against the cage and clinches.
Black lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chonan throws an elbow but misses.
Chonan lands with a light punch inside.
Chonan tries a body shot but Black blocks it. #BC2#
Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1##KD#
Chonan lands a big uppercut and Black crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Black looks OK. Chonan waves Black back to his feet!#ROC#
Black is rocked!#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Black is still on wobbly legs! Can Chonan finish him?
Chonan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chonan pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Black! Chonan unloads with more strikes and Black sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piranha Chonan!

Event: EFC Pato vs Alcala
Date: Jun 29, 2019

#R1#
Hepple tries a head kick but it misses.
Chonan avoids the head kick by Hepple.
Piranha Chonan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chonan throws a body punch but Hepple moves out of range.
Hepple swats away the attempt to clinch by Chonan.
Hepple throws out a counter right but Chonan avoids it with no problem.
Hepple throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chonan looks to score with a jab to the body but Hepple is just out of range.
Hepple slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chonan thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Chonan clinches.
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hepple blocks an elbow strike.
Hepple softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chonan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Chonan misses with a punch to the body.
Hepple tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Chonan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hepple lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hepple.
Hepple misses with some punches.
Hepple misses with the head strike.
Hepple swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hepple lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
Hepple has a couple of punches blocked by Chonan.
Hepple can't find room to land a body shot as Chonan controls the action.
Chonan blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chonan.
Chonan lands a right hand.
Hepple is working Chonan over against the cage.
Hepple misses with the head strike.
Chonan blocking some punches.
Hepple lands with a short shot to the head.
Chonan tries to throw a body punch but Hepple avoids it by throwing Chonan back against the cage.
Hepple blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hepple blocks an elbow strike from Chonan. #T2#
Chonan throws a head punch 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!
Hepple misses with some punches.
Hepple tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hepple misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hepple tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chonan's elbow.
Hepple lands a shoulder strike.
Hepple blocks an elbow strike from Chonan.
Hepple lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
Hepple lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC2#
Hepple breaks from the clinch.
Hepple has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Chonan is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Chonan blocks a head kick by Hepple.
Chonan lands with a cross.
Hepple slips under a jab from Chonan.
Chonan throws an off balance right hand
and Hepple counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chonan lands a glancing blow to the side of Hepple's head.
Chonan looks to score with a jab to the body but Hepple is just out of range.#T3#
Chonan misses with a looping left.
Hepple is looking to chop away at Chonan's legs.
Chonan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A clash of legs there as Chonan blocks the low kick.
Hepple keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chonan.
Chonan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good standup being displayed there by Hepple as he connects with a hook.#CUT2#
It looks like Piranha Chonan has been cut.
Chonan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hepple.
Chonan wants to clinch up but Hepple keeps it at a distance.
Chonan avoids the head kick by Hepple. #CL#
Chonan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hepple, pushing him back against the cage.
Chonan works on Hepple's body with a couple of short punches.
Chonan blocking some punches.
Chonan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body. #T4#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chonan.
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chonan lands a hook that snaps the head of Hepple backwards.
Chonan lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chonan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hepple misses with a body punch.
Chonan blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hepple.
Hepple has a couple of punches blocked by Chonan.
Chonan prevents a body shot from Hepple.
Chonan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chonan throws an elbow but it misses.
Chonan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hepple lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
Hepple scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chonan misses with a knee strike.
Chonan scores with a hook to the body.
Hepple misses with the head strike.
Chonan lands a hook that snaps the head of Hepple backwards.
Hepple struggles to land a body shot inside as Chonan controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Hepple dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan's cut.
That's time! Chonan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Chonan wants to clinch up but Hepple keeps it at a distance.
Hepple throws a fast counter high kick but Chonan manages to duck under it in time.
Chonan doesn't manage to clinch there - Hepple circles away.
Hepple swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hepple throws a jab but it's blocked by Chonan.
Chonan tries to clinch but Hepple moves away
and Hepple counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL#
Chonan darts in and clinches Hepple up against the cage.
Hepple lands with a short shot to the head.
Hepple lands a body punch.
Hepple misses with a punch on the inside.
Hepple's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hepple is working Chonan over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hepple wants to get back to striking at distance but Chonan won't allow it.
Hepple misses with the head strike. #BC2#
Hepple breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chonan loads up on a big right hand but Hepple slips the punch.
Hepple has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Chonan lands a body shot. #T1#
Chonan tries to clinch but Hepple is having none of it.
Hepple only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Chonan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hepple was well out of range. Poor timing from Chonan.
Hepple looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hepple moves out of range of the strikes.
Hepple tries a quick counter leg kick but Chonan is wise to it.
Nice shot lands for Chonan.
Hepple misses with an uppercut. Chonan saw that one coming.#CL#
Chonan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chonan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hepple fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hepple tries to throw a body punch but Chonan avoids it by throwing Hepple back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Hepple. #BC2#
Hepple escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hepple displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chonan throws out the jab.
Chonan loads up on a big right hand but Hepple slips the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chonan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hepple throws out a counter right but Chonan avoids it with no problem.#T2#
Hepple avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chonan throws a lazy uppercut
and Hepple counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chonan lands an overhand right.
Chonan misses with a body punch
and Hepple counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hepple is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hepple takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hepple swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hepple fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chonan.
Chonan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hepple was well out of range. Poor timing from Chonan.
Nice defenses there by Hepple.#T3##KD2#
Hepple lands a left and a right that send Chonan crashing to the mat, dazed. Hepple thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Chonan darts in trying to clinch
enabling Hepple to counter with a crisp jab.
Chonan misses with an uppercut
and Hepple counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#
Piranha Chonan's cut is getting worse.#CL#
Chonan moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hepple fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hepple working aggressively here.
Chonan tries to throw a body punch but Hepple avoids it by throwing Chonan back against the cage.
Hepple doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chonan blocks an uppercut. #BC2#
Hepple pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ronnie Hepple seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A left lands for Hepple.#T4#
Chonan throws a right hand that misses
letting Hepple counter with a right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hepple. That's going to slow Chonan down.
Hepple throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A quick step to the side and Chonan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Chonan misses.
Hepple misses with an uppercut.
Hepple lunges at Chonan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chonan's hand.
Chonan misses the jab.
Hepple lands a nice hook to Chonan's body. Chonan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hepple swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hepple swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chonan blocks a jab.
Chonan tries to clinch but Hepple moves out of range.
Hepple lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hepple throws a jab but it's blocked by Chonan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Hepple showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan'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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Hepple connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chonan takes a swing at Hepple's ribcage but misses.
Hepple is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hepple has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hepple steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chonan.
Hepple is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hepple is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hepple wants to slow Chonan down by chopping away at his legs.
Chonan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hepple.
Hepple slips a jab from Chonan.
Hepple tries a quick counter leg kick but Chonan is wise to it.
Chonan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chonan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chonan misses with an uppercut
and Hepple counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hepple cracks Chonan with a good jab.
Chonan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chonan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hepple keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chonan.#T1#
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hepple paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chonan lands a really nice looking cross but Hepple seems unphased.
Chonan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #CUT2#
Piranha Chonan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hepple misses the jab.
Chonan checks the leg kick.#CL#
Chonan has closed the distance and engaged Hepple in a clinch.
Hepple scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hepple throws a head punch that misses.
Chonan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chonan throws an elbow that misses.
Chonan prevents a body shot from Hepple.
Chonan tries to work over Hepple's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hepple has had enough of the clinch but Chonan keeps him there for the moment.
Chonan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Piranha Chonan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Chonan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right handed body shot lands from Chonan.
Chonan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Chonan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hepple.
Ronnie Hepple seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from Hepple.
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!
Chonan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hepple backwards.
A right hand to the body from Hepple.
Chonan lands a nice knee to the body.
Hepple swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chonan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chonan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hepple lands a right hand.
Chonan blocks a body shot from Hepple.
Hepple working aggressively here.
Hepple presses Chonan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hepple.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hepple.
Hepple misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hepple.
A shot in the inside from Chonan.
Chonan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hepple fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chonan blocking some punches.
Hepple misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hepple blocks a body shot from Chonan.
Chonan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chonan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch on the inside from Hepple fails to land.
Hepple avoids a wild elbow strike from Chonan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chonan.
Hepple swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chonan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hepple misses with the head strike.
Chonan blocking some punches.
A short right from Hepple.
A short right from Hepple.
Hepple throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chonans head.
Ronnie Hepple is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hepple misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Chonan fails to land.
Nice body punch from Chonan.
Hepple avoids the elbow strike from Chonan, against the cage.
Chonan has a couple of punches blocked by Hepple.
Chonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Hepple uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hepple doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chonan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chonan throws an elbow but misses. #BC2#
Hepple escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hepple keeps the fight on the outside.
Hepple is trying to counter with his kicks.
Chonan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hepples jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hepple bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chonan looks to land a left hand but Hepple moved out of range nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ronnie Hepple.
Well Hepple has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Hepple!
After the fight, Ronnie Hepple was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: OFC 409: Balayan vs Turner
Date: Apr 13, 2019

#R1#
Chonan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chonan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chonan with a jab.
Maneno's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chonan under the eye.
Chonan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maneno swings for the body but Chonan moves out of range.
Chonan throws out a powerful jab.
Chonan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chonan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#CUT#
It looks like Piranha Chonan has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Chonan.
Chonan wants to counter the offense by Maneno and move into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chonan looks to score with a jab to the body but Maneno is just out of range.
Chonan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chonan slips a jab from Maneno.
Maneno sets himself, and Chonan steps forward looking for the clinch! Maneno avoids it this time.
Maneno moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chonan cracks Maneno with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Maneno lands with a good body shot.
Donk. Maneno catches Chonan right on the button with a cross.
Maneno fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chonan on the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maneno.#T1#
Maneno lands a lovely overhand right.
Maneno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chonan.
Maneno swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#CL2#
Chonan darts in and clinches Maneno up against the cage.
Maneno wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maneno wants to break free but Chonan has control.
Maneno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chonan lands a knee to the body.
Maneno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maneno is trying to push Chonan away but Chonan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maneno can't break the clinch.
Chonan lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chonan.
Maneno tries to break free but Chonan pushes him back against the cage.
Chonan lands an elbow that stopped Maneno in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#
It looks like Chiku Maneno has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Chonan.
Chonan struggles to land a body shot inside as Maneno controls his hands.
Maneno blocks the elbow strike.
Maneno looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#BC#
Maneno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chonan misses with a wild body shot. #T2#
Maneno digs a good hook to Chonan's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chonan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maneno throws a jab when Chonan was well out of range.
Chonan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maneno slips a jab from Chonan.
Maneno throwing a counter right hand but Chonan manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Maneno.
Nice body punch from Maneno.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maneno paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maneno takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chonan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maneno at a distance.
Chonan moves out of range as Maneno strikes.
Maneno throws a body punch but Chonan moves out of range.
Chonan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chonan misses with a looping left.#CL2#
Chonan moves into the clinch successfully.
Chonan has Maneno pressed against the cage. #T3#
Maneno working hard to break the clinch.
Chonan lands with a left to the head.
Chonan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maneno. #BC#
Maneno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maneno throws a shot from downtown. Chonan moves away and avoids it.
Maneno moves out of range of the strikes.
Chonan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chonan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maneno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL2#
Chonan closes the distance and clinches.
Maneno wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maneno blocks an elbow strike from Chonan.
Chonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maneno tries to circle away but Chonan has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Maneno's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maneno wants to get back to striking at distance but Chonan won't allow it.
Maneno has had enough of the clinch but Chonan keeps him there for the moment.
Good body shot from Chonan.
Maneno wants to break free but Chonan has control. #T4##BC#
Maneno breaks the clinch.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chonan misses with a lunging right hand
and Maneno counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chonan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maneno works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maneno takes a swing at Chonan's ribcage but misses.
Chonan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maneno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
Maneno walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maneno moves forwards but Chonan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chonan.
Chonan looks to land a right hand but Maneno moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chonan lands a jab.
Chonan misses with an uppercut
and Maneno counters with a nice body shot.
Chonan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maneno at a distance.
Chonan misses with an uppercut. Maneno saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piranha Chonan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Maneno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chonan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chonan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chonan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maneno.
Chonan lands with a cross. #CL2#
Maneno gets tackled into the cage by Chonan. Chonan maintains the clinch.
Maneno takes an elbow to the temple.
Maneno tries to break the clinch but Chonan is controlling the position.
Maneno working hard to break the clinch.
Maneno dodges an elbow strike from Chonan.
Maneno wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maneno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maneno is trying to push Chonan away but Chonan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice elbow from Chonan.
Piranha Chonan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maneno working hard to break the clinch.
Chonan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chonan has Maneno pressed against the cage, preventing Maneno from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maneno tries to break free but Chonan pushes him back against the cage.#T1#
Chonan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maneno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC#
Maneno breaks the clinch.
Chonan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Maneno lands a jab to Chonan's midsection.
Chonan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Maneno lands a nice shot that snaps Chonan's head back.
Maneno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chonan throws out the jab.
Chonan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chonan. Maneno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maneno appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jab by Maneno.#CL2#
Chonan moves into the clinch successfully.
Maneno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chonan has him pressed against the cage.#BC#
Maneno manages to break the clinch.
Chonan throws an overhand right that lands on Maneno's shoulder, as Maneno tries to avoid the shot.
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maneno throws the left hand but Chonan avoids the punch easily.#T2#
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maneno sets himself, and Chonan steps forward looking for the clinch! Maneno avoids it this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Maneno changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maneno looks to land a right hand but Chonan moved out of range.
Maneno catches Chonan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Maneno takes a swing at Chonan's ribcage but misses.
Chiku Maneno is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Chonan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maneno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chonan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chonan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chonan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maneno takes one on the button.
Chonan misses with a hook.
Chonan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Chonan swings widly with a right hand
and Maneno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab from Maneno.#T3#
Chonan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
Chonan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maneno. Maneno circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chonan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maneno is looking to wear down Chonan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chonan misses with an uppercut. Maneno saw that one coming.
It looked like Maneno was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chonan.
Maneno ducks under a wild hook from Chonan.
Maneno connects with a body shot that sends Chonan's belly button to the back.
Chonan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab from Chonan.
Maneno takes a swing at Chonan's ribcage but misses.
Chonan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maneno throws a shot from downtown. Chonan moves away and avoids it.
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
Chonan misses with a left hand
and Maneno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chonan drops his hands momentarily and Maneno takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Chonan.
Maneno misses with a right hand
and Chonan counters with a straight right hand.
Chonan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maneno.
Chonan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chonan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chonan scores with a nice strike.
Chonan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maneno throws out the jab.
Chonan's corner calls for a 1-2. Chonan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chonan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chonan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#ROC2#
Maneno is rocked!
Maneno scores with a sloppy right hand. Chonan should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL2#
Chonan forces Maneno back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Maneno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maneno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chonan throws the left hand but Maneno avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Piranha Chonan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Chonan throws a series of punches but Maneno moves out of range.
Maneno was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chonan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though. #CL2#
Chonan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chonan lands an elbow inside that Maneno shrugs off.
Maneno has had enough of the clinch but Chonan keeps him there for the moment.
Maneno tries to circle away but Chonan has him pinned against the cage.
Chonan has Maneno pressed against the cage, preventing Maneno from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chonan has Maneno pressed against the cage, preventing Maneno from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maneno tries to break free but Chonan pushes him back against the cage.
Maneno wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chonan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maneno's efforts to push away.
Maneno is trying to break the clinch but Chonan has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maneno's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chonan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maneno is trying to break free.
Maneno takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Chonan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chonan tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #T1#
Chonan has Maneno pressed against the cage, preventing Maneno from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maneno is trying to push Chonan away but Chonan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chonan pushes off an throws an elbow but Maneno leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chonan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Chonan.
Chonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Maneno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maneno takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chonan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maneno's brow.
Maneno wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC#
Maneno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maneno lunges at Chonan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chonan's hand.
Maneno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maneno swings for the body but Chonan moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Chonan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Maneno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maneno throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chonan on the side of the head. #T2#
Maneno throws out a loose jab but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Maneno misses.
Maneno throws a body punch but Chonan moves out of range.
Maneno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chonan.
Chonan looks to land a right hand but Maneno moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Maneno misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chonan lands a body shot.
Maneno misses with a hook to the body
and Chonan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2#
Chonan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maneno is trying to force a seperation but Chonan has the dominant position.
Maneno takes an elbow to the temple. #BC#
Maneno breaks from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Chonan.
Chonan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Maneno avoids the body shot from Chonan.
Maneno was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
Piranha Chonan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Maneno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chonan manages to avoid it.
Maneno connects with a body shot.
Nice cross by Chonan.
Maneno scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chonan in his tracks.
Chonan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maneno.
Chonan is looking to clinch.
Chonan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chonan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maneno defending well as Chonan loads up on a big left hand. #CL2#
Chonan drives through and clinches with Maneno against the cage.
Maneno is looking to break free of the clinch but Chonan has double underhooks.
Chonan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maneno looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chonan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maneno's efforts to push away.
Maneno tries to circle away but Chonan has him pinned against the cage.#T4#
Chonan lands with a light punch inside.
Chonan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chonan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Maneno tries to break free but Chonan pushes him back against the cage.
Maneno is looking to break free of the clinch but Chonan has double underhooks.
Maneno is trying to force a seperation but Chonan has the dominant position.
Maneno is trying to break the clinch but Chonan has him pressed against the cage.
Maneno tries to circle away but Chonan has him pinned against the cage.#BC#
Maneno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chonan was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Chiku Maneno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chonan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Piranha Chonan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chonan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piranha Chonan!

Event: OFC 408: Shamrock vs Reigns
Date: Mar 30, 2019

#R1#
Chonan stuns Orion with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Orion misses with a hook. Chonan ducked under it nicely.
Chonan scores with a punch to the head.
Orion on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Orion moves away from the strike by Chonan.
Orion looks to throw the jab but Chonan is out of range.
Chonan loads up on a big right hand but Orion slips the punch.#CL#
Chonan moves into range and clinches up with Orion.
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orion lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
Chonan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chonan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Orion backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chonan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chonan connects with a knee to the head.
Chonan misses with an elbow over the top.
Chonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chonan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orion lands with a light punch inside.
Orion swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orion swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Chonan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Orion fails to land.
Chonan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#BC2#
Orion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Orion misses.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Chonan misses its intended target.
Chonan gets cracked there but stands up to it. #CUT2#
It looks like Piranha Chonan has been cut.#CL#
Chonan forces Orion back against the cage and clinches.
Chonan landing knees to the body.
A short right from Orion.
Chonan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Orion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Orion fails to land.
Orion lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chonan blocking some punches.
Orion misses with some punches.
Orion working aggressively here.
A short left from Orion.
Orion throws a punch but it's blocked by Chonan. #T2#
A nice right hand lands inside from Chonan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orion.
Orion misses with some punches.
Chonan lands a damaging elbow.
Chonan lands an elbow inside.
Chonan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chonan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chonan can't find room to land a body shot as Orion controls the action.
Orion working aggressively here.
Orion looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orion working aggressively here.
Chonan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chonan lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orion.
Chonan blocks an uppercut.
Orion lands a nice uppercut.
Orion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chonan scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Orion fails to land.
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T3#
Orion blocks a body shot from Chonan.
Chonan misses with a body punch.
Orion swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chonan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Orion's brow.
Chonan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orion swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Chonan.
A short left from Orion.
Orion misses with some punches.
Chonan lands with a light punch inside.
Orion makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Orion throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Orion fails to land.
Chonan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Orion dodges an elbow strike from Chonan.
Orion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orion throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
Chonan throws an elbow that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chonan.
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chonan scores a nice knee to the body.
Chonan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chonan looking to slow down the pace here.
Orion lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
Chonan blocks an uppercut.
Chonan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orion digs a right hand underneath Chonan's ribcage. Chonan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chonan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chonan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orion dodges an elbow strike from Chonan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Orion.
Chonan tries a body shot but Orion blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Chonan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chonan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Piranha Chonan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Orion misses with a looping right.
Orion swinging wildly here.
Chonan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Orion manages to circle out of the way.
Chonan looks to land a left hand but Orion moved out of range nicely.
Chonan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Orion lands with an overhand left.
Chonan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Orion's head.
Orion throws a big shot that misses.
Chonan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chonan tries to clinch up.
Orion takes one on the button.
Chonan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Orion lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chonan backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chonan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Orion throws a shot from downtown. Chonan moves away and avoids it.
Orion moves out of range as Chonan strikes.
Orion connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Orion swinging wildly here.
Chonan takes one on the chin but seems OK. #T1#
Chonan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orion scores with a sloppy right hand. Chonan should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Chonan.
Orion throws a shot from downtown. Chonan moves away and avoids it.
Orion throws a hook but Chonan blocks it.
Chonan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Orion scores with a nice right hand. #CUT2#
Piranha Chonan's cut is getting worse.
Chonan is looking to clinch but Orion is avoiding it.
A jab from Orion misses.
Chonan tries to counter by clinching up but Orion breaks away and moves out of range.
Orion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orion lands a lovely overhand right.
Orion takes a jab right on the kisser.
Orion swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Orion throws a hook to the side of Chonan's head but Chonan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chonan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chonan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheers as Chonan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Orion doesn't seem phased though.
Orion throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T2#
Chonan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Orion throws out the jab.
Chonan misses with an uppercut.
Orion looks to land a right hand but Chonan moved out of range.
Orion lands an overhand right.
Orion lands a lovely overhand right.
Orion drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Orion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL#
Chonan has closed the distance and engaged Orion in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orion.
Chonan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Orions head.
Chonan blocking some punches.
Chonan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Orion or not.
Orion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chonan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Chonan scores with a hook to the body.
Orion is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chonan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Orion has a couple of punches blocked by Chonan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Orion.
Chonan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Orion backwards.
Orion swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T3#
Orion misses with the head strike.
Chonan lands a nice shot to the body.
Orion working aggressively here.
Chonan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Orion backwards.
Chonan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chonan has Orion pushed against the cage.
Chonan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Orion lands an elbow inside that Chonan shrugs off.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chonan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Orion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orion working aggressively here.
Orion scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chonan blocking some punches.
Orion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chonan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chonan blocking some punches. #T4#
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!
Nice elbow from Chonan.
Orion misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chonan.
Chonan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chonan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Orion has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chonan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Orion or not.
Orion throws a head punch that misses.
Orion misses with a punch on the inside.
Piranha Chonan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Orion fails to land.
Chonan lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chonan.
Chonan misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Orion.
Orion lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
A short right from Chonan on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chonan.
Orion dodges an elbow strike from Chonan.
Chonan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cole Orion will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Orion takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Orion fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Orion tries to move into range but Chonan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chonan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chonan moves away from the strike by Orion.
Chonan misses with a hook to the body
and Orion connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL#
Chonan rushes Orion and presses him up against the cage.
Chonan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Orion up against the cage.
Chonan throws an elbow but it misses.
Chonan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chonan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chonan is trying to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chonan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chonan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Orion.
Orion scores with a shoulder strike. #T1#
Orion throws a head punch that misses.
Chonan lands with a left to the head.
Orion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chonan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Orions head.
Orion has a couple of punches blocked by Chonan.
Orion misses with an elbow strike.
A short right from Orion.
Chonan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chonan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chonan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chonan.
Chonan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Orion up against the cage.
Orion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chonan trying to control the position but instead, Orion has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chonan into the cage.
Orion is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T2#
Chonan works on Orion's body with a couple of short punches.
Orion misses with a punch on the inside.
Chonan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chonan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chonan tries to throw a body punch but Orion avoids it by throwing Chonan back against the cage.
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orion lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chonan backwards. #CUT2#
Piranha Chonan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
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!
Orion misses with the head strike.
Chonan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orion throws a head punch that misses.
Chonan pushes off an throws an elbow but Orion leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chonan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chonan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Orion is defending well for now.
Chonan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chonan crunches a lovely knee into Orion's ribcage.
Chonan blocking some punches.
Orion misses with some punches. #T3#
Chonan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Orion's defenses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chonan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Chonan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Orion has a couple of punches blocked by Chonan.
Orion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Orion fails to land.
Chonan tries a body shot but Orion blocks it.
Chonan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chonan lands a shot to the body.
Orion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chonan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chonan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chonan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chonan tries to stall but Orion uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A right hand to the body from Chonan.
Chonan lands a shot to the body.
Chonan lands an elbow inside.
Chonan lands an elbow just above Orion 's eye. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chonan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Orion's defenses.
Chonan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chonan is stalling here.
Orion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orion swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chonan scores with a shoulder strike.
Chonan struggles to land a body shot inside as Orion controls his hands.
Chonan lands an elbow inside that Orion shrugs off.
Chonan blocking some punches.
Orion looking to slow down the pace here.
A knee to the head by Chonan.
A head punch on the inside from Orion fails to land.
Chonan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chonan lands a shot to the body.
Chonan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Orion misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Piranha Chonan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chonan 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piranha Chonan!

Event: OFC: Blood Night LX
Date: Mar 09, 2019

#R1#
Nice jab there from Turner.
Good shot there by Turner.
Chonan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CL2#
Chonan drives through and clinches with Turner against the cage.
Chonan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A hook to the body from Chonan.
Turner being controlled against the cage.
Chonan is leaning against Turner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Turner misses with a punch to the body.
Chonan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Turner's defenses.
Chonan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Turner avoiding damage as Chonan throws knees to the body. #BC#
Turner manages to break the clinch.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chonan.
Chonan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chonan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chonan scores with a shot to the body.
Chonan misses with a left hand
and Turner counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
Chonan slips a straight right by Turner.
Turner wants to land a leg kick but Chonan is out of range.
Chonan tries to clinch but Turner is having none of it.
Turner is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Turner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chonan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Piranha Chonan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chonan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Turner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Piranha Chonan has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turner. #CL2#
Chonan clinches up with Turner and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turner.
Turner prevents a body shot from Chonan.
Turner wants to get back to striking at distance but Chonan won't allow it.
Chonan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
Chonan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chonan misses with some punches.
Chonan lands a hook that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
Chonan blocks a body shot from Turner.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chonan lands a shot to the body.
Turner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turner tries a body shot but Chonan blocks it.
Chonan blocks a body shot from Turner.
Chonan lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Turner.
Chonan lands with a left to the head.
Turner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turner tries a body shot but Chonan blocks it.
Chonan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Chonan.
Chonan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chonan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Turner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chonan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chonan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Turner throws a punch but it's blocked by Chonan. #T3#
A nice left hand lands by Turner.
Turner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turner struggles to land a body shot inside as Chonan controls his hands.
Turner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chonan lands an elbow that stopped Turner in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#
It looks like Ben Turner has been cut.
Turner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chonan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Turner digs a right hand underneath Chonan's ribcage. Chonan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Turner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turner swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chonan prevents a body shot from Turner.
Turner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chonan scores with a shoulder strike.
Turner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turner swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chonan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T4#
Turner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Turner misses with a punch to the body.
Turner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turner struggles to land a body shot inside as Chonan controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Turner.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner struggles to land a body shot inside as Chonan controls his hands.
Turner letting Chonan take a breather here.
Turner misses with a body punch.
Turner throws a punch but it's blocked by Chonan.
Chonan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chonan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chonan lands an elbow just above Turner 's eye.
Chonan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Turner.
Turner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turner misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chonan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Piranha Chonan will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Turner scores with a leg kick.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Turner slips under a jab.
Turner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Turner lands with a straight right. Chonan didn't see that one coming.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chonan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Turner walks into a stiff left hand from Chonan.
Chonan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turner. Turner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Turner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Turner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Turner.
Chonan throws a poor cross that misses
and Turner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chonan avoids it really well and circles away.
Chonan wants to counter the offense by Turner and move into the clinch position.
Turner throws a body kick that misses. #T1#
Turner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chonan misses with a straight right.
Piranha Chonan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turner throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Chonan counter with a right hand.
Turner lands a nice looking body shot.
Turner digs a good hook to Chonan's body.
Turner misses with a kick to the body.
Chonan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Turner makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Turner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Turner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chonan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#CL2#
Chonan moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chonan tries to throw a body punch but Turner avoids it by throwing Chonan back against the cage.
Chonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Turner.
Chonan scores with a nice hook to the head.#T2#
With the fighters up against the cage, Chonan throws an elbow but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Chonan.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chonan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Turner's brow.
Chonan lands an elbow inside.
Chonan misses with an elbow over the top.
Chonan working aggressively here.
Chonan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chonan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chonan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turner is trying to break the clinch but Chonan has him pressed against the cage.
Chonan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Turner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #BC#
Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice jab there from Chonan.
Chonan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Turner. That one must have hurt.
Chonan tries to clinch but Turner moves out of range.
Chonan swinging wildly here. #T3#
Turner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chonan misses with a hook.
Chonan connects with a body shot that sends Turner's belly button to the back.
Turner lands a head kick!
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by Chonan.
Chonan throws an off balance right hand
and Turner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Turner connects with a body shot that sends Chonan's belly button to the back.
Turner lands a body shot.
Jab by Turner.
Chonan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Turner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chonan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Turner's head backwards.
A jab from Chonan misses.
As Chonan backs away, Turner returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ben Turner is winning the standup battle so far.#T4#
Turner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turner.
Turner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chonan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chonan throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chonan moves away.
Turner tests Chonan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turner misses with a hook to the body
and Chonan counters with a straight right hand.
Turner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice jab there from Turner.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chonan cracks a nice hook into Turner's ribs.
Chonan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Chonan.
Turner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chonan.
Chonan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turner.
A quick step to the side and Turner tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Turner dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Chonan throws a hook to the side of Turner's head but Turner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chonan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turner.
Chonan doesn't manage to clinch there - Turner circles away.
Chonan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Turner moves away from the strike by Chonan.
Chonan throws an overhand right that lands on Turner's shoulder, as Turner tries to avoid the shot.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chonan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chonan throws a big shot that misses.
Turner throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chonan throws a jab when Turner was well out of range.
Nice body punch from Chonan.
Turner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chonan in his tracks.
Turner looks for a takedown but Chonan sprawls well.#T1#
Chonan throws a body shot but no joy.
A left lands for Chonan.
Chonan blocks a jab.
Turner connects with a jab.
Chonan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Turner counters with a stiff right hand.
Chonan checks a low kick from Turner.
Turner avoids the body shot from Chonan.
Chonan tries to clinch but Turner moves out of range.
Chonan scores with a nice strike.
Chonan looks to land a left hand but Turner moved out of range nicely.
Turner connects with the punch.
Turner throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from Turner does it's job there.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chonan moves away.
Turner sets himself, and Chonan steps forward looking for the clinch! Turner avoids it this time.#T2#
Turner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner scores with a punch to the head.
Chonan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chonan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chonan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#TD#
Turner shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chonan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#ES2#
Chonan scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Turner staying out of range there.
Turner swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice jab there from Turner.
Chonan is looking to clinch.
Turner moves away from the strike by Chonan.
Turner is looking to counter punch.#TD#
Turner closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chonan did well to prevent Turner getting side control.
Turner drops an elbow to the side of Chonan's head. #T3#
Chonan is not content to let Turner control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chonan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chonan.
Turner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Chonan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Turner's guard. #REVB#
Chonan looking to pass the guard.
Chonan wants to get up but he can't break Turner's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner wants to sweep here but Chonan controlling him for the moment. #T4#
Turner is trying to control the position but Chonan postures up.
Chonan tries to free his leg and advance position but Turner is retaining full guard.
Turner looking to control.
Turner wants to control but Chonan passes easily into half guard.
Turner is looking to control Chonan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Turner avoid being mounted?
Chonan slows the pace down in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Piranha Chonan.
I think Chonan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Turner!
During a confident post fight interview, Ben Turner thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: OFC 403: Venom
Date: Feb 16, 2019

#R1#
Chonan is looking to clinch.
Chonan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Denke was well out of range. Poor timing from Chonan.
Denke is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chonan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Denke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chonan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Denke lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Chonan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Denke scores with a jab to the body.
Chonan tries to clinch but Denke is having none of it.
Denke takes one on the button.
Chonan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denke moves away.
Denke quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chonan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#CUT2#
It looks like Karl Denke has been cut.
Piranha Chonan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chonan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Denke was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chonan lands with an overhand left.
Chonan looks to land a left hand but Denke moved out of range nicely.#T1#
Chonan looks to clinch
and Denke counters with a one-two to the body.
Chonan misses with a shot to the body
and Denke counters with a good low kick that Chonan was not able to check.
Denke has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#CL2#
Chonan drives through and clinches with Denke against the cage.
Denke pushes Chonan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chonan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Denkes head.
A short right from Denke.
Denke pushes off an throws an elbow but Chonan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Denke stalling in the clinch but Chonan improves position.
Denke scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Denke.
Chonan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chonan lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denke pushes Chonan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chonan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Denke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chonan's elbow.
Denke lands a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Denke. #CUT#
It looks like Piranha Chonan has been cut.#T2#
Denke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Denke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Denke throws a punch but it's blocked by Chonan.
Denke gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Denke tries to throw a body punch but Chonan avoids it by throwing Denke back against the cage.
Denke is working Chonan over against the cage.
Denke throws a punch but it's blocked by Chonan.
Chonan has a couple of punches blocked by Denke.
Denke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Denke lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Denke is leaning against Chonan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chonan looks winded!
Denke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Denke dodges an elbow strike from Chonan.
Denke takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chonan blocks an elbow strike.
Denke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chonan's elbow.
Denke scores with a shoulder strike.
Denke dodges an elbow strike from Chonan. #T3#
Denke dodges an elbow strike from Chonan.
Chonan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Chonan.
Denke leaning against his opponent.
Chonan struggles to land a body shot inside as Denke controls his hands.
Chonan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Denke.
Denke is trying to maintain a safe position but Chonan gets an underhook and turns Denke into the cage.
Denke taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Denke misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chonan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Denke's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chonan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Denke's brow.
Denke creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chonan's defenses. #CUT#
That has opened up Piranha Chonan's cut even more.
Denke tries to throw a body punch but Chonan avoids it by throwing Denke back against the cage.
Denke misses with a punch to the body.
Chonan lands a left hand.
Chonan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chonan as Denke tries to tie him up.
Chonan blocking some punches. #T4#
Denke gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chonan prevents a body shot from Denke.
Chonan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chonan prevents a body shot from Denke.
Chonan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chonan blocking some punches.
Denke lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Denke.
Chonan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Denke stalling against the cage.
Chonan tries to throw a body punch but Denke avoids it by throwing Chonan back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Denke. #CUT#
The cut above Piranha Chonan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Denke scores with a shot to the side of Chonan's head.
Denke lands with a right to the head.
Denke stalling the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chonan misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Denke dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Denke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Chonan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chonan tries to clinch
and Chonan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Chonan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Chonan misses with a straight left.
Karl Denke is winning the standup battle so far.
Chonan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chonan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chonan throws a body shot but no joy.
Chonan connects with a looping right hand.
Chonan misses with an uppercut #CL#
and Denke counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chonan takes a shot to the head.
Denke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chonan's elbow.
Chonan stalling against the cage.
Karl Denke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chonan lands an elbow inside.
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!
Chonan working aggressively here. #T1#
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chonan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Denke's brow.
Chonan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chonan being controlled against the cage.
Chonan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Denke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Denke just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chonan's brow.
Denke misses with a punch to the body.
Denke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Denke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
Chonan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Denke tries to work over Chonan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Denke lands an elbow inside that Chonan shrugs off.
Denke tries a body shot but Chonan blocks it.
Chonan misses with a punch on the inside.
Chonan prevents a body shot from Denke.
Denke scores with a nice hook to the head.#T2#
Denke gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT#
Piranha Chonan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denke lands an elbow inside.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Karl Denke!
Karl Denke decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: OFC 402: Shamrock vs Ramos
Date: Feb 09, 2019

#R1#
Chonan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brunswick moves away.
Chonan needs to keep his hands up - Brunswick had a free shot at his head there.
Brunswick throws a sloppy head kick and Chonan moves out of range easily.
Chonan wants to clinch.
Brunswick throws a head kick that misses.
As Brunswick tries to get set, Chonan tries to push him back and clinch up but Brunswick manages to avoid the attempt.
A jab lands there for Brunswick.#CL#
Chonan takes the fight into the clinch.
Brunswick tries to stall but Chonan uses the opportunity to gain a better position. #BC2#
Brunswick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brunswick throws a head kick that misses
letting Chonan counter with a right hand. #CUT#
It looks like Milo Brunswick has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brunswick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brunswick lands a body shot.
Chonan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Brunswick's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Chonan doesn't manage to clinch there - Brunswick circles away.
It seemed like Brunswick was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL#
Brunswick gets tackled into the cage by Chonan. Chonan maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chonan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #T1#
Brunswick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chonan misses with a body punch. #BC2#
Brunswick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chonan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Chonan has Brunswick up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Chonan.
Brunswick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chonan avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chonan throws an elbow but misses.
Chonan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Chonan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chonan lands an elbow that stopped Brunswick in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#
That has opened up Milo Brunswick's cut even more.
Chonan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC2#
Brunswick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chonan ducks under a wild hook from Brunswick.#T2#
Chonan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Chonan.
Chonan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Woods in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brunswick throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Brunswick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chonan manages to avoid it.
Chonan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Chonan avoids the head kick by Brunswick.
Chonan is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Brunswick.
Brunswick connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chonan momentarily.
Chonan with a nice cross.
Brunswick scoring well with a low kick there.
Brunswick misses with a head kick.
Chonan scores with a decent looking hook.
Chonan tries to clinch but Brunswick is having none of it. #CL2#
Brunswick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brunswick avoids a wild elbow strike from Chonan.
Chonan lands an elbow that stopped Brunswick in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#
The cut above Milo Brunswick's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Chonan throws an elbow that misses.
Brunswick can't get the takedown.
Chonan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#TD2#
Brunswick tightens his grip and picks Chonan up, before dumping him to the ground. Chonan manages to land in guard. #T3#
Chonan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brunswick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brunswick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chonan seems keen to control Brunswick's posture.
Chonan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brunswick loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brunswick looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brunswick trying to control the position from guard on top but Chonan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brunswick is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chonan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brunswick is one step ahead there.
Brunswick trying to control but Chonan is working from the bottom.
Chonan tries to land a sweep but no joy. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Chonan blocks a head kick by Brunswick.
Chonan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brunswick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chonan counters with a straight right hand.
Chonan lands a jab.#CUT#
Milo Brunswick's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A shot to the liver by Brunswick. Beautiful body shot.#CL#
Chonan instigates a clinch.
Brunswick takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chonan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piranha Chonan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Milo Brunswick'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.
#R2#
Chonan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Milo Brunswick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Brunswick.
Chonan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brunswick connects with a high kick.
Chonan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brunswick's head.
Chonan wants to clinch.
Brunswick throws a half hearted mid kick.#CL2#
Brunswick darts in and clinches Chonan up against the cage.
Come on Brunswick - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brunswick is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chonan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Chonan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brunswick is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Chonan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T1#
Chonan lands an elbow inside that Brunswick shrugs off.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Piranha Chonan!

Event: OFC: Blood Night LIX
Date: Jan 26, 2019

#R1#
Iwoba lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Chonan.
We've been informed that Chonan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Chonan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Iwoba's hands.
Chonan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chonan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Iwoba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chonan cracks Iwoba with a right hand to the side of the head.
Iwoba ducks under a wild hook from Chonan.
Iwoba wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Iwoba takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iwoba scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chonan doesn't seem bothered though.
Iwoba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chonan blocks a head kick by Iwoba.
Iwoba sets himself, and Chonan steps forward looking for the clinch! Iwoba avoids it this time.
Iwoba on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#ROC2#
Iwoba is rocked!
Iwoba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chonan.
Oh Iwoba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Iwoba circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Chonan. Iwoba falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Chonan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Piranha Chonan!

Event: OFC 397: Shamrock vs Alzheimer
Date: Jan 05, 2019

#R1#
Wowie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wowie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #CL2#
Chonan closes the distance and clinches.
Chonan has Wowie pressed against the cage.
Chonan lands an elbow inside that Wowie shrugs off. #CUT2#
It looks like Maui Wowie has been cut.
Chonan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chonan throws a punch but it's blocked by Wowie.
Wowie avoids a wild elbow strike from Chonan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chonan misses with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chonan.
Wowie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC#
Wowie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wowie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #CL2#
and Chonan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chonan. #T1#
Chonan tries to work over Wowie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wowie has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Chonan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wowie tries to break free but Chonan pushes him back against the cage.
Chonan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wowie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wowie wants to break free but Chonan has control.
Chonan misses with an elbow over the top.
Chonan pushes off an throws an elbow but Wowie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chonan throws an elbow but misses.
Chonan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chonan lands with a left to the head.
Chonan lands a knee to the head. #T2#
Chonan is working Wowie over against the cage.
Chonan misses with some punches.
Chonan working aggressively here.
Chonan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wowie dodges an elbow strike from Chonan.
Chonan throws an elbow but it misses.
Chonan misses with an elbow over the top.
Chonan tries a body shot but Wowie blocks it.
A hook to the body from Chonan.
Chonan misses with a punch to the body.
Wowie blocks a body shot from Chonan.
Chonan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wowie working hard to break the clinch.#T3#
Chonan is stalling here.
Chonan working aggressively here.
Chonan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chonan working Wowie over with knees to the body.
Chonan throws an elbow but it misses.
Wowie is trying to force a seperation but Chonan has the dominant position.
Chonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chonan connects with a knee to the head.
Chonan misses with a knee strike.
Chonan misses with a knee to the head.
Chonan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T4#
Chonan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chonan misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wowie.
Wowie dodges an elbow strike from Chonan.
Wowie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chonan.
Chonan tries to work over Wowie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chonan scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Chonan effectively controlling the action here.#BC#
Wowie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wowie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piranha Chonan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maui Wowie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
The fighters circling - Chonan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wowie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chonan tries to clinch but Wowie moves out of range.
Wowie keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Chonan closes the distance and pushes Wowie back into the cage.
Chonan throws a punch but it's blocked by Wowie. #BC#
Wowie manages to break the clinch.
Chonan misses with a right hand
and Wowie counters with a series of strikes. Chonan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chonan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wowie misses with a two punch combination.
Chonan tries to clinch
and Chonan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#
It looks like Piranha Chonan has been cut.
Wowie staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wowie scores with a sloppy right hand. Chonan should have avoided that one.
Wowie on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T1#
Chonan throws a shot from downtown. Wowie moves away and avoids it.
Wowie lands a nice shot that snaps Chonan's head back.
Chonan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wowie.
Chonan dodges the punch combination from Wowie.
Chonan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Chonan tries to clinch up but Wowie circles away and keeps his distance.
Piranha Chonan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chonan just misses with a punch to the body. #CL#
Wowie has Chonan up against the cage in a clinch.
Wowie wants to break free but Chonan has control.
Wowie wants to break the clinch but can't. #BC#
Wowie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2#
Wowie slips a jab from Chonan.
Wowie lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range. #CL2#
Wowie tries to keep at a distance but Chonan has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Chonan.
Chonan stalling in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wowie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chonan tries a body shot but Wowie blocks it.
Chonan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Piranha Chonan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wowie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wowie is trying to force a seperation but Chonan has the dominant position.
Chonan throws an elbow but it misses. #T3#
Chonan working aggressively here.
Chonan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chonan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chonan looking to throw knees to the head but Wowie is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chonan throws an elbow but misses.
Chonan misses with a knee to the head.
Chonan misses with a punch to the body.
Chonan throws an elbow that misses.
Chonan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chonan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chonan can't find room to land a body shot as Wowie controls the action.
Chonan goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T4#
Chonan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chonan misses with an elbow strike.
Chonan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wowie blocks an elbow strike from Chonan.
Chonan misses with a knee strike.
Chonan tries to throw a body punch but Wowie avoids it by throwing Chonan back against the cage. #BC#
Wowie manages to break the clinch.
Maui Wowie is winning the standup battle so far.
Wowie avoids the body shot from Chonan.
Wowie moves away from the strike by Chonan.
Wowie misses with a series of wild punches.
Chonan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wowie.
Chonan misses with a looping right.
Piranha Chonan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wowie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Piranha Chonan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Wowie blocks a jab.
As Chonan looks to move away, Wowie throws a big counter combo but Chonan just gets out of the way.#CL2#
Chonan clinches up with Wowie and pushes him back against the cage.
Chonan can't find room to land a body shot as Wowie controls the action.
Chonan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chonan lands an elbow inside.
Chonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Wowie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chonan tries to land knees in the clinch but Wowie avoids the damage to the body.
Chonan has a couple of punches blocked by Wowie.
Wowie dodges an elbow strike from Chonan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Wowie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wowie tries to circle away but Chonan has him pinned against the cage.
Chonan keeps control of Wowie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T1#
Chonan has a couple of punches blocked by Wowie.
Chonan throws a head punch that misses.
Chonan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wowie blocks a body shot from Chonan.
Chonan misses with a knee to the head.
Chonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chonan throws an elbow that misses.
Wowie controlling the action here for a moment.
Chonan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wowie is trying to break the clinch but Chonan is controlling him.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chonan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chonan prevents Wowie from breaking the clinch.
Chonan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chonan lands an elbow inside that Wowie shrugs off. #BC#
Wowie breaks from the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Chonan blocks the leg kick.
Wowie dodges the punch combination from Chonan.
Wowie appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chonan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chonan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chonan.#CL#
Wowie moves into the clinch.#T3#
Chonan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chonan tries to throw a body punch but Wowie avoids it by throwing Chonan back against the cage.
Wowie dodges an elbow strike from Chonan.
Wowie takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#
Maui Wowie's cut is getting worse.
Chonan pushes off an throws an elbow but Wowie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right from Chonan on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wowie blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chonan.
Chonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Wowie uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Wowie blocking some punches. #BC#
Wowie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wowie lands with an overhand left.#CL2#
Chonan closes the distance and clinches.
Chonan throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chonan.
Chonan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chonan throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chonan throws an elbow but misses.
Maui Wowie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Chonan fails to land.
Piranha Chonan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Chonan fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Piranha Chonan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chonan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 26:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piranha Chonan!

Event: PFC 73 Andreev vs Karimov
Date: Nov 10, 2018

#R1#
Chonan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Catchum.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Catchum! But no joy.#CL#
Chonan rushes Catchum and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Catchum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chonan darts in trying to clinch
and Catchum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2#
It looks like Piranha Chonan has been cut.
Chonan blocks a head kick by Catchum.
Piranha Chonan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Catchum lands a lovely overhand right.
Chonan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch but Catchum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chonan tries to clinch up.
Catchum on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Catchum throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chonan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chonan is looking to clinch.
Chonan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chonan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Catchum swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Catchum paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T1#
Catchum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Catchum throws a body shot but no joy.
Chonan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Chonan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Catchum looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Chonan misses.
It seemed like Catchum was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Catchum takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chonan tries to clinch there but Catchum circles away.
Catchum swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chonan.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chonan, as that shot connected.
Some wild striking there from Chonan.
Catchum doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chonan scores with a body shot. #CL#
Chonan clinches.
Chonan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Catchum avoids the elbow strike from Chonan, against the cage. #BC2#
Catchum breaks from the clinch. #T2#
Chonan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Catchum. Chonan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Catchum delivers a nice body kick.
Chonan is breathing heavily.
Chonan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Catchum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chonan misses with an uppercut
and Catchum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Catchum misses with a straight right.
Catchum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Catchum lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chonan misses with a jab, cross combination. #CL#
Chonan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Catchum blocks an elbow strike.
Chonan lands a nice elbow.
Chonan misses with the head strike.
Catchum lands a hook that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
Chonan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Catchum backwards. #T3#
Catchum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Catchum.
Chonan prevents a body shot from Catchum.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Catchum.
A short body shot lands from Catchum as the two fighters clinch.
Catchum blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Catchum.
Catchum lands a body punch.
Catchum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Catchum.
Chonan working aggressively here.
Chonan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Catchum lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Catchum as the two fighters clinch.
Catchum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Catchum lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chonan blocking some punches. #BC2#
Catchum breaks from the clinch.
Catchum tests Chonan's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T4#
Chonan throws a right hand that Catchum ducks under and follows up with a left that Catchum also avoids with ease.
Chonan moves forwards but Catchum connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CUT2#
Piranha Chonan's cut is getting worse.
Catchum connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chonan is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Catchum! But no joy.
Catchum has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Chonan slips a straight right by Catchum.
Catchum slips under a jab from Chonan.#CL#
Chonan clinches.
Chonan takes a shot to the head.
Catchum scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chonan has Catchum pressed against the cage, preventing Catchum from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chonan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Catchum backwards.
Chonan throws a head punch that misses.
Chonan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Catchum misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chonan landing knees to the body.
Chonan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ash Catchum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Catchum lunges at Chonan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chonan's hand.
Chonan moves to clinch but Catchum breaks away
and Chonan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chonan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Chonan misses the target.
Chonan misses with an uppercut
and Catchum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good exchange - Catchum coming out on top.#CUT2#
Piranha Chonan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Catchum fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chonan on the side of the head.
Chonan throws a combination that misses
and Catchum counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chonan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Catchum.
Catchum lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chonan at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chonan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chonan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Catchum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chonan.
Catchum scores with a sloppy right hand. Chonan should have avoided that one.
Chonan misses with a hook to the body
and Catchum makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chonan misses with an uppercut. Catchum saw that one coming.#T1#
Chonan misses with a looping right.
Catchum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chonan misses with a hook
enabling Catchum to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#
Jeez, Piranha Chonan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Nice shot lands for Catchum.
Catchum throws out a powerful jab.#ROC2#
Chonan is rocked!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ash Catchum!
An out of breath Ash Catchum thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: PFC 66 Van Gaal vs Lee
Date: Sep 29, 2018

#R1#
An inside leg kick from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Chonan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sanchez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sanchez moves forwards but Chonan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Chonan.
We've been informed that Chonan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.#CL2#
Chonan moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chonan throws an elbow but misses.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chonan.#BC#
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Chonan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez lunges at Chonan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chonan's hand.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chonan.
Sanchez throwing a counter right hand but Chonan manages to avoid it.
Chonan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Chonan misses with a straight left.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sanchez.#T1#
Chonan looks to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#
It looks like Piranha Chonan has been cut.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice cross by Sanchez.
Chonan closes the distance but Sanchez moves to the side
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Sanchez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sanchez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanchez lands with a kick to the temple. Chonan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sanchez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chonan to score with a decent uppercut.
Chonan moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Chonan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chonan misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chonan moves away.#CL2#
Chonan has Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body. #T2#
Chonan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chonan misses with a punch on the inside.
Chonan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Chonan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
Chonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanchez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chonan up against the cage.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC#
Sanchez breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Chonan closes the distance and clinches.
Sanchez scores with a shot to the side of Chonan's head.
Chonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanchez dodges an elbow strike from Chonan.
Sanchez is working Chonan over against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chonan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chonan has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
A right handed body shot lands from Chonan. #T3#
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
Chonan trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Sanchez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sanchez tries to stall but Chonan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Chonan controls the action.
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Chonan.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sanchez avoids the elbow strike from Chonan, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chonan.
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Chonan clinches.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Chonan controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T4#
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Chonan avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Sanchez.
Chonan can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez is working Chonan over against the cage.
Chonan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chonan looks winded!
A nice left hand lands by Sanchez.
A body shot lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands an uppercut.
Chonan has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Chonan avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Sanchez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanchez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez is leaning against Chonan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#BC#
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanchez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yes Man Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Chonan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch lands to the side of Chonan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chonan.
Chonan missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanchez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chonans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CUT#
That has opened up Piranha Chonan's cut even more.
Sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sanchez connects with the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chonan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Chonan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Chonan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sanchez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sanchez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanchez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sanchez cracks a nice hook into Chonan's ribs.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Chonan is breathing heavily.
Sanchez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chonan doesn't seem bothered though. #T1#
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Sanchez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chonan misses the shot to the body.
Chonan wants to clinch.
Chonan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanchez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#CL2#
Chonan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
The referee calls for Chonan to work.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanchez.
A shot in the inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez is leaning against Chonan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chonan can do to turn this around?
Sanchez digs a right hand into Chonan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chonan's gas tank.
Yes Man Sanchez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sanchez lands a body shot. #T2#
Chonan misses with some punches.
Sanchez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sanchez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
A short uppercut from Sanchez. #BC#
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Chonan tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#CUT#
The cut above Piranha Chonan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chonan misses with a body punch
and Sanchez counters with a left to the body.
Chonan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sanchez rather than just go for the knockout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanchez, as that shot connected.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sanchez.
Chonan moves out of range of the body kick.
Chonan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sanchez thumps Chonan with a low kick.
Sanchez lands with a nice body punch.
Sanchez lands the left hand.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chonan swings widly with a right hand
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#
Piranha Chonan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.#T3#
Sanchez cracks the inside of Chonan's front leg.
Sanchez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sanchez lands with a big left! Chonan is wobbled badly! Sanchez comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Chonan to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yes Man Sanchez!
A relieved looking Yes Man Sanchez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: PFC 58 Karimov vs Browne*
Date: Aug 18, 2018

#R1#
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Potter swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Potter clinches with his opponent.
Potter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chonan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The referee calls for Chonan to work.
Chonan scores with an uppercut up the middle.#TD#
Potter pulls guard.
Chonan tries to stand but Potter is controlling from the bottom.
Chonan is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.#SU2#
Chonan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Potter, up you get!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Potter drives through and clinches with Chonan against the cage.
Chonan misses with some punches.
Chonan working aggressively here.
Potter blocks the elbow strike.
Chonan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Potter.
Potter fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Potter. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Chonan throws an elbow but it misses.
Chonan working aggressively here.
Chonan stalling in the clinch.
Chonan missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Potter.
Chonan taking a breather.
Potter dodges an elbow strike from Chonan.
Chonan lands an elbow that stopped Potter in his tracks for a moment.
Chonan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chonan lands a body shot.
Potter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chonan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Potter can't get the takedown.
Chonan throws an elbow but it misses. #BC#
Potter breaks the clinch. #T2#
Chonan misses with a wild body shot.
Potter fails with a takedown attempt.
Potter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Potter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Potter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chonan on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Potter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Piranha Chonan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chonan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CL2#
Chonan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chonan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Potter wants a takedown.
Chonan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Potter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chonan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Potter circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL2#
Chonan takes the fight into the clinch.
Chonan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #T3#
Chonan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Potter.
Chonan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chonan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Potter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Chonan.
Chonan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Potter backwards.
Chonan tries a body shot but Potter blocks it.
Chonan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chonan lands a nice elbow.
Chonan lands a left hand.
Chonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Potter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Potter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chonan lands a body punch.
Potter takes an elbow to the temple.
A shot in the inside from Chonan. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chonan blocks an uppercut.
Potter avoids a wild elbow strike from Chonan.
Chonan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Potter backwards.
Chonan is looking to control Potter's arms but Potter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chonan has his back to the cage.
Potter wants a takedown but no success here.
A shot in the inside from Chonan.
Chonan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Potter can't get the takedown.
Chonan tries a knee to the head but Potter blocks it.
Chonan has Potter pushed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Potter.
Potter is looking for a takedown.
Chonan is pressed up against the cage. Potter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chonan down to the mat. Chonan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chonan moves away from the strike by Potter.
Chonan moves in looking to clinch but Potter pushes him off.
Chonan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piranha Chonan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Chonan throws a predictable looking body shot #CL#
and Potter counters by clinching up.
Potter dodges an elbow strike from Chonan.
Chonan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Potter backwards.
Potter is looking for a takedown.
Piranha Chonan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chonan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Potter blocks an elbow strike.
Chonan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Potter lands with a short shot to the head.
Chonan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chonan stops a takedown attempt from Potter.
Nice elbow from Chonan.
Potter tries to pull guard but Chonan won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Potter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Chonan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Potter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Potter wants to get back to striking at distance but Chonan won't allow it. #TD#
Potter gets control of Chonan's arms and successfully pulls guard. Potter will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#T1##SU2#
Chonan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Potter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Potter keeps the fight on the outside.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch but Potter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chonan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Potter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Potter clobbers Chonan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #TD#
Potter shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chonan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Potter controlling from the top position.
Chonan wants to stand and escape but Potter is having none of it.
Potter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Potter passes Chonan's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #T2#
Potter tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chonan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chonan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Chonan taking some punishment here, with Potter in his half guard.
Potter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've been hearing that Potter has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Chonan pushes Potter off looking to stand but Potter dives back in and keeps control.
Potter 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.#SUB#
Potter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Potter prevents Chonan from standing back up. #T3#
Potter moves nicely into side control.
Chonan is not content to let Potter control the position.
Chonan felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Potter throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Potter prevents Chonan from escaping the position.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Potter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chonan punishes Potter's body with a nice straight punch.#T4#
Chonan doesn't manage to clinch there - Potter circles away.
Potter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chonan sprawls well. Chonan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Potter gets slowly back to his feet.
Chonan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chonan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chonan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Potter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chonan as he jumps to the side.
Chonan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Chonan moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potter looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Chonan.
Chonan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Potter's elbow.
Potter tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piranha Chonan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Potter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Chonan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Potter.
Chonan tries to clinch but Potter moves away
and Potter counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters circling - Chonan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chonan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chonan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Potter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Chonan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Potter throws a right and a left that Chonan avoids nicely.
Chonan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#TD#
Potter shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#ES2#
Chonan makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Potter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Potter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Potter misses with a straight left.
Chonan wants to clinch up but Potter keeps it at a distance.#T1#
Chonan looks to throw the jab but Potter is out of range.
Potter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chonan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD#
Potter pulls guard effortlessly.
Chonan wanted to stand there but Potter had control of the position.
Potter 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.
Potter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chonan wanted to stand there but Potter had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Potter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chonan wants to stand but Potter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Alexander Potter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2##SU2#
Potter is working an open guard so Chonan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Piranha Chonan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Potter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Potter cracks Chonan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chonan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Potter rather than just go for the knockout.
Chonan wants to clinch up but Potter keeps it at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#CL#
Potter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Potter is trying to push Chonan away but Chonan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chonan lands a right hand.
Chonan working aggressively here.
Potter is trying to force a seperation but Chonan has the dominant position.
Chonan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Potter backwards.
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!
Chonan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Chonan.
Chonan lands a right hand.
Chonan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Potter blocks it with crossed arms.
Chonan tries to land a knee to the head but Potter blocks with his arms. #T3#
Chonan is leaning against Potter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Potter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Potter looking to stall. #BC#
Potter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chonan throws a shot to the body.
Chonan lands a head shot.
Alexander Potter is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Potter closes the distance and clinches.
Chonan taking a breather.
Chonan lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chonan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Potter is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Potter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Potter avoids a wild elbow strike from Chonan.
Potter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chonan just stands there and leans against the cage.#T4##BC#
Potter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice sprawl there from Chonan as Potter shoots in.
Chonan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Potter keeps the fight on the outside.
Chonan lands with a hook. Potter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potter fails with the takedown
and Chonan counters with a left to the body.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Potter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chonan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#CL2#
Chonan instigates a clinch.
Chonan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Potter is defending well for now.
Chonan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Potters head.
Chonan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Potter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chonan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chonan misses with a punch on the inside.
Piranha Chonan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Potter lands an uppercut.
Chonan misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Piranha Chonan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chonan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

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

Event: PFC 53 Pate vs Crank
Date: Jul 21, 2018

#R1#
Santos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chonan closes the distance but Santos moves to the side
and Santos counters with a low kick, right behind Chonan 's knee. #CL#
Chonan has Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Chonan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chonan misses with the head strike.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chonan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chonan scores with a shoulder strike.
Santos takes a shot to the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Santos has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chonans head.
Chonan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chonan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chonan throws a head punch that misses.
Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chonan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Come on Chonan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense. #T1#
Stalling in the clinch from Chonan.
Santos wants a takedown but no success here.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chonan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chonan stalling in the clinch but Santos improves position.
Chonan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santos lands with a light punch inside.
Chonan working aggressively here.
Chonan throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Santos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chonan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Santos blocking some punches.
Chonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos blocks the elbow strike. #T2#
Still in the clinch, Chonan scores with a nice short uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chonan throws an elbow but it misses.
Chonan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santos's elbow.
A short right from Santos on the inside.
Chonan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chonan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chonan.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Santos. #CUT2#
It looks like Piranha Chonan has been cut.
Our sources have told us that Chonan has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Santos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chonan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Santos dodges an elbow strike from Chonan. #T3#
Chonan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Chonan lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Santos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santos.
Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chonan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Santos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chonan up against the cage.
Santos avoids a wild elbow strike from Chonan.
Chonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chonan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santos's elbow. #T4#
Santos lands a right hand. #BC2#
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chonan loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
Chonan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chonan tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Santos! But no joy.
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!
Chonan throws a big shot that misses.
Chonan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Santos blocks a jab.
Santos is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Chonan with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Santos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Chonan is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Santos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL#
Chonan instigates a clinch.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Piranha Chonan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Chonan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chonan.
Chonan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chonan stalks Santos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Santos's face. Santos staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice sprawl there from Chonan as Santos shoots in.
Santos connects with a nice looking jab. #CL#
Santos tries to keep at a distance but Chonan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Santos looking to stall.
Chonan throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
A shot in the inside from Chonan.
Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
Santos tries to work over Chonan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chonan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T1#
Chonan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Santos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
Santos blocks an elbow strike.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Chonan.
Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stalling in the clinch from Chonan.
Chonan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos's defenses.
Santos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chonan misses with the head strike.
Santos avoids the elbow strike from Chonan, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chonan throws an elbow but misses.
Santos working aggressively here.
Santos scores with a shot to the side of Chonan's head.
A short right from Santos.
Santos misses with a punch on the inside. #T2#
Chonan misses with a punch to the body.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Chonan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chonan has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
Chonan throws an elbow that misses.
Chonan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chonan lands an elbow just above Santos 's eye. #CUT#
It looks like Jorge Santos has been cut.
Chonan being controlled against the cage.
Nice elbow from Chonan.
Chonan prevents a body shot from Santos.
Chonan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chonan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chonan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chonan lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chonan pushes off an throws an elbow but Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Santos scores with a shot to the side of Chonan's head.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chonan is pressed up against the cage. Santos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chonan down to the mat. Chonan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chonan manages to avoid it.
Chonan tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Chonan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Chonan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos. #T4#
Chonan scores with a sloppy right hand. Santos should have avoided that one.
Chonan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos throws the left hand but Chonan avoids the punch easily.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Chonan.
Santos feints the counter takedown.
Santos lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Chonan misses the target.
Chonan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chonan backing away here, and Santos unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chonan is looking to clinch.
Santos dodges the punch combination from Chonan.
Chonan throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Piranha Chonan will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Santos looks to land a combination but Chonan avoids it well.
Santos is looking to land body kicks.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chonan tries to clinch there but Santos circles away. #TD2#
Santos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Chonan quickly recovers to half guard.
Santos is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Chonan is trying to stand up here but Santos is controlling him well.
Santos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chonan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santos.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chonan wants to get back to his feet.
Chonan is staying active underneath Santos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Santos slips a nice elbow through Chonan's hands, connecting with Chonan's forehead.
Chonan wants to stand back up but Santos manages to pass into side control. #T1#
Santos landing strikes. #SUB2#
Santos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB2#
Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Chonan wants to get back to his feet but Santos drags him back down.
Santos trying to control the action but Chonan is working from the bottom.
Santos in side control, throwing shots but Chonan defends. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chonan is not content to let Santos control the position.
Chonan wants to get back to his feet but Santos drags him back down.
Santos controlling from side mount. #SUB2#
Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
A lull in the action here as Santos stalls from top position.
Chonan wants to get back to his feet.#T3##SUB2#
Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chonan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chonan wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Chonan is letting Santos control him for a moment.
Santos prevents Chonan from escaping the position.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#CL#
Chonan rushes Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chonan as Santos tries to tie him up.
Santos avoids the elbow strike from Chonan, against the cage. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chonan lands a nice uppercut.
Chonan lands an elbow just above Santos 's eye.
Chonan misses with an elbow over the top.
Chonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santos lands a nice uppercut.
Santos tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chonan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chonan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chonan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Santos's brow.
Jorge Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chonan lands a shoulder strike.
Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Piranha Chonan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santos tries to work over Chonan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chonan 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28

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

Event: PFC 48 Brophy vs Gaetz
Date: Jun 23, 2018

#R1#
Chonan tries to clinch
and Neil counters with a head kick. That will keep Chonan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Chonan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Neil manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chonan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chonan moves out of range of the body kick.
Neil keeps the fight on the outside.
Neil on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Neil fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chonan checks it well.
Neil has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Neil there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice defenses there by Chonan.
Neil connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CUT#
It looks like Piranha Chonan has been cut.
Neil lands with a shot to the body.
Neil avoids the body shot from Chonan.
Neil takes a swing at Chonan's ribcage but misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Neil as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neil fails with a takedown attempt.
Neil throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Neil throws out a leg kick but Chonan moves out of range and Neil only half commits.
Chonan moves out of range of the body kick.#T1#
Chonan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chonan slips under a jab from Neil.
A big left from Neil misses.
Chonan blocks the body kick.
Neil misses with a straight right.
Piranha Chonan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
Chonan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chonan moves out of range of the strikes.
Neil takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Neil digs a good body shot into Chonan's ribs.
Chonan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Piranha Chonan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Neil closes the distance and pushes Chonan back into the cage.
Neil tries to throw a body punch but Chonan avoids it by throwing Neil back against the cage.
Chonan lands with a light punch inside.
Chonan letting Neil take a breather here.
Neil misses with a body punch.
Neil is trying to pull guard but Chonan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neil.
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!
Neil is leaning against Chonan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T2#
Chonan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
I was talking to Neil's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Neil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chonan told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Neil lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chonan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Neil throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chonans head.
Neil misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chonan throws an elbow but misses.
Chonan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Neil misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Neil.
Chonan lands an elbow just above Neil 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Neil fails to land.
Neil pressing his opponent against the cage.
Chonan lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chonan throws an elbow but misses. #T3#
Neil lands with a short shot to the head. #CUT#
That has opened up Piranha Chonan's cut even more.
Chonan being controlled against the cage.
Chonan can't find room to land a body shot as Neil controls the action.
Neil lands with a right to the head.
Chonan has a couple of punches blocked by Neil.
Neil throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chonans head.
Neil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Neil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Neil tries to work over Chonan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Neil blocks an uppercut.
Neil gets through Chonan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chonan misses with a punch on the inside.
Neil pressing his opponent against the cage.
Neil is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chonan is keeping busy.#TD#
Neil manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #T4#
Chonan wants to stand but Neil is controlling his posture from full guard. #SUB#
Neil throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB#
Neil is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
Neil has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chonan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Neil dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Chonan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chonan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Neil.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chonan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neil moves away.
Neil is looking to land body kicks.
Neil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chonan.
A swing and a miss from Chonan.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chonan checks a leg kick.
Neil throws a nice inside leg kick.
Neil fails with a takedown attempt.
Chonan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neil gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chonan.
Neil blocks a jab.
James Neil is winning the standup battle so far.
Chonan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Neil.
Chonan fails with an attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Chonan rushes Neil and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T1#
Chonan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Neil can't find room to land a body shot as Chonan controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Chonan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Neil struggles to land a body shot inside as Chonan controls his hands.
Neil throws a head punch that misses.
Neil lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chonan scores with a shot to the side of Neil's head.
Chonan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chonan lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Neil.
Nice elbow from Chonan.
Neil is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chonan is keeping busy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chonan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chonan lands with a light punch inside.
Chonan tries to land a knee to the head but Neil blocks with his arms.
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!
Chonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neil tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chonan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Piranha Chonan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Neil scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T2#
Chonan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chonan pushes Neil back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Neil doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Chonan.
Neil misses with some punches.
Neil stalling in the clinch.
Chonan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Neil tries a body shot but Chonan blocks it.
Chonan misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Chonan.
Neil lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
Neil lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Neil misses with a punch on the inside.
Neil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chonan presses Neil against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chonan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Neil backwards.
A short left from Neil.
Chonan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chonan misses with a punch on the inside. #T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chonan.
Neil struggles to land a body shot inside as Chonan controls his hands.
Chonan misses with an elbow over the top.#BC#
Neil pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chonan is looking to clinch but Neil is avoiding it.
Neil misses with a wild body shot.
Neil looks to land a body kick but Chonan moved away.
Neil throws a body shot but no joy.
Chonan tries to clinch up.
Neil swats away the attempt to clinch by Chonan.
Chonan is looking to clinch but Neil is avoiding it.
Neil swats away the attempt to clinch by Chonan.
Neil keeps the fight on the outside.
Chonan is looking to clinch.
Neil tries a low kick but Chonan avoids it.
Neil is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #T4#
Neil chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chonan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Neil misses with a body kick.
Chonan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Neil looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#CL#
Neil instigates a clinch.
Neil controlling the action here for a moment.
Neil taking a breather.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD#
Neil gets control of Chonan's arms and successfully pulls guard. Neil will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Neil is trying to keep Chonan in close. #SUB#
Neil is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SU2#
Chonan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Chonan doesn't manage to clinch there - Neil circles away.
Neil keeps the fight on the outside.
Neil was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Piranha Chonan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
A head kick from Neil lands but Chonan takes it in his stride.
Chonan wants to clinch.
Chonan ducks under a wild hook from Neil.
Neil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Neil looks to score with a jab to the body but Chonan is just out of range.
A jab from Neil does it's job there.
Neil takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #CL2#
Chonan darts in and clinches Neil up against the cage.
Chonan working aggressively here.
Chonan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Neil swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Neil as the two fighters clinch.
Neil is struggling to control the position.
Chonan tries to land a knee to the head but Neil blocks with his arms. #T1#
Chonan lands a hook that snaps the head of Neil backwards.
Neil lands with a left to the head. #BC#
Neil escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Neil doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Neil throws a hook but Chonan blocks it.
Neil feints and then cracks Chonan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chonan down.
Neil takes a swing at Chonan's ribcage but misses.
Chonan lands a nice shot that snaps Neil's head back.
Neil showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chonan.
Jab, jab by Chonan - just one landing.
Chonan moves in looking to clinch but Neil pushes him off.
Chonan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chonan lands a head shot.
Neil changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neil connects with a solid leg kick.
Neil misses with a body shot #CL2#
and Chonan moves into the clinch.#T2#
Neil has a couple of punches blocked by Chonan.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chonan.
Neil can't find room to land a body shot as Chonan controls the action.
Chonan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Neil lands a shoulder strike.
Chonan is trying to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Neil.
Neil misses with the head strike.
Chonan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chonan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Neil is looking to control Chonan's arms but Chonan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Neil has his back to the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chonan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Neil looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chonan. #T3#
Chonan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chonan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Neil backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neil.
Neil scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chonan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Neil struggles to land a body shot inside as Chonan controls his hands.
Neil throws a punch but it's blocked by Chonan.
Neil managing to block the knees to the body from Chonan.
Neil avoids a wild elbow strike from Chonan.
Neil throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chonans head.
A right hand to the body from Neil.
Neil swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chonan blocks an uppercut.
Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Neil stalling against the cage.
Chonan lands with a left to the head.
Neil stalling in the clinch but Chonan improves position. #T4#
Chonan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Neil up against the cage.
Neil throws a head punch that misses.
Chonan misses with a knee to the head.
Chonan is working Neil over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chonan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Neil's brow.
Chonan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Chonan.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Chonan.
Chonan misses with a knee strike.
Neil misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Chonan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Neil fails to land.
Chonan throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#TD#
Neil turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Piranha Chonan.
I think Chonan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: PFC 40 Asskicken vs Brophy
Date: May 18, 2018

#R1#
A big left from Tapaus misses.
Tapaus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tapaus keeps the fight on the outside.
Chonan avoids the body shot from Tapaus.
Chonan wants to clinch up but Tapaus keeps it at a distance.
Tapaus slips under a jab from Chonan.
Chonan swings widly with a right hand
and Tapaus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tapaus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chonan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tapaus.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tapaus has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.#TD2#
Tapaus scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tapaus winds up and cracks Chonan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tapaus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chonan wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tapaus lands a nice short elbow.
Tapaus working over Chonan with some ground and pound. Chonan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tapaus trying to control from half guard but Chonan is working away.
Tapaus thows a huge punch but Chonan dodges it nicely. #T1#
Tapaus trying to control from half guard but Chonan is working away.
Tapaus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chonan is looking to get back to is feet but Tapaus passes into side control.
Tapaus lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tapaus cracks Chonan with a big elbow.
Tapaus is putting a hurting on Chonan here, landing some big shots from side control. #SUB2#
Tapaus tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Chonan is trying to get back to his feet.
Tapaus in side control, throwing shots but Chonan defends.
Tapaus cracks Chonan with a big elbow.
Tapaus landing strikes. #CUT2#
It looks like Piranha Chonan has been cut.#T2#
An elbow from Tapaus crashes against the mat.
Tapaus is chipping away with strikes.
Chonan tries to escape but Tapaus is in control. #ES#
Chonan sneaks out the side door and pushes Tapaus away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tapaus throws a nice looking combination but Chonan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chonan is looking to clinch.
Tapaus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chonan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CL#
Chonan moves into the clinch.
Tapaus stalls.
Tapaus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chonan lands with a light punch inside.
Tapaus manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Chonan lands an elbow inside that Tapaus shrugs off. #T3#
Tapaus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chonan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tapaus's defenses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chonan.
Tapaus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chonan lands a right hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tapaus tries to work over Chonan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chonan misses with a body punch.
Chonan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tapaus looking to slow down the pace here.
Tapaus can't find room to land a body shot as Chonan controls the action.
Chonan tries a body shot but Tapaus blocks it.
Tapaus lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chonan.
Chonan throws a punch but it's blocked by Tapaus. #T4#
Chonan throws a head punch that misses.
Chonan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chonan stalls.
A short right from Tapaus.
Tapaus misses with some punches.
Tapaus scores with a shoulder strike.
Tapaus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tapaus misses with a punch to the body.
Our sources have told us that Chonan has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Tapaus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chonan. #TD2#
Tapaus gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Chonan regains guard.
Tapaus distracts Chonan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tapaus throwing strikes from guard but Chonan blocks nicely.
Tapaus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tapaus throwing strikes from guard but Chonan blocks nicely.
Tapaus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keijo Tapaus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Tapaus misses with a hook. Chonan ducked under it nicely.
Chonan is looking to clinch. #CL#
Tapaus gets tackled into the cage by Chonan. Chonan maintains the clinch.
Tapaus misses with a body punch.
Chonan scores with a shot to the side of Tapaus's head.
Tapaus tries to work over Chonan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tapaus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tapaus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tapaus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tapaus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chonan lands a damaging elbow.
Tapaus is trying to break the clinch but Chonan has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tapaus.
Tapaus wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tapaus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
Chonan lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Tapaus - that landed with a thud.
Piranha Chonan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice elbow from Chonan.
Tapaus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tapaus blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T1#
Chonan pushes Tapaus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chonan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tapaus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tapaus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chonan is stalling here.
Chonan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tapaus lands with a light punch inside.
Tapaus lands with a short shot to the head.
Chonan has a couple of punches blocked by Tapaus.
Chonan misses with a punch on the inside.
Chonan effectively controlling the action here.
Come on Chonan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tapaus.#T2#
Chonan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chonan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tapaus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chonan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tapauss head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tapaus looking to slow down the pace here.
Tapaus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chonan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chonan blocking some punches.
Tapaus has a couple of punches blocked by Chonan.
Chonan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tapaus working aggressively here.
Chonan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chonan misses with an elbow strike.
Tapaus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Tapaus.
Tapaus is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#T3#
Chonan misses with an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chonan.#TD2#
Tapaus gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Chonan wants to get back to his feet but Tapaus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tapaus looking to sit in guard and control but Chonan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SU#
Chonan stands up and waves to Tapaus to follow him. #CL#
Chonan rushes Tapaus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chonan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tapaus working aggressively here.
Chonan throws a punch but it's blocked by Tapaus.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #T4#
Tapaus pushes Chonan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chonan lands with a left to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice right hand lands inside from Tapaus.
Chonan has a couple of punches blocked by Tapaus.
Chonan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tapaus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tapaus.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #TD2#
Tapaus has Chonan pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Tapaus pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Chonan tumbling to the mat - Tapaus dives into Chonan's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tapaus prevents Chonan from getting back to his feet.
Tapaus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chonan can't keep his opponent in guard - Tapaus advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #ES#
Chonan has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Tapaus is on him like a limpet, forcing Chonan back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Piranha Chonan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Tapaus keeps the fight on the outside.
Tapaus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A punch lands to the side of Chonan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch but Tapaus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tapaus throws out a counter right but Chonan avoids it with no problem.
Chonan throws a big shot that misses.
Chonan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chonan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chonan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tapaus.
Chonan tries to clinch up but Tapaus circles away and keeps his distance.
Tapaus is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Chonan tries to clinch but Tapaus is having none of it.
Chonan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Keijo Tapaus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chonan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tapaus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tapaus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chonan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chonan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tapaus.
Chonan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tapaus looks to score with a jab to the body but Chonan is just out of range.#T1#
Tapaus throws a nice looking combination but Chonan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chonan tries to clinch up.
Piranha Chonan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tapaus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chonan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chonan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Chonan is looking to clinch.
Tapaus now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chonan slips a straight right by Tapaus.
Tapaus with a body punch. A glancing blow. #TD2#
Tapaus shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chonan is trying to defend but Tapaus finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tapaus looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chonan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chonan is trying to escape back to his feet but Tapaus uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Chonan wants to get back to his feet.
Chonan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chonan regains half guard, as Tapaus was trying to land strikes.
Tapaus frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tapaus with good strikes from the mount here!
Tapaus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chonan?
Tapaus working Chonan over with strikes here.
Tapaus connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tapaus with a couple of short strikes.
Chonan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Chonan wants to try and get back to his feet.#T3##SUB2#
Tapaus is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Chonan can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Tapaus landing strikes from the mount.
Chonan is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Chonan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. #SUB2#
Tapaus jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Chonan is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Chonan and Tapaus has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Chonan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tapaus grinds an elbow into Chonan's temple.
Chonan is pushing Tapaus's head away, looking to escape. Tapaus manages to hold on to the position though.#T4#
Tapaus cracks Chonan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tapaus prevents Chonan from escaping the position.
Tapaus working the ground and pound from side control.
The referee asks Tapaus politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tapaus prefers to stall for the moment though.
Tapaus lands some shots froms side control.#SUB2#
Tapaus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tapaus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
A lull in the action here.
Tapaus in side control lands a decent elbow.
Chonan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29

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

Event: PFC 35 Antonio vs Cranial
Date: Apr 27, 2018

#R1##TD#
Brooks drives through with a takedown into guard. #ES2#
Chonan has his feet on Brooks's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Chonan lands a really nice looking cross but Brooks seems unphased.
Chonan lands a jab to the nose.
Chonan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chonan lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Brooks. That snapped Chonan's head back.
Brooks looks for a takedown but Chonan sprawls well.#CL2#
Chonan pushes Brooks up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Chonan to work.
Brooks is pushing Chonan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brooks managing to block the knees to the body from Chonan. #TD#
Brooks works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. #T1#
Chonan is looking to stand up but Brooks isn't so interested in that idea.
Brooks is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brooks prevents Chonan from getting back to his feet.
Brooks slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Chonan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Brooks has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Brooks trying to control the action but Chonan is working from the bottom.
Brooks controls the position.
Brooks tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chonan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Brooks is controlling him well.
Brooks controls the position from side control.
Chonan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chonan moves in looking to clinch but Brooks pushes him off.#T3#
Chonan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brooks went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Piranha Chonan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brooks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chonan.
Chonan looks to clinch #TD#
and Brooks counters with a single leg into guard. Chonan didn't expect that.
Chonan keeping moving, preventing Brooks from controlling successfully.
Brooks is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Brooks'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.
Chonan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brooks throws a big elbow that misses.
Brooks is stalling in the full guard. #T4#
Brooks won't allow Chonan to get back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#ES2#
Chonan pushes Brooks off and scrambles back to his feet.
Brooks changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chonan tries to avoid it but Brooks manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chonan to the ground. Chonan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brooks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CL#
Brooks moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chonan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brooks has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chonan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chonan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chonan working aggressively here. #TD#
Chonan is fighting off a takedown attempt but Brooks is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Chonan to the mat. Chonan regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Brooks prevents Chonan from getting back to his feet.
Chonan being controlled here, momentarily. #ES2#
Chonan has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Brooks is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piranha Chonan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Chonan misses with an uppercut.
Brooks slips a jab from Chonan.
Brooks shoots in for a double leg but Chonan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Some wild striking there from Brooks.
An inside leg kick from Brooks misses.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown but Chonan shows good takedown defense.
Brooks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chonan.
Chonan throws a shot to the body.
Chonan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chonan throws a hook to the side of Brooks's head but Brooks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Chonan enables Brooks to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Chonan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#ES2#
Chonan manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chonan tries a body shot but Brooks blocks it.
Chonan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chonan lands an elbow inside.
Brooks dodges an elbow strike from Chonan.
Chonan can't find room to land a body shot as Brooks controls the action. #T1#
Chonan misses with an elbow over the top.
Brooks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brooks is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chonan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brooks tries to score a body lock takedown but Chonan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chonan lands a hook that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Chonan misses with some punches.
Brooks avoids a wild elbow strike from Chonan.
Chonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chonan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brooks is defending well for now.
Chonan is looking to control Brooks's arms but Brooks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chonan has his back to the cage.
Chonan lands an elbow that stopped Brooks in his tracks for a moment.
Chonan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brooks blocks it with crossed arms. #T2#
Brooks tries for a takedown but Chonan manages to get underhooks.
Brooks is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chonan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chonan stalling in the clinch.
Chonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks wants to take the fight to the mat but Chonan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Chonan is struggling to control the position.
Brooks has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Chonan after a bit of a struggle.
Chonan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Chonan throws an elbow that misses. #T3#
Chonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chonan throws an elbow but it misses.
A short uppercut from Chonan.
Brooks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chonan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brooks avoids the elbow strike from Chonan, against the cage.
Chonan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chonan lands a right hand.
Piranha Chonan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chonan.
Chonan taking a breather.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chonan.
Chonan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brooks is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chonan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#T4#
Come on Chonan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Chonan misses with the head strike.
Brooks goes for a takedown attempt but Chonan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #TD#
Brooks gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#ES2#
Chonan throws Brooks to one side and escapes!#TD#
Brooks shoots in and bounces Chonan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Chonan is looking to stand back up but Brooks counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Chonan.
Chonan wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piranha Chonan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Brooks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Chonan throws a body punch but Brooks moves out of range.
Brooks slips a straight right by Chonan.
Brooks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brooks. That's going to slow Chonan down.
Brooks fails with a takedown attempt.
Brooks jabs Chonan right on the nose. Chonan blinks but takes it well.#CL#
Brooks takes the fight into the clinch.
Brooks has Chonan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chonan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chonan misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chonan.
Brooks being controlled against the cage.
Chonan misses with an elbow strike. #T1#
Brooks goes for a takedown attempt but Chonan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Chonan moves into the clinch.
Brooks wants to take the fight to the mat but Chonan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Chonan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chonan misses with a punch on the inside.
Chonan tries a knee to the head but Brooks blocks it.
Chonan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Chonan.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Chonan's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Brooks goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chonan prevents it.
Brooks tries to score a body lock takedown but Chonan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#T2#
Brooks is looking to take this one to the mat.
Brooks blocks an uppercut.
Chonan scores with a shot to the side of Brooks's head.
Chonan has Brooks pushed against the cage.
Chonan taking a breather.
Chonan continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Brooks tries for a takedown but Chonan manages to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chonan.
Chonan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chonan struggles to land a body shot inside as Brooks controls his hands.
Chonan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brooks. #T3#
Chonan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #TD#
Brooks gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Chonan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Chonan is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Brooks takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Further stalling from Brooks.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T4#
Chonan darts in trying to clinch
and Brooks counters with a thumping low kick.
Chonan moves away from the strike by Brooks.
Chonan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chonan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chonan.
Piranha Chonan seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Brooks drives through and clinches with Chonan against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chonan misses with a punch to the body.
Damian Brooks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chonan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brooks goes for a takedown attempt but Chonan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #CL2#
Brooks tries to keep at a distance but Chonan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Piranha Chonan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chonan scores with a shoulder strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Piranha Chonan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chonan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30

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

Event: *PPV: EVOLUTION
Date: Mar 31, 2018

#R1#
Lucjusz throws a body punch but Chonan moves out of range.
Chonan avoids the body shot from Lucjusz.
Lucjusz throws a leg kick but Chonan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chonan scores with a nice strike.
Chonan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #TD#
Lucjusz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lucjusz sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Chonan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Chonan wants to get back to his feet but Lucjusz drags him back down.
Lucjusz misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Chonan wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lucjusz working the ground and pound but Chonan is defending the strikes. #T1#
Chonan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lucjusz is looking to take a break and control but Chonan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lucjusz content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Chonan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Chonan tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Chonan squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lucjusz tries to control but Chonan wriggling away.
Lucjusz working Chonan over with strikes here.
Lucjusz lands a big elbow. #CUT#
It looks like Piranha Chonan has been cut.
Lucjusz controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lucjusz won't let Chonan get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Lucjusz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Chonan wants to try and get back to his feet.
Lucjusz controlling from the full mount. #T3#
A nice elbow there by Lucjusz.#CUT#
That has opened up Piranha Chonan's cut even more.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chonan really wants to buck Lucjusz off and get back to his feet.
Chonan is squirming around, avoiding Lucjusz's attempts to control the action.
Lucjusz with good strikes from the mount here!#CUT#
Piranha Chonan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lucjan Lucjusz!
During a confident post fight interview, Lucjan Lucjusz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: PFC 21 Yamaguchi vs Darkk
Date: Mar 02, 2018

#R1#
Chonan stuffs the takedown attempt from Del Oeste. Del Oeste gets slowly back to his feet.
Del Oeste misses with a lunging right hand
and Chonan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2#
Del Oeste tries to keep at a distance but Chonan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chonan lands an elbow that stopped Del Oeste in his tracks for a moment.
Chonan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Del Oeste prevents a body shot from Chonan.
Stalling in the clinch from Chonan.
A short right from Chonan on the inside.
We've been hearing reports that Del Oeste has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chonan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Del Oeste wants a takedown but no success here.
Del Oeste wants to stall.
Del Oeste tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chonan just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Del Oeste. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Del Oeste tries to pull guard but Chonan holds him up against the cage and eventually Del Oeste drops back down to his feet.
Chonan lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T1#
Del Oeste tries to pull guard but Chonan holds him up against the cage and eventually Del Oeste drops back down to his feet.
Del Oeste looking for a takedown.
Chonan lands with a light punch inside.
Come on Chonan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Del Oeste is trying to pull guard but Chonan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Chonan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chonan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chonan lands with a short shot to the head.
Chonan told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Chonan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Del Oeste backwards.
Chonan tries to throw a body punch but Del Oeste avoids it by throwing Chonan back against the cage.
Chonan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chonan scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chonan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T2#
Del Oeste jumps guard but Chonan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chonan.
Chonan has Del Oeste pressed against the cage.
Chonan lands with a right to the head. #ROC2#
Del Oeste is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Del Oeste takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Del Oeste is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chonan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Del Oeste's elbow.
Del Oeste seems to have got his legs back now.
Del Oeste jumps guard but Chonan stands there with Del Oeste around his waist. Del Oeste gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Del Oeste is trying to pull guard but Chonan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chonan.
Chonan lands an elbow inside that Del Oeste shrugs off.
Still in the clinch, Chonan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chonan.
Del Oeste tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chonan smiles and moves away.
Del Oeste slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T3##KD2#
Chonan lands a big right hand that sends Del Oeste crashing to the mat! Chonan stays standing though and waves Del Oeste back to his feet!
Del Oeste comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Del Oeste is trying to push Chonan away but Chonan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chonan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Del Oeste's defenses.
Chonan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chonan has Del Oeste pushed against the cage.
Chonan is leaning against Del Oeste and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Del Oeste is trying to pull guard but Chonan has him pressed against the cage.
Del Oeste is trying to pull guard but Chonan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Chonan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T4#
Chonan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Del Oeste is trying to pull guard but Chonan has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Chonan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Del Oeste's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Del Oeste trying to control the position but instead, Chonan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Del Oeste into the cage.
Del Oeste letting Chonan take a breather here.
Del Oeste tries to pull guard but Chonan won't allow it.
Chonan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Del Oeste tries to pull guard but Chonan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Chonan controlling the action here for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piranha Chonan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Chonan rushes Del Oeste and presses him up against the cage.
Chonan lands an elbow inside.
Chonan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chonan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chonan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chonan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Del Oeste is trying to pull guard but Chonan has him pressed against the cage.
Del Oeste blocks a body shot from Chonan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Oeste takes an elbow to the temple.
Del Oeste tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chonan misses with a knee to the head.
Del Oeste tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Del Oeste. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Del Oeste jumps guard but Chonan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #T1#
Chonan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chonan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Del Oeste backwards.
Chonan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #TD#
Del Oeste has Chonan pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Del Oeste pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Chonan tumbling to the mat - Del Oeste dives into Chonan's guard.#ES2#
Chonan has his feet on Del Oeste's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Del Oeste takes one to the chin there.
Chonan throws out a loose jab but Del Oeste uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot by Del Oeste.#KD2#
Chonan drops Del Oeste with a beautiful combination! Del Oeste stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Chonan is looking for the KO!
Chonan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Del Oeste went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#T2#
Del Oeste has a takedown stuffed.
A slow jab from Del Oeste misses its intended target.
Del Oeste swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chonan.
Del Oeste misses with the combination.
Del Oeste showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chonan.
Chonan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Del Oeste counters with a nice uppercut.
Piranha Chonan seems to be getting the better of the standup.#TD#
Del Oeste feints and as Chonan raises his hands in defense, Del Oeste changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#ES2#
Chonan wriggles free and stands up. #CL2#
Chonan closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Chonan.
Piranha Chonan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T3#
Del Oeste jumps guard but Chonan stands there with Del Oeste around his waist. Del Oeste gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chonan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chonan lands an uppercut.
Del Oeste misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chonan.
Del Oeste is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chonan lands with a light punch inside.
Del Oeste misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chonan.
Del Oeste tries for a takedown but Chonan manages to get underhooks.
Del Oeste tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chonan smiles and moves away.
Del Oeste shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chonan but Chonan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chonan connects with a single shot there.#T4#
Del Oeste swats away the attempt to clinch by Chonan.#CL2#
Chonan clinches up with Del Oeste and pushes him back against the cage.
Chonan misses with a punch to the body.
Del Oeste jumps guard but Chonan stands there with Del Oeste around his waist. Del Oeste gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chonan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chonan pushes Del Oeste back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Del Oeste is working for takedown but Chonan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Chonan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chonan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chonan effectively controlling the action here.
A nice left hand lands by Chonan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piranha Chonan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Chonan clinches up with Del Oeste and pushes him back against the cage.
Del Oeste fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chonan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Del Oeste backwards.
Del Oeste is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chonan is defending well.
A short right from Chonan.
A right handed body shot lands from Chonan.
Chonan pushes Del Oeste back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Del Oeste is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chonan is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Del Oeste. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good body shot from Chonan.
A short right from Chonan on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chonan creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Del Oeste! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Chonan.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piranha Chonan!
A very excited looking Piranha Chonan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Ryan Del Oeste had this to say: 'Tomorrow I'll be back in camp training, getting better than ever. Then I will come back and show what I am really made of.'.

Event: PFC 12 Kwon vs Jenner
Date: Jan 26, 2018

#R1#
A jab from Browne does it's job there.#CUT2#
It looks like Piranha Chonan has been cut.
Browne connects with a body shot.
Chonan avoids the body shot from Browne.
Chonan is looking to counter the offense by Browne and move into the clinch.
Browne lands a lovely overhand right.
Chonan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Browne. Browne obviously looking to wear him down.
Browne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Browne lands with a right hand.
Browne lands with an uppercut that bounces Chonan off the cage and back into range.
Liam Browne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chonan checks a low kick from Browne.
As Browne tries to get set, Chonan tries to push him back and clinch up but Browne manages to avoid the attempt.
Browne connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Browne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chonan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chonan takes a head kick and shrugs it off. #T1#
Browne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Browne scores with a shot to the body.
Browne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice cross by Browne.
Browne scores with a spinning back kick!
Browne throws a leg kick but Chonan checks it.
Chonan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Chonan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Browne can pounce on him.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch but Browne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Browne lands a lovely overhand right.
Browne throws a combination that misses #CL#
and Chonan counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #T2#
A left hand lands to the body for Chonan.
A left hand lands to the body for Chonan.
Browne cracks Chonan with a nice body shot.
Chonan lands an elbow inside that Browne shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Chonan.
Chonan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chonan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Browne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Browne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #BC2#
Browne breaks from the clinch.
Browne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chonan. That did some damage!
Browne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Browne connects with a right hand. Chonan shakes it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Browne.
Browne misses with a wild body shot. #T3#
Browne throws a body kick that misses.
Chonan tries to counter by clinching up but Browne breaks away and moves out of range.
Browne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Browne cracks Chonan with an open hand slap.
Browne has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Chonan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Browne stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Browne is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chonan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Browne connects with an inside leg kick.
Browne scores with a nice head shot.
Browne throws a body shot but no joy.
Browne thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chonan if he has to take too many more of those. #T4#
Browne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chonan at a distance.
Browne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Browne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Browne cracks a nice hook into Chonan's ribs.
Chonan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Browne connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chonan scrambles back to his feet.
Browne lands a slapping body shot.
Chonan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Browne lands with an uppercut that bounces Chonan off the cage and back into range.
Browne lands with a cross. #CUT2#
Piranha Chonan's cut is getting worse.
A left lands for Browne.
Browne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chonans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Browne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
A slapping leg kick lands for Browne.
Browne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chonan's head backwards.
Browne connects with a leg kick. Chonan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Browne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Browne throws a body kick that misses.
Jab, jab by Browne - just one landing.
Chonan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Browne throws out a powerful jab.
Nice body kick from Browne.
Browne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Browne throws a series of punches but Chonan avoids them all with ease. #T1#
Browne lands with a nice body kick.
Browne throws a body punch but Chonan moves out of range.
Chonan is looking to counter the offense by Browne and move into the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Browne.
Browne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Browne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Browne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#CL#
Chonan drives through and clinches with Browne against the cage.
I was talking to Chonan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Chonan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chonan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Browne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chonan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Browne struggles to land a body shot inside as Chonan controls his hands. #T2#
Browne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Browne.
A short right from Browne on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chonan taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Browne. #CUT2#
Piranha Chonan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chonan. #BC2#
Browne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Chonan moves into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Browne.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Browne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chonan's elbow.
Chonan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A short right from Browne on the inside.
Chonan tries to throw a body punch but Browne avoids it by throwing Chonan back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chonan.
Browne lands a hook that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
Chonan takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Browne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Browne has a couple of punches blocked by Chonan. #BC2#
Browne breaks the clinch.
Liam Browne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Browne lands with a straight right. Chonan didn't see that one coming.#T3#
Browne is looking to slow Chonan down with leg kicks.
A cross from Browne lands.
Chonan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Browne lands a lovely overhand right.#CUT2#
Jeez, Piranha Chonan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Browne connects with a leg kick. Chonan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chonan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chonan thuds a left hand into Browne's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Browne. Chonan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chonan throwing a counter right hand but Browne manages to avoid it.
Browne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chonan momentarily.
Chonan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Liam Browne!
A victorious Liam Browne thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: PFC 5 Tepes vs Stone
Date: Dec 30, 2017

#R1##CL#
Chonan moves into the clinch.
Chonan scores with a shot to the side of Spice's head.
Chonan works on Spice's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Chonan.
Spice drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chonan pulls his leg out and moves away. #CL#
Chonan rushes Spice and presses him up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chonan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Spice's brow.
Chonan tries to work over Spice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chonan lands a shoulder strike.
Spice is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spice can't get the takedown.
Piranha Chonan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Spice.
Spice wants a takedown but no success here.
Chonan digs a right hand into Spice's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spice's gas tank.
Spice is looking for a takedown.
Chonan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chonan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #T1#
A left hand lands to the body for Chonan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chonan.
Chonan lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Chonan scores with a nice short uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice left hand lands by Chonan.
Chonan lands an uppercut.
Chonan presses Spice against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chonan slows down the pace here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chonan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chonan has Spice pressed against the cage. #T2#
Chonan lands a body punch.
Chonan lands a body punch.
Spice looks winded!
Chonan cracks Spice with a nice body shot.
A short left from Chonan. #ROC#
Spice is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chonan cracks Spice with a nice body shot.
Chonan has Spice pressed against the cage.
Chonan lands a body shot.
Chonan lands with a light punch inside.
Spice is still on wobbly legs! Can Chonan finish him?
Chonan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chonan creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Spice's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Spice drops to his knees and Chonan pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piranha Chonan!
An out of breath Piranha Chonan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Pulse 99
Date: Nov 18, 2017

#R1#
Svensson lands a leg kick that knocks Chonan off balance momentarily.
Svensson scores with a jab to the body.
Svensson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chonan was well out of range. Poor timing from Svensson.
Chonan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Chonan tries to clinch up
and Svensson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chonan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Svensson. That one must have hurt.
Svensson jabs Chonan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chonan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Svensson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chonan tries to clinch up but Svensson circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Chonan misses.
Svensson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T1#
Svensson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chonan on the side of the head.
Chonan misses with a left hand
enabling Svensson to counter with a crisp jab.
Svensson ducks under a wild hook from Chonan.
A jab from Svensson misses.
Svensson delivers a nice body kick.
Chonan checks a low kick from Svensson.
Svensson just misses with a punch to the body.
Chonan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Chonan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chonan backing away here, and Svensson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Svensson.
Chonan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Svensson paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T2#
Svensson misses with a straight left.
Chonan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Svensson manages to circle out of the way.#CL#
Chonan darts in and clinches Svensson up against the cage.
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Svensson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svensson swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chonan misses with a punch on the inside.
Chonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Svensson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Svensson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Svensson connects with a single shot there.
Svensson swings for the body but Chonan moves out of range. #T3##CL#
Chonan darts in and clinches Svensson up against the cage.
Svensson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chonan to keep the fight standing.
Chonan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chonan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Svensson's elbow.
Chonan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chonan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Svensson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chonan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Svensson can turn it around.
Chonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Svensson blocks an uppercut.
Svensson takes a shot to the head.
Svensson prevents a body shot from Chonan.
Chonan leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Svensson. #T4#
Chonan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Svensson's elbow.
Chonan misses with a punch on the inside.
Chonan misses with the head strike.
Svensson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Svensson.
A head punch on the inside from Chonan fails to land.
Chonan misses with some punches.
Chonan tries to stall but Svensson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Svensson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chonan or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Chonan.
Chonan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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!
Svensson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chonan misses with some punches.
Chonan misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Svensson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Svensson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chonan doesn't seem bothered though.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch but Svensson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Svensson keeps Chonan at a distance using the push kick.
Svensson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Svensson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Svensson just misses with a punch to the body.
Svensson throws a body punch but Chonan moves out of range.
Chonan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Svensson manages to circle out of the way.
Svensson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chonan momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Svensson digs a good body shot into Chonan's ribs.
Svensson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T1#
An inside leg kick from Svensson misses.
Svensson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chonan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Svensson's head backwards.
Svensson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chonan.
Chonan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Svensson.#CL#
Svensson gets tackled into the cage by Chonan. Chonan maintains the clinch.
Svensson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chonan tries to throw a body punch but Svensson avoids it by throwing Chonan back against the cage.
Chonan lands a nice shot to the body.
Chonan working aggressively here.
Chonan tries to throw a body punch but Svensson avoids it by throwing Chonan back against the cage.
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T2#
Chonan tries to work over Svensson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chonan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Chonan. #BC2#
Svensson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Svensson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chonan manages to avoid it.
Svensson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chonan moves out of range of the strikes.
Chonan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Svensson lands a lovely overhand right.
Sven Svensson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chonan tries to clinch but Svensson moves out of range.
Chonan misses the jab.#T3#
Svensson works Chonan's body with a nice hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chonan checks a leg kick.
Svensson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Svensson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Svensson throws a low kick but Chonan avoids it.
Chonan wants to clinch
enabling Svensson to counter with a crisp jab.
Svensson throws a predictable looking body shot #CL#
and Chonan counters by clinching up.
Chonan gets through Svensson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T4#
A short uppercut from Chonan.
Chonan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Svensson's elbow.
Chonan throws a head punch that misses.
Chonan tries a body shot but Svensson blocks it.
A short uppercut from Chonan.
A right hook to the body lands for Chonan.
Svensson prevents a body shot from Chonan.
Svensson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chonan throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chonan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Chonan.
Chonan has Svensson pushed against the cage.
Svensson lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sven Svensson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Chonan wants to clinch.
Svensson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chonan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Svensson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Svensson lands with a hook. Chonan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chonan moves to clinch but Svensson breaks away
and Svensson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Chonan really felt that one!#T1#
A big left from Svensson misses.
Svensson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chonan's head backwards.
Svensson thumps Chonan with a low kick.
Svensson scores with a hook to the body. Chonan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chonan checks a leg kick.
Svensson missing with a left hand there. Chonan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Svensson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Svensson thumps Chonan with a low kick.
Svensson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chonan is out of range.
Chonan tries to clinch up but Svensson circles away and keeps his distance.#T2#
Chonan moves to clinch but Svensson breaks away
and Svensson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Svensson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Svensson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #CL#
Chonan closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chonan tries to work over Svensson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Svensson blocks an uppercut. #BC2#
Svensson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chonan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Svensson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Svensson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T3#
Chonan swings widly with a right hand
and Svensson counters with a nice leg kick.
Chonan ducks under a wild hook from Svensson.
Chonan wants to clinch but Svensson slips to the side
and Svensson counters with a nice body shot.
Svensson scores with a body shot.
A left lands for Svensson.
Svensson looks to throw the jab but Chonan is out of range.
Svensson lunges at Chonan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chonan's hand.
Chonan moves out of range as Svensson throws a body kick.
Chonan throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Svensson counter with a right hand.
Chonan on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T4#
Chonan takes one to the chin there.
Svensson throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Chonan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Svensson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chonan under the eye.
Svensson scores with a shot to the body.
Chonan tries to clinch but Svensson moves away
and Svensson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL#
Chonan has closed the distance and engaged Svensson in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Svensson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chonan.
Piranha Chonan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chonan throws a punch but it's blocked by Svensson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sven Svensson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Svensson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Svensson!
Sven Svensson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: Pulse 95 - Santos vs Mostert
Date: Oct 21, 2017

#R1#
Malone tests Chonan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chonan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Malone, right into the meat.
Chonan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Malone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chonan moves to clinch but Malone breaks away
enabling Malone to counter with a crisp jab.
Chonan misses with a looping left.
Malone throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Chonan darts in and clinches Malone up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malone.
Chonan misses with some punches.
Chonan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chonan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Malone blocks an uppercut. #T1#
Malone lands an elbow inside that Chonan shrugs off. #CUT2#
It looks like Piranha Chonan has been cut.
Malone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chonan misses with a punch on the inside.
Chonan has Malone pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Chonan.
Chonan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malone's elbow.
Chonan throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chonan.
Malone scores with a shot to the side of Chonan's head.
Malone misses with a punch on the inside.
Chonan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malone can't break the clinch.
Chonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chonan lands with a short shot to the head.
Chonan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Malone backwards.
A hook to the body from Chonan.
Malone tries to break free but Chonan pushes him back against the cage.#T2#
Chonan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Chonan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chonan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Chonan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chonan prevents Malone from breaking the clinch.
Chonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chonan blocks the elbow strike.
Malone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chonan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Malone looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Malone misses with the head strike.
Malone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chonan.
Malone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chonan stalling against the cage.
Malone blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T3#
Chonan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Malone up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malone.
Chonan can't find room to land a body shot as Malone controls the action.
Chonan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chonan misses with a punch on the inside.
Chonan has Malone pressed against the cage.
Malone has a couple of punches blocked by Chonan.
Chonan throws a punch but it's blocked by Malone.
Chonan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malone's elbow.
Malone misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chonan.
Chonan stalls.
Chonan has Malone pressed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Chonan for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Chonan misses with a punch on the inside. #T4#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chonan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Malone.
Chonan lands a hook that snaps the head of Malone backwards.
Chonan misses with the head strike.
Malone tries to circle away but Chonan has him pinned against the cage.
Malone working aggressively here.
Chonan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chonan.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chonan misses with some punches.
Chonan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malone blocking some punches.
Malone tries to break the clinch but Chonan is controlling the position.
Chonan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malone's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piranha Chonan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Malone lands a nice shot that snaps Chonan's head back. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chonan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malone can do to turn this around?#BC2#
Malone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malone lands a leg kick that knocks Chonan off balance momentarily.
Chonan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Malone misses with a lunging right hand #CL#
and Chonan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Malone has had enough of the clinch but Chonan keeps him there for the moment.
Chonan slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chonan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Malone being controlled against the cage.
Chonan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chonan lands with a left to the head. #T1#
Chonan slows down the pace here.
Chonan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC2#
Malone manages to break the clinch.
Malone scores with a nice head shot.
Malone tries to work over Chonan's front leg with a kick but Chonan checks it. #CL#
Chonan closes the distance and pushes Malone back into the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Chonan.
Chonan throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Malone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Malone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chonan.
Chonan tries to clinch but Malone is having none of it. #CL#
Chonan closes the distance and pushes Malone back into the cage.#T2#
Chonan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chonan lands a right hand.
Malone has a couple of punches blocked by Chonan.
A short body shot lands from Malone as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Chonan.
Malone blocks a body shot from Chonan.
Chonan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Malone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malone.
Malone misses with some punches.
Chonan has a couple of punches blocked by Malone.
Malone is trying to push Chonan away but Chonan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short uppercut from Malone.
Chonan prevents Malone from breaking the clinch.#BC2#
Malone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Malone takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #T3#
Malone ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Malone misses with a low kick as Chonan jumps back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Malone.
Chonan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Malone takes a swing at Chonan's ribcage but misses.
Malone looks to score with a jab to the body but Chonan is just out of range.
Nice shot lands for Malone.
Chonan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malone tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chonan is able to avoid easily.
Chonan tries to counter by clinching up but Malone breaks away and moves out of range.
Malone misses the jab.
A slow jab from Malone misses its intended target. #T4##CL#
Chonan closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Chonan on the inside.
Malone lands with a left to the head.
Malone is trying to break free.
Chonan throws a head punch that misses.
Chonan misses with the head strike.
Piranha Chonan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malone blocks an uppercut.
Chonan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Malone blocking some punches.
Chonan lands a left hand.
Chonan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chonan avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chonan.
Chonan misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Piranha Chonan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan'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!
#R3#
Chonan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Malone scores with the left hand. Chonan knows he should have avoided that one.
Malone throws a predictable looking body shot #CL#
and Chonan moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chonan.
Chonan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Malone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Chonan.
Chonan tries a body shot but Malone blocks it.
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chonan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Chonan misses with some punches. #BC2#
Malone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Chonan has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chonan blocks a body shot from Malone. #T1#
Chonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malone tries to circle away but Chonan has him pinned against the cage.
Chonan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chonan stalling in the clinch. #BC2#
Malone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chonan is looking to clinch but Malone is avoiding it.
Malone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Malone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Malone misses with a right hand #CL#
and Chonan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Malone lands with a short shot to the head.
Malone struggles to land a body shot inside as Chonan controls his hands.
Chonan working aggressively here.
Chonan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Malone backwards.
A shot in the inside from Malone.
Chonan lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T2#
Malone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chonan has him pressed against the cage.
Chonan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malone has had enough of the clinch but Chonan keeps him there for the moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Malone.
Chonan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malone misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Malone.
Chonan misses with some punches.
Chonan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malone's elbow.
Mad Dog Malone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malone pushes Chonan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malone.
Chonan prevents Malone from breaking the clinch.
Chonan throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chonan.
Chonan misses with some punches.
Chonan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chonan throws a head punch that misses. #T3#
Malone is leaning against Chonan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chonan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Malone throws a head punch that misses.
Chonan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malone misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Malone fails to land. #BC2#
Malone breaks the clinch.
Chonan moves out of range of the leg kick from Malone.
Chonan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CL#
Chonan clinches with his opponent.
Chonan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Malone backwards.
Chonan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chonan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chonan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chonan lands with a left to the head.
Malone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T4#
Malone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malone misses with a punch on the inside.
Malone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Malone has had enough of the clinch but Chonan keeps him there for the moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Malone.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chonan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Malone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chonans head.
Malone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chonan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Malone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Malone tries to throw a body punch but Chonan avoids it by throwing Malone back against the cage.
Chonan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Chonan.
Chonan tries to work over Malone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Piranha Chonan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Malone swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Malone fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mad Dog Malone.
I think Chonan 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27

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

Event: Pulse 91 - Aldo vs Malone
Date: Sep 16, 2017

#R1#
Santos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Chonan as he connects with a hook.
We've been informed that Santos has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Chonan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Santos cracks Chonan with a good jab.
Chonan tries to clinch up.
Santos thuds a left hand into Chonan's body.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt#TD2#
and Santos counters with a shoot takedown. Chonan fights it but they end up in guard.
Chonan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Santos lands a couple of digs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chonan is looking to stand up but Santos isn't so interested in that idea.
Santos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chonan's head.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Chonan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chonan is looking to stand up but Santos isn't so interested in that idea. #ES#
Chonan wriggles free and stands up. #CL#
Chonan clinches with his opponent.
Santos wants a takedown.
Chonan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Santos stalling in the clinch but Chonan improves position.
Santos is stalling here.
Chonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chonan tries a body shot but Santos blocks it. #T2#
Chonan pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chonan.
Chonan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chonan trying to control the position but instead, Santos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chonan into the cage.
Chonan looking to slow down the pace here.
Chonan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Piranha Chonan.
Chonan slaps away a takedown attempt from Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chonan wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.#CL#
Chonan rushes Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chonan gets underhooks to prevent Santos's takedown attempt.
Piranha Chonan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Santos.
Chonan swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T3#
Chonan throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Chonan blocks a body shot from Santos.
Santos being controlled against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Chonan.
Chonan misses with a punch to the body.
Santos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
Santos controlling the action here for a moment.
Santos trying to stall but Chonan improves his position.
Chonan taking a breather.
Chonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chonan blocking some punches.
Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T4#
Chonan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chonan looking to slow down the pace here.
Chonan misses with the head strike.
Santos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chonan is working Santos over against the cage.
Santos controlling the action here for a moment.
Chonan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Chonan controls the action.
Santos blocks a body shot from Chonan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chonan.
Chonan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santos is struggling to control the position.
Chonan has Santos pressed against the cage.
Chonan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Piranha Chonan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Chonan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Chonan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Santos momentarily.
Chonan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santos works Chonan's body with a nice hook.
Nice cross by Santos.
Santos shoots in for a double leg but Chonan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chonan wants to clinch.
Chonan tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Chonan to counter with a crisp jab.
Chonan darts in trying to clinch#TD2#
and Santos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #T1##SUB2#
Santos is working for a kimura but Chonan is defending it quite comfortably.
Santos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Santos working Chonan over with strikes.
Santos trying to control from half guard but Chonan is working away.
Chonan won't allow Santos to pass to mount.
Chonan is trying to stand. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chonan trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Santos goes for a double leg but Chonan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Chonan continues to drive forward.
Chonan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Piranha Chonan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Santos.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos looks to land a combination but Chonan avoids it well.
Chonan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Chonan, which made it look bad.
Chonan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Chonan tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Chonan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Santos jabs Chonan right on the nose. Chonan blinks but takes it well.
Santos chopping away at his opponent's legs. #TD2#
Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Santos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T3#
Santos thows a huge punch but Chonan dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Santos connects with a nice short shot to Chonan's temple. #SUB2#
Santos is looking for a kimura but Chonan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Santos to get the leverage. #ES#
Chonan has one foot on Santos's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That kick from Santos tenderised Chonan's leg. Chonan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chonan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Santos jabs Chonan right on the nose. Chonan blinks but takes it well.
Chonan moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Chonan wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Piranha Chonan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T4#
Good shot there by Chonan.
Santos cracks Chonan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chonan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santos tries a quick counter leg kick but Chonan is wise to it.
Santos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chonan under the eye.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chonan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#CL#
Chonan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
I was talking to Chonan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Santos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chonan trying to stall but Santos improves his position.
Piranha Chonan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Chonan controls his hands.
Chonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Chonan tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Santos.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos's corner calls for a 1-2. Santos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chonan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chonan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chonan as he avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Santos.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Chonan is just out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Santos there.#CUT2#
It looks like Piranha Chonan has been cut.
Santos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos fails to land the takedown.
Chonan tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chonan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos moves into range and connects with a jab. #T1#
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chonan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos jabs Chonan right on the nose. Chonan blinks but takes it well.
Santos throws a leg kick but Chonan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Chonan.
Chonan fails with an attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Chonan.
Chonan walks into a straight right hand from Santos.
Chonan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chonan wants to clinch.#T2#
Chonan tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Chonan tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Santos tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Santos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chonan tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Chonan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chonan on the side of the head.
Chonan stuffs the takedown attempt from Santos. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Chonan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Santos manages to circle out of the way.
Piranha Chonan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Santos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos lands a right hook to the body.
Chonan leaves Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jorge Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chonan tries to clinch up.#T3#
Chonan cracks Santos with a good jab.
Santos lands with a shot to the body.
Chonan walks into a straight right hand from Santos.
Chonan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Chonan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santos fails with the takedown.
Chonan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chonan misses with a right hand #TD2#
and Santos counters with a shoot takedown. Chonan fights it but they end up in guard. #ES#
Chonan has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Santos has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chonan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chonan is trying to stall.
Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Chonan.
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#T4#
Chonan slows down the pace here.
Chonan has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
Chonan has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
Chonan gets through Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chonan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chonan is looking to control Santos's arms but Santos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chonan has his back to the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Chonan.
Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Chonan controls his hands.
Santos looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos.
Santos is trying to drag Chonan to the mat but Chonan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Santos!
Our winner, Jorge Santos, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: Pulse 72 - Tszyu vs Chonan
Date: Apr 29, 2017

#R1#
Tszyu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chonan circles away quickly and effectively.
Tszyu sets himself, and Chonan steps forward looking for the clinch! Tszyu avoids it this time.
Tszyu keeps the fight on the outside.
Tszyu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tszyu misses with a hook.
Tszyu sets himself, and Chonan steps forward looking for the clinch! Tszyu avoids it this time.
Chonan moves to clinch but Tszyu breaks away
and Tszyu counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#
It looks like Piranha Chonan has been cut.
Tszyu scores with a nice head shot.
Tszyu throws a series of punches but Chonan avoids them all with ease.
Piranha Chonan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tszyu throws a hook to the side of Chonan's head but Chonan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chonan takes one to the side of the head.
Chonan closes the distance but Tszyu moves to the side
and Tszyu counters with a three punch combo that has Chonan backing up. Chonan nods at Tszyu to acknowledge the strikes.#T1#
Tszyu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chonan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chonan wants to clinch
and Tszyu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch but Tszyu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chonan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tszyu is looking for a counter combo.
Tszyu scores with a one two! Chonan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Chonan moves to clinch but Tszyu breaks away
and Tszyu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tszyu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Montreal Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tszyu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tszyu went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Chonan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tszyu counters with a nice uppercut. #T2#
Tszyu lands a jab to the head.
Chonan moves out of range as Tszyu strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chonan is looking to clinch but Tszyu is avoiding it.
Chonan tries to clinch there but Tszyu circles away. #CL2#
Chonan moves into the clinch.
Chonan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Tszyu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chonan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tszyu.
Tszyu is trying to break free.
Chonan lands a right hand.
Tszyu misses with a hook to the ribs. #T3#
Tszyu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chonans head.
Tszyu lands with a light punch inside.
Chonan blocks an uppercut.
Tszyu lands with a light punch inside.
Tszyu struggles to land a body shot inside as Chonan controls his hands.
Tszyu swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tszyu is leaning against Chonan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tszyu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chonan's elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chonan.
A head punch on the inside from Chonan fails to land.
Tszyu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chonan can't find room to land a body shot as Tszyu controls the action.
Tszyu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tszyu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tszyu throws a head punch that misses.
Tszyu misses with a punch to the body.
Tszyu lands a right hand.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chonan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters. #T4#
Tszyu connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Tszyu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chonan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tszyu counters with a straight right hand.
Tszyu keeps the fight on the outside.
Tszyu thinks about countering with a head kick.
Tszyu's corner calls for a 1-2. Tszyu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chonan tries to clinch there but Tszyu circles away. #CL2#
Chonan drives through and clinches with Tszyu against the cage.
Tszyu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chonan prevents Tszyu from breaking the clinch.
Chonan tries to throw a body punch but Tszyu avoids it by throwing Chonan back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kostya Tszyu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Tszyu circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Tszyu misses the target.
Chonan wants to clinch up but Tszyu keeps it at a distance.
Tszyu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chonan doesn't manage to clinch there - Tszyu circles away.
Chonan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tszyu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tszyu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tszyu circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL2#
Chonan has managed to clinch.
Tszyu throws a punch but it's blocked by Chonan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tszyu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chonan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chonan blocking some punches. #BC#
Tszyu breaks the clinch.
Tszyu throws a looping overhand right but Chonan ducks down to avoid it.
Chonan tries to clinch there but Tszyu circles away.
Tszyu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kostya Tszyu is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Chonan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tszyu throws a nice looking combination but Chonan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tszyu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #CL2#
and Chonan counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chonan.
Chonan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tszyu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chonan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tszyu misses with a body punch.
Chonan just leaning against Tszyu, taking a breather.
Tszyu lands with a right to the head.
Chonan has Tszyu pressed against the cage.
Tszyu working hard to break the clinch.
Tszyu blocks an uppercut. #T2#
Tszyu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kostya Tszyu has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC#
Tszyu manages to break the clinch.
Chonan tries to clinch there but Tszyu circles away.
Tszyu misses with a wild body shot.
Tszyu throws a series of punches but Chonan avoids them all with ease.
Tszyu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chonan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tszyu.
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!
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tszyu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chonan tries to clinch but Tszyu is having none of it.
Tszyu throws a head kick but Chonan moves out of range.
Kostya Tszyu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chonan wants to clinch up but Tszyu keeps it at a distance.
Tszyu misses with a series of wild punches. #T3#
Chonan tries to clinch up.
Tszyu misses with an uppercut #CL2#
and Chonan counters by clinching up.
Tszyu swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tszyu.
Tszyu being controlled against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tszyu - that landed with a thud.
Tszyu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chonan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tszyu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Chonan can turn it around.
Chonan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tszyu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tszyu lands a hook that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
Tszyu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T4#
Tszyu gets through Chonan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Chonan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tszyu.
Chonan avoiding damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tszyu.
Tszyu misses with a punch to the body.
Tszyu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tszyu.
Chonan is looking to control Tszyu's arms but Tszyu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chonan has his back to the cage.
Tszyu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tszyu misses with a punch on the inside.
Tszyu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chonan can do to turn this around?
Tszyu lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Chonan.
Chonan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tszyu up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tszyu fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kostya Tszyu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
Chonan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chonan moves to clinch but Tszyu breaks away
and Tszyu counters with an inside leg kick.
Tszyu throws a sloppy head kick and Chonan moves out of range easily.
Tszyu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Some wild striking there from Tszyu.
Chonan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tszyu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CUT#
That has opened up Piranha Chonan's cut even more.#T1#
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tszyu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tszyu pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chonan back to the cage. Tszyu follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tszyu shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chonan eats them both and turns towards Tszyu to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#CUT#
The cut above Piranha Chonan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Chonan tries to clinch up.
Chonan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tszyu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chonan moves in looking to clinch but Tszyu pushes him off.
Chonan blocks a jab.#CL2#
Chonan closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chonan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chonan misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chonan blocking some punches.
Tszyu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chonan prevents a body shot from Tszyu.
Tszyu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A bit of stalling here from Chonan.
Chonan blocking some punches.
Tszyu swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Tszyu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tszyu tries to bum rush Chonan with a series of wild strikes but Chonan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chonan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tszyu thinks about countering with a head kick.
Chonan tries to move into range but Tszyu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chonan tries to clinch
and Tszyu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chonan thinking.
Chonan tries to clinch but Tszyu moves away
and Tszyu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tszyu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T3##CL2#
Chonan rushes Tszyu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chonan misses with some punches.
Chonan lands with a short shot to the head.
Chonan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tszyu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Chonan.
Tszyu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tszyu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chonan's elbow.
Chonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chonan.
Tszyu blocks a body shot from Chonan.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tszyu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chonan lands an uppercut.
Tszyu swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Chonan is pushing Tszyu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #BC#
Tszyu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chonan tries to clinch up but Tszyu circles away and keeps his distance.
A little feinted left hand from Tszyu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tszyu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tszyu tries to bum rush Chonan with a series of wild strikes but Chonan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chonan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tszyu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tszyu misses with a double jab.
Chonan looks to clinch
and Tszyu counters with a three punch combo that has Chonan backing up. Chonan nods at Tszyu to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kostya Tszyu clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R4#
Tszyu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tszyu counters with a nice body shot.
Tszyu circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Tszyu to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#
Piranha Chonan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tszyu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chonan's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tszyu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chonan wants to clinch.#T1#
Chonan wants to clinch up but Tszyu keeps it at a distance.
Tszyu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chonan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tszyu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chonan tries to clinch but Tszyu moves out of range.
Chonan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chonan tries to clinch but Tszyu moves away
and Tszyu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kostya Tszyu!
Kostya Tszyu retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Kostya Tszyu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Pulse 67: Aldo vs Tszyu II
Date: Mar 25, 2017

#R1#
Some wild striking there from Killa.
No joy there for Killa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Killa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#CL2#
Chonan gets a clinch.
Chonan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chonan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chonan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chonan lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killa tries to pull guard but Chonan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Chonan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Chonan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A shot in the inside from Chonan. #T1#
Chonan has Killa pressed against the cage, preventing Killa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chonan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chonan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Killa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chonan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Killa.
Chonan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chonan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chonan stalling the fight.
Killa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chonan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chonan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Chonan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Killa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Chonan can turn it around.
Chonan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Piranha Chonan.
Killa misses with a lunging right hand #CL2#
and Chonan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chonan.
Killa is trying to break the clinch but Chonan has him pressed against the cage. #T2#
Killa is trying to pull guard but Chonan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Da Wrestler Killa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Killa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chonan has him pressed against the cage.
Chonan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Killa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chonan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chonan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chonan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Chonan has Killa pressed against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Chonan's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Killa tries to pull guard but Chonan won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chonan.#T3#
Chonan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chonan can't find room to land a body shot as Killa controls the action.
Chonan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Killa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Chonan drives through and clinches with Killa against the cage.
Killa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Killa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Killa goes for a takedown attempt but Chonan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #CL2#
Chonan instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Killa.
A short right from Chonan on the inside. #BC#
Killa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Chonan closes the distance and pushes Killa back into the cage.#T4#
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chonan digs a right hand underneath Killa's ribcage. Killa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chonan lands an uppercut.
Killa jumps guard but Chonan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Chonan has Killa pressed against the cage. #TD#
Killa has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Chonan uses from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Killa is looking to stand up but Chonan isn't so interested in that idea. #SU2#
Chonan stands up from guard. Let's bang! #CL2#
Chonan moves into range and clinches up with Killa.
Chonan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Killa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Killa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piranha Chonan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Chonan rushes Killa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Killa is trying to force a seperation but Chonan has the dominant position.
Chonan pushes Killa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chonan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chonan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Killa backwards. #BC#
Killa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Killa throws a solid leg kick but Chonan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Killa.
Killa misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killa throws a head kick but Chonan moves out of range. #CL2#
Chonan clinches.
Chonan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Killa is trying to break the clinch but Chonan is controlling him.
Killa is working for takedown but Chonan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Killa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T1#
Chonan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Chonan.
Chonan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Killa.
Chonan pushes Killa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC2#
Killa is rocked!
Chonan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Oh Killa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Killa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chonan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Da Wrestler Killa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chonan creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Killa with a big uppercut! Killa tries to clinch up but Chonan pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Killa to the mat! Killa covers up and Chonan unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Piranha Chonan!
After winning the bout, Piranha Chonan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Pulse 57 - Chonan vs Lee
Date: Jan 14, 2017

#R1#
Chonan moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.#CL#
Chonan rushes Lee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Chonan blocking some punches.
Lee misses with some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Chonan has Lee pushed against the cage.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chonan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Chonan.
Chonan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for Chonan to work.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chonan is stalling here.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chonan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chonan.
Chonan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chonan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Chonan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Chonan leaning against his opponent.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside. #T2#
Chonan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chonan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chonan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Chonan blocking some punches.
Chonan can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
A short uppercut from Chonan.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Chonan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chonan tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Chonan.
Chonan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chonan.
Chonan pressing his opponent against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chonan. #T3#
Chonan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chonan lands a body shot.
Chonan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee letting Chonan take a breather here.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chonan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
A short left from Chonan.
Lee misses with some punches.
Chonan blocking some punches.
Chonan misses with a punch to the body.
Chonan blocking some punches.
Chonan stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Chonan lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chonan. #T4#
Chonan slowing the pace effectively.
Chonan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chonan lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chonan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Chonan blocking some punches.
Chonan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Chonan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Chonan lands with a right to the head.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chonan.
Chonan blocks an uppercut.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chonan lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Piranha Chonan will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Lee lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chonan backs up against the cage.
Danga de danga de dang - Lee scores with a four punch combination!#CL#
Chonan takes the fight into the clinch.
Chonan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chonan lands with a light punch inside.
Chonan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Chonan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chonan lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Chonan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chonan cracks Lee with a nice body shot.#T1#
Chonan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chonan pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC#
Lee is rocked!
Chonan misses with a body punch.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Chonan finish him?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
Chonan tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chonan scores with a shoulder strike.
Chonan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Chonan scores with a shoulder strike.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chonan.
Chonan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee misses with the head strike. #T2#
Chonan tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Chonan back against the cage.
Chonan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chonan.
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!
Chonan blocks an uppercut.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Chonan.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Chonan struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Chonan blocking some punches.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Chonan.
Chonan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #T3#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chonan.
Chonan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chonan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chonan backwards. #CUT2#
It looks like Piranha Chonan has been cut.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Chonan.
Chonan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Piranha Chonan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chonan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chonan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chonan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lee working aggressively here.
Chonan blocking some punches.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T4#
Chonan misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chonan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Chonan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chonan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chonan.
Chonan scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Chonan lands a nice shot to the body.
Chonan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Chonan blocking some punches.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Chonan.
Still in the clinch, Chonan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Piranha Chonan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Chonan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chonan is looking to clinch.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Chonan is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chonan is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lee.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Chonan pushes Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Chonan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lee prevents a body shot from Chonan. #T1#
Chonan lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Chonan.
Chonan slowing the pace effectively.
Chonan lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Chonan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chonan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chonan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Chonan.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chonan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T2#
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chonan is pushing Lee up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Chonan gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee prevents a body shot from Chonan.
Chonan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chonan blocks an uppercut.
Chonan has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chonan stalling in the clinch.
Lee blocking some punches.
Chonan just leaning against Lee, taking a breather.
Chonan lands a body punch.
Chonan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chonan avoiding damage. #T3#
Chonan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.
A short body shot lands from Chonan as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Chonan.
Chonan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Lee.
Chonan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chonan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Chonan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chonan.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside. #T4#
Chonan blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Chonan.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chonan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bruce Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chonan stalling against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chonan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lee up against the cage.
Chonan lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Chonan digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Piranha Chonan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chonan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piranha Chonan!
Piranha Chonan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Bruce Lee spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back stronger than ever!'.

Event: Pulse 52 - Aldo vs Chonan III
Date: Dec 10, 2016

#R1#
Aldo jabs at Chonan's body.
Aldo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aldo misses with a right hand #CL2#
and Chonan moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chonan.
Aldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chonan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Aldo up against the cage.
Aldo landing knees to the body.
Aldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've been informed that Chonan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Aldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chonan misses with some punches.
Aldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chonan letting Aldo take a breather here.
Aldo throws a head punch that misses.
Chonan prevents Aldo from breaking the clinch.#T1#
Chonan gets through Aldo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aldo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Aldo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
Chonan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Aldo up against the cage.
Aldo lands an elbow inside. #CUT#
It looks like Piranha Chonan has been cut.
Aldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Aldo.
Aldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aldo misses with the head strike.
Chonan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chonan is pushing Aldo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Aldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Chonan. #T2#
Chonan lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Aldo fails to land.
Chonan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aldo tries a body shot but Chonan blocks it.
Aldo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chonan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Aldo up against the cage.
Chonan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aldo leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Chonan fails to land.
Chonan stalling the fight.
Chonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chonan avoids it.#T3#
Chonan is stalling here.
Aldo misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aldo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chonan lands a shoulder strike.
Aldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chonan blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Aldo on the inside. #BC#
Aldo manages to break the clinch.
Aldo throws a low kick but Chonan avoids it.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chonan looks to clinch
and Aldo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been told by Aldo's head coaches at Hellfire Antechamber that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Aldo keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Chonan has closed the distance and engaged Aldo in a clinch.
A short right from Aldo.
Aldo swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T4#
Aldo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aldo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aldo misses with the head strike.
A short left from Aldo.
Chonan can't find room to land a body shot as Aldo controls the action.
Chonan has a couple of punches blocked by Aldo.
Aldo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aldo has a couple of punches blocked by Chonan.
Aldo lands with a short shot to the head.
Chonan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aldo's elbow.
Chonan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Aldo up against the cage.
Aldo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chonan.
Aldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Chonan controls his hands.
Chonan blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Aldo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Aldo takes a swing at Chonan's ribcage but misses.
Chonan wants to counter the offense by Aldo and move into the clinch position.
Aldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Chonan is just out of range.
Aldo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Aldo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chonan tries to clinch up but Aldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Aldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Chonan.
Aldo is looking to counter punch.
Aldo looks to land a left hand but Chonan moved out of range nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Chonan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Chonan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo throws an overhand right that lands on Chonan's shoulder, as Chonan tries to avoid the shot.
Chonan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Aldo.
Aldo lands a right hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Aldo.
Aldo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aldo lands with a cross. #T1#
Aldo misses with a body shot.
Chonan tries to clinch up.
Aldo misses with a wild body shot.
Chonan wants to counter with a clinch but Aldo pushes him away.
Chonan takes one on the button.#CL2#
Chonan instigates a clinch.
Aldo misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Aldo breaks the clinch.
Chonan darts in trying to clinch
and Aldo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chonan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Aldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chonan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Chonan.
A little feinted left hand from Aldo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T2#
Nice defenses there by Chonan.
Chonan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aldo scores with a leg kick.
Chonan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aldo throws a front kick aimed at Chonan's knee but Chonan avoids it well.
Chonan takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Aldo. Beautiful body shot.
Chonan wants to clinch but Aldo slips to the side
and Aldo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chonan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chonan tries to clinch there but Aldo circles away.
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick and Chonan moves out of range easily.
Chonan moves in looking to clinch but Aldo pushes him off.
Chonan wants to clinch
and Aldo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T3#
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chonan wants to clinch up but Aldo keeps it at a distance.
Chonan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aldo throws a one two combo.
Chonan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aldo with a hook.#CUT#
That has opened up Piranha Chonan's cut even more.
Chonan avoids the body shot from Aldo.
Aldo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Aldo throws a front kick aimed at Chonan's knee but Chonan avoids it well.
Chonan wants to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Aldo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T4#
Aldo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anderson Aldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Aldo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chonan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aldo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chonan on the side of the head. #CUT#
The cut above Piranha Chonan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Aldo there.
Aldo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chonan tries to clinch up but Aldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Aldo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chonan on the side of the head.
Aldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chonan can do to turn this around?
Chonan tries to clinch but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chonan doesn't seem bothered though.
Aldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Chonan is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Aldo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
Aldo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aldo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Aldo misses with a body shot.
Chonan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aldo appears to be looking for a big counter.#CL2#
Chonan has Aldo up against the cage in a clinch.
Chonan struggles to land a body shot inside as Aldo controls his hands.
Chonan controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Aldo.
Chonan controlling the action here for a moment. #T1#
Chonan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aldo's elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Chonan.
A short right from Aldo on the inside.
Aldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Aldo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Aldo.
Chonan has Aldo pressed against the cage.
Aldo trying to stall but Chonan improves his position.
Chonan is struggling to control the position.
A short left from Aldo.
Aldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aldo blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aldo. #T2#
Still in the clinch, Aldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Aldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chonan working aggressively here.
Aldo misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Aldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chonan tries to clinch up.
Chonan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aldo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chonan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL2#
Chonan has Aldo up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chonan blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T3#
A short right from Aldo on the inside.
Aldo stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aldo.
Chonan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Aldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chonan stalls.
Aldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aldo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chonan blocking some punches.
Aldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chonan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chonan prevents Aldo from breaking the clinch.
Aldo prevents a body shot from Chonan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aldo.
Aldo stalling against the cage. #T4#
Aldo lands a shoulder strike.
Chonan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Aldo tries to break the clinch but Chonan is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Chonan fails to land.
Aldo lands a hook that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
Chonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Aldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee calls for Chonan to work.
Aldo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chonan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chonan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Chonan pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Aldo clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4#
Aldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chonan moves forwards but Aldo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Aldo misses the target.
Piranha Chonan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Chonan closes the distance and pushes Aldo back into the cage.
Chonan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aldos head.
Chonan leaning against his opponent.
Aldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chonan.
Chonan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chonan as Aldo tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Chonan.
Aldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chonan's elbow.
Chonan can't find room to land a body shot as Aldo controls the action.
Chonan is trying to maintain a safe position but Aldo gets an underhook and turns Chonan into the cage.#T1#
Chonan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chonan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aldo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Chonan wants to stall.
Chonan throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson Aldo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chonan takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Aldo.
Aldo leaning against his opponent.
A short left from Chonan.
The referee calls for Chonan to work.
Chonan presses Aldo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Chonan fails to land.
Aldo lands an uppercut.#T2#
Chonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Aldo cracks Chonan with a nice body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Aldo pushes Chonan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Aldo trying to control the position but instead, Chonan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aldo into the cage.
Chonan lands with a light punch inside.
Chonan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chonan prevents a body shot from Aldo.
Aldo digs a right hand underneath Chonan's ribcage. Chonan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chonan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Aldo lands an uppercut.#CUT#
Piranha Chonan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.#T3#
Aldo blocking some punches.
Aldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aldo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
Aldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Chonan.
Aldo scores with a hook to the body.
Chonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Aldo breaks from the clinch.
Chonan doesn't manage to clinch there - Aldo circles away.
Chonan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chonan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Aldo counters with a straight right hand.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anderson Aldo!
Anderson Aldo retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Anderson Aldo thanked Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: Pulse 42
Date: Sep 17, 2016

#R1##CL#
Chonan pushes Gozu up against the ropes in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Gozu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chonan's brow.
Chonan scores with a shoulder strike.
Gozu has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Chonan after a bit of a struggle.
Chonan stalling the fight.
Chonan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chonan is pressed up against the ropes. Gozu has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chonan down to the mat. Chonan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL2#
Gozu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chonan lands with a short shot to the head.
Gozu is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Chonan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Piranha Chonan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miller Gozu.
Chonan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gozu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gozu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chonan.
Gozu tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chonan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gozu tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chonan lands with a left to the head.
Gozu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Chonan.
Gozu is trying to pull guard but Chonan has him pressed against the ropes.
Chonan digs a right hand underneath Gozu's ribcage. Gozu let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T1##TD2#
Gozu has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Chonan is trying to keep an underhook but Gozu manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Gozu looks winded!#ES#
Chonan manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Gozu keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the ropes.
Gozu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chonan stalls.
Nice body punch from Chonan.
Chonan scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Chonan.
Chonan prevents the takedown attempt.
Chonan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gozu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chonan is pushing Gozu up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gozu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chonan.
Chonan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gozu.
Chonan lands a hook that snaps the head of Gozu backwards.
Chonan scores with a shot to the side of Gozu's head.
Chonan blocks an elbow strike from Gozu. #T2#
Chonan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Chonan.
Gozu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chonan is defending well.
A body shot lands from Chonan.
Chonan scores with a shot to the side of Gozu's head.
Still in the clinch, Chonan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chonan lands with a light punch inside.
Chonan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gozu looking for a takedown.
Chonan presses Gozu against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chonan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Chonan.
Chonan presses Gozu against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chonan scores with a shot to the side of Gozu's head.
Chonan works on Gozu's body with a couple of short punches.
Chonan digs a right hand underneath Gozu's ribcage. Gozu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Chonan.
A nice left hand lands by Chonan.
A bit of stalling here from Chonan. #T3#
Chonan pushes Gozu back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chonan pushes Gozu back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chonan scores with a hook to the body.
Chonan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chonan lands a body punch.
Chonan avoiding damage.
Chonan presses Gozu against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chonan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gozu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chonan avoids it.
Chonan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gozus head.
Chonan lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Chonan.
Chonan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Chonan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gozu.
Chonan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gozu wants a takedown but no success here. #T4#
Chonan is leaning against Gozu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chonan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chonan lands a nice uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chonan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chonan lands a nice uppercut.
Chonan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Chonan.
A left hand lands to the body for Chonan.
A shot in the inside from Chonan.
Chonan lands an uppercut.
Chonan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chonan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chonan works on Gozu's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chonan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Chonan lands with a light punch inside.
Chonan scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piranha Chonan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Chonan pushes Gozu up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gozu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Chonan to keep the fight standing.
Chonan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gozu can do to turn this around?
Chonan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chonan trying to control the position but instead, Gozu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chonan into the ropes.
Chonan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gozu or not.
Chonan just leaning against Gozu, taking a breather.
Chonan has Gozu pressed against the ropes.
Chonan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Chonan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Chonan as the two fighters clinch.
Chonan lands a shot to the body.
Chonan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gozu is breathing heavily.
Gozu letting Chonan take a breather here.
Chonan lands a body shot in the clinch. #T1#
Gozu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chonan controlling the action here for a moment.
Chonan stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Piranha Chonan.#CL2#
Gozu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chonan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gozu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chonan avoids it.
Gozu drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chonan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chonan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gozu.
Piranha Chonan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miller Gozu.
Chonan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gozu backwards.
Chonan scores with a shoulder strike. #T2#
Chonan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chonan is pressed up against the ropes. Gozu has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chonan down to the mat. Chonan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gozu has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.#CL#
Chonan forces Gozu back against the ropes and clinches.
Chonan lands a shot to the body.
Chonan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chonan stalling the fight.
Chonan scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chonan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chonan taking a breather.
Chonan lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Chonan.
Good body shot from Chonan.
Chonan scores with a shot to the side of Gozu's head.
Chonan presses Gozu against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Chonan.
Chonan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chonan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chonan stalling against the ropes. #T3#
Chonan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chonan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gozus head.
Chonan lands with a short head shot on the inside. #ROC#
Gozu is rocked!
The referee is keeping an eye on Chonan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Chonan gets through Gozu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gozu is still on wobbly legs! Can Chonan finish him?
Gozu tries to pull guard but Chonan holds him up against the ropes and eventually Gozu drops back down to his feet.
Gozu seems to have recovered his senses.
Chonan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Piranha Chonan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chonan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chonan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chonan scores with a hook to the body.
Chonan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Chonan digs a right hand underneath Gozu's ribcage. Gozu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chonan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gozu backwards.
Chonan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment. #T4#
Chonan managing to block the knees to the body from Gozu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Chonan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chonan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gozu backwards.
Chonan lands a shot to the body.
Chonan controlling the action here for a moment.
Chonan lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Chonan.
Chonan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gozu or not.
Chonan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chonan is working Gozu over against the ropes.
Chonan presses Gozu against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chonan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chonan holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Chonan slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piranha Chonan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down 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.
#R3##CL#
Chonan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gozu has a couple of punches blocked by Chonan.
Chonan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chonan lands with a right to the head.
Chonan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chonan lands a body punch in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gozu wants to take the fight to the mat but Chonan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gozu misses with an elbow strike.
Gozu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chonan smiles and moves away. #CL#
Chonan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Chonan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gozu looking for a takedown.
Piranha Chonan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miller Gozu.
Chonan is pushing Gozu up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Chonan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gozu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Chonan lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Chonan.
A body shot lands from Chonan.
Chonan is working Gozu over against the ropes.
Chonan stalling in the clinch.
Chonan digs a right hand into Gozu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gozu's gas tank.
Chonan pushes Gozu back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chonan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gozu backwards.
Chonan lands a right hand.
Chonan lands an uppercut.
Chonan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chonan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Chonan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Chonan digs a right hand underneath Gozu's ribcage. Gozu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chonan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gozu up against the ropes.
Chonan scores with a hook to the body.
Miller Gozu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Chonan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chonan lands a nice uppercut.
Chonan is working Gozu over against the ropes.
Chonan lands a right hand.
Gozu is looking for a takedown.
Chonan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gozu up against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Chonan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chonan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chonan creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Gozu with a big uppercut! Gozu tries to clinch up but Chonan pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Gozu to the mat! Gozu covers up and Chonan unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Piranha Chonan!
Piranha Chonan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Miller Gozu spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank you! Its a great night of fights so stick around!'.

Event: Pulse 39
Date: Aug 27, 2016

#R1#
A left lands for Aldo.#CL2#
Aldo tries to keep at a distance but Chonan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chonan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Chonan stalling.
Aldo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chonan is defending well for now.
Chonan blocking some punches.
Chonan can't find room to land a body shot as Aldo controls the action.
Aldo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.#CUT#
It looks like Piranha Chonan has been cut.
Aldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aldo wants to stall.
Aldo presses Chonan against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chonan lands with a left to the head.
Aldo digs a right hand into Chonan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chonan's gas tank. #BC#
Aldo breaks the clinch.
Aldo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hellfire Antechamber in the buildup to the fight.#CL2#
Chonan darts in and clinches Aldo up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chonan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T1#
Aldo stalling in the clinch but Chonan improves position.
Aldo looking to slow down the pace here.
Aldo seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Chonan is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Aldo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've been informed that Chonan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Aldo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chonan lands a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Aldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aldo lands with a right to the head. #BC#
Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Chonan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Chonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chonan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aldo misses with some punches. #T2#
Aldo pushes Chonan back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chonan avoiding damage.
Chonan lands a body shot.
Aldo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aldo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chonan looking to slow down the pace here.
Chonan has a couple of punches blocked by Aldo.
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!
Chonan is struggling to control the position.
Chonan can't find room to land a body shot as Aldo controls the action.
Chonan looking to stall.
Aldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chonan's elbow.
Chonan prevents a body shot from Aldo. #T3#
Aldo lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Aldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chonan.
Chonan wants to stall.
Chonan looking to stall. #BC#
Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chonan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A counter left hand to the body from Aldo misses its target.
Aldo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chonan tries to clinch but Aldo is having none of it.
Chonan is looking to clinch.
Chonan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aldo scores with a punch to the head.
Chonan takes one to the chin there.#CUT#
That has opened up Piranha Chonan's cut even more.
Chonan takes one to the chin there.#T4#
Chonan ducks under a wild hook from Aldo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chonan tries to clinch but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Aldo misses with a low kick.
A jab from Aldo does it's job there.
Aldo lands a jab.#CUT#
The cut above Piranha Chonan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Aldo throws a big shot that misses.
Aldo misses with a low kick as Chonan jumps back.
Aldo tries a head kick but it misses.
Chonan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Aldo.
Chonan tries to clinch but Aldo is having none of it.
As Chonan backs away, Aldo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Aldo dips to his left and cracks Chonan with an uppercut!
Aldo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aldo lands a nice hook to Chonan's body. Chonan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chonan wants to clinch up but Aldo keeps it at a distance.
Aldo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chonan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aldo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Aldo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Aldo throws a jab but it's blocked by Chonan.
Aldo swings and misses with a shot to the body#CL2#
and Chonan counters by clinching up.
Chonan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Chonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Aldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chonan can do to turn this around?
Chonan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aldo looking to slow down the pace here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Chonan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Aldo can't find room to land a body shot as Chonan controls the action.
Aldo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chonan trying to stall but Aldo improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chonan has him pressed against the ropes.
Aldo looking to slow down the pace here.
Chonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chonan is looking to control Aldo's arms but Aldo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chonan has his back to the ropes.
Chonan blocks an uppercut. #T1#
Aldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aldo blocks a body shot from Chonan.
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chonan is trying to stall.
Chonan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Aldo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chonan has him pressed against the ropes.
Aldo has a couple of punches blocked by Chonan. #BC#
Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aldo misses with the combination.
Aldo cracks Chonan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aldo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chonan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chonan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T2#
Aldo lands a jab to Chonan's midsection.
Chonan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chonan wants to clinch but Aldo slips to the side
and Aldo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Piranha Chonan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aldo throws a shot to the body.
Anderson Aldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Aldo scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chonan needs to keep his hands up - Aldo had a free shot at his head there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chonan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aldo. Chonan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aldo misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aldo. #T3#
Aldo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CUT#
Piranha Chonan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anderson Aldo!
Anderson Aldo retains his middleweight title!

Event: Pulse 35
Date: Jul 30, 2016

#R1##CL#
Chonan forces Abarai back against the ropes and clinches.
Chonan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chonan pushes Abarai back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Abarai is trying to pull guard but Chonan has him pressed against the ropes.
Chonan works on Abarai's body with a couple of short punches.
Abarai jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chonan walks away with a smile on his face. Abarai gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Chonan closes the distance and clinches.
Chonan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Piranha Chonan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renji Abarai.
Chonan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chonan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chonan can't find room to land a body shot as Abarai controls the action.
Chonan effectively controlling the action here.
Abarai takes a shot to the head.
Abarai changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chonan fights it off and pushes away nicely. #T1#
Abarai looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chonan is fending him off so far but Abarai persists. Nope, Chonan circles away and we're back to standing.
Chonan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Abarai is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chonan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #CL#
Chonan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Abarai, pushing him back against the ropes.
Abarai is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chonan lands with a left to the head.
Chonan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chonan lands a body shot.
Chonan lands a nice uppercut.
Chonan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chonan stalling in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Chonan lands a body shot in the clinch. #T2#
Chonan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abarai backwards.
Chonan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chonan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chonan effectively controlling the action here.
Abarai is trying to pull guard but Chonan turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Chonan scores with a shot to the side of Abarai's head.
Chonan lands with a right to the head.
Abarai tries to break the clinch but Chonan is controlling the position.
Abarai jumps guard but Chonan turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Abarai jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chonan walks away with a smile on his face. Abarai gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Chonan darts in and clinches Abarai up against the ropes.
Abarai is trying to drag Chonan to the mat but Chonan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.#T3#
Abarai tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chonan just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Chonan slowing the pace effectively.#TD2#
Abarai decides to pull guard.
Abarai has a closed guard, preventing Chonan from standing up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Abarai holds on and takes a little breather.
Abarai trying to control the position.
Chonan wants to stand but Abarai is controlling his posture from full guard. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SU#
Abarai is working an open guard so Chonan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#CL#
Chonan clinches with his opponent.
A short uppercut from Chonan.
Chonan misses with a punch to the body.
Abarai prevents a body shot from Chonan.
Abarai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Abarai tries to pull guard but Chonan holds him up against the ropes and eventually Abarai drops back down to his feet.
Chonan pushes Abarai back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chonan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Abarai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piranha Chonan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Chonan rushes Abarai and presses him up against the ropes.
Chonan stops a takedown attempt from Abarai.
Abarai fails to pull guard.
Chonan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Chonan.
Chonan tries a body shot but Abarai blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Chonan.
Chonan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abarai can do to turn this around?
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chonan.
Abarai fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Piranha Chonan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renji Abarai.
Chonan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abarai backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Chonan.
Chonan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short left from Chonan. #T1#
Chonan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Chonan.
Chonan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chonan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Chonan lands a left hand.
Chonan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Chonan presses Abarai against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chonan pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Chonan prevents the takedown attempt. #T2#
Abarai tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chonan smiles and moves away. #CL#
Chonan closes the distance and clinches.
Chonan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abarais head.
A short left from Chonan.
Chonan scores with a shoulder strike.
Chonan blocks the elbow strike.
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!
Chonan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Chonan has Abarai pressed against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chonan.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Chonan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Chonan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chonan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abarai fails to pull guard.
Chonan lands a right hand.
Chonan tries to throw a body punch but Abarai avoids it by throwing Chonan back against the ropes.
Piranha Chonan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short left from Chonan.
Abarai goes for a takedown attempt but Chonan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #CL#
Chonan pushes Abarai up against the ropes in a clinch.
Chonan lands a left hand.
Abarai tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chonan just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Abarai is looking for a takedown.#T4#
Abarai jumps guard but Chonan turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Chonan scores with a hook to the body.
Chonan has Abarai pressed against the ropes.
Abarai being controlled against the ropes.
Chonan just leaning against Abarai, taking a breather.
Chonan stalling in the clinch.
Chonan seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Abarai tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Chonan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chonan is leaning against Abarai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#BC2#
Abarai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Chonan clinches up with Abarai and pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piranha Chonan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3##CL#
Abarai tries to keep at a distance but Chonan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chonan misses with a punch to the body.
Chonan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chonan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abarai backwards.
Chonan slowing the pace effectively.
Abarai has had enough of the clinch but Chonan keeps him there for the moment.
Chonan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abarai backwards.
Abarai is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chonan lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Chonan.
A short left from Chonan. #ROC#
Abarai is rocked!
Chonan holding his opponent close, against the ropes. #T1#
Chonan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abarai is still on wobbly legs! Can Chonan finish him?
Chonan presses Abarai against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chonan holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Abarai seems to have recovered his senses.
Abarai tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chonan lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Chonan.
Abarai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Abarai working aggressively here.
Chonan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chonan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Chonan on the inside.
Chonan slows down the pace here. #T2#
Chonan lands with a short shot to the head.
Abarai jumps guard but Chonan stands there with Abarai around his waist. Abarai gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chonan is pushing Abarai up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Chonan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chonan stalling.
Chonan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Chonan lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T3#
Chonan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from Chonan.
Chonan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abarai jumps guard but Chonan stands there with Abarai around his waist. Abarai gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Piranha Chonan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renji Abarai.
Chonan leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Abarai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chonan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Chonan.
Chonan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Abarai up against the ropes.
Abarai letting Chonan take a breather here.
Chonan gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.#T4#
Abarai tries to pull guard but Chonan forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Chonan lands a left hand.
Chonan lands a right hand.
Chonan tries a body shot but Abarai blocks it.
Chonan lands a hook that snaps the head of Abarai backwards.
Abarai is trying to pull guard but Chonan turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chonan lands an uppercut.
Chonan lands with a short shot to the head.
Chonan lands a right hand.
Renji Abarai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Piranha Chonan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Come on Chonan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Abarai tries to pull guard but Chonan won't allow it.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:24
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:24

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

Event: Pulse 32
Date: Jul 09, 2016

#R1#
Chonan tries to clinch but Aldo is having none of it.
Chonan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aldo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aldo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chonan momentarily. #CUT2#
It looks like Piranha Chonan has been cut.
Aldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Chonan.
Chonan is looking to clinch.
Aldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #CL#
and Chonan counters by moving into the clinch.
Chonan scores with a shot to the side of Aldo's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chonan looking to stall.
Aldo tries to break free but Chonan pushes him back against the ropes.
We've been informed that Aldo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Chonan avoids a wild elbow strike from Aldo.#T1#
Chonan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chonan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chonan throws a head punch that misses.
Aldo scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC2#
Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chonan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chonan wants to clinch up but Aldo keeps it at a distance.#CL#
Chonan rushes Aldo and presses him up against the ropes.
Aldo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
Chonan can't find room to land a body shot as Aldo controls the action.
Chonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aldo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chonan has him pressed against the ropes.#T2#
Aldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aldo is looking to break free of the clinch but Chonan has double underhooks.
Aldo can't find room to land a body shot as Chonan controls the action. #BC2#
Aldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chonan fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Chonan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Aldo throws a body kick that misses.
Aldo misses with a left hand #CL#
and Chonan moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chonan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chonan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chonan is trying to maintain a safe position but Aldo gets an underhook and turns Chonan into the ropes.
Chonan tries to work over Aldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T3#
Chonan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Aldo throws a head punch that misses.
Chonan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chonan stalling against the ropes.
Chonan misses with the head strike.
Aldo has a couple of punches blocked by Chonan. #BC2#
Aldo breaks the clinch.
Chonan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Aldo counters with a nice uppercut.
Chonan wants to clinch
and Aldo counters with a nice body shot. #T4#
The fight stays on the outside here - Chonan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chonan wants to clinch up but Aldo keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aldo! But no joy.#CL#
Chonan moves into the clinch.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chonan avoids it.
Chonan gets through Aldo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chonan digs a right hand into Aldo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aldo's gas tank.
Aldo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aldo lands with a left to the head.
Chonan misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Aldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chonan fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Aldo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan'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.
#R2#
Chonan is looking to clinch but Aldo is avoiding it.
Aldo cracks Chonan with an open hand slap.
Aldo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chonan.
Chonan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Aldo manages to circle out of the way.
Chonan tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Aldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chonan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Aldo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2#
Piranha Chonan's cut is getting worse.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick and Chonan moves out of range easily.
Chonan tries to clinch but Aldo moves away
and Aldo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aldo misses with a left hand #CL#
and Chonan counters by moving into the clinch. #T1#
Chonan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chonan keeps control of Aldo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aldo feints a jab promting Chonan to slip. Aldo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Chonan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Chonan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Aldo keeps the fight on the outside.
Aldo misses with a hook #CL#
and Chonan counters by moving into the clinch.
Chonan pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Chonan - that landed with a thud.
Chonan takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT2#
Piranha Chonan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Aldo looking to stall.
Chonan leaning against his opponent. #T2#
Aldo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chonan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Chonan on the inside. #BC2#
Aldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chonan moves to clinch but Aldo breaks away
letting Aldo counter with a right hand. #CUT2#
Jeez, Piranha Chonan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Chonan wants to clinch up but Aldo keeps it at a distance.
Aldo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chonan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T3#
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch but Aldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aldo jabs Chonan right on the nose. Chonan blinks but takes it well.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anderson Aldo!

Event: Pulse 30
Date: Jun 25, 2016

#R1##CL#
Chonan has closed the distance and engaged Abarai in a clinch.
I was talking to Chonan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Chonan lands with a short punch from the clinch. #TD2#
Abarai jumps into guard, dragging Chonan to the mat.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Abarai is trying to control the position but Chonan postures up. #SUB2#
Chonan wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Abarai's closed guard. He's half up but Abarai has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Abarai pivots and extends the arm, Chonan falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Abarai! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Renji Abarai!
Renji Abarai is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking Renji Abarai thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Pulse 26
Date: May 28, 2016

#R1#
Ostereguy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CUT2#
It looks like Piranha Chonan has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Ostereguy.
Ostereguy misses with a combination #CL#
and Chonan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chonan.
Ostereguy throws a punch but it's blocked by Chonan.
Ostereguy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chonan blocks an uppercut.
Chonan leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Chonan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chonan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ostereguy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Chonan.
Ostereguy throws a punch but it's blocked by Chonan.
Chonan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
I was talking to Chonan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Chonan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ostereguy backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ostereguy has a couple of punches blocked by Chonan.
Chonan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ostereguy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ostereguy lands a nice uppercut.#T1#
Chonan blocking some punches.
Chonan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chonan.
Ostereguy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chonan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ostereguy can turn it around.
A nice left hand lands by Chonan.
A short uppercut from Ostereguy.
Chonan blocking some punches.
Chonan lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chonan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ostereguy backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chonan.
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ostereguy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ostereguy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ostereguy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chonan or not.
Chonan lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chonan misses with some punches.
Ostereguy lands with a right to the head.
Chonan digs a right hand underneath Ostereguy's ribcage. Ostereguy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ostereguy working hard to break the clinch.
Chonan tries a body shot but Ostereguy blocks it. #T2#
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chonan.
Chonan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ostereguy. #BC2#
Ostereguy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Chonan has managed to clinch.
Ostereguy has a couple of punches blocked by Chonan.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ostereguy swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ostereguy lands with a light punch inside.
Chonan digs a right hand underneath Ostereguy's ribcage. Ostereguy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ostereguy misses with the head strike.
Chonan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch on the inside from Ostereguy fails to land.
Chonan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chonan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Chonan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ostereguy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chonan backwards. #T3#
Ostereguy misses with the head strike.
Ostereguy blocks a body shot from Chonan.
Chonan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ostereguy is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ostereguy.
Chonan lands a body shot.
Chonan trying to control the position but instead, Ostereguy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chonan into the ropes.
Chonan gets through Ostereguy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chonan blocks an uppercut.
Ostereguy working hard to break the clinch.
Chonan blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chonan.
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chonan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Chonan.
Ostereguy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chonan blocks an uppercut.
Chonan tries to throw a body punch but Ostereguy avoids it by throwing Chonan back against the ropes. #T4#
A short left from Chonan.
Ostereguy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ostereguy misses with some punches.
Come on Chonan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Chonan is trying to maintain a safe position but Ostereguy gets an underhook and turns Chonan into the ropes.
Ostereguy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Chonan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Ostereguy fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chonan.
Chonan blocks an uppercut.
Ostereguy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ostereguy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chonan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chonan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chonan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chonan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ostereguy or not.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chonan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Piranha Chonan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Chonan blocks a head kick by Ostereguy.
Chonan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ostereguy throws a combination that misses #CL#
and Chonan counters by moving into the clinch.
Ostereguy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Chonan as the two fighters clinch.
Ostereguy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chonan.
Chonan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ostereguy misses with some punches.
Ostereguy swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chonan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chonan lands a hook that snaps the head of Ostereguy backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Ostereguy.
Chonan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ostereguy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chonan scores with a shoulder strike.
Chonan just leaning against Ostereguy, taking a breather.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Chonan.
Chonan stalling in the clinch but Ostereguy improves position. #T1#
A right hand to the body from Chonan.
Chonan prevents a body shot from Ostereguy.
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Chonan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ostereguy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chonans head.
Chonan scores with a shot to the side of Ostereguy's head. #ROC#
Ostereguy is rocked!
A left hand lands to the body for Chonan.
Ostereguy is still on wobbly legs! Can Chonan finish him?
Ostereguy is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chonan.
Chonan lands a big right hand that drops Ostereguy! The killer instinct kicks in and Chonan finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Chonan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piranha Chonan!
Piranha Chonan retains his middleweight title!
Piranha Chonan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Pulse 21
Date: Apr 23, 2016

#R1#
Seterra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chonan manages to avoid it.
Seterra lands with a hook. Chonan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CUT2#
It looks like Piranha Chonan has been cut.#CL#
Chonan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Seterra, pushing him back against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chonan.
Seterra is trying to force a seperation but Chonan has the dominant position.
Chonan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
I was talking to Chonan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chonan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Seterra misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Seterra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chonan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Seterra.#CL#
Chonan clinches.
Seterra throws a punch but it's blocked by Chonan.
Seterra is trying to force a seperation but Chonan has the dominant position.
Seterra wants to break the clinch but can't. #T1#
Seterra misses with a body punch.
Seterra is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Seterra prevents a body shot from Chonan.
Chonan lands a body punch.
Chonan scores with a shoulder strike.
Chonan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Seterra backwards.
Seterra wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chonan.
Chonan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Seterra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chonan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seterra's elbow.
Chonan scores with a shot to the side of Seterra's head.
Seterra is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Seterra is trying to break the clinch but Chonan has him pressed against the ropes.
Seterra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chonan avoids it.
Chonan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Chonan works on Seterra's body with a couple of short punches.#T2#
Chonan digs a right hand underneath Seterra's ribcage. Seterra let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Chonan.
Still in the clinch, Chonan scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seterra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chonan.
Good body shot from Chonan.
Chonan scores with a shot to the side of Seterra's head.
Chonan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Seterra or not.
Seterra is looking to break free of the clinch but Chonan has double underhooks.
Seterra has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chonan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Seterra can turn it around.
Chonan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chonan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chonan just leaning against Seterra, taking a breather.
Seterra misses with a punch on the inside.
Chonan lands a nice uppercut.#BC2#
Seterra breaks the clinch.
Seterra scores with a jab. Chonan acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T3#
Seterra throws a head kick but Chonan moves out of range. #CL#
Chonan rushes Seterra and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Chonan gets through Seterra's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Seterra is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Seterra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chonan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Seterras head.
Seterra wants to get back to striking at distance but Chonan won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Seterra.
Chonan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chonan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Seterra wants to get back to striking at distance but Chonan won't allow it.
Chonan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chonan lands a body shot.
Seterra is trying to force a seperation but Chonan has the dominant position.#BC2#
Seterra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T4#
Seterra cracks the inside of Chonan's front leg.
Good leg kick by Seterra there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seterra throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chonan.#CL#
Chonan gets a clinch.
Seterra takes a shot to the head.
Chonan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Seterra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seterra wants to get back to striking at distance but Chonan won't allow it.
Seterra looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chonan pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Chonan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Seterra has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Seterra wants to break free but Chonan has control.
Seterra is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piranha Chonan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Seterra throws a nice looking combination but Chonan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#CL#
Seterra gets tackled into the ropes by Chonan. Chonan maintains the clinch.
Chonan avoiding damage as Seterra throws knees to the body. #BC2#
Seterra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seterra attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. #CL#
Seterra tries to keep at a distance but Chonan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chonan lands with a light punch inside.
Chonan lands with a left to the head.
Chonan lands a hook that snaps the head of Seterra backwards.
Chonan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Seterra wants to get back to striking at distance but Chonan won't allow it.
Chonan presses Seterra against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chonan pushes Seterra back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chonan tries to throw a body punch but Seterra avoids it by throwing Chonan back against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chonan is stalling here. #T1#
A short left from Chonan.
Chonan scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC2#
Seterra breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Chonan clinches.
Chonan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Chonan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Seterras head.
Piranha Chonan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seterra.
Chonan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Chonan pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Chonan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Seterra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seterra has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Seterra is trying to push Chonan away but Chonan has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Chonan. #T2#
Seterra is trying to break free.
Seterra is looking to break free of the clinch but Chonan has double underhooks.
Chonan lands a body shot.
Chonan gets through Seterra's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chonan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chonan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chonan.
Seterra wants to break free but Chonan has control.
Nice body punch from Chonan.
Chonan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Seterra's efforts to push away.
Chonan lands a body shot.
Seterra is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Chonan scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Chonan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chonan keeps control of Seterra as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T3#
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A right hand to the body from Chonan.
Chonan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Seterra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chonan's brow.
Chonan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Chonan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seterra can do to turn this around?
Seterra misses with a punch on the inside.
Chonan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chonan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Seterra backwards. #ROC#
Seterra is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chonan.
Seterra is still on wobbly legs! Can Chonan finish him?
Chonan prevents Seterra from breaking the clinch.
Chonan leaning against his opponent.
Chonan lands a body shot.
Chonan lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Seterra to his knees! Chonan keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piranha Chonan!
Piranha Chonan retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Piranha Chonan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Pulse 17
Date: Mar 26, 2016

#R1##CL#
Chonan clinches.
Akhmetov is looking to break free of the clinch but Chonan has double underhooks.
Chonan is working Akhmetov over against the ropes.
A short right from Chonan.
Chonan lands a shoulder strike.
Chonan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Akhmetov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chonan lands a nice shot to the body.
Chonan lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Chonan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chonan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chonan slows down the pace here.
Chonan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Chonan for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.#T1#
Chonan presses Akhmetov against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chonan leaning against his opponent.
Chonan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Chonan.
Chonan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Akhmetov or not.
Chonan lands a nice uppercut.
Chonan lands with a left to the head.
Chonan slowing the pace effectively.
Chonan lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Chonan.
Chonan lands a shoulder strike. #T2#
Akhmetov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hand to the body from Chonan.
Akhmetov looks winded!
Chonan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Akhmetov or not.
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!
The referee is keeping an eye on Chonan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Chonan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Chonan as the two fighters clinch.
Chonan stalling.
Good body shot from Chonan.
Chonan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chonan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chonan lands an uppercut.#T3#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chonan.
Chonan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chonan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
I was talking to Chonan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chonan.
Akhmetov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A bit of stalling here from Chonan.
Chonan works on Akhmetov's body with a couple of short punches.
Chonan is stalling here.
Chonan lands a nice shot to the body.
Chonan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chonan digs a right hand into Akhmetov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Akhmetov's gas tank.
Chonan lands with a right to the head. #T4#
Chonan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Akhmetov backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chonan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chonan.
Chonan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chonan slowing the pace effectively.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chonan.
Chonan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chonan stalls.
Chonan lands with a right to the head.
The referee calls for Chonan to work.
Chonan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piranha Chonan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##CL#
Chonan moves into range and clinches up with Akhmetov.
A left hand lands to the body for Chonan.
Chonan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akhmetov backwards.
Chonan scores with a shot to the side of Akhmetov's head.
Akhmetov is trying to break the clinch but Chonan is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Akhmetov looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chonan lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Chonan.
Chonan gets through Akhmetov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T1#
Chonan lands a body punch.
Chonan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Akhmetov is breathing heavily.
Chonan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Akhmetov backwards.
Chonan lands with a right to the head.
Chonan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Chonan digs a right hand underneath Akhmetov's ribcage. Akhmetov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chonan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akhmetov backwards.
Chonan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Akhmetov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#ROC#
Akhmetov is rocked!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chonan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Akhmetov is still on wobbly legs! Can Chonan finish him?
Chonan digs a right hand into Akhmetov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Akhmetov's gas tank.
Chonan presses Akhmetov against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Akhmetov seems to have recovered his senses.#T2#
A nice right hand lands inside from Chonan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chonan.
Chonan lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Chonan.
A short uppercut from Chonan.
Piranha Chonan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chonan controlling the action here for a moment.
Chonan throws a big uppercut that drops Akhmetov! More strikes from Chonan and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Akhmetov lies dazed against the ropes as Chonan celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piranha Chonan!
Piranha Chonan retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Piranha Chonan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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