Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: C292: Cheese vs Albatross II
Date: Mar 31, 2024

#R1#
Kiryu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Obaminator ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiryu moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kiryu! But no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kiryu.
Kiryu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kiryu throws a hook to the side of Obaminator's head but Obaminator sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kiryu scores with a jab to the body.
Kiryu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kiryu ducks under a wild hook from Obaminator.
Kiryu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Obaminator counters with a leg kick.
Kiryu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kiryu misses the jab.
Kiryu misses with a straight left.
Kiryu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kazuma Kiryu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obaminator throws a right and a left that Kiryu avoids nicely. #T1#
Obaminator tries to land a front kick but Kiryu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kiryu stuns Obaminator with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kiryu slips under a jab from Obaminator.
Kiryu ducks under a wild hook from Obaminator.
A jab from Kiryu misses.
Obaminator was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Obaminator tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Obaminator connects with a crisp jab.
Kiryu connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Kiryu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Obaminator doesn't seem phased though.
Kiryu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Obaminator appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Obaminator lands a head kick. Kiryu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiryu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T2#
Kiryu 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 head kick misses from Kiryu.
Obaminator lands an overhand right.
Kiryu throws a hook but Obaminator blocks it.
Obaminator misses with a wild body shot.
Kiryu throws an off balance right hand
and Obaminator counters with a stiff right hand.
Kiryu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kiryu throws an off balance right hand
and Obaminator counters with a nice uppercut.
Kiryu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kiryu lands with a nice body punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Obaminator.
Kiryu is looking to land body kicks.#T3#
Kiryu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Obaminator's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kiryu.
Nice defenses there by Obaminator.
Kiryu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kiryu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kiryu throws a poor cross that misses
and Obaminator counters with a stiff right hand.
Obaminator moves out of range of the body kick from Kiryu.
Obaminator steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiryu.
Obaminator takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kiryu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Obaminator. Obaminator circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Obaminator staying out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiryu misses with a low kick as Obaminator jumps back.
A little feinted left hand from Obaminator on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T4#
Obaminator needs to keep his hands up - Kiryu had a free shot at his head there.
Kiryu throws a right hand that misses
and Obaminator cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kiryu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obaminator was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiryu.
Kiryu avoids the head kick by Obaminator.
Kiryu throws out a loose jab but Obaminator uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obaminator was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Obaminator scores with a jab to the body.
Obaminator dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kiryu misses with a hook
and Obaminator makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kiryu lands a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kiryu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Obaminator counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#It looks like Kazuma Kiryu has been cut.
Kiryu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As Kiryu backs away, Obaminator returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Obaminator on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuma Kiryu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazuma Kiryu'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#
Obaminator connects with an inside leg kick.
Kiryu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot lands for Obaminator.
Obaminator throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Obaminator looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiryu is just out of range.
Obaminator takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Obaminator appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
It looks like Obaminator has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kiryu throws a push kick but Obaminator slaps the foot to one side.
Obaminator wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Obaminator scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kiryu doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obaminator uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice uppercut there from Kiryu.
Obaminator lands the left hand.#T1#
Kiryu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Obaminator has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Obaminator ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kiryu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Obaminator scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#CUT#That has opened up Kazuma Kiryu's cut even more.
Obaminator missing with a left hand there. Kiryu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Obaminator takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kiryu 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.
Obaminator dodges the punch combination from Kiryu.
Good leg kick by Obaminator.
Kiryu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Obaminator is out of range and Kiryu settles back down.
Kiryu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Obaminator looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T2#
Kiryu throws a leg kick
and Obaminator counters with a nice uppercut.
Kazuma Kiryu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kiryu tries to land a front kick but Obaminator steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiryu misses with an uppercut.
Kiryu misses with a low kick.
Kiryu misses with a body punch
and Obaminator counters with a stiff right hand.
Kiryu misses with a leg kick
letting Obaminator counter with a right hand.
Kiryu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kiryu tries a quick counter leg kick but Obaminator is wise to it.
Kiryu looks to land a body kick but Obaminator moved away.
Kiryu cracks Obaminator with an open hand slap.
Obaminator takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kiryu throws a lazy uppercut
and Obaminator counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiryu tried to score with a low kick but Obaminator checks it.#T3#
Kiryu throws the left hand but Obaminator avoids the punch easily.
Kiryu scoring well with a low kick there.
Obaminator lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CUT#The cut above Kazuma Kiryu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kiryu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Obaminator lands a nice looking body shot.
Kiryu swings widly with a right hand
letting Obaminator counter with a right hand.
Obaminator moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kiryu avoids a kick to the body.
Kiryu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kiryu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Obaminator's head.
Kiryu lands with a hook. Obaminator tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiryu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kiryu lunges at Obaminator with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Obaminator's hand.
Kiryu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Obaminator ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiryu moves away.
Kiryu thows a body kick. Obaminator tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kiryu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kiryu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obaminator.
Obaminator avoids the body shot from Kiryu.
The crowd cheers as Kiryu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Obaminator doesn't seem phased though.
Kiryu throws a poor cross that misses
and Obaminator counters with a one-two to the body.
Kiryu just misses with a punch to the body.
Obaminator swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Barack Obaminator will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kazuma Kiryu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Kiryu misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Obaminator to counter with a crisp jab.
Obaminator connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kiryu throws a leg kick
letting Obaminator counter with a right hand.
Kiryu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Obaminator doesn't seem bothered though.
Kiryu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kiryu misses with a double jab
and Obaminator counters with a straight right hand.#ROC#Kiryu is rocked!#CUT#Kazuma Kiryu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kiryu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kiryu throws a right hand that misses
and Obaminator counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Obaminator lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiryu takes a swing at Obaminator's ribcage but misses.
A lazy body kick from Kiryu
and Obaminator counters with a left to the body. #T1#
A low kick from Kiryu misses
and Obaminator counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiryu drops his hands momentarily and Obaminator takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Obaminator throws a sloppy body shot
and Kiryu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Obaminator lands a nice shot to the body.
Obaminator checks a leg kick nicely.
Kiryu throws a poor cross that misses
and Obaminator counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Barack Obaminator!
During a confident post fight interview, Barack Obaminator thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: C285: Billabong vs Jiang
Date: Mar 10, 2024

#R1##CL2#
Kiryu moves into range and clinches up with Lew.
A head punch on the inside from Kiryu fails to land.
Lew misses with the head strike.
Lew misses with the head strike.
Lew tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Lew's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lew misses with a punch on the inside.
Lew struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiryu controls his hands.
Kiryu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lew's elbow.
Kiryu working aggressively here.
Lew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiryu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiryu struggles to land a body shot inside as Lew controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kiryu looking to stall.
Kiryu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lew tries to circle away but Kiryu has him pinned against the cage.
Kiryu lands with a short punch from the clinch. #BC2#
Kiryu manages to break the clinch.
Kiryu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kiryu scores with a body shot. #T1##CL#
Lew closes the distance and pushes Kiryu back into the cage.
Kiryu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kiryu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lew seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kiryu can turn it around.
A short left from Kiryu.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lew.
Kiryu misses with the head strike.
Kiryu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #BC#
Lew breaks from the clinch.
Lew wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice body kick from Kiryu.
Lew throws a right hand that misses
enabling Kiryu to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Lew misses.
Kiryu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lew loads up on a big right hand but Kiryu slips the punch.#T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiryu. Lew does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Kiryu lands with a right hand.
Lew tries to clinch up
and Kiryu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lew's knee momentarily.
Lew misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Kiryu.
A nice side step and Kiryu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lew checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lew half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lew swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kiryu moves out of range of the strikes.#T3#
Nice jab there from Kiryu.
Lew cracks a nice hook into Kiryu's ribs.
Lew misses with a left hand
and Lew takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kiryu wants to clinch up but Lew keeps it at a distance.
Lew with a nice calf kick.#CL2#
Kiryu drives through and clinches with Lew against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiryu.
Lew landing knees to the head. #CUT#It looks like Kazuma Kiryu has been cut.
Lew lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiryu.
A short right from Kiryu on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lew presses Kiryu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kiryu managing to block the knees to the body from Lew.
Kiryu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lew can't find room to land a body shot as Kiryu controls the action. #T4#
Kiryu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lew up against the cage.
Lew misses with the head strike.
Kiryu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lew backwards.
Kiryu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lew tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lew lands a shot to the body.
Kiryu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lew's elbow.
Lew is leaning against Kiryu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lew works on Kiryu's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Lew.
Kiryu looks winded!
Kiryu throws a punch but it's blocked by Lew.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiryu.
Kiryu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lew is keeping busy.
Lew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Kiryu fails to land.
Kiryu has Lew pushed against the cage.
Lew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuma Kiryu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazuma Kiryu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Kiryu throws a leg kick
letting Lew counter with a right hand.
Kiryu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lew.
Lew throws a leg kick
and Kiryu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lew misses with a head kick.
Lew connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lew throws a front kick aimed at Kiryu's knee but Kiryu avoids it well.
Lew misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lew scores with a jab to the body.
Lew misses with a head kick. #CL2#
Kiryu instigates a clinch. #T1#
Kiryu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiryu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kiryu working aggressively here.
Kiryu misses with some punches.
Kiryu swings wildly with an uppercut but Lew uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Kiryu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kiryu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lew connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kiryu's hands.#CUT#That has opened up Kazuma Kiryu's cut even more.
Kiryu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Kiryu looks to move away, Lew throws a big counter combo but Kiryu just gets out of the way.
A jab lands there for Lew.
Lew tries to close the distance and clinch but Kiryu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lew scores with a leg kick.
Lew cracks a nice hook into Kiryu's ribs.#T2#
Lew defending well as Kiryu loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiryu staying out of range there.
Lew throws a lazy uppercut
and Kiryu counters with a good low kick that Lew was not able to check.
Kiryu closes the distance looking to clinch #KD#
and Lew counters with a head kick that drops Kiryu to the mat! Kiryu scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#ROC#Kiryu is rocked!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kiryu. That's going to slow Lew down.
Kiryu throws a solid leg kick but Lew takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kiryu.
Lew half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kiryu moves away from the strike by Lew. #T3#
Lew pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lew connects with an inside leg kick.
Kiryu is looking to score with low kicks.
Julius Lew is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Lew gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lew is working Kiryu over against the cage.
Kiryu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lew blocking some punches.
Lew struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiryu controls his hands.
Lew tries to work over Kiryu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Lew breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kiryu gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lew counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lew.
Lew misses with a double jab #CL2#
and Kiryu counters by clinching up. #T4#
Kiryu lands with a light punch inside.
Lew scores with an uppercut up the middle.#CUT#The cut above Kazuma Kiryu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
Lew blocks a body shot from Kiryu.
Kiryu blocks a body shot from Lew.
Lew prevents a body shot from Kiryu.
A short left from Lew.
Lew lands a nice uppercut.
Kiryu misses with some punches.
Lew working aggressively here.
Kiryu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lew blocks an uppercut.
Lew is trying to stall.
Kiryu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kazuma Kiryu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kiryu is pushing Lew up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kiryu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lew backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Julius Lew dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kazuma Kiryu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Lew connects with a nice looking jab.
Kiryu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lew throws a shot to the body.
Kiryu misses with a looping right.
Kiryu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lew.
Kiryu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lew throws a head kick but Kiryu moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick lands for Lew.
Good leg kick by Kiryu.
Lew with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T1#
Lew lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lew walks into a straight right hand from Kiryu.
Kiryu ducks under a wild hook from Lew.
Kiryu is looking for the big counter here.
Lew looks to throw the jab but Kiryu is out of range.
Lew waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kiryu.
Kiryu avoids the body shot from Lew.
Kiryu ducks under a wild hook from Lew.
Kiryu throws a lazy head kick
and Kiryu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#Kazuma Kiryu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lew throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T2#
Kiryu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lew misses with a leg kick
and Kiryu counters with a stiff right hand.
Lew with a nice cross.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Julius Lew!
A victorious Julius Lew thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: WVT 217: Anderson v Mathieu 2
Date: Jan 31, 2024

#R1##CL2#
Kiryu rushes Halsti and presses him up against the cage.
Kiryu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Halsti - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Halsti wants a takedown.
Stalling in the clinch from Kiryu.
Kiryu slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting on Kiryu's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Halsti has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kiryu throws a head punch that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kiryu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Halsti is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiryu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiryu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Halsti backwards.
Kiryu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiryu tries a body shot but Halsti blocks it.
Halsti drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kiryu gets the underhooks and prevents it. #T1#
Kiryu misses with the head strike.
Kiryu tries to work over Halsti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kiryu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Halsti is looking to break free of the clinch but Kiryu has double underhooks.
Kiryu pushes Halsti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiryu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Halsti seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kiryu can turn it around.
Halsti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiryu misses with a punch on the inside.
Halsti jumps guard but Kiryu stands there with Halsti around his waist. Halsti gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royal Halsti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiryu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Kiryu.
Kiryu lands a shoulder strike.
Kiryu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Halsti takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kiryu. #T2#
Halsti blocks an uppercut.
Kiryu lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Halsti fails to pull guard.
Kiryu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiryu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Halsti drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kiryu gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kiryu can't find room to land a body shot as Halsti controls the action.
Kiryu scores with a shot to the side of Halsti's head.
Kiryu has a couple of punches blocked by Halsti.
A right handed body shot lands from Halsti.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halsti.
A short body shot lands from Kiryu as the two fighters clinch.
Kiryu pushes Halsti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiryu lands with a short shot to the head. #T3#
Halsti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kiryu gets through Halsti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Halsti blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
Halsti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice cross by Kiryu.#CUT2#It looks like Royal Halsti has been cut.
Halsti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kiryu.
Halsti shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kiryu as he avoids it easily.
Halsti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kiryu misses with a low kick. #CL2#
Kiryu has closed the distance and engaged Halsti in a clinch.
Kiryu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halsti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kiryu lands a right hand. #T4#
Halsti presses Kiryu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Halsti goes for a takedown attempt but Kiryu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kiryu scores with a nice head shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kiryu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kiryu leaves Halsti with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kiryu! But no joy.
Halsti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kiryu. Kiryu obviously looking to wear him down.
Kiryu tries to clinch up but Halsti circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice body punch from Kiryu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuma Kiryu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royal Halsti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Halsti tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Halsti.
Kiryu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kiryu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Halsti darts in trying to clinch
and Kiryu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Halsti shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kiryu only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Royal Halsti 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.
A low kick lands for Halsti.
Halsti throws a low kick but Kiryu moves out of range easily.
Kiryu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Halsti.
Kiryu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kiryu throws a big shot that misses.
Halsti changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#T1##TD#
Halsti looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kiryu!
Halsti staying calm.
Kiryu is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kiryu is controlling Halsti's trapped leg to prevent Halsti from advancing to side control.
Kiryu tries to get to full guard but Halsti has control of the leg. #T2#
Kiryu is trying to maintain the position but Halsti is very close to passing his half guard.
Kiryu tries to get to full guard but Halsti has control of the leg.
Halsti is controlling the pace.
Halsti is pressing down on Kiryu's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kiryu is holding on for now. #T3##SUB#
Halsti seems to be looking for submissions.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Halsti sitting and controlling from the half guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sloppy strikes from Halsti. Those never looked like landing.
Kiryu scores with a body shot.
Halsti shoots in and drives through. Kiryu sprawls well.
Halsti moves out of range of the body kick from Kiryu.
Halsti moves out of range of the body kick from Kiryu.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kiryu. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Halsti shoots in and drives through. Kiryu sprawls well.
Despite the aggression on Kiryu's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royal Halsti. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4##TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Halsti.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halsti is trying to ground and pound but Kiryu uses the momentary lack of control by Halsti to regain half guard.
Kiryu is positioning himself well to prevent Halsti advancing to mount.
Kiryu is looking for a sweep. Halsti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Halsti is keen to just control but Kiryu is a slippery customer.
Kiryu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Royal Halsti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Royal Halsti's cut.
That's time! Halsti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Halsti looks for a takedown but Kiryu sprawls well.
No joy there for Halsti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kiryu just misses with a punch to the body.
Halsti thows a body kick. Kiryu tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kiryu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Halsti throws a wild body kick that Kiryu sees coming a mile off.
Kiryu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Halsti.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu is trying to get back to half guard.#T1#
Kiryu is not content to let Halsti control the position.
Halsti staying calm.
Halsti tries to stand but Kiryu is controlling his head. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Halsti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kiryu keeps working. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Halsti misses the shot to the body.
Halsti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kiryu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kiryu appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Halsti fails with a takedown attempt.
Halsti is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kiryu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royal Halsti. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
Kiryu lands with a hook. Halsti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Royal Halsti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Kiryu. No joy for Halsti on that attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kiryu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Halsti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Halsti tries for a takedown but Kiryu circles away easily
and Kiryu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice uppercut there from Kiryu.
Kiryu punishes Halsti's body with a nice straight punch.
Halsti avoids the body shot from Kiryu.
Halsti throws a counter high kick but Kiryu was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kiryu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kiryu tests Halsti's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halsti has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kiryu.
Kiryu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Halsti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiryu moves away.#KD2#
Kiryu cracks Halsti with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Halsti looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kiryu finish him? #CUT2#Royal Halsti's cut is getting worse.
Halsti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kiryu throws out the jab.
Halsti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kiryu throws out the jab. #KD2#
Kiryu cracks Halsti with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Halsti looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kiryu finish him? #ROC2#Halsti is rocked!
Kiryu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kiryu lands with a hook. Halsti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kazuma Kiryu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kiryu 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:29

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

Event: WVT 210: Fedetenko v Shida
Date: Jan 13, 2024

#R1#
Outback throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Kiryu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Outback throws the left hand but Kiryu avoids the punch easily.
Outback lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiryu. Outback does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Outback misses its intended target.
Kiryu swings for the body but Outback moves out of range.
Kiryu scores with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Kiryu blocks the low kick.
Kiryu wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kiryu throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu throws a lazy body kick
letting Outback counter with a right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Outback as he connects with a hook.
Outback thows a left - swing and a miss!
Outback throws a jab when Kiryu was well out of range.#T1#
A chopping leg kick lands by Outback.
Kiryu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A telegraphed right hand from Outback misses the target.
Kiryu thows a leg kick but Outback checks it
and Outback counters with a straight right hand.
Outback misses the jab.
Kiryu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kiryu moves away from the strike by Outback.
Outback misses with a looping left.
Kiryu misses with a right hand
and Outback counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiryu misses with an uppercut.
Kiryu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Outback works the jab nicely.#CUT2#It looks like Kazuma Kiryu has been cut.
We've been informed that Outback 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.
Outback throws a sloppy head kick and Kiryu moves out of range easily.
Outback slips under a jab from Kiryu.#T2#
A jab from Outback misses.
Kiryu throwing a counter right hand but Outback manages to avoid it.
Outback connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Outback tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiryu was well out of range. Poor timing from Outback.
Outback throws a shot to the body.
Outback dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kiryu. That did some damage!
Kiryu throws a poor cross that misses
letting Outback counter with a right hand.
Kiryu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Kiryu.
Kiryu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Outback.
Kiryu throws a wild body kick that Outback sees coming a mile off.
Outback connects with a right hand. Kiryu shakes it off.#T3#
Outback throws a hook but Kiryu avoids it easily.
Outback misses with a leg kick.
As Outback tries to get set, Kiryu tries to push him back and clinch up but Outback manages to avoid the attempt.
Outback throws a big shot that misses.
As Outback tries to get set, Kiryu tries to push him back and clinch up but Outback manages to avoid the attempt.
Outback looks to land a right hand but Kiryu moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Kiryu misses the target.
Good leg kick by Outback.
Kiryu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kiryu scores with a jab to the head.
Outback fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Outback throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiryu pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL#
Outback tries to keep at a distance but Kiryu has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Outback pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T4#
Outback connects with a leg kick.
Outback plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
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 big left from Outback misses.
Kiryu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Outback looks to land a right hand but Kiryu moved out of range.
Outback misses with a right hand
and Kiryu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kiryu.
Outback fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiryu manages to avoid it.
Outback throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Outback misses with a left hand
and Kiryu counters with a good low kick that Outback was not able to check.
Kiryu scoring well with a low kick there.
Outback bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Macca Outback dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazuma Kiryu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Kiryu throws a leg kick but Outback sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Outback is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kiryu with a body shot.
Kiryu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kiryu moves out of range as Outback strikes.
Kiryu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Outback. Outback circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Outback throws a low kick but Kiryu avoids it.
Kiryu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Outback.
Kiryu moves away from the strike by Outback.
Kiryu scores with a sloppy right hand. Outback should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Outback ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiryu moves away.
Kiryu misses with a kick to the body
and Outback connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Outback misses with a hook. Kiryu ducked under it nicely.
Kiryu slips a straight right by Outback.#T1#
Kiryu misses with a wild body shot.
Kiryu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Outback counters with a stiff right hand.
Kiryu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Outback's head.
Outback throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kiryu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kiryu is looking to land body kicks.
Outback throws out a counter right but Kiryu avoids it with no problem.
Kiryu misses with a right hand
and Kiryu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Outback scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Outback fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kiryu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kiryu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Outback lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Outback lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T2#
Kiryu throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Outback throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kiryu avoids a kick to the body.
Macca Outback seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiryu throws a low kick but Outback moves out of range easily.
Outback lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kiryu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Outback connects with a leg kick.
Outback buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kiryu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Outback counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Outback looks to throw the jab but Kiryu is out of range.
Outback has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kiryu throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T3#
Nice defenses there by Kiryu.
Kiryu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Outback is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Outback misses with a hook to the body
and Kiryu counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A jab from Outback misses.
Outback throws an off balance right hand
and Outback takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Outback avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Outback throws a sloppy body shot
and Kiryu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiryu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Outback checks it well.
Kiryu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slow jab from Kiryu misses its intended target.
Outback looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T4#
Outback looks to throw the jab but Kiryu is out of range.
Outback lands with a shot to the body.
Kiryu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Outback scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiryu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Outback is out of range and Kiryu settles back down.
Outback connects with a body shot that sends Kiryu's belly button to the back.
Kiryu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Macca Outback seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Outback missing with a left hand there. Kiryu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiryu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Outback swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Outback blocks a low kick nicely.
Outback is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kiryu with a body shot.
Kiryu throws a shot from downtown. Outback moves away and avoids it.
Outback misses with a hook #CL#
and Kiryu moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Macca Outback will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kazuma Kiryu'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#
Kiryu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Outback.
Outback fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiryu manages to avoid it.
Kiryu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Outback has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Outback scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kiryu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kiryu looks to score with a jab to the body but Outback is just out of range.
Outback looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Outback throws a shot from downtown. Kiryu moves away and avoids it.
Kiryu throws a head kick but Outback moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Outback lands with a straight right. Kiryu didn't see that one coming.
Outback explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Outback misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
Outback throws a body punch but Kiryu moves out of range.
Outback cracks Kiryu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kiryu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kiryu looks to throw the jab but Outback is out of range.
Kiryu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kiryu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Outback tries to land a leg kick but Kiryu saw it coming and moves away.
Outback swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Outback throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kiryu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kiryu blocks a jab.#T2#
Kiryu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Outback misses with a looping left.
Outback scores with a push kick.
A head kick misses from Outback.
A left lands for Outback.
Outback takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Kiryu.
Outback walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kiryu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Outback misses with an uppercut. Kiryu saw that one coming.
Kiryu tries to bum rush Outback with a series of wild strikes but Outback uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kiryu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiryu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#T3#
Kiryu misses with a body shot.
Kiryu misses with the body kick
and Outback makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Outback with a nice cross.
Outback moves out of range as Kiryu strikes.
Macca Outback is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Outback throws an overhand right that lands on Kiryu's shoulder, as Kiryu tries to avoid the shot.
Kiryu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiryu is looking to counter punch.
Kiryu misses with a shot to the body
and Outback connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Outback avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Outback lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Outback steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiryu.#T4#
Kiryu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Outback.
Outback jabs at Kiryu's body.
Kiryu throws the left hand but Outback avoids the punch easily.
As Kiryu backs off Outback throws a huge counter combo but Kiryu manages to avoid it all.
Outback lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Outback lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Outback buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kiryu staying out of range there.
Kiryu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kiryu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kiryu connects with a single shot there.
Kiryu tries to clinch up but Outback circles away and keeps his distance.
Kazuma Kiryu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Outback throws a head kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Macca Outback comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Outback 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Macca Outback!
A less than humble Macca Outback misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: WVT 200: Le Franc v Johnson
Date: Dec 22, 2023

#R1#
Kiryu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#CUT2#It looks like Kwame Nti has been cut.
Kiryu is looking to land body kicks.
Nti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kiryu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kiryu can pounce on him.
Nti looks to land a right hand but Kiryu moved out of range.
Kiryu connects with a single shot there.
Kiryu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A swing and a miss from Nti.
Nti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiryu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nti sets himself, and Kiryu steps forward looking for the clinch! Nti avoids it this time.#T1#
Kiryu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hammer House of Horror in the buildup to the fight.
Nti shoots in but Kiryu avoids the takedown attempt easily.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kiryu misses with some punches. #T2#
Kiryu lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nti.
Kiryu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nti misses with the head strike.
Nti is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nti is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kwame Nti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Still in the clinch, Kiryu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kiryu has a couple of punches blocked by Nti.
Kiryu lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiryu.
Nti misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiryu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nti's elbow.
Nti wants a takedown.
Kiryu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Kiryu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nti.
Kiryu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nti backwards.
Nti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Nti fails to land.
Kiryu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nti seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kiryu can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nti.
Kiryu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son. #T3#
Nti presses Kiryu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nti misses with a body punch.
Kiryu throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Kiryu manages to break the clinch.
Kiryu motions for Nti to come forward. Kiryu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Kiryu.
Nti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kiryu throws out the jab.
Nti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kiryu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kiryu misses with a hook.
Kiryu tries to work over Nti's front leg with a kick but Nti checks it.
Nti checks a leg kick nicely.
Kazuma Kiryu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4#
Kiryu throws a chopping leg kick but Nti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nti misses with a takedown attempt - Kiryu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nti looks for a takedown but Kiryu sprawls well.#TD#
Nti shoots in and bounces Kiryu off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nti tries to free his leg and advance position but Kiryu is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuma Kiryu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kwame Nti's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Nti shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kiryu as he avoids it easily.
Kiryu misses with a low kick as Nti jumps back.
Kiryu looks to throw the jab but Nti is out of range.
Kiryu tries to clinch
and Kiryu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #TD#
Nti closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nti lands in his opponent's guard.
Nti preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nti tries to free his leg and advance position but Kiryu is retaining full guard. #T1#
Kiryu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nti is one step ahead there.
Kiryu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nti's guard. #REVB#
Nti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nti managing to control the position.
Nti continues to stall.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nti can't keep his opponent in guard - Kiryu advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nti tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kiryu has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Kiryu controlling from mount. #T3#
Nti tries to hold on but Kiryu pushes him away. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kiryu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nti tries to lock up and control but Kiryu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kiryu trying to control but Nti is having none of it.
Nti tries to lock up and control but Kiryu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuma Kiryu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kwame Nti's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Nti fails to land the takedown.
Kwame Nti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiryu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kazuma Kiryu seems to be getting the better of the standup.#TD#
Kiryu gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nti to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kiryu looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nti puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kiryu wants to sweep here but Nti controlling him for the moment. #T1#
Kiryu seems keen to control Nti's posture.
Nti sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kiryu 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kiryu has control of Nti's left arm, preventing Nti from doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kiryu throws an off balance right hand
and Nti counters with a straight right hand.
Nti gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kiryu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kiryu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circling - Kiryu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kiryu lands the left hand.
Kiryu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nti.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kwame Nti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T3#
Nti misses with a takedown attempt
and Kiryu counters with a nice uppercut.
Nti throws a shot to the body.
Nti scores with a nice strike.
Nti shoots in for a takedown but Kiryu shows good takedown defense.
Nti dives in for a single leg takedown but Kiryu sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nti goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kiryu prevents it. #TD#
Nti has hold of one of Kiryu's legs. Kiryu is fighting the takedown attempt but Nti gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kiryu has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kiryu looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T4#
Kiryu is still trying to improve position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kiryu holds on and takes a little breather.
Nti trying to control but Kiryu is working from the bottom.
Kazuma Kiryu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nti postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

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 Kwame Nti.
I think Kiryu 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazuma Kiryu!
A relieved looking Kazuma Kiryu 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: WVT 192: Fedetenko v Luciano
Date: Dec 02, 2023

#R1#
Kiryu just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiryu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kiryu misses with a leg kick
and Creed counters with a straight right hand.
Creed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kiryu.
It looked like Creed was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kiryu.
Creed pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kiryu is out of range and Creed settles back down.
Creed ducks under a wild hook from Kiryu.
Creed lands a glancing blow to the side of Kiryu's head.
Creed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Creed looks to land a body kick but Kiryu moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu throws a body punch but Creed moves out of range.
Kiryu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kiryu punishes Creed's body with a nice straight punch.
Creed swats away the attempt to clinch by Kiryu.#T1#
Creed lands a nice looking body kick.
Creed jabs Kiryu right on the nose. Kiryu blinks but takes it well.
Kiryu tries to land a body kick
and Kiryu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kiryu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kiryu throws a lazy uppercut
and Creed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiryu loads up on a big right hand but Creed slips the punch.
Kazuma Kiryu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiryu throws a leg kick
and Creed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiryu is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Creed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Creed staying out of range there.
Kiryu wants to clinch but Creed slips to the side
and Creed counters with a nice uppercut.
Creed ducks under a wild hook from Kiryu.#T2#
Kiryu looks to land a right hand but Creed moved out of range.
Kiryu misses with an uppercut. Creed saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiryu throws a shot from downtown. Creed moves away and avoids it.
Creed quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Creed.
Creed ducks under a wild hook from Kiryu.
Creed blocks the body kick.
Creed appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kiryu swings widly with a right hand
and Creed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Creed scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kiryu throws a leg kick but Creed checks it.
Creed checks a leg kick nicely.
Creed looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Creed is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kiryu looks to throw the jab but Creed is out of range.
Kiryu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Creed throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kiryu avoids it.
Creed changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Kiryu misses with an uppercut
and Creed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiryu misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Creed counter with a right hand.
Creed takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Creed throws a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Kiryu there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kiryu.
Kiryu thows a body kick. Creed tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kiryu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Creed doesn't seem bothered though.
Kiryu lands a lovely overhand right.
Good work by Kiryu as he checks the leg kick.
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!
Kiryu throws a hook to the side of Creed's head but Creed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Creed digs a good body shot into Kiryu's ribs.#T4#
Creed has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kiryu.
Creed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Creed checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Creed scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A leg kick checked by Creed.
Kiryu tries to land a front kick but Creed steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Creed connects with a crisp jab.
Kiryu misses the body punch
and Creed makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kiryu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Creed counters with a nice uppercut.
Kiryu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kiryu misses with a hook
letting Creed counter with a right hand.
Kiryu throws a right hand that misses
and Creed counters with a solid body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vernon Creed will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Kiryu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kiryu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kiryu takes a swing at Creed's ribcage but misses.
Creed tried to counter with a leg kick but Kiryu avoided it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kiryu.
A bone on bone clash there as Creed blocks the leg kick.
Kiryu misses with a right hand
and Creed counters with a thumping low kick.
Kiryu throws a right hand that misses
and Creed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiryu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vernon Creed is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiryu throws a leg kick
and Creed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kiryu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Creed misses its target.
Kiryu misses with a lunging right hand
and Creed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Creed defending well as Kiryu loads up on a big left hand.
Creed takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kiryu missing with a left hand there. Creed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Kiryu backs away, Creed returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kiryu misses with an uppercut. Creed saw that one coming.
Creed fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kiryu just manages to avoid it.
Creed takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Creed scores with a hook to the body. Kiryu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kiryu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Creed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiryu throws a right hand that misses
and Creed counters with a nice leg kick.
Creed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Creed is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kiryu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Creed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kiryu misses with a double jab
and Creed counters with a right hand to the body. #T2#
Creed 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.
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!
Kiryu misses with an uppercut
and Creed counters with a nice uppercut.
Kiryu misses with the body kick
and Creed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kiryu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Creed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Creed on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kiryu throws a sloppy body shot
and Kiryu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Creed swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kiryu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Creed misses the jab.
Kiryu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Creed counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Creed takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kiryu tries to clinch but Creed moves away
and Creed counters with a series of strikes. Kiryu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kiryu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T3#
Creed moves away from the strike by Kiryu.
Kiryu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Creed thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kiryu misses with an uppercut
and Creed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiryu throws an off balance right hand
and Creed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Kiryu misses the target.
It looks like Creed has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.#CL2#
Kiryu instigates a clinch.
Kiryu tries a body shot but Creed blocks it.
Kiryu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Creed tries a body shot but Kiryu blocks it.
Creed struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiryu controls his hands.
Creed working aggressively here.
Creed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kiryu can do to turn this around?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Creed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kiryu has a couple of punches blocked by Creed.
Kiryu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Creed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kiryu pushes Creed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T4#
Creed has a couple of punches blocked by Kiryu.
Creed lands a body punch.
Kiryu is breathing heavily.
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!
Creed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiryu pushes Creed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiryu prevents a body shot from Creed.
A nice left hand lands by Creed.
Creed swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiryu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Creed tries to throw a body punch but Kiryu avoids it by throwing Creed back against the cage.
Kiryu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Creed seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kiryu can turn it around.
Creed blocks an uppercut.
Kiryu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Creed can't find room to land a body shot as Kiryu controls the action.
Kiryu misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiryu throws a head punch that misses.
Creed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kiryus head.
Kiryu blocks a body shot from Creed.
A right hook to the body lands for Creed.
Vernon Creed has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Creed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kiryu or not.
Kiryu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vernon Creed dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
A nice leg kick from Creed, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kiryu scores with a push kick.
That kick from Kiryu tenderised Creed's leg. Creed is trying to keep his angry face on.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kiryu.
Kiryu throws an off balance right hand
and Creed counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kiryu thinking.
Kiryu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kiryu cracks Creed with an open hand slap.#CL2#
Kiryu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kiryu blocks a body shot from Creed.
Creed can't find room to land a body shot as Kiryu controls the action.
Kiryu working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Creed.
Kiryu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Kiryu fails to land.
Kiryu can't find room to land a body shot as Creed controls the action. #T1#
Creed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kiryu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kiryu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
Creed can't find room to land a body shot as Kiryu controls the action.
Kiryu prevents a body shot from Creed.
Creed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Creed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kiryu has a couple of punches blocked by Creed.
Kiryu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Creed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Creed misses with a body punch.
Creed lands a right hand.
Kiryu trying to control the position but instead, Creed has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kiryu into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kiryu fails to land.
Creed cracks Kiryu with a nice body shot.
Creed cracks Kiryu with a nice body shot.
Kiryu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kiryu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T2#
Creed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Creed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Creed lands a shot to the body.
Creed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiryu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Kiryu.
Creed cracks Kiryu with a nice body shot.
Kiryu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Creed pushes Kiryu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiryu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Creed can't find room to land a body shot as Kiryu controls the action.
Kiryu prevents a body shot from Creed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Creed.
Creed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Kiryu as the two fighters clinch.
Kiryu misses with the head strike.
Creed lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Creed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Creed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Creed misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Creed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiryu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiryu.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Creed.
A right hook to the body lands for Creed.
Kiryu lands a body shot.
Kiryu throws a head punch that misses.
Kiryu lands a shot to the body.
Kiryu lands a shoulder strike.
Kiryu blocks a body shot from Creed.
Kiryu lands with a light punch inside.
Creed tries to work over Kiryu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Creed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kiryu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Creed lands with a left to the head.
Creed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiryu has Creed pushed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T4#
Creed blocks an uppercut.
Kiryu throws a punch but it's blocked by Creed.
Kiryu works on Creed's body with a couple of short punches.
Creed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kiryu.
Kiryu 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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Creed.
A nice left hand lands by Creed.
Creed misses with a punch to the body.
Creed works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kiryu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiryu.
Kiryu lands with a short shot to the head.
Creed throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiryu.
Kiryu misses with the head strike.
Creed misses with some punches.
Kiryu can't find room to land a body shot as Creed controls the action.
Creed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kazuma Kiryu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, Creed scores with a nice short uppercut.

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 Vernon Creed.
Well Creed 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vernon Creed!
Vernon Creed spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: WVT 183: Haggar v Railio
Date: Nov 11, 2023

#R1#
Decent striking displayed by Kiryu there.
Kiryu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Philippe.
Kiryu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Philippe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Philippe misses.
Philippe throws a hook to the side of Kiryu's head but Kiryu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Philippe throws an off balance right hand
and Kiryu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Philippe connects with a jab.
Kiryu slips under a jab.
Kiryu replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Philippe blocks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philippe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kiryu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Philippe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Philippe loads up on a big right hand but Kiryu slips the punch.#T1#
Philippe misses with a straight right.
Kiryu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Philippe walks into a stiff left hand from Kiryu.
Philippe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kiryu.
Kiryu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#ROC2#Philippe is rocked!#CUT2#Peguero Jean Philippe's cut is getting worse.
Philippe slips a straight right by Kiryu.
Peguero Jean Philippe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#KD2#
Kiryu lands a big head kick that sends Philippe tumbling to the mat! Kiryu takes a step backwards and waves Philippe back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Philippe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the body from Philippe misses #CL2#
and Kiryu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kiryu.
Philippe blocking some punches.
Philippe seems to have got his legs back now.
Kiryu trying to stall but Philippe improves his position.
A short uppercut from Kiryu. #BC#
Philippe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kiryu has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.#T2#
Philippe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kiryu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#CL2#
Kiryu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Philippe tries to throw a body punch but Kiryu avoids it by throwing Philippe back against the cage. #BC#
Philippe manages to break the clinch.
Kiryu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Philippe tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Philippe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kiryu misses with a looping right.
Philippe misses with a hook to the body
and Kiryu counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#Peguero Jean Philippe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kiryu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kiryu takes a jab right on the kisser. #CUT#It looks like Kazuma Kiryu has been cut.#T3#
Philippe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Philippe lands with a straight right. Kiryu didn't see that one coming.
Kiryu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiryu wants to counter the offense by Philippe and move into the clinch position.
Jab, jab by Philippe - just one landing.
Philippe blocks a jab.
Kiryu tries to land a front kick but Philippe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Philippe moves out of range as Kiryu throws a body kick.
Philippe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kiryu misses with a left hand
enabling Philippe to counter with a crisp jab. #T4#
Kiryu connects with a nice looking jab.
Philippe lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Philippe throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Philippe misses with a left hand
and Kiryu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kiryu throws a body punch but Philippe moves out of range.
Philippe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kiryu.
Philippe throwing a counter right hand but Kiryu manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Philippe. That's going to slow Kiryu down.
Philippe throws a right hand that misses
letting Kiryu counter with a right hand.
Kiryu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuma Kiryu dominated that 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.#R2#
Kiryu tries to land a front kick but Philippe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kiryu throws a jab when Philippe was well out of range.
Philippe misses with a hook
and Kiryu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kiryu scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice shot lands for Kiryu.#KD2#
Kiryu lands a big right hand that sends Philippe crashing to the mat! Kiryu stays standing though and waves Philippe back to his feet!#CUT2#Jeez, Peguero Jean Philippe's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philippe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Philippe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiryu manages to avoid it.
Kiryu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kiryu throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T1#
Philippe wants to clinch up but Kiryu keeps it at a distance.
Kiryu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kiryu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Philippe scores with a hook to the body. Kiryu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kiryu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kiryu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kiryu throws a leg kick
and Philippe counters with a straight right hand.
Philippe looks to throw the jab but Kiryu is out of range.
A nice side step and Kiryu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd cheers as Philippe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kiryu doesn't seem phased though.#CUT#That has opened up Kazuma Kiryu's cut even more.
Kiryu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Philippe has time to react.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kazuma Kiryu!
Kazuma Kiryu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: WVT 178: Fedetenko v Railio 2
Date: Oct 28, 2023

#R1##CL2#
Kiryu pushes Mammadov up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kiryu.
Mammadov lands with a short shot to the head.
Kiryu tries to work over Mammadov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kiryu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mammadov backwards.
Mammadov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mammadov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mammadov tries to work over Kiryu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kiryu scores with a shoulder strike.
Kiryu tries to throw a body punch but Mammadov avoids it by throwing Kiryu back against the cage.
Mammadov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mammadov taking a breather.
Mammadov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mammadov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kiryu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kiryu misses with the head strike.
Kiryu swings wildly with an uppercut but Mammadov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiryu stops a takedown attempt from Mammadov.
Kiryu swings wildly with an uppercut but Mammadov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Kiryu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiryu gets underhooks to prevent Mammadov's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yusuf Mammadov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiryu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mammadov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T1#
Kiryu lands a shot to the body.
Kiryu prevents a body shot from Mammadov.
A head punch on the inside from Mammadov fails to land.
Kiryu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mammadov throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiryu.
Mammadov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kiryu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mammadov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kiryu can turn it around.
Mammadov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kiryu or not.
Mammadov pushes Kiryu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiryu lands a shot to the body.
Kiryu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiryu pushes Mammadov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiryu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've been hearing reports that Mammadov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mammadov blocks an uppercut.
Mammadov tries to work over Kiryu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mammadov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kiryu is defending well.
Kiryu misses with a punch on the inside.
Mammadov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mammadov tries to throw a body punch but Kiryu avoids it by throwing Mammadov back against the cage.
Mammadov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mammadov misses with some punches. #T2#
Kiryu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mammadov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kiryu is pressed up against the cage. Mammadov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kiryu down to the mat. Kiryu avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #TD#
Mammadov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#SUB#
Mammadov is looking for submissions but instead, Kiryu has regained full guard.
Mammadov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kiryu is on top in guard. #REVB##SUB#
Mammadov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mammadov is trying to control the position but Kiryu postures up. #T3#
Kiryu sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB#
Mammadov has his foot on Kiryu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kiryu works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Mammadov is looking for a triangle but Kiryu pushes his legs off easily.
Mammadov wants to sweep but no luck.
Mammadov trying to control the position.
Kiryu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mammadov tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mammadov wants to control but Kiryu passes easily into half guard.
Mammadov wants to get back to full guard but Kiryu has mounted him!
Mammadov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kiryu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mammadov wants to control but Kiryu is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuma Kiryu dominated that round.
That's time! Mammadov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Mammadov takes one on the button.
Mammadov misses with a body shot.
Mammadov throws a jab but it's blocked by Kiryu.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiryu. Mammadov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mammadov is looking to clinch but Kiryu is avoiding it.
Mammadov backing away here, and Kiryu unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mammadov checks a leg kick.
Mammadov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kiryu misses with a body punch
and Mammadov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Kazuma Kiryu has been cut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kiryu checks the leg kick nicely there. #T1##CL2#
Kiryu clinches up against the cage.
Kiryu is looking to control Mammadov's arms but Mammadov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kiryu has his back to the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kiryu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mammadov.
Mammadov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kiryu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mammadov misses with a body punch.
Mammadov blocks an uppercut.
Mammadov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mammadov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mammadov lands with a left to the head.
Kiryu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kiryu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mammadov swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiryu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiryu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kiryu scores with a shot to the side of Mammadov's head. #T2#
A head punch on the inside from Mammadov fails to land. #TD#
Kiryu is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mammadov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kiryu to the mat. Kiryu regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Mammadov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mammadov postures up in Kiryu's guard and throws a big left but Kiryu blocks it.
Yusuf Mammadov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mammadov throws a big elbow that misses.
Mammadov throws an elbow that misses. Kiryu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mammadov's guard. Nice move by Kiryu!#REVB#
Mammadov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mammadov trying to control the position. #SUB#
Mammadov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kiryu passes into side control.
Mammadov is looking to reverse the position.#T3#
Kiryu controlling the position from side mount.
Mammadov is trying to improve his position.
Kiryu is looking to take a break and control but Mammadov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mammadov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kiryu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mammadov is working hard here to advance position.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kiryu is looking to take a break and control but Mammadov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mammadov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mammadov wants to control but Kiryu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mammadov manages to get to full guard.
Kiryu preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Yusuf Mammadov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kazuma Kiryu's cut.
That's time! Mammadov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Kiryu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mammadov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab by Kiryu.
Mammadov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mammadov misses with a takedown
and Kiryu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mammadov thinking.
Mammadov cracks Kiryu with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mammadov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A shot to the body from Mammadov misses
enabling Kiryu to counter with a crisp jab. #T1#
Kiryu misses with a right hand #CL#
and Mammadov counters by clinching up.
Kiryu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mammadov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mammadov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mammadov struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiryu controls his hands.
Kiryu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiryu stops a takedown attempt from Mammadov.
Mammadov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yusuf Mammadov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Kiryu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kiryu lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kiryu.
Mammadov tries to score a body lock takedown but Kiryu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kiryu lands with a left to the head.
Mammadov being controlled against the cage.
Kazuma Kiryu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mammadov. #T2#
Mammadov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kiryu lands with a right 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!
Mammadov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiryu lands with a left to the head.
Mammadov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mammadov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mammadov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kiryu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mammadov misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mammadov as Kiryu tries to tie him up.
A short right from Kiryu.
Mammadov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mammadov can't find room to land a body shot as Kiryu controls the action.
Mammadov lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Kiryu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kiryu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kiryu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kiryu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mammadov tries a body shot but Kiryu blocks it. #T3#
Mammadov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kiryu lands a nice uppercut.
Kiryu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kiryu just leaning against Mammadov, taking a breather.
Kiryu has a couple of punches blocked by Mammadov.
Kiryu has Mammadov pushed against the cage.
Mammadov misses with the head strike.
Mammadov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mammadov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kiryu backwards.
Mammadov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kiryu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiryu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mammadov backwards.
Mammadov goes for a takedown attempt but Kiryu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Yusuf Mammadov is winning the standup battle so far.
Mammadov fails with a takedown attempt. #T4#
Kiryu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mammadov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kiryu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mammadov's head.#ROC2#Mammadov is rocked!
Mammadov tries to get into range but Kiryu steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Mammadov! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Kiryu scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kazuma Kiryu!
Our winner, Kazuma Kiryu, 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: WVT 167: Fedetenko v Thompson
Date: Oct 06, 2023

#R1#
Dunham scores with a nice strike.#CUT#It looks like Kazuma Kiryu has been cut.
Kiryu misses with a body kick.
Dunham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dunham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dunham misses with a straight right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dunham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dunham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dunham throws an overhand right that lands on Kiryu's shoulder, as Kiryu tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunham misses with a hook.
Kiryu scores with a nice right hand.
Kiryu misses the shot to the body.
Dunham pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kiryu is out of range and Dunham settles back down.
Kiryu looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T1#
Dunham tries to clinch
and Kiryu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#It looks like Pete Dunham has been cut.
Kiryu staying out of range there.
Dunham lands with a right hand.
Dunham throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kiryu.
Kiryu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dunham looks to land a left hand but Kiryu moved out of range nicely.
Kiryu misses with a hook.
Kiryu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dunham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Dunham misses the target.
Dunham throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kiryu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dunham scores with a shot to the body. #T2#
Kiryu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dunham momentarily.
Dunham shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kiryu eats them both and turns towards Dunham to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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!
Dunham tries a low kick but Kiryu avoids it.
Kiryu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dunham digs a good body shot into Kiryu's ribs.
Kiryu looks to throw a body kick
and Dunham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice leg kick from Dunham, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dunham scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dunham throws a hook to the side of Kiryu's head but Kiryu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kiryu thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Dunham was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kiryu.
Kiryu misses with a lunging right hand
and Dunham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dunham throws an overhand right that lands on Kiryu's shoulder, as Kiryu tries to avoid the shot. #T3##CL2#
Dunham tries to keep at a distance but Kiryu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kiryu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kiryu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Kiryu.
Dunham tries to land knees in the clinch but Kiryu avoids the damage to the body.
Dunham blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dunham.
Dunham lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kiryu.
Dunham lands a body punch.
Kiryu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dunham backwards.
A short body shot lands from Dunham as the two fighters clinch.
Dunham throws an elbow but it misses.
Dunham blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunham missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dunham.
Dunham lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kiryu backwards.
Dunham fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Kiryu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kiryu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dunham seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kiryu can turn it around.
Dunham working aggressively here.
Kiryu misses with the head strike.
Dunham lands a good knee to the midsection. Kiryu won't want to take too many of those.
Kiryu looks winded!
Kiryu throws a head punch that misses.
Dunham cracks Kiryu with a nice body shot.
Dunham lands a nice knee to the body.
Dunham lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Dunham.
Kiryu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dunham lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dunham lands with a short shot to the head.
Dunham unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kiryu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dunham lands an elbow inside. #CUT#That has opened up Kazuma Kiryu's cut even more.
Dunham lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunham is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kiryu managing to block the knees to the body from Dunham.
Dunham lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kiryu backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Kiryu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Dunham dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
A chopping leg kick lands by Dunham.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kiryu 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.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Dunham has knocked Kiryu down with a huge combo! Dunham steps away and waves a wobbly Kiryu back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC#Kiryu is rocked!
Kiryu tried to score with a low kick but Dunham checks it.
Kiryu is still on wobbly legs! Can Dunham finish him?
Dunham tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Kiryu to counter with a crisp jab. #CL#
Dunham closes the distance and clinches.
Kiryu seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunham lands with a light punch inside. #CUT#The cut above Kazuma Kiryu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pete Dunham has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kiryu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dunham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiryu lands a left hand.
Kiryu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dunham lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dunham lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kiryu backwards. #T1#
Dunham pushes off an throws an elbow but Kiryu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kiryu throws a punch but it's blocked by Dunham.
Kiryu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kiryu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kiryu.
A shot in the inside from Kiryu.
Dunham lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kiryu avoids the elbow strike from Dunham, against the cage.
Dunham lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kiryu backwards.
Kiryu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dunham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kiryu can do to turn this around?
Kiryu struggles to land a body shot inside as Dunham controls his hands.
Kiryu lands a hook that snaps the head of Dunham backwards.
Kiryu struggles to land a body shot inside as Dunham controls his hands.
Kiryu lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiryu wants to stall.
Kiryu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dunham misses with the head strike.
Dunham swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiryu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiryu misses with some punches. #T2#
Kiryu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dunham lands a nice knee to the body.
Kiryu is breathing heavily.
Kiryu avoiding damage as Dunham throws knees to the body.
Dunham lands a knee to the body.
Kiryu blocks an elbow strike.
Kiryu misses with a punch on the inside.
Dunham lands a right hand.
Dunham lands an elbow that stopped Kiryu in his tracks for a moment.
Kiryu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dunham lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kiryu backwards.
Dunham lands an uppercut.
Dunham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kiryu blocking some punches.
Dunham lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Dunham scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dunham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiryu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kiryu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kiryu tries to throw a body punch but Dunham avoids it by throwing Kiryu back against the cage.
Dunham lands a nice uppercut.#CUT#Kazuma Kiryu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.#T3#
A head punch on the inside from Kiryu fails to land.
Kiryu misses with a punch to the body.
Kiryu managing to block the knees to the body from Dunham.
Dunham misses with an elbow over the top.
Kiryu misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiryu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Kiryu - that landed with a thud.
Kiryu takes an elbow to the temple.
Dunham's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Kiryu throws a punch but it's blocked by Dunham.
Kiryu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiryu misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Dunham.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pete Dunham!

Event: DMMA 239 Doomsday vs Nakamura
Date: Sep 17, 2023

#R1#
A big right from Kazuma misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kiryu, as that shot connected.
Kiryu slips under a jab from Kazuma.
Kiryu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #CUT2#It looks like Kazuma Kiryu has been cut.
Kazuma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiryu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kazuma connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kiryu scrambles back to his feet.
Kazuma cracks Kiryu's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Kiryu slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Kazuma can do further damage! This one is done, son!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kiryu Kazuma!
In his post fight interview, Kiryu Kazuma started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: DMMA 234 Drake vs Cortez
Date: Sep 03, 2023

#R1#
Doomsday tries to clinch up.
Kiryu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doomsday is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kiryu misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiryu. Doomsday does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Kiryu misses its intended target.
Doomsday scores with a hook.#CUT2#It looks like Kazuma Kiryu has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doomsday tries to clinch up.
Doomsday lands a jab-cross combination.
Doomsday misses with a left hand
and Kiryu counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
A lazy body kick from Kiryu
and Doomsday counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Doomsday moves in looking to clinch but Kiryu pushes him off.
Kiryu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Doomsday counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiryu throws a lazy right hand but Doomsday sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doomsday tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kiryu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kiryu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kiryu scores with a punch to the head.
Doomsday pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kiryu back to the cage. Doomsday follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Thanos Doomsday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiryu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kiryu scores with a punch to the head.#T2#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kiryu throws a leg kick but Doomsday checks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kiryu.
Doomsday tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kiryu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doomsday throws a series of punches but Kiryu moves out of range.
Kiryu throwing a counter right hand but Doomsday manages to avoid it.
Doomsday wants to clinch up but Kiryu keeps it at a distance.
Doomsday takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T3#
Doomsday throws a head kick that misses
and Kiryu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kiryu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Doomsday throws a lazy head kick
enabling Kiryu to counter with a crisp jab.
Doomsday takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Doomsday fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiryu manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Kiryu.
Doomsday avoids a kick to the body.
Doomsday tries to counter with a clinch but Kiryu shakes him off and moves away.
Doomsday uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kiryu.
Doomsday motions for Kiryu to come forward. Doomsday throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kiryu throws a big counter combination but Doomsday scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Doomsday takes a swing at Kiryu's ribcage but misses. #T4#
Doomsday throws an overhand right that lands on Kiryu's shoulder, as Kiryu tries to avoid the shot.
Doomsday loads up on a big right hand but Kiryu slips the punch.#CL2#
Kiryu tries to keep at a distance but Doomsday has taken the fight into the clinch.
Doomsday misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kiryu.
Doomsday lands a hook that snaps the head of Kiryu backwards.
Doomsday throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kiryus head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiryu has a couple of punches blocked by Doomsday.
Doomsday doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doomsday tries a knee to the head but Kiryu blocks it.
Kiryu lands a left hand.
Kiryu swings wildly with an uppercut but Doomsday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doomsday blocking some punches.
Kiryu throws a punch but it's blocked by Doomsday.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kiryu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuma Kiryu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazuma Kiryu'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#
Doomsday is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kiryu lunges at Doomsday with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Doomsday's hand.
Doomsday moves out of range of the strikes.
Kiryu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doomsday.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doomsday thumps Kiryu with a low kick.
Kazuma Kiryu is winning the standup battle so far.
Doomsday tries to clinch
and Kiryu counters with a nice kick to the body. #CL2#
Doomsday moves into the clinch successfully. #T1#
Doomsday tries a knee to the head but Kiryu blocks it.
A short uppercut from Kiryu.
Doomsday can't find room to land a body shot as Kiryu controls the action.
Kiryu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Doomsdays head.
Kiryu blocks an uppercut.
Doomsday trying to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Doomsday.
Kiryu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doomsday tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kiryu lands with a left to the head.
Kiryu has a couple of punches blocked by Doomsday.
Kiryu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doomsday can do to turn this around?
Doomsday landing knees to the head.
Doomsday throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kiryu pushes Doomsday back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiryu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiryu swings wildly with an uppercut but Doomsday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thanos Doomsday seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Doomsday blocking some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Doomsday.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC#
Kiryu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doomsday tests Kiryu's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T2#
Doomsday works Kiryu's body with a nice hook.
Doomsday moves to clinch but Kiryu breaks away
and Kiryu counters with a left to the body.
Doomsday throws a wild body kick that Kiryu sees coming a mile off.
Doomsday throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kiryu missing with a left hand there. Doomsday was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #KD#
Kiryu feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Doomsday sprawling to the canvas! Doomsday rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kiryu finish him?! #ROC#Doomsday is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Thanos Doomsday has been cut.#T3#
Kiryu misses with a wild body shot.
Doomsday steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kiryu.
Doomsday is still on wobbly legs! Can Kiryu finish him?
Kiryu keeps the fight on the outside.
Kiryu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doomsday moves away.
Doomsday seems to have recovered his senses.
Kiryu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kiryu.
Doomsday wants to clinch up but Kiryu keeps it at a distance.
Kiryu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doomsday was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiryu.
Doomsday takes one to the side of the head.
A jab from Doomsday misses. #T4#
Doomsday swings for the body but Kiryu moves out of range.
Doomsday throws a body punch but Kiryu moves out of range. #KD#
Kiryu lands a big right hand that sends Doomsday crashing to the mat! Kiryu stays standing though and waves Doomsday back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiryu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Doomsday.
Kiryu misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Doomsday misses the target.
Kiryu misses with an uppercut. Doomsday saw that one coming.
Kiryu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuma Kiryu dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Kiryu misses with an uppercut
and Doomsday counters with a straight right hand.
Kiryu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Doomsday if he has to take too many more of those.
Doomsday slips a jab from Kiryu.
Doomsday follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kiryu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doomsday swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kiryu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Kiryu! Doomsday is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kazuma Kiryu!
A very excited looking Kazuma Kiryu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: DMMA 225 Klimenko vs Kiryu
Date: Aug 13, 2023

#R1#
Kiryu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Klimenko's sensitive parts.
Kiryu throws a low kick, looking for Klimenko's leg but Klimenko calmly moves out of range.
Kiryu swings widly with a right hand
and Klimenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like Kazuma Kiryu has been cut.
Kiryu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klimenko.
Kiryu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kiryu motions for Klimenko to come forward. Kiryu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kiryu throws a jab when Klimenko was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu misses with a body kick.
Klimenko half committed to a counter leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kiryu looks for the body kick but Klimenko saw that one coming.
Klimenko throwing a counter right hand but Kiryu manages to avoid it.#T1#
Klimenko with a nice cross.
A left lands for Klimenko.
Klimenko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kiryu counters with a nice uppercut. #KD#
Klimenko lands a big right hand that sends Kiryu crashing to the mat! Klimenko stays standing though and waves Kiryu back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiryu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Klimenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Klimenko quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Klimenko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.#T2#
Klimenko tries to clinch up.
Klimenko scores with a hook.#CUT#That has opened up Kazuma Kiryu's cut even more.
A punch combination from Klimenko misses.
Klimenko scores with a spinning back kick!
Kiryu misses with a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Klimenko misses the target.
Klimenko misses the body punch
and Kiryu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiryu lands with a hook. Klimenko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T3#
Klimenko throws a leg kick
and Kiryu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiryu misses the jab.
Klimenko is looking for a counter combo.
Klimenko throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kiryu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kiryu misses with a looping left.
Klimenko swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Klimenko throws a leg kick but Kiryu moved away.
Klimenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiryu was well out of range. Poor timing from Klimenko.
Klimenko connects with a body shot that sends Kiryu's belly button to the back.
Jab from Klimenko.#T4#
Kiryu lands with a nice body kick.
Klimenko lands with a nice combination. Kiryu backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klimenko slips under a jab from Kiryu.
Klimenko throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kiryu avoids it.
Klimenko lands a jab to the head. #CUT#The cut above Kazuma Kiryu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kiryu misses with an uppercut. Klimenko saw that one coming.
Klimenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kiryu thumps Klimenko with a low kick.
Klimenko motions for Kiryu to come forward. Klimenko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zachary Klimenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazuma Kiryu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Kiryu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kiryu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kiryu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Klimenko to score with a decent uppercut.
Klimenko connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klimenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kiryu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kiryu feints a counter leg kick.
Kiryu throws a lazy uppercut
and Klimenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#Kazuma Kiryu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kiryu looks to land a body kick but Klimenko moved away.#T1#
Klimenko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kiryu throws a head kick but Klimenko moves out of range.
Klimenko darts in trying to clinch
and Kiryu counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kiryu on the wrong end of a nice jab.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zachary Klimenko!
Zachary Klimenko retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Zachary Klimenko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: DMMA 217 Kersikov vs Karumaa
Date: Jul 26, 2023

#R1#
Cabrera shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kiryu pinned against the cage. Kiryu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kiryu connects with a right hand. Cabrera shakes it off.#CUT#It looks like Hendrix Cabrera has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Kiryu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Cabrera checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cabrera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cabrera drops his hands momentarily and Kiryu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T1#
Kiryu thows a body kick. Cabrera tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kiryu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiryu connects with an inside leg kick.
Cabrera throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kiryu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cabrera throws a lazy right hand but Kiryu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cabrera tries a low kick but Kiryu avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Cabrera.
Nice straight punches there by Kiryu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kiryu.#T2#
Kiryu connects with a single shot there.#CUT#That has opened up Hendrix Cabrera's cut even more.
Kiryu slips a jab and a cross from Cabrera.
Kiryu thinks about countering with a head kick.
Cabrera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kiryu throws out the jab.
Cabrera takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kazuma Kiryu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD2#
Cabrera throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kiryu tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cabrera is in Kiryu's guard.
Kiryu seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cabrera must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kiryu looking for a sweep. Not yet Kiryu, not yet.
Cabrera wants to pass the guard but Kiryu is keeping the position.#T3#
Kiryu has control of Cabrera's left arm, preventing Cabrera from doing any damage.
Kiryu keeping full guard, as Cabrera tries to pass.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#SUB2#
Cabrera has gone for a leg lock! Kiryu slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cabrera's guard.#REVR#
Kiryu stopping the sweep attempt from Cabrera.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SUB2#
Cabrera had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kiryu defends it easily.
Cabrera wants to sweep here but Kiryu controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Cabrera working for submissions but it's allowed Kiryu to get to half guard.
Cabrera slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuma Kiryu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hendrix Cabrera's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
The fighters circling - Cabrera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kiryu looks to land a left hand but Cabrera moved out of range nicely.
Kiryu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cabrera changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kiryu swings for the body but Cabrera moves out of range.
Cabrera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kiryu throws out the jab.
It seemed like Cabrera was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kiryu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cabrera can do to turn this around?
Kiryu throws a hook but Cabrera blocks it.
Cabrera looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crunch! Cabrera slams his shin into Kiryu's torso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kazuma Kiryu is winning the standup battle so far.
Cabrera cracks Kiryu with an open hand slap.
Kiryu ducks right into an uppercut from Cabrera. #T1#
Kiryu throws a chopping leg kick but Cabrera manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kiryu.
Cabrera slips under a jab.
Cabrera scores with a jab to the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Kazuma Kiryu has been cut.
Cabrera shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kiryu defending well as Cabrera loads up on a big left hand.
Cabrera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #TD2#
Cabrera fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kiryu sprawls well initially but Cabrera persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #SUB2#
Cabrera is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #T2#
Kiryu won't allow Cabrera to pass to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiryu regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cabrera wants to pass the guard but Kiryu is keeping the position.#SUB2#
Cabrera drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kiryu dives on top into guard.#REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Kiryu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kiryu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cabrera swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
Cabrera throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kiryu uses it to pass to side control. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cabrera gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cabrera has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Cabrera tries to get to full guard but Kiryu has control of the leg.
Cabrera is still trying to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hendrix Cabrera will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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#
An inside leg kick lands from Kiryu.
Kiryu throws a looping overhand right but Cabrera ducks down to avoid it.
Cabrera throws the kick towards the body but Kiryu avoids it.
Kiryu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cabrera.
Cabrera misses with a body shot.
Kiryu throws a leg kick but Cabrera checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu misses with an uppercut
and Cabrera counters with a straight right hand.
Cabrera on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A low kick from Kiryu is predictable there
and Cabrera counters with a three punch combo that has Kiryu backing up. Kiryu nods at Cabrera to acknowledge the strikes.#T1#
Cabrera walks into a left hand.
Cabrera fails with a takedown attempt.
Kiryu throws a body shot but no joy.
Cabrera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiryu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cabrera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T2#
Kiryu misses with the body kick
enabling Cabrera to counter with a crisp jab.
Kiryu throws a front kick that sends Cabrera stumbling back into the cage.
Kiryu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from Kiryu misses.
Kiryu throws a low kick but Cabrera moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Kiryu. That snapped Cabrera's head back.
Kiryu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cabrera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiryu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiryu lands with a nice body punch. #T3#
Kiryu tests Cabrera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Cabrera.
It seemed like Cabrera was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cabrera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kiryu lands with a hook. Cabrera tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CUT#The cut above Hendrix Cabrera's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kiryu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cabrera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiryu.
Cabrera throws a hook but Kiryu avoids it easily.
Kiryu throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Cabrera misses its intended target. #T4#
Cabrera throws a leg kick which misses Kiryu's front leg but catches the back leg as Kiryu tries to avoid it.
Cabrera moves away from the strike by Kiryu.
Cabrera follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kiryu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kiryu swings widly with a right hand
and Cabrera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiryu lands with an uppercut that bounces Cabrera off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabrera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kiryu throwing a counter right hand but Cabrera manages to avoid it.
Cabrera throws a head kick that Kiryu semi-blocks.
Kiryu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kazuma Kiryu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kiryu 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 Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:28

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

Event: DMMA 207 Doomsday vs Costeau
Date: Jun 25, 2023

#R1#
Parker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kiryu misses with a body shot.
Kiryu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parker misses with a low kick.
Kiryu misses with a head kick.
Kiryu misses with a straight right.
Parker only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kiryu throws a right hand that misses
and Parker counters with a nice leg kick.
Kiryu tries to work over Parker's front leg with a kick but Parker checks it.
Parker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiryu works Parker's body with a nice hook.
Kazuma Kiryu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker with a nice calf kick.
Kiryu looks to score with a jab to the body but Parker is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parker was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiryu.
Parker appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kiryu misses with an uppercut.
Parker flicks out a counter leg kick but Kiryu steps away.
Kiryu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kiryu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kiryu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kiryu throws a shot to the body. #T1#
Kiryu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parker.
Kiryu misses with a double jab
and Kiryu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kiryu misses with a left hand
and Parker counters with an outside leg kick.
Kiryu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Parker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Kiryu misses.
Kiryu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kiryu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Parker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kiryu.
Kiryu backing away here, and Parker unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Parker looks to land a right hand but Kiryu moved out of range.
Kiryu throws a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Kiryu coming out on top.
Parker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kiryu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kiryu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Parker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiryu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiryu misses with a wild body shot.
Parker flicks out a counter leg kick but Kiryu steps away.
Parker slips under a jab.#T2#
Kiryu throws the kick towards the body but Parker avoids it.
Parker was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Parker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Parker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kiryu.
Kiryu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Parker. That one must have hurt.
Kiryu misses with a left hand
and Parker counters with a straight right hand.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Kiryu.
Parker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Parker throws a jab but it's blocked by Kiryu.
Kiryu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parker.
Parker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kiryu throws a right hand that misses
letting Parker counter with a right hand.
Kiryu throws an off balance right hand
and Parker counters with a straight right hand.
Kiryu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A countering left hand to the body from Parker misses.
Kiryu cracks Parker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Parker slips a jab from Kiryu.
Parker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T3#
Parker moves out of range as Kiryu strikes.
Parker steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kiryu misses with a looping left.
Kiryu throws the left hand but Parker avoids the punch easily.
Kiryu delivers a nice body kick.
Kiryu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Parker checks it well.
Parker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Parker defending well as Kiryu loads up on a big left hand.
Kiryu misses with a double jab.
Kiryu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kiryu slips under a jab from Parker.
A big left from Kiryu misses.
Kiryu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kiryu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Parker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Parker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little jabbing left from Parker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kiryu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Parker counters with a straight right hand.
Parker avoids the body shot from Kiryu.
Parker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kiryu throws a push kick but Parker slaps the foot to one side. #T4#
Kiryu scores with the left hand. Parker knows he should have avoided that one.
Kiryu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Parker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kiryu had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kiryu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kiryu scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiryu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Parker is looking to land body kicks.
Kiryu misses with a kick to the body
and Parker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Parker connects with a solid leg kick.
Kiryu tried to score with a low kick but Parker checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Parker! But no joy.
Kiryu tries to land a body kick
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiryu lands a nice shot that snaps Parker's head back.
Kiryu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parker.
Nice defenses there by Kiryu.
Kiryu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kiryu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Parker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuma Kiryu dominated that round.
That's time! Kiryu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Kiryu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parker was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jacob Parker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiryu misses with an uppercut. Parker saw that one coming.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Parker might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kiryu has got the better of the exchanges.
Kiryu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kiryu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kiryu misses with a shot to the body
and Parker counters with a nice body kick.
Kiryu throws a sloppy body shot
and Parker counters with a nice uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kiryu.
Kiryu throws a shot from downtown. Parker moves away and avoids it.
Kiryu throws a big shot that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kiryu checks a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Kiryu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu misses with a wild combination.
Parker has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kiryu tries to land a leg kick but Parker saw it coming and moves away.
Parker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kiryu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Parker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Parker misses with a body shot.
Kiryu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T1#
Kiryu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
Kiryu misses with a left hand
enabling Parker to counter with a crisp jab.
Parker dips to his left and cracks Kiryu with an uppercut!
Kiryu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kiryu throws a right hand that misses
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
Kiryu checks a low kick from Parker.
Kiryu swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Kiryu throws a leg kick
and Parker counters with a low kick, right behind Kiryu 's knee.
Parker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kiryu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Parker counters with a nice uppercut.
Parker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kiryu.
Kiryu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kiryu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kiryu misses with a left hand
and Parker counters with a right hand to the body.
Kiryu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T2#
Kiryu misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiryu misses with a body punch
and Parker counters with a leg kick.
Kazuma Kiryu is winning the standup battle so far.
Parker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kiryu throws a leg kick
and Parker counters with a low kick, right behind Kiryu 's knee.
Kiryu blocks a jab.
Kiryu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kiryu feints and then cracks Parker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Parker down.
Kiryu misses with a looping left.
Parker walks into a stiff left hand from Kiryu.
Parker throws a low kick but Kiryu avoids it.
A solid body kick from Kiryu.
Kiryu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parker manages to avoid it.
Kiryu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Parker.
Kiryu misses with a body punch
and Parker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Parker throws a looping overhand right but Kiryu ducks down to avoid it. #T3#
Parker takes one to the chin there.
Parker moves out of range as Kiryu throws a body kick.
Kiryu with a nice cross.
Kiryu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Parker counter with a right hand.
Kiryu loads up on a big right hand but Parker slips the punch.
Parker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kiryu throws a right hand that Parker ducks under and follows up with a left that Parker also avoids with ease.
Parker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kiryu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kiryu lands a nice hook to Parker's body. Parker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kiryu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kiryu throws a sloppy body shot
and Parker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiryu looks to throw the jab but Parker is out of range.
Kiryu misses with a looping left.
A shot to the body from Kiryu misses
and Parker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiryu tests Parker's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T4#
Kiryu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kiryu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parker throws a leg kick but Kiryu moved away.
Parker blocks a head kick by Kiryu.
Kiryu connects with a body shot.
Kiryu misses the body punch
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiryu throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
Parker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kiryu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kiryu works the jab nicely.
Kiryu lands a body shot.
Kiryu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kiryu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Parker keeps Kiryu at a distance using the push kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kazuma Kiryu will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Kiryu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parker.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kiryu lands a slapping body shot.
Parker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kiryu misses with a hook. Parker ducked under it nicely.
Parker throws a big shot that misses.
Kiryu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Parker counters with a nice leg kick.
Parker throws a shot from downtown. Kiryu moves away and avoids it.
Kiryu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kiryu throws a leg kick
and Parker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kiryu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu avoids a kick to the body.
Kiryu swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Kiryu scores with a spinning back kick!
Kiryu blocks a jab.
Kiryu looks for the body kick but Parker saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Parker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T1#
Kiryu throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
Parker feints a counter leg kick.
Kiryu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Parker throws out a counter right but Kiryu avoids it with no problem.
Kiryu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiryu wants to land a leg kick but Parker is out of range.
Parker misses with a hook.
Kiryu misses with a body shot.
Parker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A punch lands to the side of Parker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Parker misses.
Kiryu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Kazuma Kiryu has been cut.
Kiryu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Parker misses the target.
Kiryu scores with a nice body kick.
Kiryu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kiryu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Parker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
Kiryu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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 low kick from Kiryu is predictable there
and Parker counters with a nice uppercut.
Kiryu throws a lazy uppercut
and Parker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kiryu thinking.
Kiryu gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
Parker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Parker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kiryu misses with a body punch
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
Kiryu scores with a hook.
Kiryu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kiryu swings away with a body shot that misses #KD2#
and Parker counters with a nice right hand that sends Kiryu toppling to the canvas! Kiryu scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Parker finish him?!#ROC2#Kiryu is rocked!#CUT2#Kazuma Kiryu's cut is getting worse.
Kiryu wants to land a leg kick but Parker is out of range.
Oh Kiryu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slow jab from Kiryu misses its intended target.
Kiryu seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheers as Kiryu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Parker doesn't seem phased though.
Parker checks the leg kick.#T3#
Kiryu cracks Parker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kiryu throws a low kick but Parker moves out of range easily.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Kiryu.
Kiryu defending well as Parker loads up on a big left hand.
Kiryu throws an off balance right hand
and Parker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Parker tries to land a leg kick but Kiryu saw it coming and moves away.
Parker tried to score with a low kick but Kiryu checks it.
Parker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kiryu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Parker has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kiryu.
Kiryu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kiryu keeps Parker at a distance using the push kick.
Parker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kiryu to score with a decent uppercut.
Kiryu lands with a shot to the body.
Kiryu misses with a hook
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
Kiryu throws the left hand but Parker avoids the punch easily.#T4#
Kiryu misses with a looping left.
Kiryu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Kiryu.
Kiryu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kiryu lands a lovely overhand right.
Kiryu misses with a right hand #KD2#
and Parker counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kiryu! Parker lets Kiryu back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Kiryu throws a front kick that sends Parker stumbling back into the cage.
Parker is looking to chop away at Kiryu's legs.
Parker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kiryu lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kiryu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Parker under the eye.
Parker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kiryu. Kiryu obviously looking to wear him down.
Kazuma Kiryu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kiryu throws a front kick that sends Parker stumbling back into the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jacob Parker.
Well Kiryu 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28

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

Event: DMMA 198 Otori vs Adeoluwa
Date: May 28, 2023

#R1#
Kiryu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bukowski.
Kiryu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bukowski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kiryu but Kiryu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bukowski throws a body shot but no joy.
Kiryu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kiryu misses the shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Bukowski.
Bukowski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bukowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Kiryu misses its target.
Bukowski misses with a body shot.
Bukowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiryu manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bukowski changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Charles Bukowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bukowski works Kiryu's body with a nice hook.
Kiryu dodges the punch combination from Bukowski.
Kiryu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bukowski is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kiryu with a body shot.
We've been informed that Bukowski 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.#T1#
Bukowski scores with a shot to the body.
Bukowski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kiryu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice uppercut there from Bukowski.
Bukowski misses with a wild body shot.
Bukowski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kiryu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kiryu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bukowski loads up on a big right hand but Kiryu slips the punch.
Bukowski throws a jab when Kiryu was well out of range.
Kiryu takes a swing at Bukowski's ribcage but misses.
Bukowski works Kiryu's body with a nice hook.
Kiryu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bukowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kiryu misses with a looping left.
A lazy left from Bukowski finds it's target.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bukowski misses with a combination
and Kiryu counters with a straight right hand.
A lazy left from Bukowski finds it's target.
Bukowski throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Kiryu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bukowski throws a series of punches but Kiryu avoids them all with ease.
Kiryu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bukowski cracks Kiryu with an open hand slap.
Bukowski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kiryu throws a quick inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kiryu.
Kiryu lands with an overhand left.
Bukowski lands with a nice body punch.
Bukowski misses with a hook to the body
and Kiryu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bukowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bukowski lands a body shot. #T3#
Kiryu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bukowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Bukowski throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Kiryu to counter with a crisp jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kiryu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bukowski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bukowski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bukowski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kiryu counters with a thumping low kick.
Bukowski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kiryu rather than just go for the knockout.
Kiryu cracks Bukowski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bukowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bukowski slips under a jab.
Nice jab there from Bukowski. #TD2#
Bukowski feints and as Kiryu raises his hands in defense, Bukowski changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kiryu looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T4#
Bukowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiryu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bukowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bukowski throws a big elbow that misses.
Kiryu pulls Bukowski in close to prevent any damage.
Bukowski throwing strikes from guard but Kiryu blocks nicely.
Kiryu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kiryu keeping moving, preventing Bukowski from controlling successfully.
Bukowski throws an elbow that misses. Kiryu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bukowski's guard. Nice move by Kiryu!#REVR#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Bukowski dominated that round.
That's time! Kiryu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Kiryu avoids the body shot from Bukowski.
Bukowski shoots in for a takedown but Kiryu shows good takedown defense.
Bukowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Kiryu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bukowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Charles Bukowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bukowski throws a hook to the side of Kiryu's head but Kiryu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bukowski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bukowski misses the shot to the body.
Kiryu tried to counter with a leg kick but Bukowski avoided it.
Bukowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bukowski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kiryu under the eye.
Bukowski shoots in and drives through. Kiryu sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bukowski throws a nice looking combination but Kiryu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kiryu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bukowski tries for a takedown but Kiryu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kazuma Kiryu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Bukowski.
Kiryu throws a series of punches but Bukowski avoids them all with ease.
Kiryu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bukowski.
It looked like Kiryu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T1#
Bukowski misses with a jab to the body
and Kiryu counters with a nice body shot.
Bukowski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kiryu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kiryu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kiryu throws the left hand but Bukowski avoids the punch easily.
Kiryu throws a nice inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Bukowski. Beautiful body shot.
Bukowski misses with a hook
and Kiryu counters with a three punch combo that has Bukowski backing up. Bukowski nods at Kiryu to acknowledge the strikes.
Bukowski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kiryu as he avoids it easily.
Kiryu is looking to counter punch.
Bukowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiryu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Bukowski releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T2#
Bukowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Kiryu counters with a stiff right hand.
Bukowski works Kiryu's body with a nice hook.
Bukowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Kiryu.
Kiryu looks for the body kick but Bukowski saw that one coming.
Bukowski fails with the takedown
and Kiryu counters with a nice leg kick.
Kiryu looks to score with a jab to the body but Bukowski is just out of range.
Kiryu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bukowski connects with a body shot that sends Kiryu's belly button to the back.
Kiryu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bukowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T3#
Bukowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bukowski looks for a takedown but Kiryu sprawls well.
And Kiryu counters with a quick kick to the body but Bukowski blocks it.
Bukowski throws a right hand that misses
and Kiryu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice body punch from Bukowski.
Kazuma Kiryu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kiryu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bukowski shoots for a double leg takedown but Kiryu sprawls well. He's pushed Bukowski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bukowski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bukowski scores with the left hand. Kiryu knows he should have avoided that one.
Bukowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiryu manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Kiryu.
Kiryu scores with a nice body kick.
Bukowski is breathing heavily.
Bukowski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kiryu.#T4#
Bukowski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bukowski slips under a jab from Kiryu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiryu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bukowski.
Bukowski tries for a takedown but Kiryu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bukowski shoots in looking for a takedown. Kiryu tries to sprawl out of it but Bukowski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kiryu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bukowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiryu moves away.
Kiryu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bukowski.
Bukowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiryu.
Kiryu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice body punch from Bukowski.
Kiryu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bukowski misses with a hook to the body
and Kiryu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bukowski's knee momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kazuma Kiryu will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Bukowski shoots in for a takedown but Kiryu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Kiryu misses the target.
Kiryu misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Bukowski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bukowski with a poor takedown
and Kiryu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#KD#
Kiryu lands a left and a right that send Bukowski crashing to the mat, dazed. Kiryu thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Nice uppercut lands for Bukowski. That snapped Kiryu's head back.
Bukowski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bukowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiryu.
A quick step to the side and Kiryu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bukowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Kiryu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kiryu tries to land a front kick but Bukowski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kiryu.
Bukowski misses with a straight left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kiryu.
Kiryu tries to bum rush Bukowski with a series of wild strikes but Bukowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bukowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Kiryu walks into a stiff left hand from Bukowski.
Bukowski misses with a shot to the body
and Kiryu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bukowski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kiryu checks it well.
Bukowski misses with a body shot.
Kiryu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bukowski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kiryu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kazuma Kiryu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Bukowski.
Bukowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kiryu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bukowski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kiryu.
Bukowski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kiryu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bukowski.
Kiryu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A cross from Bukowski lands.
A shot to the body from Bukowski misses
and Kiryu counters with a three punch combo that has Bukowski backing up. Bukowski nods at Kiryu to acknowledge the strikes.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bukowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiryu manages to avoid it.
Bukowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiryu lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bukowski tries for a takedown but Kiryu circles away easily
letting Kiryu counter with a right hand. #ROC#Bukowski is rocked!
Kiryu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bukowski.
Kiryu avoids the body shot from Bukowski.
Bukowski moves away from the strike by Kiryu.
Kiryu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bukowski on the side of the head.
Bukowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Kiryu finish him?
Kiryu checks a leg kick nicely.
Bukowski seems to have recovered his senses.
Bukowski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T3#
Kiryu blocks a jab.
Bukowski shoots in for a takedown but Kiryu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kiryu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bukowski.
Bukowski tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kiryu defends well and Bukowski ends up having to push Kiryu into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bukowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Kiryu counters with a straight right hand.
Kiryu avoids the body shot from Bukowski.
Bukowski blocks the body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kiryu.
Bukowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiryu was well out of range. Poor timing from Bukowski.
Bukowski lands a slapping body shot.
Bukowski missing with a left hand there. Kiryu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bukowski misses with a hook to the body
and Kiryu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bukowski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kiryu tries to avoid it but Bukowski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kiryu to the ground. Kiryu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #T4#
Kiryu swings for the body but Bukowski moves out of range.
Bukowski tests Kiryu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kiryu jabs Bukowski right on the nose. Bukowski blinks but takes it well.
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!
Kiryu throws a body shot but no joy.
Bukowski throws a body shot but no joy.
Bukowski has a takedown stuffed.
Bukowski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bukowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiryu is just out of range.
Kiryu scores with a punch to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kazuma Kiryu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kiryu 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

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

Event: WVT 99: Simone v Halsti
Date: May 05, 2023

#R1#
Van Den Born misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Kiryu to counter with a crisp jab.
Kiryu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Den Born.
Kiryu misses with a lunging right hand
and Kiryu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#It looks like Kazuma Kiryu has been cut.
Kiryu thumps Van Den Born with a low kick.
Kiryu throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Den Born counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Den Born counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiryu blocks a jab.#T1#
Kiryu misses with a right hand
and Van Den Born counters with a stiff right hand.
Kiryu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kiryu lands a jab to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Ko Van Den Born has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Kiryu.
Kiryu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kiryu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kiryu misses with a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Den Born misses the target.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.#T2#
Van Den Born checks a leg kick.
Van Den Born thinks about countering with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kiryu.
Kiryu misses with a left hand
and Van Den Born counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Den Born throws an off balance right hand
and Kiryu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiryu misses with a looping right.
Van Den Born throwing a counter right hand but Kiryu manages to avoid it.
Kiryu defending well as Van Den Born loads up on a big left hand.
Kiryu misses with a right hand
enabling Van Den Born to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#That has opened up Kazuma Kiryu's cut even more.#T3#
Kiryu connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Den Born loads up on a big right hand but Kiryu slips the punch.
Van Den Born uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kiryu.
A little feinted left hand from Van Den Born on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kiryu clobbers Van Den Born with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kazuma Kiryu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiryu misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Den Born misses the target.
Van Den Born is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kiryu misses with a straight right.
Van Den Born throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range. #T4##CL2#
Kiryu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Van Den Born misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Van Den Born tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiryu misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiryu swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Den Born uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Den Born throws a head punch that misses.
Van Den Born looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kiryu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiryu misses with some punches. #BC#
Van Den Born pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kiryu misses with a hook
and Van Den Born connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Den Born throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kazuma Kiryu will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Van Den Born's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
The fighters circling - Van Den Born throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kiryu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kiryu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kiryu scores with a kick to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Kiryu.
It appears Van Den Born was looking to counter with a kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kiryu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kiryu in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.#T1#
Kiryu tries to clinch up.
Kiryu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Van Den Born under the eye.
Kiryu moves into range and connects with a jab. #KD2#
Kiryu sends Van Den Born crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kiryu is motioning to the referee to let Van Den Born up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#Van Den Born is rocked!#CUT2#Ko Van Den Born's cut is getting worse.
Kiryu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Van Den Born is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiryu slips a straight right by Van Den Born.
Van Den Born seems to have got his legs back now.
Kiryu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Den Born quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.#T2#
Kiryu throws an off balance right hand
and Van Den Born counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kiryu misses with a body shot
and Van Den Born counters with a nice uppercut.
Kiryu looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Den Born is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Van Den Born on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Van Den Born slips under a jab.
Kiryu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kiryu throws a front kick that sends Van Den Born stumbling back into the cage.#T3#
An inside leg kick lands from Kiryu.
Kiryu misses with a hook
and Van Den Born connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kiryu throws a leg kick but Van Den Born sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kiryu misses with a right hand
and Van Den Born counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#The cut above Kazuma Kiryu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kiryu looks to clinch
and Van Den Born connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL2#
Kiryu rushes Van Den Born and presses him up against the cage.#T4#
Kiryu misses with some punches. #BC#
Van Den Born breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kiryu slips under a jab.
Kiryu misses with a kick to the body
and Van Den Born counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#Kazuma Kiryu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kiryu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice straight punches there by Kiryu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kiryu.
Van Den Born defending well as Kiryu loads up on a big left hand.
Van Den Born looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Van Den Born goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kiryu tries to counter with a clinch but Van Den Born shakes him off and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuma Kiryu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3##KD2#
Kiryu sends Van Den Born crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kiryu is motioning to the referee to let Van Den Born up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Ko Van Den Born has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiryu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kiryu knocks out Van Den Born with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Kiryu before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Kiryu picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kazuma Kiryu!
Kazuma Kiryu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: DMMA 181 Roll vs Asteroid
Date: Apr 01, 2023

#R1#
Kiryu misses with a right hand
and Kaupens counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#It looks like Kazuma Kiryu has been cut.
Kiryu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaupens moves away.
Kaupens lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kaupens takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kiryu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kaupens.
Kiryu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kaupens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A left lands for Kiryu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaupens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kaupens lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T1#
Kaupens with a nice calf kick.
Kiryu throws a looping overhand right but Kaupens ducks down to avoid it. #KD2#
Kaupens lands a left and a right that send Kiryu crashing to the mat, dazed. Kaupens thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kiryu slips a jab and a cross from Kaupens.
Kiryu throws an off balance right hand
and Kaupens counters with a straight right hand.#CUT2#Kazuma Kiryu's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#KD#
Kiryu lands a big head kick that sends Kaupens tumbling to the mat! Kiryu takes a step backwards and waves Kaupens back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT#It looks like Ansis Kaupens has been cut.
Kaupens tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kaupens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Kiryu misses the target.
Kaupens 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.#T2#
Kiryu swings widly with a right hand
enabling Kaupens to counter with a crisp jab.
Kaupens has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kiryu throws a leg kick
and Kaupens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kaupens looks to land a combination but Kiryu avoids it well.
Kaupens connects with a body shot that sends Kiryu's belly button to the back.
Kiryu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kiryu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kaupens ducks right into an uppercut from Kiryu. #T3#
Kiryu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kaupens throws a sloppy head kick and Kiryu moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kiryu misses with a left hand
and Kaupens counters with a leg kick.
Kiryu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kiryu misses with a hook
and Kaupens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#Kazuma Kiryu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A slow jab from Kiryu misses its intended target.
A shot to the liver by Kiryu. Beautiful body shot.
Kiryu misses with a left hand
and Kaupens counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
Kiryu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Kiryu there.
Kaupens is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kaupens digs a good body shot into Kiryu's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaupens looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kiryu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kaupens can pounce on him.
Kiryu misses with a leg kick
and Kiryu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kiryu misses with a hook
and Kaupens counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ansis Kaupens dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Kaupens feints a jab promting Kiryu to slip. Kaupens then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kiryu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kaupens swings widly with a right hand
letting Kiryu counter with a right hand.
Kaupens throws a sloppy head kick and Kiryu moves out of range easily.
Kiryu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kiryu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kaupens misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu misses with a hook #KD2#
and Kaupens counters with a head kick that drops Kiryu to the mat! Kiryu scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#ROC2#Kiryu is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaupens throws a hook but Kiryu blocks it.
Kaupens throws a right hand that misses
and Kiryu counters with a low kick, right behind Kaupens 's knee. #T1#
Kiryu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Kaupens counter with a right hand. #CUT2#Jeez, Kazuma Kiryu's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kiryu, as that shot connected.
A swing and a miss from Kiryu.
Kaupens shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kiryu throws a low kick but Kaupens avoids it.
Kaupens is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kiryu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kaupens misses with a looping right.#T2#
Kiryu throws a leg kick but Kaupens moved away.
Kiryu throws a lazy uppercut
and Kaupens counters with a nice uppercut.
Kiryu misses with a right hand
and Kaupens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ansis Kaupens!
Ansis Kaupens thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: DMMA 172 Harakka vs Ledoux
Date: Mar 04, 2023

#R1#
Kiryu 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.
Luciano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kiryu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luciano flicks out a counter leg kick but Kiryu steps away.
Kiryu thumps Luciano with a low kick.
Luciano checks a low kick from Kiryu.
Luciano ducks under a wild hook from Kiryu.
A leg kick checked by Kiryu.
Luciano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiryu was well out of range. Poor timing from Luciano.
Kiryu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Luciano shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kiryu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kiryu throws a shot from downtown. Luciano moves away and avoids it.
Kiryu backing away here, and Luciano unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kiryu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kiryu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Kiryu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kiryu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiryu takes a swing at Luciano's ribcage but misses.
Kiryu takes a swing at Luciano's ribcage but misses.
Luciano only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Luciano throws a body shot but no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kiryu checks a leg kick. #T1#
Kiryu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Luciano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kiryu misses with a straight right.
Kiryu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kiryu throws a push kick but Luciano slaps the foot to one side.
Kiryu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Luciano takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing? #CL2#
Luciano darts in and clinches Kiryu up against the cage.
Luciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luciano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiryu.
Kiryu swings wildly with an uppercut but Luciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luciano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiryu.
Kiryu presses Luciano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Luciano tries to work over Kiryu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiryu misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
A left hand lands to the body for Luciano.
Kiryu is working Luciano over 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!
Luciano looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Kiryu fails to land.
Kiryu is working Luciano over against the cage.
Kiryu leaning against his opponent.
Luciano tries a body shot but Kiryu blocks it.
Kiryu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lucianos head.
Kiryu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Luciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kiryu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiryu lands a hook that snaps the head of Luciano backwards.
Kiryu scores with a shot to the side of Luciano's head.
Kiryu throws a head punch that misses.
Kiryu throws a punch but it's blocked by Luciano.
Kiryu misses with the head strike. #BC2#
Luciano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kiryu lands a nice looking body shot.
Luciano scores with a leg kick. #T3#
Good exchange - Kiryu coming out on top.
Kiryu misses with a looping right.
Kiryu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Luciano misses with a straight right.
Luciano gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kiryu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kiryu misses the jab.
Kiryu lands a really nice looking cross but Luciano seems unphased.
Luciano avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Kiryu misses.
Luciano throws a jab but it's blocked by Kiryu.
Kazuma Kiryu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luciano misses with a looping right.
Luciano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kiryu throws out the jab.
Kiryu misses with a left hand
and Luciano counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kiryu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Luciano under the eye.
Luciano takes one to the chin there.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiryu is just out of range.
Kiryu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Luciano throws a jab but it's blocked by Kiryu.
Kiryu checks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Luciano blocks the low kick.
Kiryu looks to score with a jab to the body but Luciano is just out of range.
Kiryu throws a looping overhand right but Luciano ducks down to avoid it.
Luciano ducks under a wild hook from Kiryu.
Kiryu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kiryu scores with the left hand. Luciano knows he should have avoided that one.
Kiryu looks to throw the jab but Luciano is out of range.
Luciano now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Luciano takes one on the button.
Kiryu lands a slapping body shot.
Kiryu throws a hook but Luciano avoids it easily.
Kiryu tests Luciano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kiryu swings widly with a right hand #TD2#
and Luciano counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kiryu keeping moving, preventing Luciano from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuma Kiryu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Luciano closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Luciano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good leg kick by Luciano.
Kiryu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kiryu clobbers Luciano with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kiryu misses with a shot to the body
and Luciano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiryu is looking to chop away at Luciano's legs.
Luciano throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kiryu cracks Luciano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
An inside leg kick from Kiryu misses.
Kiryu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Luciano moves out of range of the body kick.
Kiryu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Luciano! But no joy.
Kiryu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiryu throws a looping overhand right but Luciano ducks down to avoid it.
Kiryu connects with an inside leg kick.#T1#
Luciano connects with a solid leg kick.
Kiryu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Luciano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luciano slips a straight right by Kiryu.
Kiryu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A countering left hand to the body from Luciano misses.
Luciano misses with a body shot.
Kiryu lands with a cross.
Kiryu thumps Luciano with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kiryu checks a leg kick.
Kiryu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luciano can do to turn this around?
Kiryu looks to land a body kick but Luciano moved away.
A nice side step and Luciano releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kiryu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Luciano checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Luciano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Luciano swings for the body but Kiryu moves out of range.
Luciano throws a lazy right hand but Kiryu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kiryu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luciano tries a quick counter leg kick but Kiryu is wise to it.
Luciano takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #T2#
Kiryu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luciano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiryu scores with a hook.
Kiryu looks to land a body kick but Luciano moved away.
Luciano was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kiryu throws a body kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Luciano. That's going to slow Kiryu down.
Kiryu throws the left hand but Luciano avoids the punch easily.
Kiryu scores with a nice strike.
Kiryu misses with a left hand
enabling Luciano to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Kiryu misses
and Luciano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kiryu thinking.
Luciano slips under a jab from Kiryu.
Kiryu with the inside leg kick.
Kiryu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Luciano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kiryu.
Kazuma Kiryu is winning the standup battle so far.
Kiryu looks for the body kick but Luciano saw that one coming.
Luciano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kiryu.#T3#
Luciano pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kiryu is out of range and Luciano settles back down.
Luciano lands a head shot.
Nice defenses there by Kiryu.
Kiryu throws a front kick that sends Luciano stumbling back into the cage.
Luciano misses with a looping right.
Kiryu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luciano. Luciano obviously looking to wear him down.
Luciano takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kiryu throws an off balance right hand
and Luciano counters with a nice leg kick.
Kiryu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiryu scores with a sloppy right hand. Luciano should have avoided that one.
Kiryu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kiryu blocks the body kick.
Kiryu looks to throw the jab but Luciano is out of range.
Kiryu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiryu misses with a body kick.
Luciano misses with an uppercut. Kiryu saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiryu scores with a nice strike.#T4#
Some wild striking there from Luciano.
Kiryu misses with a low kick.
Luciano now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kiryu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Luciano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kiryu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kiryu throws a chopping leg kick but Luciano manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Luciano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Luciano misses the shot to the body.
A solid body kick from Kiryu.
The fighters circling - Luciano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kiryu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Luciano counters with a good, hard body kick but Kiryu shrugs it off.
Kiryu throws a body kick that misses.
Kiryu throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luciano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kiryu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kiryu is looking to slow Luciano down with leg kicks.
Luciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuma Kiryu dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Kiryu checks the leg kick.
Kiryu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kiryu.
Kiryu lands a front kick.
Kiryu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Luciano misses with a straight right.
Kiryu slips a straight right by Luciano.
Kiryu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kiryu feints and then cracks Luciano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Luciano down.
Kiryu cracks a nice hook into Luciano's ribs.
Kiryu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kiryu misses with a straight left.
And Luciano tries to counter it with a takedown but Kiryu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu throws a body kick that misses.
Luciano is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kiryu with a body shot.
Luciano throws a body kick that misses.
Luciano moves forwards but Kiryu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kiryu swats away the attempt to clinch by Luciano.
Luciano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#T1#
Kiryu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kiryu.
Kiryu connects with an inside leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Kiryu
and Luciano counters with an outside leg kick.
Luciano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kiryu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luciano moves out of range as Kiryu strikes.
Kiryu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Luciano. That did some damage!
Kiryu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kiryu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Kiryu backs off Luciano throws a huge counter combo but Kiryu manages to avoid it all.
Luciano has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kiryu.
Kiryu misses with a hook
and Kiryu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kiryu looks to throw a body kick
and Luciano counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kiryu misses with a hook.
Kiryu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luciano appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Luciano dodges the punch combination from Kiryu. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiryu throws a lazy body kick
and Luciano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Luciano digs a good hook to Kiryu's body.
Kiryu is looking to chop away at Luciano's legs.
Kiryu throws a leg kick that is checked#TD2#
and Luciano counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Luciano seems content to control.
Luciano tries to pass to full mount but Kiryu defends it. #SUB2#
Luciano is trying to work for a kimura but Kiryu is defending well.
Ray Luciano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luciano trying to control from half guard but Kiryu is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Kiryu keeps control of the position for the meantime. #SUB2#
Luciano is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #SUB2#
Luciano is trying to work for a kimura but Kiryu is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kiryu manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Luciano trying to control but Kiryu is working from the bottom.
Luciano won't allow Kiryu to sweep him here.
Luciano throws a big right hand that misses. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Luciano is looking to chop away at Kiryu's legs.
Kiryu is looking to counter punch.
Kiryu lands a front kick.
Luciano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kiryu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Luciano looks to land a left hand but Kiryu moved out of range nicely.
Kiryu misses with a right hand
and Luciano counters with a stiff right hand.
Kazuma Kiryu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice leg kick from Kiryu, right into the meat of the thigh.

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 Kazuma Kiryu.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kiryu, 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

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

Event: DMMA Wednesday Warfare 2
Date: Jan 25, 2023

#R1#
Kiryu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kostov looks to land a left hand but Kiryu moved out of range nicely.
Kiryu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kiryu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kostov lands a leg kick that knocks Kiryu off balance momentarily.
Kostov misses with a left hand
and Kiryu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiryu tries to work over Kostov's front leg with a kick but Kostov checks it.
Kiryu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kostovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kiryu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kostov lands with a shot to the body.
Kostov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kiryu throws a leg kick but Kostov sees it coming and moves out of range. #CL2#
Kostov has closed the distance and engaged Kiryu in a clinch.
Kostov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kiryu goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T1#
Kostov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kostov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kiryu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kiryu wants to stall.
Kiryu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kostov blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Kostov.
Kostov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiryu digs a right hand underneath Kostov's ribcage. Kostov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kostov lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kostov fails to land.
Kiryu trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiryu. #BC2#
Kostov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kostov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kostov moves out of range as Kiryu throws a body kick.
Kostov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little feinted left hand from Kiryu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kiryu scores with a punch to the head.#T2##CL2#
Kiryu tries to keep at a distance but Kostov has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kostov.
Kiryu wants to stall.
Kostov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kostov tries to work over Kiryu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kiryu misses with a punch on the inside.
Kostov prevents a body shot from Kiryu.
Kiryu misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kiryu fails to land.
Kostov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kostov letting Kiryu take a breather here.
Kiryu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kostov throws a head punch that misses.
Kostov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kiryu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kostov can turn it around.
Kiryu swings wildly with an uppercut but Kostov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kostov.
Kostov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kiryu or not.
Kiryu working aggressively here. #T3#
Kostov misses with the head strike.
Kiryu throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Kostov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kostov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good leg kick by Kostov.
Kostov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kiryu avoids a kick to the body.
Kiryu ducks right into an uppercut from Kostov.
Kiryu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kostov.
Kostov misses with an uppercut
and Kiryu counters with a stiff right hand.
Kiryu checks the leg kick.
Kiryu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kostov slips under a jab from Kiryu.#T4#
Kiryu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A swing and a miss from Kiryu.
Kiryu ducks under a wild hook from Kostov.
Kiryu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kostov lands with a hook. Kiryu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kostov misses with a straight right.
Kiryu throws a lazy body kick
and Kostov counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Kazuma Kiryu has been cut.
Kiryu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kostov wants to slow Kiryu down by chopping away at his legs.
Kostov throws a hook to the side of Kiryu's head but Kiryu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kiryu throwing a counter right hand but Kostov manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kostov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kiryu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kiryu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kiryu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kostov just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pavel Kostov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazuma Kiryu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Kiryu checks a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Kiryu misses its target.
Kostov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kiryu.
Kostov misses with a body kick.
Kostov swings widly with a right hand
and Kiryu counters with a straight right hand.
Kostov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kostov throws a big shot that misses.
Kiryu throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu scores with a three punch combo!
Pavel Kostov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kostov misses with a leg kick
and Kiryu counters with a stiff right hand.
Kostov throws a leg kick but Kiryu moved away.
Kostov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T1#
Kostov scores with a sloppy right hand. Kiryu should have avoided that one.
Kiryu slips under a jab from Kostov.
Kostov misses with an uppercut. Kiryu saw that one coming.
Kostov moves out of range of the body kick from Kiryu.
Kiryu throws a body kick that misses
and Kiryu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kostov avoids a kick to the body.
Kostov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kiryu cracks Kostov with a good jab.
Kostov wants to slow Kiryu down by chopping away at his legs.
A quick step to the side and Kiryu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pavel Kostov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiryu misses with a looping left.
Kiryu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range. #T2#
Kiryu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kiryu misses with an uppercut
and Kostov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kiryu thinking.
Kiryu throws a low kick but Kostov avoids it.
Kostov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kostov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kostov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kostov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kostov misses with an uppercut
letting Kiryu counter with a right hand.
Kostov motions for Kiryu to come forward. Kostov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kostov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kiryu throwing a counter right hand but Kostov manages to avoid it.
Kostov moves in looking to clinch but Kiryu pushes him off.
Kostov lands a jab to Kiryu's midsection.
Kostov is looking to land body kicks.#T3#
Kostov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kiryu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kostov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kostov thows a leg kick but Kiryu checks it
and Kiryu counters with a right hand to the body.
Kostov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kiryu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kiryu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiryu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kiryu.
Kiryu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kostov. Kostov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kostov throws a hook to the side of Kiryu's head but Kiryu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kostov. Kiryu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kostov thows a leg kick but Kiryu checks it
and Kiryu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiryu swings for the body but Kostov moves out of range. #T4#
Kostov throws a leg kick but Kiryu moved away.
Kostov takes a swing at Kiryu's ribcage but misses.
Kostov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kostov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kiryu lands a nice shot that snaps Kostov's head back.
Kostov misses with an uppercut. Kiryu saw that one coming.
Kostov misses with a straight left.
Kiryu swings for the body but Kostov moves out of range.
Kiryu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kostov swings widly with a right hand
letting Kiryu counter with a right hand.
Kostov connects with an inside leg kick.
Kiryu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kazuma Kiryu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kazuma Kiryu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Kostov tries to clinch but Kiryu is having none of it.
Kostov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kiryu.
Kostov connects with a body shot.
Kostov misses with a low kick as Kiryu jumps back.
Kostov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kostov looks to land a body kick but Kiryu moved away.
Kostov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kiryu doesn't seem bothered though.
A telegraphed right hand from Kostov misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostov digs a good body shot into Kiryu's ribs.
Kostov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kiryu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That kick from Kostov tenderised Kiryu's leg. Kiryu is trying to keep his angry face on.#T1#
Kiryu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kiryu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kostov on the side of the head.
Kostov throws a good cross that connects.
Kiryu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kiryu misses the jab.
Kostov misses with a left hand
and Kiryu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kiryu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kostov throws an overhand right that lands on Kiryu's shoulder, as Kiryu tries to avoid the shot.
A nice leg kick from Kostov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kostov misses with a hook to the body
enabling Kiryu to counter with a crisp jab.
Kostov cracks Kiryu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kiryu moves out of range of the strikes.#T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiryu. Kostov does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kostov misses with a wild body shot.
Kostov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kostov misses the body punch
and Kiryu counters with a straight right hand.
Kiryu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kostov misses with an uppercut. Kiryu saw that one coming.
Kiryu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kostov lands a jab to Kiryu's midsection.
Kiryu slips under a jab from Kostov.
Kiryu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kiryu lands a leg kick that knocks Kostov off balance momentarily.
Good exchange - Kostov coming out on top.#T3#
Kostov misses the jab.
Good work by Kiryu as he checks the leg kick.
Kiryu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kostov moves away.
A low kick from Kostov misses
and Kiryu counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Kostov misses
letting Kiryu counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kostov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kiryu missing with a left hand there. Kostov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kostov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kostov tries to score with a low kick but Kiryu moves his leg out of the way.
Kiryu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kostov throws a body punch but Kiryu moves out of range.
Kiryu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T4#
Kostov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kiryu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kostov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kiryu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kostov swings widly with a right hand
and Kiryu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kiryu throws a nice looking combination but Kostov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kiryu misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Kostov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kostov misses with a low kick as Kiryu jumps back.
Kiryu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the body from Kostov misses
and Kiryu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kostov. Kiryu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiryu is looking to counter punch.
Kostov misses with the body kick
and Kiryu counters with a stiff right hand.
Kostov throws a hook but Kiryu avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pavel Kostov.
Well Kostov 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: DMMA 160 Championship Chaos 2
Date: Jan 01, 2023

#R1#
Le Franc throws a hook but Kiryu avoids it easily.
Kiryu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Le Franc. Le Franc circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kiryu throws a head kick but Le Franc moves out of range.
A jab from Le Franc does it's job there.#CUT2#It looks like Kazuma Kiryu has been cut.
Kiryu throws a lazy right hand but Le Franc sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Le Franc looks to land a body kick but Kiryu moved away.
Kiryu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le Franc.
Le Franc appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Le Franc. That did some damage!
Kiryu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kiryu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T1#
Le Franc misses with an uppercut
and Kiryu counters with a low kick, right behind Le Franc 's knee.
Le Franc throws a hook but Kiryu avoids it easily.
That kick from Kiryu tenderised Le Franc's leg. Le Franc is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jab from Kiryu.
Le Franc changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kiryu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Le Franc.
Le Franc tries to land a leg kick but Kiryu saw it coming and moves away.
Kiryu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kiryu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Le Franc.
Kiryu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T2#
Kiryu lands with a right hand.
A jab from Le Franc finds it's way through Kiryu's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Kiryu there.
A low kick lands for Le Franc. #KD#
Kiryu feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Le Franc sprawling to the canvas! Le Franc rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kiryu finish him?! #ROC#Le Franc is rocked!
Kiryu throws a lazy uppercut
and Le Franc counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Le Franc missing with a left hand there. Kiryu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL2#
Kiryu gets tackled into the cage by Le Franc. Le Franc maintains the clinch.
Le Franc tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kiryu swings wildly with an uppercut but Le Franc uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Kiryu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiryu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Kiryu.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kiryu.
Kiryu misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiryu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Le Franc lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiryu misses with the head strike.
Kiryu lands with a right to the head.
Le Franc misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Le Franc.
Kiryu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Le Franc backwards.
A hook to the body from Le Franc.
Le Franc misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiryu throws a punch but it's blocked by Le Franc.
A head punch on the inside from Kiryu fails to land.
Kiryu throws a head punch that misses.
Kiryu lands a shot to the body.
Kiryu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#T4#
A shot in the inside from Kiryu.
Le Franc misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kiryu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Le Franc.
Kiryu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Kiryu.
Kiryu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Le Franc lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kiryu backwards.
Le Franc lands a right hand.
Kiryu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiryu swings wildly with an uppercut but Le Franc uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiryu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiryu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Le Franc can't find room to land a body shot as Kiryu controls the action.
Le Franc blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #TD2#
Le Franc manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB2#
Le Franc is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kiryu defends well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuma Kiryu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazuma Kiryu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Le Franc moves away from the strike by Kiryu.
Le Franc appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kiryu looks to throw the jab but Le Franc is out of range.
Le Franc tries to land a leg kick but Kiryu saw it coming and moves away.
Kiryu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kiryu throws a poor cross that misses
and Le Franc counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiryu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Le Franc lands with a right hand.
Le Franc thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kiryu half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu misses with a hook
and Le Franc counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#Kazuma Kiryu's cut is getting worse.
Le Franc uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kiryu.
A leg kick checked by Le Franc.
Le Franc now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kazuma Kiryu is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Kiryu throws a chopping leg kick but Le Franc manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kiryu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Le Franc can do to turn this around?
The fighters circle momentarily. Le Franc darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Le Franc is looking to clinch.
Kiryu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kiryu lands with a nice body kick.
Kiryu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kiryu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Le Franc misses the jab.
Le Franc misses with a straight left. #T2#
Le Franc takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kiryu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Le Franc looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Le Franc fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Kiryu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiryu throws a low kick but Le Franc avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Le Franc on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kiryu misses the body punch
and Le Franc connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kiryu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CUT#It looks like Guy Le Franc has been cut.
Kiryu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#KD#
Kiryu cracks Le Franc with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Le Franc looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kiryu finish him?
Le Franc is still on wobbly legs! Can Kiryu finish him?#T3#
Le Franc throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kiryu counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Le Franc badly! He tries to strike back but Kiryu puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Le Franc out cold! Oh man, Le Franc will never hear the end of this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kazuma Kiryu!
A very excited looking Kazuma Kiryu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: DMMA Friday Night Fights XIV
Date: Nov 18, 2022

#R1#
Kiryu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ignatov ducks under a wild hook from Kiryu.
Kiryu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ignatov counters with a nice leg kick.
Ignatov ducks under a wild hook from Kiryu.
Kiryu throws the kick towards the body but Ignatov avoids it.
Ignatov loads up on a big right hand but Kiryu slips the punch.
Kiryu tries to land a body kick
and Ignatov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiryu throws a front kick aimed at Ignatov's knee but Ignatov avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatov sizes up Kiryu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ignatov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A low kick from Kiryu misses
and Ignatov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Kiryu misses. #T1#
Ignatov is looking to slow Kiryu down with leg kicks.
Kiryu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kiryu takes one to the chin there.
Kiryu scores with a push kick.
Kiryu throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ignatov! But no joy.
Kiryu misses with a left hand
and Ignatov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiryu throws a hook to the side of Ignatov's head but Ignatov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kiryu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ignatov.
Ignatov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kiryu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ignatov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ignatov.
Kiryu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ignatovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T2#
Ignatov staying out of range there.
Ignatov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ignatov has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Ignatov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ignatov moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiryu ducks under a wild hook from Ignatov.
A telegraphed right hand from Kiryu misses the target.
Kiryu lands a leg kick that knocks Ignatov off balance momentarily.
Good work by Kiryu as he checks the leg kick.
Ignatov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kiryu ducks under a wild hook from Ignatov.#T3#
Ignatov loads up on a big right hand but Kiryu slips the punch.
Kiryu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ignatov moves away.
Kiryu throws a lazy uppercut
and Ignatov counters with a good low kick that Kiryu was not able to check.
Ignatov throws out a loose jab but Kiryu uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Kiryu misses
and Ignatov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ignatov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kiryu throws an off balance right hand
and Ignatov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiryu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ignatov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kiryu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T4#
Ignatov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kiryu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ignatov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ignatov throws a lazy right hand but Kiryu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ignatov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ignatov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A low kick lands for Ignatov.
Kiryu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kiryu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Ignatov.
Ignatov scoring well with a low kick there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yevgeny Ignatov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Ignatov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kiryu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kiryu misses with a left hand
and Ignatov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab by Ignatov.
Ignatov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kiryu ducks right into an uppercut from Ignatov.
Ignatov slips a jab from Kiryu.
Ignatov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kiryu throws a leg kick
enabling Ignatov to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu punishes Ignatov's body with a nice straight punch.
Kiryu slips under a jab from Ignatov.
A quick step to the side and Kiryu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiryu scores with a nice right hand. #T1#
Kiryu throws a poor cross that misses
and Ignatov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kiryu misses with a low kick.
Kiryu misses with a kick to the body.
It seemed like Ignatov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ignatov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ignatov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ignatov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kiryu throws an off balance right hand
and Ignatov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kiryu tries to score with a low kick but Ignatov moves his leg out of the way.
Kiryu misses with a wild body shot.
Kiryu throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Kiryu misses its intended target. #T2#
Kiryu throws a hook to the side of Ignatov's head but Ignatov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ignatov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kiryu's hands.
Kiryu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ignatov.
Kiryu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiryu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ignatov.
Kiryu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kiryu defending well as Ignatov loads up on a big left hand.
Kiryu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Yevgeny Ignatov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kiryu throws a right hand that misses
and Ignatov counters with an inside leg kick.
Kiryu slips under a jab from Ignatov.
Kiryu throws a big counter combination but Ignatov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#T3#
Kiryu throws a body shot but no joy.
Kiryu takes a swing at Ignatov's ribcage but misses.
Ignatov lands an overhand right.
Ignatov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kiryu's hands.
Kiryu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ignatov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ignatov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ignatov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Ignatov.
A little jabbing left from Ignatov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kiryu throws out a leg kick but Ignatov moves out of range and Kiryu only half commits.
Kiryu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T4#
Ignatov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kiryu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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!
Kiryu throws a lazy right hand but Ignatov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kiryu backing away here, and Ignatov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ignatov misses with a wild body shot.
Ignatov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kiryu throws a leg kick but Ignatov moved away.
Kiryu with the inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Kiryu misses
and Ignatov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kiryu misses with a right hand
and Ignatov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yevgeny Ignatov 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#
Ignatov scores with a jab to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Ignatov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ignatov.
Kiryu moves away from the strike by Ignatov.
Kiryu thows a leg kick but Ignatov checks it
and Kiryu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kiryu looks to score with a jab to the body but Ignatov is just out of range.
Kiryu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatov scores with a body shot.
Kiryu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kiryu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ignatov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Kiryu throws a lazy head kick
and Ignatov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ignatov.
Kiryu misses with a hook.
Kiryu looks to score with a jab to the body but Ignatov is just out of range.
Ignatov lands with an uppercut that bounces Kiryu off the cage and back into range.
Ignatov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kiryu throws a leg kick
and Ignatov counters with a nice leg kick.
Kiryu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ignatov moves away.
Ignatov scores with the left hand. Kiryu knows he should have avoided that one. #T2#
Ignatov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ignatov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kiryu at a distance.
Ignatov throws a right hand that misses
and Kiryu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiryu moves out of range as Ignatov strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiryu throws a jab when Ignatov was well out of range.
Yevgeny Ignatov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ignatov with the inside leg kick.
Kiryu misses the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kiryu.
Ignatov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kiryu connects with a jab.#T3#
Kiryu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kiryu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ignatov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ignatov catches Kiryu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kiryu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A low kick from Kiryu misses
and Ignatov counters with a nice uppercut.
Ignatov throws a lazy body kick
and Kiryu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ignatov thinking.
Kiryu ducks under a wild hook from Ignatov.
Ignatov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kiryu.
Ignatov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ignatov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T4#
Ignatov cracks Kiryu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kiryu tries to land a front kick but Ignatov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kiryu ducks under a wild hook from Ignatov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiryu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ignatov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ignatov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ignatov misses with a looping left.
Kiryu throwing a counter right hand but Ignatov manages to avoid it.
Kiryu misses with a series of wild punches.
Kazuma Kiryu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiryu on the wrong end of a nice hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yevgeny Ignatov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ignatov 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30

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

Event: DMMA Friday Night Fights X
Date: Sep 30, 2022

#R1#
Kiryu throws a hook to the side of Raledran's head but Raledran sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kiryu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raledran.
Raledran lands a head shot.
Kiryu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Raledran wants to clinch up but Kiryu keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Raledran misses.
Kiryu tried to counter with a leg kick but Raledran avoided it.
Kiryu misses with a straight right.
Kiryu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raledran.
Raledran just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiryu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Kiryu misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raledran connects with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Kiryu, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raledran takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Raledran moves in looking to clinch but Kiryu pushes him off.
Kiryu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Raledran in his tracks. #T1#
Raledran shoots in and drives through. Kiryu sprawls well.
Kiryu tries to score with a low kick but Raledran moves his leg out of the way.
A big right from Kiryu misses.
Kiryu throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Raledran to counter with a crisp jab.
Kiryu throws a jab but it's blocked by Raledran.
Kiryu misses with a hook.
Kiryu throws a leg kick but Raledran checks it.
Raledran takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Raledran scores with a jab to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Kazuma Kiryu has been cut.
Kiryu connects with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Kiryu misses its intended target.
Raledran is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Raledran keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kiryu with a nice calf kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raledran slips under a jab.
It seemed like Raledran was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T2#
Donk. Raledran catches Kiryu right on the button with a cross.
Kiryu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Raledran needs to keep his hands up - Kiryu had a free shot at his head there.
Raledran takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Raledran 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.
Kiryu feints and then cracks Raledran's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Raledran down.
Raledran misses with a few strikes there.
Kiryu lands with an overhand left.
Raledran throws a hook but Kiryu blocks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kiryu.
Kiryu connects with a crisp jab. #CUT#It looks like Iner Raledran has been cut.
Raledran slips under a jab.
Raledran takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kazuma Kiryu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raledran slips under a jab.
Kiryu cracks a nice hook into Raledran's ribs.
Kiryu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T3#
Raledran moves away from the strike by Kiryu.
Raledran looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#TD2#
Kiryu gets caught napping as Raledran dives in and scores a takedown. Kiryu manages to retain guard.
Raledran trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiryu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raledran looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Raledran is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kiryu is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kiryu has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
Raledran trying to control the position. #T4#
Kiryu advances to half guard.
Raledran wants to sweep but Kiryu has passed to side control!
Raledran is looking for a sweep.
Raledran gets back to half guard.
Raledran is looking to improve his position.
Kiryu not doing much here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuma Kiryu dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Good leg kick by Kiryu.
Raledran cracks Kiryu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kiryu is looking to chop away at Raledran's legs.
Kiryu blocks the body kick.
Raledran has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A swing and a miss from Kiryu.
Raledran bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kiryu throws a push kick but Raledran slaps the foot to one side.
Kiryu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raledran.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raledran ducks under a wild hook from Kiryu.
Raledran looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kiryu throws a shot from downtown. Raledran moves away and avoids it.
Raledran moves out of range of the body kick from Kiryu.
Kiryu looks to land a right hand but Raledran moved out of range.
Raledran drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kiryu defends it well.#T1#
Nice uppercut lands for Raledran. That snapped Kiryu's head back.
Kiryu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Raledran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kiryu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raledran can do to turn this around?
Raledran takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kiryu misses the body punch
and Raledran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2#Kazuma Kiryu's cut is getting worse.
Raledran looks to throw the jab but Kiryu is out of range.
Raledran avoids the head kick by Kiryu.
Kiryu misses with a looping left.
Raledran throws a counter combo.
Kiryu throws the kick towards the body but Raledran avoids it.
Kiryu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raledran.
Kiryu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Raledran takes a step back to recover.
Kiryu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Raledran.#TD2#
Raledran throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kiryu was covering up waiting for the punch and Raledran finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Raledran trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiryu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Raledran stopping the sweep attempt from Kiryu.
Raledran trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kiryu manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR#
Raledran trying to control the position.
Kiryu tries to free his leg and advance position but Raledran is retaining full guard.
Raledran tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Raledran wants to control but Kiryu passes easily into half guard. #T3#
The fighters are battling for position here. Raledran manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Raledran looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kiryu is one step ahead there. #SUB2#
Raledran is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kiryu is aware though and is defending well.
Kiryu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Raledran is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kiryu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kiryu'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.
Raledran looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kiryu is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raledran wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kazuma Kiryu will probably get the nod.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Raledran misses with an uppercut.
Raledran's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#TD2#
Raledran bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#SUB2#
Raledran goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kiryu has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Raledran but great work by Kiryu.
Raledran is looking to reverse the position.
Raledran wants to control but Kiryu postures up.
Iner Raledran has got the better of the ground game so far.
Raledran tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Raledran's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Raledran is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu slows the pace down.
Raledran is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T1#
Raledran keeps trying to improve his position.
Kiryu blocks the strikes from Raledran.
Raledran is not content to let Kiryu control the position.
Kiryu working away.
Iner Raledran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Raledran tries to bench press Kiryu off him but Kiryu keeps the position.
Raledran struggling a bit here.
Raledran is trying to get back to half guard.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kiryu tries to land a leg kick but Raledran saw it coming and moves away.
Raledran feints the counter takedown.
Kiryu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Raledran doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Raledran misses with a jab, cross combination. #T3#
Raledran moves out of range of the body kick from Kiryu.
Kiryu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raledran looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kiryu misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Kiryu misses the target.
Kiryu throws a shot from downtown. Raledran moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raledran! But no joy.
Raledran is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Raledran backs away, Kiryu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kiryu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Raledran checks it well.
The fighters circling - Kiryu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raledran 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.
Kiryu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Raledran has time to react.
A big left from Raledran misses.
Kiryu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A jab lands there for Raledran.
Raledran throws a hook but Kiryu blocks it.#T4#
Kiryu cracks Raledran with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kiryu misses with a right hand
and Raledran counters with a slapping leg kick.
Raledran ducks right into an uppercut from Kiryu.
Raledran moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raledran turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Raledran lands a nice hook to Kiryu's body. Kiryu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kiryu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Raledran counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body kick from Raledran.
Raledran shoots in for a double leg but Kiryu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kiryu throws the left hand but Raledran avoids the punch easily.
Raledran looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kazuma Kiryu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kiryu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kazuma Kiryu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A solid body kick from Kiryu.

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 Kazuma Kiryu.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kiryu, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

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

Event: DMMA 136 Misha vs Paavali
Date: Sep 03, 2022

#R1#
A big left from Kiryu misses.
Kiryu throws a hook but Satake blocks it.
Satake tries to clinch but Kiryu moves out of range.
Kiryu misses with a double jab
and Kiryu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Satake tries to close the distance and clinch but Kiryu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Satake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kiryu.
Kiryu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Satake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Satake tries to clinch but Kiryu is having none of it.
Kiryu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T1#
Satake connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kiryu throws a low kick but Satake avoids it.
Satake slips under a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Satake 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kiryu misses with the combination.
Satake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Satake fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kiryu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T2#
Kiryu blocks a jab.
Kazuma Kiryu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satake is looking to clinch but Kiryu is avoiding it.
Kiryu looks to score with a jab to the body but Satake is just out of range.
Satake defending well as Kiryu loads up on a big left hand.
Kiryu throws a body punch but Satake moves out of range.
Satake takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kiryu misses with a kick to the body #CL2#
and Satake holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short right from Kiryu on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiryu prevents a body shot from Satake.
Kiryu avoids a wild elbow strike from Satake.
Kiryu prevents a body shot from Satake. #BC#
Kiryu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T3#
Satake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kiryu tried to score with a low kick but Satake checks it.
Kiryu throws a head kick that misses.
Satake moves out of range of the strikes.
Satake motions for Kiryu to come forward. Satake throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Satake takes a swing at Kiryu's ribcage but misses.
Kiryu misses the shot to the body.
Kiryu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#CL2#
Satake has Kiryu up against the cage in a clinch. #T4#
With the fighters up against the cage, Satake throws an elbow but misses.
Kiryu scores with a shot to the side of Satake's head.
Kiryu dodges an elbow strike from Satake.
Kiryu works on Satake's body with a couple of short punches.
Satake lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kiryu backwards.
Kiryu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kiryu digs a right hand underneath Satake's ribcage. Satake let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC#
Kiryu manages to break the clinch.
Satake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kiryu delivers a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick from Kiryu, right into the meat of the thigh.
Satake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kiryu throws out the jab.
Satake feints a counter leg kick.
Satake ducks under a wild hook from Kiryu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuma Kiryu 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#
Kiryu missing with a left hand there. Satake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Satake swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#KD#
Kiryu feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Satake sprawling to the canvas! Satake rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kiryu finish him?! #ROC#Satake is rocked!
Kiryu swings widly with a right hand
and Satake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Satake is still on wobbly legs! Can Kiryu finish him?
Kiryu throws a leg kick
and Satake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Satake seems to have recovered his senses.
Satake misses with a lunging right hand
and Kiryu counters with a crisp right that sends Satake to the canvas! Kiryu follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kazuma Kiryu!
A relieved looking Kazuma Kiryu 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: DMMA 125 Kaupens vs Polus
Date: Jul 24, 2022

#R1#
Bukowski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kiryu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big right from Bukowski misses.
Bukowski has a takedown stuffed.
Kiryu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Charles Bukowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bukowski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kiryu blocks a jab.
Kiryu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Some wild striking there from Bukowski.
Bukowski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kiryu sprawls well. Kiryu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bukowski gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Bukowski shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#T1#
Kiryu is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kiryu won't allow Bukowski to pass to mount.
Bukowski misses with a head shot. Kiryu uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kiryu pulls Bukowski in close to prevent any damage.
Kiryu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bukowski manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Kiryu seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T2##SUB2#
Bukowski has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kiryu is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bukowski.
Bukowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bukowski gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kiryu content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bukowski desperately trying to maintain half guard. #T3#
Bukowski wants to sweep but Kiryu has passed to side control!
Bukowski struggling a bit here.
Bukowski is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee asks Kiryu politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kiryu prefers to stall for the moment though.
Bukowski is trying to improve his position.
Bukowski struggling a bit here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bukowski is trying to get back to half guard.
Bukowski struggling a bit here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Charles Bukowski 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#
Kiryu slips a jab and a cross from Bukowski.
Kiryu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A lazy left from Bukowski finds it's target.
Bukowski checks the leg kick.
Bukowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bukowski misses with a left hand
and Kiryu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kiryu swinging wildly here.
Bukowski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bukowski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#TD2#
Bukowski shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kiryu's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiryu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bukowski.
Bukowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiryu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bukowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T1#
Bukowski trying to control but Kiryu is working from the bottom.
Bukowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bukowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kiryu controlling Bukowski's posture.
Bukowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bukowski working some strikes from top position.
Bukowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kiryu is adopting a defensive guard.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bukowski throws a big elbow that misses.
Bukowski throwing strikes but missing. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bukowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiryu manages to avoid it.
Bukowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bukowski darts in looking for a takedown but Kiryu gets double underhooks and turns Bukowski into the cage.
Kiryu is looking to counter punch.
Bukowski dips to his left and cracks Kiryu with an uppercut!
Bukowski feints and then cracks Kiryu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kiryu down.
Kiryu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bukowski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bukowski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kiryu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bukowski misses with a hook to the body
and Kiryu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T3#
Bukowski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Charles Bukowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bukowski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kiryu is fending him off so far but Bukowski persists. Nope, Kiryu circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bukowski. Kiryu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bukowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bukowski scores with a hook to the body. Kiryu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kiryu connects with the punch.
Bukowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiryu.
Kiryu throws a wild body kick that Bukowski sees coming a mile off.
Kiryu throws a body shot but no joy.
Bukowski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kiryu catches Bukowski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kiryu missing with a left hand there. Bukowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiryu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bukowski misses with the combination. #T4#
Bukowski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kiryu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiryu connects with a body shot.
Bukowski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kiryu rather than just go for the knockout.
Kiryu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bukowski.
Kazuma Kiryu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Bukowski.
Bukowski shoots for a double leg takedown but Kiryu sprawls well. He's pushed Bukowski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bukowski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kiryu avoids it really well and circles away.
Kiryu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Bukowski misses the target.
Bukowski looks to land a combination but Kiryu avoids it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kiryu.
Bukowski lands a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Bukowski 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#
Kiryu misses with a looping left.
Bukowski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bukowski lands a jab to Kiryu's midsection.
Bukowski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bukowski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kiryu is able to avoid easily.#TD2#
Bukowski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kiryu looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kiryu controls the position for a moment.
Kiryu regains half guard, as Bukowski was trying to land strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bukowski looks to land a strike but Kiryu avoids it nicely and regains full guard.#T1#
Bukowski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kiryu is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bukowski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kiryu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bukowski is one step ahead there.
Kiryu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bukowski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bukowski distracts Kiryu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bukowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bukowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kiryu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bukowski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T2#
Bukowski wants to control from the top but Kiryu keeps moving.
Kiryu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kiryu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bukowski throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bukowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kiryu looks to throw the jab but Bukowski is out of range.
A combination from Bukowski does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bukowski. Kiryu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiryu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bukowski avoids the body shot from Kiryu. #T3#
Bukowski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bukowski or perhaps it was just good defense by Kiryu, which made it look bad.
Bukowski throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kiryu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kiryu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kiryu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kiryu. That's going to slow Bukowski down.
Bukowski shoots in but Kiryu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kazuma Kiryu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Bukowski.
Bukowski wants to slow Kiryu down by chopping away at his legs.
Bukowski tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kiryu defends well and Bukowski ends up having to push Kiryu into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bukowski shoots in for a double leg but Kiryu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bukowski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Decent striking displayed by Bukowski there.#T4#
Bukowski misses the shot to the body.
Kazuma Kiryu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bukowski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kiryu tried to counter with a leg kick but Bukowski avoided it.
Bukowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bukowski. Kiryu does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Bukowski misses.
Kiryu throws a poor cross that misses
and Bukowski counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiryu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bukowski.
Kiryu quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bukowski checks a leg kick.
Kiryu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bukowski throws out the jab.
A quick step to the side and Kiryu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiryu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Kiryu.
Bukowski throws a looping overhand right but Kiryu ducks down to avoid it.
Kazuma Kiryu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Charles Bukowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#TD2#
Bukowski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Bukowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bukowski 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Bukowski!

Event: DMMA 114 Pinks vs Martin
Date: Jun 18, 2022

#R1#
Nice defenses there by Kiryu.
A solid body kick from Kiryu.
Kiryu misses with a hook to the body
and Distefano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#It looks like Kazuma Kiryu has been cut.
Some bone on bone action there as Distefano checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kiryu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiryu throws a hook to the side of Distefano's head but Distefano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kiryu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Both fighters circling a little - Distefano finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu thows a leg kick but Distefano checks it
enabling Distefano to counter with a crisp jab.
Kiryu avoids a kick to the body. #T1#
Kiryu throws out a powerful jab.
Distefano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kiryu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#CL2#
Distefano takes the fight into the clinch.
Kiryu misses with the head strike.
Distefano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Distefano digs a right hand into Kiryu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kiryu's gas tank.
Distefano misses with a punch on the inside.
Distefano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kiryu misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Distefano.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Distefano.
Distefano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Distefano has a couple of punches blocked by Kiryu.
Distefano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Distefano blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kiryu fails to land.
Distefano lands a nice uppercut.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Distefano has a couple of punches blocked by Kiryu.
Distefano presses Kiryu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Distefano blocks an uppercut.
Distefano tries to work over Kiryu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Distefano - that landed with a thud.
Distefano lands a hook that snaps the head of Kiryu backwards.
Distefano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kiryu backwards.
Distefano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kiryus head.
Distefano digs a right hand underneath Kiryu's ribcage. Kiryu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kiryu is breathing heavily.
Distefano throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiryu.
Distefano blocks an uppercut.
Kiryu misses with a punch on the inside.
Distefano throws a head punch that misses.
Distefano presses Kiryu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Distefano lands a nice uppercut.
Distefano misses with some punches.
Kiryu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Distefano is keeping busy.
Kiryu throws a punch but it's blocked by Distefano.
Kiryu blocking some punches.
Distefano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Distefano has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kiryu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Distefano can turn it around.
Kiryu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Distefano's elbow. #T3#
Kiryu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiryu misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Distefano.
Distefano can't find room to land a body shot as Kiryu controls the action.
Distefano blocks an uppercut.
Kiryu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Distefano as the two fighters clinch.
Distefano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Distefano throws a head punch that misses.
Kiryu throws a punch but it's blocked by Distefano.
Distefano misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiryu.
Distefano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Kiryu.
Kiryu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kiryu misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Distefano.
Kiryu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiryu gets through Distefano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kiryu lands a hook that snaps the head of Distefano backwards.
Kiryu swings wildly with an uppercut but Distefano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Distefano misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T4#
Kiryu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Distefano fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Distefano.
Kiryu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Distefano throws a head punch that misses.
Distefano throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiryu.
Distefano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kiryu backwards.
Distefano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Distefano misses with some punches.
Distefano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Distefano misses with the head strike.
Distefano has a couple of punches blocked by Kiryu.
Distefano tries to work over Kiryu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Distefano is working Kiryu over against the cage.
Kiryu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kiryu misses with the head strike.
Kiryu looking to stall.
A short left from Distefano.
Kiryu misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Distefano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazuma Kiryu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Kiryu misses with an uppercut
and Distefano counters with a straight right hand.
Kiryu throws a lazy uppercut
and Distefano counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Kiryu.
Distefano tries to land a front kick but Kiryu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Distefano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kiryu's head backwards.
Kiryu lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu misses with a looping left.
Kiryu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Distefano on the side of the head.
Kiryu with a jab.#ROC#Distefano is rocked!#T1#
Kiryu throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Distefano crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kazuma Kiryu!
An out of breath Kazuma Kiryu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: DMMA 104 Van Asch vs Abarai II
Date: May 08, 2022

#R1#
Alexander fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kiryu.
Kiryu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alexander swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kiryu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kiryu misses with a looping left.
Kiryu connects with a nice looking jab.
Alexander lands with a hook. Kiryu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kiryu slips a straight right by Alexander.
Alexander scores with a leg kick.
A jab from Kiryu does it's job there.
Alexander is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alexander 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.
Kiryu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alexander fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kiryu is out of range.
Alexander scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiryu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kiryu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alexander looks to throw the jab but Kiryu is out of range.
Alexander throws a lazy right hand but Kiryu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick by Kiryu misses
and Alexander counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alexander connects with a solid leg kick.
Alexander looks to land a right hand but Kiryu moved out of range.
Alexander throws a big shot that misses.#T1#
Alexander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alexander fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kiryu is out of range.
Kiryu looks to score with a jab to the body but Alexander is just out of range.
Kiryu missing with a left hand there. Alexander was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiryu takes a swing at Alexander's ribcage but misses.
Kiryu checks the leg kick.
Alexander throws a lazy right hand but Kiryu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kazuma Kiryu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Kiryu.
Kiryu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alexander.
Alexander lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alexander throws a jab but it's blocked by Kiryu.
Alexander is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alexander wants to slow Kiryu down by chopping away at his legs.
Kiryu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kiryu misses with a lunging right hand
and Alexander counters with an inside leg kick.
Kiryu throws a lazy right hand but Alexander sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kiryu throws a lazy uppercut
and Alexander counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kiryu throws a hook but Alexander avoids it easily.
Kiryu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiryu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alexander checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #T2#
Kiryu lands with a right hand.
Alexander throws a leg kick but Kiryu moved away.
Kiryu lands with an uppercut that bounces Alexander off the cage and back into range.
Alexander throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Alexander does it's job there.
Alexander misses with an uppercut.
Kiryu looks to land a left hand but Alexander moved out of range nicely.
Kiryu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab, jab by Kiryu - just one landing.
Alexander throws an overhand right that lands on Kiryu's shoulder, as Kiryu tries to avoid the shot.
Alexander defending well as Kiryu loads up on a big left hand.
Kiryu ducks under a wild hook from Alexander.
Kiryu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alexander uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kiryu.
An attempted straight right counter from Alexander misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kiryu checks a leg kick.
Kiryu moves out of range of the leg kick from Alexander.
Alexander will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Donk. Alexander catches Kiryu right on the button with a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alexander.
Kiryu scores with a jab to the head. #T3#
Kiryu scores with a push kick.
Alexander misses the jab.
Kiryu scores with a hook.
Kiryu slips a straight right by Alexander.
Alexander with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kiryu to score with a decent uppercut.
Alexander jabs at Kiryu's body.
Kiryu misses with a hook.
Kiryu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Alexander connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kiryu misses with a body kick.
Alexander is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kiryu.
Kiryu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That kick from Kiryu tenderised Alexander's leg. Alexander is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kiryu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alexander connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiryu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kiryu misses with an uppercut.
Good work by Kiryu as he checks the leg kick.
Kiryu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kiryu throws a poor cross that misses
and Alexander makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kiryu looks to land a body kick but Alexander moved away.
A jab from Kiryu misses. #T4#
Alexander takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kiryu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alexander is looking to score with low kicks.
Alexander takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alexander throws a hook but Kiryu blocks it.
Kiryu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kiryu slips under a jab from Alexander.
Kiryu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Alexander uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kiryu.
Alexander fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kiryu just manages to avoid it.
Alexander connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kiryu's hands.
Kiryu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kiryu throws a hook to the side of Alexander's head but Alexander sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alexander throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kiryu.
Kiryu misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexander ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alexander throwing a counter right hand but Kiryu manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alexander.
Alexander uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kiryu.
A telegraphed right hand from Kiryu misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Alexander.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Marcus Alexander will probably get the nod.
That's time! Alexander's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Alexander with a jab.
Alexander turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kiryu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marcus Alexander is winning the standup battle so far.
Kiryu moves out of range of the strikes.
Alexander on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kiryu. Kiryu obviously looking to wear him down.
Alexander defending well as Kiryu loads up on a big left hand.
Kiryu lands with an uppercut that bounces Alexander off the cage and back into range.
Kiryu blocks a low kick nicely.
Kiryu misses with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Alexander as he connects with a hook.
Alexander with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kiryu to score with a decent uppercut.
Kiryu throws a hook to the side of Alexander's head but Alexander sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kiryu tries to work over Alexander's front leg with a kick but Alexander checks it.
Kiryu looks to throw the jab but Alexander is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Alexander.
It looked like Alexander wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kiryu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alexander is able to avoid easily.
Kiryu lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alexander. That's going to slow Kiryu down.
A slow jab from Alexander misses its intended target.
Alexander avoids a punch combination nicely. #T1#
Kiryu lands a leg kick that knocks Alexander off balance momentarily.
Alexander moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kiryu scores with a punch to the head.
Kiryu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kiryu throws a chopping leg kick but Alexander manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Alexander misses with a low kick.
Alexander moves out of range of the strikes.
Kiryu looks to throw the jab but Alexander is out of range.
Alexander attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alexander just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiryu misses with a straight right.
Alexander tried to counter with a leg kick but Kiryu avoided it.
Kiryu looks to throw the jab but Alexander is out of range.
Kiryu throws a wild body kick that Alexander sees coming a mile off.
Kiryu is looking to score with low kicks.
Kiryu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kiryu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kiryu throws an off balance right hand
and Alexander counters with a stiff right hand. #T2#
Kiryu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiryu ducks under a wild hook from Alexander.
Kiryu throws a big shot that misses.
Alexander throws a low kick but Kiryu avoids it.
Alexander on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kiryu looks to land a right hand but Alexander moved out of range.
Kiryu looks to throw a body kick
and Alexander makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kiryu looks to throw the jab but Alexander is out of range.
Alexander thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kiryu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kiryu.
Crunch! Kiryu slams his shin into Alexander's torso.
Alexander fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kiryu checks it well.
Alexander looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kiryu throws a shot from downtown. Alexander moves away and avoids it.
Kiryu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kiryu looks to land a right hand but Alexander moved out of range.
Kiryu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alexander scores with a nice head shot.
Kiryu scores with a spinning back kick!
Alexander lands a leg kick that knocks Kiryu off balance momentarily.#T3#
Alexander gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kiryu.
Kiryu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alexander swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kiryu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alexander scores with a kick to the body.
Kiryu missing with a left hand there. Alexander was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiryu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alexander scores with a hook.
Kiryu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alexander's head.
Kiryu moves away from the strike by Alexander.
Kiryu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexander scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kiryu in his tracks.
Kiryu just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiryu misses the jab.
Kiryu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alexanders jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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!
Kiryu throws a lazy head kick
enabling Alexander to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Kiryu misses.
Kiryu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kiryu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alexander.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kiryu checks a leg kick. #T4#
Good shot there by Kiryu.
Alexander scores with a leg kick.
Kiryu misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Alexander on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kiryu takes a swing at Alexander's ribcage but misses.
Kiryu delivers a nice body kick.
Alexander ducks under a wild hook from Kiryu.
An inside leg kick from Alexander misses.
Alexander throws a jab when Kiryu was well out of range.
Alexander avoids a kick to the body.
Kiryu misses the jab.
Alexander throws a hook but Kiryu avoids it easily.
Kiryu misses with a hook.
Kiryu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alexander lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kiryu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kiryu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alexander was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiryu.
Alexander wants to slow Kiryu down by chopping away at his legs.
Kiryu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kiryu misses with a hook. Alexander ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kazuma Kiryu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Alexander bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kiryu tries to land a front kick but Alexander steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good standup being displayed there by Kiryu as he connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Kiryu.
Alexander dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kiryu. That did some damage!
A clash of legs there as Kiryu blocks the low kick.
Kiryu with the inside leg kick.
Kiryu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alexander.
Kiryu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiryu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kiryu blocks a low kick nicely.
Kiryu scores with a decent looking hook.
Kiryu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kiryu connects with a solid leg kick.
Alexander cracks Kiryu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiryu ducks under a wild hook from Alexander.
Kiryu lands a nice hook to Alexander's body. Alexander takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice jab there from Alexander.
Kiryu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alexander manages to avoid it.#T1#
Kiryu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alexander is able to avoid easily.
Alexander misses with a straight left.
Kiryu lands with a straight right. Alexander didn't see that one coming.
Alexander lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alexander cracks Kiryu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Both fighters circling a little - Kiryu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kiryu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alexander looks to throw the jab but Kiryu is out of range.
Kiryu misses with an uppercut
and Alexander counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kiryu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alexander lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kiryu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kiryu checks a leg kick nicely.
Jab by Alexander.
Kiryu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alexander throws out the jab.
Alexander will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Alexander slips under a jab.
Alexander attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexander throws a looping overhand right but Kiryu ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Alexander misses. #T2#
Kiryu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kiryu checks a leg kick nicely.
Kiryu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kiryu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kiryu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alexander.
Kiryu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alexander is able to avoid easily.
Alexander looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Alexander lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab, jab by Kiryu - just one landing.
Kiryu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kiryu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice uppercut there from Kiryu.
Alexander throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A lazy body kick from Kiryu
letting Alexander counter with a right hand.
Kiryu throws a lazy right hand but Alexander sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alexander appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kiryu slips a straight right by Alexander.
Kiryu misses the body punch
and Alexander counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Kiryu misses
and Alexander counters with an outside leg kick.
Kiryu misses with a low kick.
Alexander was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T3#
Alexander dodges the punch combination from Kiryu.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alexander. That's going to slow Kiryu down.
Alexander displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kiryu throws out the jab.
Kiryu tries to land a body kick
and Alexander counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alexander slips a jab from Kiryu.
Kiryu throws a solid leg kick but Alexander takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kiryu.
Kiryu misses with a kick to the body.
Alexander looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kiryu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alexander throws a shot from downtown. Kiryu moves away and avoids it.
Kiryu looks to land a body kick but Alexander moved away.
Kiryu throws an off balance right hand
and Alexander counters with a leg kick.
Alexander fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiryu manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Kiryu.
Kiryu swings widly with a right hand
and Alexander counters with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Kiryu misses.
Alexander misses with a looping left.#T4#
That kick from Alexander tenderised Kiryu's leg. Kiryu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alexander lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kiryu lands a nice looking body kick.
Kiryu misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Alexander checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alexander jabs Kiryu right on the nose. Kiryu blinks but takes it well.
Alexander fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kiryu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alexander tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kiryu throws out a counter right but Alexander avoids it with no problem.
A cross from Kiryu lands.
Alexander has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kiryu.
A punch combination from Kiryu misses.
Alexander walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alexander slips a jab from Kiryu.
Kiryu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alexander appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexander takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alexander takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kiryu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kiryu swings widly with a right hand
letting Alexander counter with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kazuma Kiryu.
Well Kiryu 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

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

Event: DMMA 93: Johnson vs Kiryu
Date: Mar 26, 2022

#R1#
Kiryu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kiryu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kiryu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kiryu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CUT2#It looks like Kareem Johnson has been cut.
Kiryu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kiryu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kiryu throws a body kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Kiryu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Kiryu's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiryu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kiryu walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.
Kiryu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Kiryu.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kiryu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it. #T1#
Kiryu misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kiryu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kiryu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kiryu misses with a leg kick.
Kiryu throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson is looking to slow Kiryu down with leg kicks.
Kiryu misses with a body kick.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kiryu clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kiryu.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Kiryu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kazuma Kiryu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson with a nice calf kick.
Kiryu throws an off balance right hand
and Kiryu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Kiryu avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson cracks Kiryu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T2#
A swing and a miss from Kiryu.
Kiryu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kiryu throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Kiryu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Kiryu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slow jab from Kiryu misses its intended target.
Kiryu throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kiryu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kiryu misses with a body kick.
Johnson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kiryu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kiryu throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Johnson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kiryu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kiryu looks to throw a body kick
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #T3#
Kiryu throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Kiryu misses with a kick to the body
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kiryu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kiryu looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson throws a hook but Kiryu avoids it easily.
Kiryu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kiryu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Kiryu misses with a straight left.
Kiryu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kiryu tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
A swing and a miss from Kiryu.
Kiryu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Kiryu misses.
Kiryu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Jab by Johnson.#T4#
Good leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johnson feints and then cracks Kiryu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kiryu down.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Good leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kiryu.
Kiryu tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Kiryu is out of range.
Kiryu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kiryu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kiryu throws a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiryu.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Kiryu seems unphased.
Kiryu walks into a left hand.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kareem Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kareem Johnson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Kiryu lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Kiryu lands with a right hand.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiryu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kiryu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson jabs Kiryu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A nice leg kick from Kiryu, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kiryu walks into a left hand.
Kiryu misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Kiryu swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Kiryu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kiryu scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson digs a good hook to Kiryu's body.
Kiryu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kiryu misses with a low kick.
Kiryu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson tests Kiryu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kiryu misses with a kick to the body
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Johnson connects with a leg kick.
Kiryu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Kiryu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kiryu scores with a push kick.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Kiryu throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Kiryu's ribs.
Kiryu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kiryu.
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!
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnson digs a good hook to Kiryu's body. #T2#
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson moves forwards but Kiryu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Kiryu.
Johnson lands with a hook. Kiryu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kiryu throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kiryu misses with a series of wild punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kiryu.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kiryu misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Johnson takes a swing at Kiryu's ribcage but misses.
Johnson throws a body punch but Kiryu moves out of range.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kareem Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Kiryu throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kiryu.#T3#
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Kiryu off the cage and back into range.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Kiryu checks it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Kiryu might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Johnson has got the better of the exchanges.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Kiryu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kiryu throws a lazy uppercut
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Kiryu misses with a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Good shot there by Johnson.
Kiryu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a jab. Kiryu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson with the inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kiryu is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Kiryu.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kiryu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T4#
Good work by Kiryu as he checks the leg kick.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kiryu can do to turn this around?
Kiryu looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson tries to work over Kiryu's front leg with a kick but Kiryu checks it.
Kiryu swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Good work by Kiryu as he checks the leg kick.
Kiryu throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with an outside leg kick.
Johnson tests Kiryu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kiryu scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kiryu jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kiryu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kareem Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kareem Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R3#
Johnson throws a low kick but Kiryu avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kiryu is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
Kiryu misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson scores with a nice right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kiryu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kiryu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
Kiryu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Kiryu checks it.
Kiryu misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiryu throws a body kick that misses.
Kiryu misses with a hook
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson connects with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiryu looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Kiryu throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Kiryu takes one to the chin there.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kiryu throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Kiryu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kiryu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiryu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kiryu scores with a body shot.
Kiryu cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiryu throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a leg kick.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #T2#
Kiryu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kiryu ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Kiryu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kiryu.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Kiryu's legs.
Kiryu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johnson throws a solid leg kick but Kiryu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson.
Kiryu misses with a lunging right hand
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson with a nice calf kick.
Kiryu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Kiryu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kiryu.#T3#
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Kiryu.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kiryu looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Kiryu misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiryu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kiryu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson checks a low kick from Kiryu.
Johnson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kiryu.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Kiryu clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CUT2#Kareem Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Kiryu throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Kiryu does no damage. #T4#
Kiryu throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson throws the left hand but Kiryu avoids the punch easily.
Kiryu tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Kiryu's leg. Kiryu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kiryu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Kiryu down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
Kiryu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiryu connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson slips a straight right by Kiryu.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kiryu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kiryu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kareem Johnson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Kareem Johnson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R4#
Johnson lands with a cross.
Kiryu throws a sloppy head kick
and Johnson counters with an outside leg kick.
Johnson defending well as Kiryu loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson tried to counter with a leg kick but Kiryu avoided it.
Kiryu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiryu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kiryu.
Johnson moves out of range as Kiryu throws a body kick.
Johnson lands with a hook. Kiryu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnson lunges at Kiryu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kiryu's hand.
A low kick from Kiryu is predictable there
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiryu misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiryu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kiryu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson. #T1#
Kiryu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Kiryu's legs.
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kiryu's head.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kiryu looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Kiryu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kiryu blocks a leg kick.
Kiryu moves out of range of the leg kick from Johnson.
A jab from Kiryu misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
Johnson checks a low kick from Kiryu.
A bone on bone clash there as Kiryu blocks the leg kick.
Kiryu misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Kiryu manages to avoid it.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kiryu ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.#T2#
Kiryu misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Kiryu misses with an uppercut
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Kiryu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johnson finds it's way round the side to connect with Kiryu's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kiryu moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Kiryu misses.
Kiryu scores with a punch to the head.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kiryu throws out the jab.
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kiryu misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Kiryu defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Kiryu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Kiryu checks the leg kick nicely there. #T3#
Kiryu throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kiryu on the side of the head.
Kiryu throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kiryu.
Nice shot by Kiryu.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kiryu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a good low kick that Kiryu was not able to check.
Kiryu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Kiryu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Kiryu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kiryu throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Kiryu throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Kiryu looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T4#
Johnson lands the left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Kiryu down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiryu misses with a low kick.
Kiryu throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Kiryu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kiryu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson is looking to slow Kiryu down with leg kicks.
Johnson cracks Kiryu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Kiryu misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Kiryu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kareem Johnson had his way with Kazuma Kiryu in that round.
The cut man is working on Kareem Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R5#
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kiryu.
Kiryu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson digs a good hook to Kiryu's body.
Kiryu checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kiryu.
Johnson connects with a crisp jab.
Kiryu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson tried to counter with a leg kick but Kiryu avoided it.
Johnson tries a low kick but Kiryu avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kiryu throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kiryu works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Kiryu swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a left to the body. #T1#
Johnson slips under a jab from Kiryu.
Kiryu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kiryu.
Kiryu moves out of range of the leg kick from Johnson.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kiryu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
Kiryu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kiryu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Kiryu's front leg but catches the back leg as Kiryu tries to avoid it.
Kiryu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kiryu misses with the combination. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kiryu checks it well.
Johnson cracks Kiryu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kiryu thows a leg kick but Johnson checks it
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Kiryu catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab lands there for Kiryu.
Kiryu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kiryu swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiryu throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kiryu loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson with a jab.
Kiryu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A low kick from Kiryu misses
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T3#
Johnson with a nice calf kick.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Kiryu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Kiryu counters with a left to the body.
Kareem Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kiryu lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Kiryu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kiryu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Kiryu takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab from Kiryu misses.
Kiryu walks into a left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kiryu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T4#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
Johnson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kiryu motions for Johnson to come forward. Kiryu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Kiryu throws a one two combo.
Kiryu misses with a low kick.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kiryu.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson throws a low kick but Kiryu moves out of range easily.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kiryu misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson with a hook.
Kazuma Kiryu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson slips a straight right by Kiryu.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:45
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:45

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

Event: DMMA 86: Hasselhoff vs Account
Date: Feb 27, 2022

#R1#
Kiryu loads up on a big right hand but Distefano slips the punch.
Distefano throws a head kick that misses
and Kiryu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Distefano feints and then cracks Kiryu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kiryu down.
Kiryu throws a push kick but Distefano slaps the foot to one side.
Kiryu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kiryu scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu thows a leg kick but Distefano checks it
and Distefano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like Kazuma Kiryu has been cut.
Kiryu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kiryu moves out of range of the body kick.#T1#
Distefano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kiryu! But no joy.
Kiryu slips under a jab from Distefano.
Kiryu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Distefano throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Kiryu counter with a right hand.
Distefano misses with a wild combination.
Kiryu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Distefano misses with a head kick. #T2#
Distefano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Distefano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kiryu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kiryu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Distefano is looking to counter the offense by Kiryu and move into the clinch.
Kiryu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Distefano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kiryu.
Kiryu swings for the body but Distefano moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Distefano misses the target.
Distefano throws a body kick that misses.
Kiryu throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Distefano counter with a right hand. #T3#
Distefano feints a jab promting Kiryu to slip. Distefano then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kiryu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kiryu throws a lazy uppercut
and Distefano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiryu has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Kiryu misses with a looping right.
Kiryu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Distefano takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kiryu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Distefano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Distefano cracks Kiryu with a good jab.#CUT#That has opened up Kazuma Kiryu's cut even more.
Kiryu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Distefano was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiryu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A leg kick checked by Distefano.
Distefano appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kiryu misses with a left hand
and Distefano counters with a straight right hand.
Kiryu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kiryu tried to score with a low kick but Distefano checks it.
Distefano was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kiryu throws a front kick aimed at Distefano's knee but Distefano avoids it well.
Kiryu tries a low kick but Distefano avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kazuma Kiryu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kazuma Kiryu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Distefano misses with a looping left.
Kiryu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Distefano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kiryu's knee momentarily.
A cross from Kiryu lands.#ROC2#Distefano is rocked!
Distefano is holding his hands too far apart here. Kiryu throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Distefano is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kazuma Kiryu!
Kazuma Kiryu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: DMMA 77: Muromets vs Kiryu
Date: Jan 23, 2022

#R1#
Muromets lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Muromets misses with a left hand
and Kiryu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Ilya Muromets has been cut.
Muromets keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Muromets takes one to the side of the head.
Kiryu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muromets.
Kiryu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Muromets connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kiryu. Kiryu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kiryu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ilya Muromets seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiryu moves out of range as Muromets strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Muromets.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Muromets throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. #T1#
Kiryu defending well as Muromets loads up on a big left hand.
Kiryu moves out of range of the strikes.
Kiryu lands with a hook. Muromets tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kiryu throws a poor cross that misses
and Muromets counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've been told by Muromets's head coaches at ZuccoTraining Ground that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kiryu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Muromets to score with a decent uppercut.
Kiryu misses with a left hand
letting Muromets counter with a right hand.
Muromets finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It seemed like Kiryu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Muromets throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kiryu throws an overhand right that lands on Muromets's shoulder, as Muromets tries to avoid the shot.
Muromets quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.#T2#
Kiryu misses with an uppercut
enabling Muromets to counter with a crisp jab.
Muromets waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kiryu.
Muromets throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kiryu tries to land a leg kick but Muromets saw it coming and moves away.
Kiryu blocks a leg kick.
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!
Muromets lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#KD2#
Kiryu drops Muromets with a beautiful combination! Muromets stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kiryu is looking for the KO!#ROC2#Muromets is rocked!
Muromets fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kiryu is out of range.
Oh Muromets is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kiryu misses with a body punch
and Kiryu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Muromets misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#T3#
Muromets walks straight into a right hand from Kiryu - that's dropped him! Kiryu jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Muromets from any more punishment! Muromets complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kazuma Kiryu!
Our winner, Kazuma Kiryu, 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: DMMA 69: Tucker vs Pinks 2
Date: Dec 23, 2021

#R1#
Hattori looks to land a combination but Kiryu avoids it well.
Hattori misses with a looping left.
Hattori's corner calls for a 1-2. Hattori obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CUT#It looks like Kazuma Kiryu has been cut.
Kiryu tries to score with a low kick but Hattori moves his leg out of the way.
Hattori throws the left hand but Kiryu avoids the punch easily.
Hattori jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kiryu throws out a counter right but Hattori avoids it with no problem.
Hattori throws a series of punches but Kiryu avoids them all with ease.
Kiryu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hattori misses with a looping right.
Kiryu appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hattori comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu lands a really nice looking cross but Hattori seems unphased.
Hattori throws a right hand that misses
and Kiryu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #CL2#
Kiryu takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stalling in the clinch from Kiryu. #T1#
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kiryu continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hattori.
Hattori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiryu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Come on Kiryu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hattori tries a body shot but Kiryu blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hattori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiryu taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kazuma Kiryu.
A swing and a miss from Hattori.
Kiryu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hattori.
Kiryu flicks out a counter leg kick but Hattori steps away.
Hattori looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kiryu slips a jab from Hattori.
Hattori works the jab nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kiryu.
Kiryu throws a hook but Hattori avoids it easily.#T2#
Kiryu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hattori looks to land a right hand but Kiryu moved out of range.
Kiryu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hattori throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Kiryu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hanzo Hattori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hattori, as that shot connected.
Hattori misses with a lunging right hand
and Kiryu counters with a good, hard body kick but Hattori shrugs it off.
Hattori throws a poor cross that misses
and Kiryu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hattori tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kiryu thuds his shin into the meat of Hattori's side.
Hattori throws a jab when Kiryu was well out of range.
Hattori misses with a hook
and Kiryu counters with an inside leg kick.
Kiryu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hattori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kiryu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kiryu unleashes a big counter combination but Hattori bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hattori looks to land a left hand but Kiryu moved out of range nicely.
Hattori throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kiryu's head.#T3#
Kiryu ducks under a wild hook from Hattori.
Hattori backing away here, and Kiryu unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hattori misses with a straight left.
Kiryu throws out a counter right but Hattori avoids it with no problem.
Hattori throws a lazy head kick
and Kiryu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hattori throws a hook to the side of Kiryu's head but Kiryu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hattori. Kiryu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hattori sets himself, and Kiryu steps forward looking for the clinch! Hattori avoids it this time.
Nice defenses there by Kiryu.
Hattori blocks a head kick by Kiryu.
Kiryu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hattori.
Hattori throws a right hand that misses
letting Kiryu counter with a right hand.
Kiryu throws a push kick but Hattori slaps the foot to one side.
Kiryu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hattori.
Kiryu throws a push kick but Hattori slaps the foot to one side.
Kiryu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiryu counters with a body kick.#T4#
Hattori lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #CUT#That has opened up Kazuma Kiryu's cut even more.
Hattori lands with an uppercut that bounces Kiryu off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hattori moves out of range of the body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kiryu. Hattori shrugs it off though.
Kiryu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hattori throws a lazy head kick
and Kiryu counters with a nice body kick.
Hattori throws an overhand right that lands on Kiryu's shoulder, as Kiryu tries to avoid the shot.
Kiryu tries a quick counter leg kick but Hattori is wise to it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kiryu!
Kiryu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hattori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Kiryu. That snapped Hattori's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hattori misses with a double jab.
Kiryu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hattori under the eye.#ROC2#Hattori is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hanzo Hattori will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kazuma Kiryu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Kiryu defending well as Hattori loads up on a big left hand.
Hattori moves out of range of the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Hattori on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hattori is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hattori darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hattori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiryu.
Hattori keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kiryu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hattori pulls out of a head kick attempt. #KD2#
Kiryu cracks Hattori with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hattori looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kiryu finish him?
Oh Hattori is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crack! Kiryu connects with the perfect overhand right and Hattori falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Kiryu!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kazuma Kiryu!

Event: TWGC 33 (265lbs, D3): Helsinki Qualifier - Round 2
Date: May 11, 2021

184 cm
30 yrs
278 lbs

184 cm
21 yrs
194 lbs

Tupp

Kiryu

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Jack Tupp! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Kazuma Kiryu!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Tupp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kiryu is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tupp tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Kiryu clinches.
Kiryu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tupp pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kiryu swats away the attempt to clinch by Tupp.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Tupp instigates a clinch. #T1#
Tupp wants a takedown but no success here.
Tupp tries to score a body lock takedown but Kiryu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kiryu is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Tupp. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Tupp wants the takedown. Kiryu is fighting it off but Tupp persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kiryu's guard against the cage.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Tupp (2) vs (0) Kiryu
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tupp trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiryu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tupp content to stall in guard here. #T2#
Kiryu looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tupp pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kiryu is keeping the position for now.
Kiryu 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.#T3#
Tupp trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kiryu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tupp is one step ahead there.
Kiryu is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kiryu 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.#T4#
Kiryu has control of Tupp's left arm, preventing Tupp from doing any damage.
Tupp passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Score +3 for passing guard: Tupp (5) vs (0) Kiryu
Kiryu is being controlled here.
Tupp wants to control but Kiryu is keeping him busy.
Kiryu regains half guard.#T5#
Kiryu is concentrating on defense, preventing Tupp from advancing position.
Tupp is looking to advance position but Kiryu won't allow it.
Tupp trying to control from half guard but Kiryu is working away.
Tupp is controlling the pace. #T6#
Kiryu wants to control but Tupp is keeping busy.
Tupp seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #SUB#
Tupp is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #T7#
Kiryu is looking to improve his position.
Tupp is taking a breather. Kiryu says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kiryu controlling the position for now.
Tupp keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T8#
Kiryu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T9#
Tupp tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kiryu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kiryu is looking for a sweep. Tupp is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tupp seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kiryu is trying to maintain the position but Tupp is very close to passing his half guard.#T10#
Tupp wants to control but Kiryu is keeping him busy.
Tupp prevents Kiryu from improving his position.
Tupp performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kiryu is controlling Tupp's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Kiryu has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.#T11#
Tupp tries to pass to full mount but Kiryu defends it.
Tupp takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tupp wants to pass to mount but Kiryu is defending the position. #T12#
Kiryu is looking to control Tupp's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kiryu avoid being mounted?
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Tupp slows the pace down in half guard. #T13#
Tupp trying to control from half guard but Kiryu is working away.
Still in half guard, Tupp seems content to control.
Tupp looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tupp stalling. #T14#
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tupp tries to pass to full mount but Kiryu defends it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tupp takes the fight on points by 5 to 0.
Jack Tupp made sure to mention his sponsor, Finnish Elite Extreme Science in his post fight interview.

Event: TWGC 33 (265lbs, D3): Helsinki Qualifier - Round 1
Date: May 10, 2021

184 cm
21 yrs
194 lbs

186 cm
36 yrs
215 lbs

Kiryu

Penn Jr

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Kazuma Kiryu! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Steel Penn Jr!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL2#
Penn Jr drives through and clinches with Kiryu against the cage.
Penn Jr tries for a takedown but Kiryu manages to get underhooks.
Penn Jr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Penn Jr drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kiryu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kazuma Kiryu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steel Penn Jr.#CL2#
Penn Jr clinches up with Kiryu and pushes him back against the cage.
Penn Jr drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kiryu pulls his leg out and moves away. #CL2#
Penn Jr moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn Jr is trying to pull guard but Kiryu has him pressed against the cage.
Penn Jr is working for takedown but Kiryu is calmly controlling the position for now.#T1#
Kiryu is trying to pull guard but Penn Jr has him pressed against the cage.#TD2#
Penn Jr pulls guard.
Penn Jr pulls Kiryu in close to prevent any damage.
Penn Jr's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Penn Jr can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kiryu is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Penn Jr pulls Kiryu in close to prevent any damage. #T2#
Kiryu seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Penn Jr is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T3#
Kiryu is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Penn Jr is pulling down on Kiryu's head. It's preventing any offense from Kiryu, at least for the moment.
Kiryu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Penn Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Penn Jr is controlling Kiryu's posture.
Kiryu controlling from the top position.
Penn Jr is trying to control the position but Kiryu postures up. #T5#
Penn Jr pulls Kiryu in close to his closed guard and prevents Kiryu from doing any damage or advancing position.
Penn Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Kiryu is proving a slippery customer.
Penn Jr is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T6#
Kiryu controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Penn Jr is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kiryu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T7#
Kiryu has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kiryu passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Score +3 for passing guard: Kiryu (3) vs (0) Penn Jr
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.#T8#
Penn Jr is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiryu controlling the position.
Penn Jr is looking for a sweep.#T9#
You can see the frustration on Penn Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kiryu controls the position from side control.#T10#
Penn Jr manages to get back to half guard.
Kiryu is controlling the pace.
Penn Jr is trying to control but can't. #T11#
Penn Jr keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kiryu controlling the action here.
Penn Jr keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kiryu is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T12#
Kiryu trying to pass the guard but Penn Jr defending well.
Penn Jr trying to control from the bottom.
Kiryu content to control rather than advance. #T13#
Penn Jr wants to sweep but Kiryu has passed to side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Kiryu (6) vs (0) Penn Jr
Penn Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Penn Jr is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Kiryu is staying active.#T14#
Kiryu controlling the position from side mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
This is a sustained period of stalling by Kiryu.
You can see the frustration on Penn Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kiryu takes the fight on points by 6 to 0.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 11, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiryu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kiryu tries to land a front kick but Blanka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kiryu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kazuma Kiryu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiryu blocks a jab.
Kiryu misses with the body kick
and Blanka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kiryu connects with a leg kick.
Kiryu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Blanka counters with a nice uppercut.
Blanka scores with a body shot.
Blanka scores with a jab to the body.
Kiryu gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Blanka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiryu throws a push kick but Blanka slaps the foot to one side.
Kiryu is looking to chop away at Blanka's legs.
Despite the aggression on Blanka's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kiryu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blanka throws a looping overhand right but Kiryu ducks down to avoid it.
Kiryu throws a quick counter kick to the body but Blanka avoids it.#T1#
Blanka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kiryu misses with a leg kick
and Blanka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kiryu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kiryu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kiryu throws a lazy body kick
and Blanka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blanka lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Blanka.
Kiryu gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Blanka to counter with a crisp jab.
Blanka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kiryu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blanka doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kiryu looks to land a body kick but Blanka moved away.
Kiryu throws a front kick aimed at Blanka's knee but Blanka avoids it well. #T2#
Kiryu tries to land a body kick
and Blanka counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kiryu thinking.
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!
Kiryu throws a leg kick
and Blanka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blanka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kiryu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Blanka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiryu misses with a low kick.
Kiryu throws a body kick that misses
and Blanka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick by Kiryu misses
and Blanka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A lazy body kick from Kiryu
and Blanka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blanka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kiryu at a distance.
Blanka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kiryu has time to react.
Kiryu misses with the body kick
and Blanka counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters circling a little - Kiryu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. #T3#
Blanka moves out of range as Kiryu throws a body kick.
Kiryu misses with a low kick.
Blanka let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Blanka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kazuma Kiryu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kiryu misses with a kick to the body
and Blanka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A low kick from Kiryu is predictable there
and Blanka counters with a right hand to the body.
A lazy body kick from Kiryu
and Kiryu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kiryu misses with the body kick
and Blanka counters with a left to the body.
Blanka moves out of range of the body kick.
Kiryu misses with a kick to the body
and Blanka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kiryu misses with a body kick.
Kiryu walks into a straight right hand from Blanka.#T4#
Blanka fails with the takedown.
Kiryu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kiryu misses with an uppercut
and Kiryu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blanka jabs at Kiryu's body.
Blanka steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kiryu. That one must have hurt.
Kiryu throws a chopping leg kick but Blanka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kiryu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Blanka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kiryu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blanka shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kiryu defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Blanka dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Kiryu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kiryu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kiryu is looking to land body kicks.
Despite the aggression on Blanka's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kiryu with the inside leg kick.
Blanka scores with a decent looking hook.
Kiryu looks for the body kick but Blanka saw that one coming.
Blanka throws a series of punches but Kiryu moves out of range.
Blanka checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Blanka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kiryu misses with a kick to the body
and Blanka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kiryu.
Kiryu misses with the body kick
and Blanka counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Kiryu throws a head kick that misses.
Blanka unleashes a big counter combination but Kiryu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kiryu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kiryu walks into a straight right hand from Blanka.
Blanka has a takedown stuffed.
A nice leg kick from Kiryu, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kiryu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blanka moves out of range of the body kick from Kiryu.
Kiryu throws a wild body kick that Blanka sees coming a mile off.
Kiryu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blanka feints a jab promting Kiryu to slip. Blanka then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kiryu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CUT2#It looks like Kazuma Kiryu has been cut.#T2#
An inside leg kick from Kiryu misses.
Blanka appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kiryu misses with a leg kick
and Blanka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiryu misses with the body kick
and Blanka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kiryu looks to throw a body kick
and Kiryu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blanka avoids the head kick by Kiryu.
Despite the aggression on Blanka's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kiryu misses with a low kick.
Blanka now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A lazy left from Blanka finds it's target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kiryu might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kiryu is looking to land body kicks.
Kiryu looks for the body kick but Blanka saw that one coming.
Kiryu throws a lazy body kick
and Blanka counters with a nice uppercut.
Kiryu throws a lazy body kick
and Kiryu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T3#
Kiryu looks to throw a body kick
and Blanka counters with a nice uppercut.
Blanka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kiryu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kiryu lands a front kick.
Kiryu misses with a kick to the body
enabling Blanka to counter with a crisp jab.
Kiryu throws a push kick but Blanka slaps the foot to one side.
Blanka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kiryu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blanka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kiryu misses with a leg kick
and Blanka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blanka blocks the body kick.
Kiryu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Blanka counters with a right hand to the body.
Kiryu throws a body kick that misses
and Blanka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kiryu throws a lazy body kick
and Blanka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T4#
Kiryu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kiryu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiryu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kiryu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kiryu throws the kick towards the body but Blanka avoids it.
Blanka is looking for the big counter here.
A lazy body kick from Kiryu
and Blanka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiryu throws a leg kick
and Blanka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiryu throws a lazy body kick
and Blanka counters with a straight right hand.
Blanka moves out of range of the leg kick from Kiryu.
Blanka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kiryu throws a lazy body kick
and Blanka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carlos Blanka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kiryu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kiryu looks to throw a body kick
and Blanka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Blanka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kazuma Kiryu'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#
Blanka shoots for a double leg takedown but Kiryu sprawls well. He's pushed Blanka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kiryu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Blanka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A lazy body kick from Kiryu
and Blanka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiryu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blanka is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kiryu with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Blanka.
Blanka lands a slapping body shot.
Kiryu tries to land a body kick
and Blanka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blanka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blanka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blanka lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Blanka finds it's way through Kiryu's defenses.
Kiryu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice side step and Blanka releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T1#
Kiryu misses with the body kick
and Blanka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiryu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Blanka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blanka moves out of range of the body kick from Kiryu.
Kiryu throws a leg kick which misses Blanka's front leg but catches the back leg as Blanka tries to avoid it.
Blanka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kiryu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kiryu misses with a kick to the body.
Kiryu is looking to land body kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kiryu.
Kiryu looks to throw a body kick
and Blanka counters with a straight right hand.
Kiryu misses with the body kick
and Blanka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blanka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T2#
Kiryu gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Blanka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Blanka.
Kiryu throws an off balance right hand
and Blanka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kiryu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kiryu looks to throw a body kick
and Kiryu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blanka shoots in for a takedown but Kiryu shows good takedown defense.
Blanka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kiryu throws a leg kick
letting Blanka counter with a right hand.
Kiryu gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Blanka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A low kick from Kiryu is predictable there
and Blanka counters with a three punch combo that has Kiryu backing up. Kiryu nods at Blanka to acknowledge the strikes.
Kiryu misses with a kick to the body
and Blanka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kiryu throws a lazy body kick
and Blanka counters with a nice uppercut. #T3#
An inside leg kick from Kiryu misses.
Blanka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A lazy body kick from Kiryu
and Blanka counters with a nice uppercut.
A solid body kick from Kiryu.
Kiryu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kiryu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blanka appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A lazy body kick from Kiryu
and Blanka counters with a straight right hand.
Kiryu throws a leg kick
and Blanka counters with a three punch combo that has Kiryu backing up. Kiryu nods at Blanka to acknowledge the strikes.
Blanka has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kiryu.
Blanka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A little jabbing left from Blanka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kiryu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Blanka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blanka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kiryu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Blanka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T4#
A nice combination there by Blanka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiryu tries to land a body kick
and Blanka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiryu stuffs the takedown attempt from Blanka. Blanka gets slowly back to his feet.
Kiryu quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kazuma Kiryu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Blanka.
Kiryu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carlos Blanka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kiryu looks to land a body kick but Blanka moved away.
Kiryu gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Blanka counter with a right hand.
Blanka dives in for a single leg takedown but Kiryu sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kiryu throws a quick counter kick to the body but Blanka avoids it.
Kiryu throws a lazy body kick
and Blanka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kazuma Kiryu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiryu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blanka let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Blanka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blanka 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Blanka!

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