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Dynasty 16: Annus Novas PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Starim Stal Overdreem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Servius Marius Nero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overdreem comes to the ring accompanied by Motorhead-Iron Fist. Marius Nero is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Breeder - Beetlejuice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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287 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Starim Stal Overdreem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Servius Marius Nero!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overdreem looks to land a combination but Marius Nero avoids it well.
Overdreem is looking to clinch but Marius Nero is avoiding it.
Marius Nero throws a head kick but Overdreem moves out of range.
Overdreem doesn't manage to clinch there - Marius Nero circles away.
Marius Nero thumps Overdreem with a low kick.
Marius Nero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marius Nero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Overdreem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Overdreem throws a head kick that misses.
Overdreem throws a push kick but Marius Nero slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick by Overdreem misses
and Marius Nero counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marius Nero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Overdreem closes the distance but Marius Nero moves to the side
and Marius Nero counters with a nice leg kick.
Overdreem is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marius Nero scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marius Nero feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Overdreem's calf.
Marius Nero throws a good cross that connects.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marius Nero.
Overdreem has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marius Nero finds it's way round the side to connect with Overdreem's head.
Overdreem circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Marius Nero. Overdreem falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Marius Nero!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Servius Marius Nero!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Killza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herman Trang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dante Killza has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dante Killza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Herman Trang!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killza takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Trang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Killza scores with a hook.
Trang lands a left and a right that send Killza crashing to the mat, dazed. Trang thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Dante Killza has been cut.
Killza slips a straight right by Trang.
Trang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trang throws a series of punches but Killza moves out of range.
Killza ducks under a wild hook from Trang.
Trang misses with an uppercut. Killza saw that one coming.
Killza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trang.
Killza misses with a series of wild punches.
Killza throws a combination that misses
and Trang counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Trang is stalling here.
Trang digs a right hand underneath Killza's ribcage. Killza let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Trang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Killza has had enough of the clinch but Trang keeps him there for the moment.
Trang lands a hook that snaps the head of Killza backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trang scores with a shot to the side of Killza's head.
Trang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trang stalling in the clinch.
Killza is trying to break the clinch but Trang has him pressed against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Trang.
Trang lands a nice uppercut.
Trang lands a nice shot to the body.
Trang controlling the action here for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Trang.
Trang has Killza pressed against the ropes, preventing Killza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trang.
Trang pushes Killza back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Killza is breathing heavily.
Trang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Killza backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Trang.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trang lands a body punch.
Trang lands a body punch.
Killza takes a shot to the head.
Trang pushes Killza back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trang manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Trang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Trang.
Trang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Killza backwards.
Trang is stalling here.
Trang prevents Killza from breaking the clinch.
Nice body punch from Trang.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trang gets through Killza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trang digs a right hand into Killza's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Killza's gas tank.
Killza being controlled against the ropes.
Trang scores with a shoulder strike.
Trang lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Trang.
Trang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dante Killza's cut is getting worse.
Trang gets through Killza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Trang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Trang.
Trang lands a body punch.
Trang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Killzas head.
Trang cracks Killza with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Trang.
Trang scores with a hook to the body.
Trang stalling against the ropes.
Trang lands with a right to the head.
Trang scores with a shoulder strike.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Trang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Trang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trang.
Trang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trang lands a shot to the body.
Trang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Trang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Killza backwards.
Killza is rocked!
Trang digs a right hand underneath Killza's ribcage. Killza let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Trang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Killza or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trang presses Killza against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Trang is leaning against Killza and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Trang is working Killza over against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Trang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dante Killza's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A short body shot lands from Trang as the two fighters clinch.
Trang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Killza backwards.
Oh Killza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Trang scores with a hook to the body.
Killza seems to have got his legs back now.
A body shot lands from Trang.
Trang throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trang content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Trang is working Killza over against the ropes.
Trang leaning against his opponent.
Trang throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trang is working Killza over against the ropes.
Trang is pushing Killza up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Trang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Trang scores with a shot to the side of Killza's head.
Trang stalling against the ropes.
Killza wants to break free but Trang has control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Trang has Killza pushed against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Herman Trang.
Killza lands a body shot.
Dante Killza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Killza misses with a wild combination.
Killza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trang.
Killza fails to land with a series of punches.
Killza slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Killza misses with a two punch combination.
Killza fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Trang on the side of the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Trang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jeez, Dante Killza's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Killza scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A left lands for Trang.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dante Killza's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Herman Trang!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Feyd Rautha Harkonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruud Van Daminater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Van Daminater's choice of entrance music: Eminem - Til I Collapse. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Feyd Rautha Harkonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruud Van Daminater!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harkonnen misses with a head kick.
Van Daminater throws a sloppy head kick and Harkonnen moves out of range easily.
Ruud Van Daminater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Daminater moves away from the strike by Harkonnen.
Van Daminater pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harkonnen tries to clinch there but Van Daminater circles away.
Van Daminater tries a head kick but it misses.
Harkonnen looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Daminater is just out of range.
Van Daminater bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harkonnen slips a straight right by Van Daminater.
Van Daminater lands the left hand.
Van Daminater just misses with a punch to the body.
Harkonnen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Daminater slips under a jab from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Daminater throws a sloppy head kick
and Harkonnen counters with a three punch combo that has Van Daminater backing up. Van Daminater nods at Harkonnen to acknowledge the strikes.
Van Daminater avoids the head kick by Harkonnen.
Van Daminater throws a head kick that misses.
Harkonnen catches Van Daminater with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Van Daminater is rocked!
Harkonnen circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Van Daminater tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Harkonnen wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Feyd Rautha Harkonnen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between TJ Hooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). TJ Hooke could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Patrick Murphy's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, TJ Hooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murphy lands with a shot to the body.
Murphy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Murphy misses.
Murphy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hooke is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hooke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murphy lands a big head kick that sends Hooke tumbling to the mat! Murphy takes a step backwards and waves Hooke back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hooke is rocked!
It looks like TJ Hooke has been cut.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hooke bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Murphy comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Hooke falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Hooke was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Patrick Murphy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fred Ettish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Satsuya Kondou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ettish kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Karate Kid Theme. Fred Ettish has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Ettish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Satsuya Kondou!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kondou goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ettish pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kondou throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Satsuya Kondou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kondou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ettish avoids the head kick by Kondou.
Ettish thows a body shot but no joy.
Ettish staying out of range there.
Ettish throws a body punch but Kondou moves out of range.
Kondou tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ettish swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ettish is looking to land body kicks.
Kondou has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ettish finds it's way round the side to connect with Kondou's head.
Ettish throws a quick inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ettish.
A solid body kick from Ettish.
Kondou throws a nice looking combination but Ettish bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ettish takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ettish throws a good cross that connects.
Kondou misses with a few strikes there.
A big right from Kondou misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ettish, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kondou takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kondou looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ettish looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ettish scores with a kick to the body.
Ettish keeps Kondou at a distance using the push kick.
Ettish scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Satsuya Kondou has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Kondou 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ettish fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Kondou to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Kondou looks to clinch but Ettish throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Kondou taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Fred Ettish!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio El Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Julio El Toro enters the ring!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leonard Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio El Toro!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Toro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
El Toro ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.
Lewis checks a low kick from El Toro.
El Toro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
El Toro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lewis throws a shot from downtown. El Toro moves away and avoids it.
El Toro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
El Toro throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
El Toro misses with a kick to the body.
Lewis throws a looping overhand right but El Toro ducks down to avoid it.
Lewis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lewis lunges at El Toro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by El Toro's hand.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Lewis as he connects with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by El Toro. That's going to slow Lewis down.
El Toro slips under a jab from Lewis.
El Toro misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
El Toro throws a leg kick which misses Lewis's front leg but catches the back leg as Lewis tries to avoid it.
A big left from El Toro misses.
El Toro cracks the inside of Lewis's front leg.
Lewis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
El Toro throws a leg kick which misses Lewis's front leg but catches the back leg as Lewis tries to avoid it.
El Toro throws a head kick that misses.
El Toro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lewis swings for the body but El Toro moves out of range.
El Toro lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lewis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as El Toro throws out the jab.
El Toro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lewis. That did some damage!
Lewis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by El Toro. El Toro obviously looking to wear him down.
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
El Toro throws a push kick but Lewis slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lewis's sensitive parts.
El Toro misses with a low kick.
Lewis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
El Toro misses with an uppercut. Lewis saw that one coming.
El Toro lands with a thumping leg kick.
El Toro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lewis. That did some damage!
El Toro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lewis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
El Toro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
El Toro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
El Toro is looking to clinch.
Lewis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
El Toro tries a low kick but Lewis avoids it.
El Toro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
El Toro moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
Lewis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro throws a hook to the side of Lewis's head but Lewis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
El Toro moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
El Toro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lewis checks a low kick from El Toro.
El Toro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lewis is able to avoid easily.
El Toro throws a leg kick that misses.
El Toro is looking to slow Lewis down with leg kicks.
El Toro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
El Toro throws a nice head kick!
El Toro misses the jab.
El Toro lands with a nice body punch.
El Toro throws a leg kick which misses Lewis's front leg but catches the back leg as Lewis tries to avoid it.
El Toro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
El Toro throws a low kick but Lewis avoids it.
Lewis throws a hook to the side of El Toro's head but El Toro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lewis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lewis checks a low kick from El Toro.
A nice leg kick lands there from El Toro.
El Toro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
El Toro misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from El Toro.
El Toro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lewis's sensitive parts.
El Toro scores with the left hand. Lewis knows he should have avoided that one.
El Toro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lewis swings for the body but El Toro moves out of range.
Lewis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lewis loads up on a big right hand but El Toro slips the punch.
El Toro is looking to score with low kicks.
El Toro throws a low kick, looking for Lewis's leg but Lewis calmly moves out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
El Toro connects with a high kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Lewis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lewis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
El Toro lands a high kick!
El Toro tries a head kick but it misses.
El Toro motions for Lewis to come forward. El Toro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
El Toro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lewis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from El Toro, right into the meat.
El Toro gets a clinch.
El Toro tries to land knees in the clinch but Lewis avoids the damage to the body.
El Toro trying to land knees to the body.
Lewis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lewis tries to break free but El Toro pushes him back against the ropes.
El Toro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
El Toro tries to land knees in the clinch but Lewis avoids the damage to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is trying to force a seperation but El Toro has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Lewis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lewis avoids it.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but El Toro is controlling him.
Lewis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but El Toro has him pressed against the ropes.
El Toro landing knees to the head.
El Toro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lewis avoids it.
Lewis managing to block the knees to the body from El Toro.
El Toro trying to land knees to the body.
Lewis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lewis avoids the elbow strike from El Toro, against the ropes.
El Toro misses with an elbow over the top.
El Toro looking to throw knees to the head but Lewis is blocking nicely.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lewis avoids it.
Lewis avoiding damage as El Toro throws knees to the body.
El Toro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lewis's efforts to push away.
El Toro lands a nice knee to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lewis avoiding damage as El Toro throws knees to the body.
Lewis working hard to break the clinch.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but Lewis blocks it.
El Toro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lewis is defending well for now.
El Toro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
El Toro creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
El Toro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Lewis avoiding damage as El Toro throws knees to the body.
Lewis avoiding damage as El Toro throws knees to the body.
El Toro misses with a knee to the head.
El Toro looks gassed!
Knees to the body from El Toro.
El Toro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lewis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lewis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lewis avoids it.
El Toro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lewis's efforts to push away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lewis avoids it.
El Toro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
El Toro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
Lewis managing to block the knees to the body from El Toro.
El Toro landing knees to the head.
Lewis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lewis avoids it.
Lewis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lewis avoiding damage as El Toro throws knees to the body.
El Toro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lewis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lewis avoids it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, El Toro throws an elbow but misses.
El Toro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lewis is defending well for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lewis avoiding damage as El Toro throws knees to the body.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but El Toro has him pressed against the ropes.
El Toro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Lewis managing to block the knees to the body from El Toro.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lewis avoids it.
Lewis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
El Toro throws a knee to the head but misses.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lewis avoids it.
El Toro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lewis wants to get back to striking at distance but El Toro won't allow it.
El Toro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
Lewis blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, El Toro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lewis's brow.
Lewis dodges an elbow strike from El Toro.
Lewis working hard to break the clinch.
Lewis working hard to break the clinch.
El Toro tries to land knees in the clinch but Lewis avoids the damage to the body.
El Toro landing knees to the body.
Lewis avoiding damage as El Toro throws knees to the body.
El Toro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lewis wants to break free but El Toro has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio El Toro dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
El Toro throws a low kick but Lewis moves out of range easily.
El Toro throws a front kick aimed at Lewis's knee but Lewis avoids it well.
El Toro avoids the body shot from Lewis.
El Toro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lewis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lewis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
El Toro misses with a hook. Lewis ducked under it nicely.
Lewis checks the leg kick.
Lewis throws a shot from downtown. El Toro moves away and avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for El Toro.
El Toro tries to clinch but Lewis is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis staying out of range there.
El Toro throws a wild body kick that Lewis sees coming a mile off.
Lewis misses with an uppercut. El Toro saw that one coming.
Julio El Toro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lewis blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro throws a push kick but Lewis slaps the foot to one side.
El Toro misses with a low kick.
Lewis defending well as El Toro loads up on a big left hand.
Lewis cracks a nice hook into El Toro's ribs.
Some bone on bone action there as Lewis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lewis shoots in but El Toro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
El Toro throws a leg kick but Lewis sees it coming and moves out of range.
El Toro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
El Toro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lewis is able to avoid easily.
El Toro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lewis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
El Toro misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before El Toro can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from El Toro.
El Toro motions for Lewis to come forward. El Toro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis moves out of range of the body kick from El Toro.
El Toro throws a leg kick but Lewis sees it coming and moves out of range.
A big right from Lewis misses.
El Toro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lewis's calf.
Lewis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from El Toro. That one must have hurt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lewis checks a leg kick.
El Toro moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
El Toro is looking to slow Lewis down with leg kicks.
El Toro throws a push kick but Lewis slaps the foot to one side.
Julio El Toro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Toro throws a leg kick but Lewis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
El Toro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lewis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
El Toro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lewis.
Lewis looks to land a right hand but El Toro moved out of range.
El Toro tries a head kick but it misses.
El Toro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lewis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
El Toro tries to clinch there but Lewis circles away.
Lewis thows a body shot but no joy.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El Toro manages to avoid it.
El Toro misses with a head kick.
El Toro tries to land a leg kick but Lewis saw it coming and moves away.
El Toro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
El Toro scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Lewis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab by Lewis.
El Toro lands a nice looking body kick.
A slow jab from El Toro misses its intended target.
Jab from Lewis.
Some wild striking there from El Toro.
El Toro tries to clinch but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. El Toro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
El Toro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lewis.
El Toro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
An inside leg kick lands from El Toro.
El Toro doesn't manage to clinch there - Lewis circles away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
El Toro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
El Toro tries to score with a low kick but Lewis moves his leg out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from El Toro misses the target.
El Toro walks into a jab.
El Toro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lewis feints and then cracks El Toro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow El Toro down.
El Toro throws a head kick that misses.
Lewis blocks a head kick by El Toro.
El Toro throws a leg kick
and Lewis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
El Toro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lewis checks it well.
Lewis lands an overhand right.
El Toro tries a head kick but it misses.
Lewis misses with a straight right.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
El Toro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
El Toro avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but El Toro was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Lewis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
El Toro scores with a kick to the body.
El Toro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
El Toro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick from El Toro is predictable there
and Lewis counters with a straight right hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by El Toro!
El Toro throws a head kick that misses.
El Toro lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
El Toro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lewis.
El Toro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
El Toro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
El Toro tries to clinch but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis throws a body punch but El Toro moves out of range.
El Toro pushes Lewis away with a front kick.
El Toro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lewis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
El Toro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lewis's calf.
El Toro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lewis blocks the body kick.
El Toro misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lewis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but El Toro moves away.
El Toro thumps Lewis with a low kick.
El Toro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lewis is out of range.
El Toro throws a leg kick but Lewis moved away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as El Toro blocks the low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Lewis misses the target.
Lewis checks a leg kick nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lewis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from El Toro - the referee stops the clock and Lewis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says El Toro. Lewis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
El Toro finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A good leg kick by El Toro.
El Toro throws a big shot that misses.
El Toro connects with the punch.
Lewis throws a predictable looking body shot
and El Toro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
El Toro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lewis's calf.
El Toro lands with a kick to the temple. Lewis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
El Toro misses with a kick to the body.
A jab lands there for Lewis.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
El Toro misses with a looping left.
El Toro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from El Toro.
Lewis throws a body punch but El Toro moves out of range.
El Toro doesn't manage to clinch there - Lewis circles away.
El Toro keeps Lewis at a distance using the push kick.
El Toro misses with a leg kick
and Lewis counters with a one-two to the body.
Lewis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lewis scores with a shot to the body.
Lewis moves out of range as El Toro strikes.
El Toro scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
El Toro thumps Lewis with a low kick.
El Toro throws a head kick that Lewis semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio El Toro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Lewis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
El Toro misses with a body kick.
El Toro throws a head kick that half lands.
Lewis looks to throw the jab but El Toro is out of range.
El Toro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
El Toro tries to close the distance and clinch but Lewis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
El Toro tries to clinch up.
El Toro misses with a low kick.
Lewis blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Toro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
El Toro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
El Toro motions for Lewis to come forward. El Toro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
El Toro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lewis is able to avoid easily.
El Toro throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
El Toro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
El Toro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
El Toro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
El Toro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lewis misses with a double jab.
Lewis just misses with a punch to the body.
El Toro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lewis is out of range and El Toro settles back down.
Lewis throws a body punch but El Toro moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Lewis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lewis avoids a kick to the body.
El Toro tries to clinch but Lewis is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis takes a swing at El Toro's ribcage but misses.
El Toro tries to clinch up.
Lewis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as El Toro throws out the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lewis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by El Toro.
El Toro lands a head kick!
El Toro throws a half hearted mid kick.
El Toro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lewis throws the left hand but El Toro avoids the punch easily.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
El Toro tries to score with a low kick but Lewis moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
El Toro is looking to chop away at Lewis's legs.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but El Toro was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Lewis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
El Toro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lewis checks it well.
Lewis scores with a jab. El Toro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
El Toro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
El Toro moves into the clinch.
El Toro with a knee to the head.
El Toro missing with knees to the body.
El Toro throws an elbow but it misses.
El Toro with a knee to the head.
Lewis avoids a wild elbow strike from El Toro.
El Toro missing with knees to the body.
Lewis tries to circle away but El Toro has him pinned against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro throws an elbow but it misses.
El Toro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lewis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
El Toro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
El Toro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lewis working hard to break the clinch.
El Toro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lewis is defending well for now.
El Toro trying to land knees to the body.
Lewis blocks the elbow strike.
El Toro misses with a knee strike.
Lewis blocks the elbow strike.
El Toro looking to throw knees to the head but Lewis is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by El Toro.
El Toro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
El Toro misses with a knee strike.
Lewis wants to get back to striking at distance but El Toro won't allow it.
El Toro misses with an elbow over the top.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
El Toro trying to land knees to the body.
Lewis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lewis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but El Toro has him pressed against the ropes.
Lewis is trying to break free.
Lewis breaks from the clinch.
Lewis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
El Toro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
El Toro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lewis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lewis tries to circle away but El Toro has him pinned against the ropes.
Lewis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Lewis can't break the clinch.
Lewis has had enough of the clinch but El Toro keeps him there for the moment.
Lewis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lewis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
El Toro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
El Toro misses with an elbow strike.
El Toro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lewis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
El Toro trying to land knees to the body.
El Toro pushes off an throws an elbow but Lewis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lewis managing to block the knees to the body from El Toro.
El Toro misses with a knee strike.
Lewis tries to circle away but El Toro has him pinned against the ropes.
Lewis tries to break the clinch but El Toro is controlling the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. El Toro obliges.
Lewis takes an elbow to the temple.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the head but Lewis blocks with his arms.
Lewis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Lewis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lewis has had enough of the clinch but El Toro keeps him there for the moment.
Lewis blocks the elbow strike.
Lewis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
El Toro has Lewis pressed against the ropes, preventing Lewis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
El Toro prevents Lewis from breaking the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. El Toro obliges.
Lewis tries to circle away but El Toro has him pinned against the ropes.
Lewis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lewis avoiding damage as El Toro throws knees to the body.
Lewis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
El Toro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lewis tries to break free but El Toro pushes him back against the ropes.
El Toro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lewis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lewis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
El Toro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A frustrated look appears on Lewis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by El Toro.
Lewis tries to break the clinch but El Toro is controlling the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
El Toro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lewis is trying to break free.
Lewis wants to break free but El Toro has control.
El Toro creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lewis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but Lewis blocks it.
El Toro throws a knee to the head but misses.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the ropes, El Toro throws an elbow but misses.
Lewis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
El Toro misses with an elbow strike.
Lewis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
El Toro missing with knees to the body.
Lewis avoiding damage as El Toro throws knees to the body.
Lewis tries to break free but El Toro pushes him back against the ropes.
Lewis tries to circle away but El Toro has him pinned against the ropes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but El Toro has him pressed against the ropes.
El Toro misses with a knee strike.
El Toro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lewis is trying to force a seperation but El Toro has the dominant position.
Lewis is trying to force a seperation but El Toro has the dominant position.
El Toro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, El Toro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lewis's brow.
Lewis dodges an elbow strike from El Toro.
Lewis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
El Toro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
El Toro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lewis blocks it with crossed arms.
El Toro pushes off an throws an elbow but Lewis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
El Toro keeps control of Lewis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
El Toro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lewis's efforts to push away.
El Toro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Leonard Lewis did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lewis lands a body shot.
El Toro throws a nice looking combination but Lewis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lewis clobbers El Toro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
El Toro connects with a high kick.
El Toro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
El Toro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick misses from El Toro.
Lewis scores with a shot to the body.
Lewis throws a jab but it's blocked by El Toro.
Nice uppercut lands for Lewis. That snapped El Toro's head back.
El Toro is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lewis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
El Toro slips a jab from Lewis.
Lewis thuds a left hand into El Toro's body.
El Toro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis lands a nice hook to El Toro's body. El Toro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
El Toro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jab by Lewis.
El Toro moves out of range of the strikes.
El Toro moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
Lewis throws a low kick but El Toro moves out of range easily.
El Toro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
El Toro throws a body kick the misses
and Lewis counters with a right hand to the body.
El Toro throws a push kick but Lewis slaps the foot to one side.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El Toro manages to avoid it.
Good work by Lewis as he checks the leg kick.
Lewis thows a body shot but no joy.
El Toro throws a shot from downtown. Lewis moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro 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.
Lewis throws a hook but El Toro avoids it easily.
Lewis moves out of range as El Toro strikes.
Lewis throws a shot from downtown. El Toro moves away and avoids it.
Lewis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from El Toro.
Lewis looks to land a right hand but El Toro moved out of range.
El Toro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.
Lewis looks to land a right hand but El Toro moved out of range.
El Toro has Lewis up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lewis blocks an elbow strike.
El Toro tries to land knees in the clinch but Lewis avoids the damage to the body.
El Toro looking to throw knees to the head but Lewis is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lewis avoids it.
El Toro throws an elbow that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Lewis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
El Toro trying to land knees to the body.
El Toro misses with a knee strike.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
El Toro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
El Toro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lewis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
El Toro missing with knees to the body.
El Toro has Lewis pressed against the ropes, preventing Lewis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but El Toro has him pressed against the ropes.
Lewis can't break the clinch.
Lewis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lewis working hard to break the clinch.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but El Toro has him pressed against the ropes.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but El Toro is controlling him.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but El Toro is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
El Toro working Lewis over with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Lewis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
El Toro misses with an elbow over the top.
Lewis is looking to break free of the clinch but El Toro has double underhooks.
El Toro tries to land knees in the clinch but Lewis avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, El Toro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lewis's brow.
El Toro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lewis blocks it with crossed arms.
Lewis wants to get back to striking at distance but El Toro won't allow it.
Lewis managing to block the knees to the body from El Toro.
El Toro throws an elbow that misses.
Lewis tries to break the clinch but El Toro is controlling the position.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
El Toro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lewis is defending well for now.
Lewis tries to break the clinch but El Toro is controlling the position.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the head but Lewis blocks with his arms.
Lewis blocks an elbow strike.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but El Toro has him pressed against the ropes.
El Toro prevents Lewis from breaking the clinch.
El Toro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
El Toro trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by El Toro.
Lewis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lewis has had enough of the clinch but El Toro keeps him there for the moment.
Lewis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
El Toro trying to land knees to the body.
Lewis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lewis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lewis tries to break the clinch but El Toro is controlling the position.
Lewis is trying to break free.
El Toro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
El Toro missing with knees to the body.
El Toro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lewis pushes off an throws an elbow but El Toro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lewis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
El Toro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
Lewis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
El Toro missing with knees to the body.
El Toro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
El Toro tries to land knees in the clinch but Lewis avoids the damage to the body.
Lewis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lewis avoiding damage as El Toro throws knees to the body.
Lewis breaks the clinch.
Lewis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
El Toro wants to clinch
and Lewis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El Toro manages to avoid it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a big shot that misses.
Lewis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but El Toro moves away.
El Toro moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
Lewis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from El Toro.
El Toro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lewis throws out the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - El Toro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by El Toro.
El Toro tries to land a front kick but Lewis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
El Toro throws an overhand right that lands on Lewis's shoulder, as Lewis tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Lewis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
El Toro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A head kick misses from El Toro.
El Toro needs to keep his hands up - Lewis had a free shot at his head there.
El Toro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lewis.
El Toro feints and then cracks Lewis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lewis down.
El Toro lands with a thumping leg kick.
El Toro throws a sloppy head kick and Lewis moves out of range easily.
El Toro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lewis swings for the body but El Toro moves out of range.
Lewis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
El Toro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lewis avoids the head kick by El Toro.
El Toro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lewis swings for the body but El Toro moves out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from El Toro.
Lewis walks forward, straight into a front kick from El Toro.
El Toro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lewis misses the body punch
and El Toro makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lewis really felt that one!
El Toro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lewis is out of range.
Lewis moves out of range as El Toro throws a body kick.
Jab by Lewis.
El Toro lands a right hook to the body.
Lewis walks into a straight right hand from El Toro.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
El Toro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lewis loads up on a big right hand but El Toro slips the punch.
El Toro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Lewis had his way with Julio El Toro in that round.
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!
El Toro tries to clinch up but Lewis circles away and keeps his distance.
El Toro pushes Lewis away with a front kick.
El Toro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lewis.
A slow jab from El Toro misses its intended target.
El Toro throws a nice outside leg kick.
El Toro is looking to clinch but Lewis is avoiding it.
El Toro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
El Toro fails with an attempt to clinch.
El Toro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from El Toro.
El Toro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
El Toro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lewis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - El Toro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro slips a jab from Lewis.
El Toro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
El Toro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
El Toro tries to clinch but Lewis moves out of range.
El Toro throws a quick inside leg kick.
El Toro lands with a kick to the temple. Lewis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
El Toro throws a head kick that Lewis semi-blocks.
El Toro misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick by El Toro misses
and Lewis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
El Toro scores with a kick to the body.
El Toro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
El Toro slips under a jab from Lewis.
El Toro tries to work over Lewis's front leg with a kick but Lewis checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from El Toro 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 Lewis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lewis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lewis misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from El Toro misses the target.
Lewis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from El Toro.
Lewis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from El Toro.
Lewis avoids the head kick by El Toro.
A head kick misses from El Toro.
El Toro cracks the inside of Lewis's front leg.
El Toro throws a leg kick but Lewis checks it.
Lewis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from El Toro.
A jab from El Toro misses.
El Toro scoring well with a low kick there.
El Toro doesn't manage to clinch there - Lewis circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis moves away from the strike by El Toro.
El Toro fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Lewis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewis. El Toro does a little dance to reset his feet.
El Toro closes the distance but Lewis moves to the side
and El Toro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
El Toro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lewis on the side of the head.
El Toro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lewis avoids the head kick by El Toro.
Nice body kick there by El Toro.
El Toro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lewis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
El Toro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
El Toro misses with a straight left.
El Toro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A leg kick checked by Lewis.
El Toro tries to clinch up.
El Toro misses with a low kick.
Crunch! El Toro slams his shin into Lewis's torso.
Lewis checks a low kick from El Toro.
El Toro throws a head kick that misses
and Lewis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
El Toro misses with a low kick.
El Toro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by El Toro.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a hook.
El Toro throws a big shot that misses.
El Toro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lewis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
El Toro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
El Toro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lewis avoids the body shot from El Toro.
El Toro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
El Toro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
El Toro tries to clinch but Lewis moves out of range.
El Toro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lewis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from El Toro.
Lewis blocks a leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
El Toro pushes Lewis away with a front kick.
El Toro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
El Toro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
El Toro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
El Toro throws a leg kick
and Lewis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
El Toro tries to clinch up.
Lewis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
El Toro tries to close the distance and clinch but Lewis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
El Toro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lewis counters with a right hand to the body.
El Toro is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Lewis slips a straight right by El Toro.
El Toro closes the distance but Lewis moves to the side
and El Toro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
El Toro moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
El Toro misses with a combination
and Lewis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lewis throws a body punch but El Toro moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Lewis.
El Toro throws a lazy head kick
and Lewis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El Toro manages to avoid it.
El Toro doesn't manage to clinch there - Lewis circles away.
El Toro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
El Toro tries to clinch but Lewis is having none of it.
El Toro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lewis.
El Toro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
El Toro fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lewis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but El Toro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
El Toro tries to clinch up.
Lewis digs a good body shot into El Toro's ribs.
Lewis lands with a good body shot.
El Toro misses with a low kick.
El Toro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lewis misses with a series of wild punches.
Lewis lands a nice shot that snaps El Toro's head back.
Lewis connects with a good right hand that stumbles El Toro. El Toro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from El Toro is predictable there
and Lewis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good leg kick by El Toro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. El Toro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
El Toro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
El Toro wants to clinch up but Lewis keeps it at a distance.
El Toro throws a leg kick which misses Lewis's front leg but catches the back leg as Lewis tries to avoid it.
El Toro tries to close the distance and clinch but Lewis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donk. Lewis catches El Toro right on the button with a cross.
El Toro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
El Toro avoids the body shot from Lewis.
El Toro scoring well with a low kick there.
El Toro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
El Toro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
El Toro throws a sloppy head kick
and Lewis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
El Toro looks to throw a body kick
and Lewis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Lewis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lewis 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Leonard Lewis!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Julio El Toro!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Leonard Lewis!
Leonard Lewis wins by split decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dumitru Schiopu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Little Jimmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schiopu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cypress Hill - K1 Super star (Dumitru Schiopu remix). Little Jimmy will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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159 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dumitru Schiopu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Little Jimmy!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimmy motions for Schiopu to come forward. Jimmy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Schiopu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jimmy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schiopu darts in and clinches Jimmy up against the ropes.
Jimmy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schiopus head.
Schiopu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jimmy avoids it.
Schiopu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jimmy's defenses.
Jimmy working hard to break the clinch.
Jimmy is trying to break the clinch but Schiopu has him pressed against the ropes.
Schiopu lands a body punch.
Jimmy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schiopu manages to break the clinch.
Little Jimmy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schiopu has Jimmy up against the ropes in a clinch.
Schiopu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jimmy breaks from the clinch.
Schiopu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jimmy moves away.
Schiopu moves out of range of the body kick from Jimmy.
Schiopu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jimmy.
Jimmy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jimmy throws a head kick that misses.
Jimmy throws a sloppy head kick and Schiopu moves out of range easily.
Jimmy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jimmy throws a head kick but Schiopu moves out of range.
Jimmy throws a low kick, looking for Schiopu's leg but Schiopu calmly moves out of range.
Jimmy scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schiopu cracks Jimmy with an open hand slap.
Jimmy scores with a jab to the body.
Schiopu scoring well with a low kick there.
Schiopu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jimmy. That did some damage!
A slow jab from Schiopu misses its intended target.
Schiopu is looking to clinch.
Schiopu takes a swing at Jimmy's ribcage but misses.
Jimmy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jimmy thows a leg kick but Schiopu checks it
and Schiopu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jimmy's knee momentarily.
Jimmy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jimmy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jimmy thows a body kick. Schiopu tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jimmy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Schiopu throws a solid leg kick but Jimmy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Schiopu.
Schiopu scores with a hook to the body. Jimmy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Schiopu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Schiopu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jimmy looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schiopu tries to clinch there but Jimmy circles away.
Schiopu is looking to slow Jimmy down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schiopu throws a leg kick which misses Jimmy's front leg but catches the back leg as Jimmy tries to avoid it.
Schiopu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Schiopu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jimmy.
Schiopu misses with a straight left.
Schiopu throws a jab but it's blocked by Jimmy.
Schiopu swings for the body but Jimmy moves out of range.
A head kick by Jimmy misses
enabling Schiopu to counter with a crisp jab.
Schiopu is looking to land body kicks.
Jimmy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Schiopu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Schiopu lands the left hand.
Schiopu tries to close the distance and clinch but Jimmy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schiopu pushes Jimmy away with a front kick.
Schiopu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jimmy's head.
Jimmy throws a leg kick
and Schiopu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Schiopu.
Jimmy blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schiopu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jimmy backwards.
Schiopu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schiopu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schiopu misses with a straight left.
Schiopu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A telegraphed right hand from Schiopu misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Jimmy.
Schiopu digs a good body shot into Jimmy's ribs.
Schiopu tries to close the distance and clinch but Jimmy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schiopu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Schiopu is looking to control Jimmy's arms but Jimmy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Schiopu has his back to the ropes.
Schiopu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Jimmy misses.
Jimmy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Schiopu doesn't manage to clinch there - Jimmy circles away.
Jimmy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jimmy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schiopu misses with a body kick.
Jimmy misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schiopu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jimmy keeps the fight on the outside.
Schiopu moves into the clinch.
Jimmy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Schiopu lands with a light punch inside.
Schiopu looking to stall.
Jimmy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schiopu has him pressed against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Schiopu misses with a punch on the inside.
Jimmy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jimmy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Schiopu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Schiopu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Schiopu finds it's target.
Schiopu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jimmy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schiopu throws out the jab.
Jimmy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jimmy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Schiopu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Schiopu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jimmy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schiopu.
Jab, jab by Schiopu - just one landing.
Jimmy throws a body kick the misses
and Schiopu counters with a leg kick.
Schiopu lands with a hook. Jimmy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Schiopu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Schiopu throws a jab when Jimmy was well out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schiopu.
Schiopu connects with a nice looking jab.
Schiopu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jimmy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Schiopu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jimmy on the side of the head.
Schiopu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jimmy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schiopu can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schiopu doesn't manage to clinch there - Jimmy circles away.
Schiopu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Schiopu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Schiopu tests Jimmy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schiopu darts in and clinches Jimmy up against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Schiopu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jimmy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Schiopu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schiopu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jimmy backwards.
Schiopu stalling the fight.
Schiopu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schiopu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jimmy.
Schiopu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jimmy throws a sloppy head kick
and Schiopu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schiopu misses with an uppercut. Jimmy saw that one coming.
Nice cross by Schiopu.
A jab from Schiopu misses.
Jimmy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schiopu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Schiopu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jimmy has time to react.
Jimmy misses with a hook to the body
and Schiopu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schiopu missing with a left hand there. Jimmy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schiopu tries to close the distance and clinch but Jimmy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schiopu throws a hook to the side of Jimmy's head but Jimmy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schiopu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schiopu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schiopu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schiopu throws a body punch but Jimmy moves out of range.
Schiopu is looking to slow Jimmy down with leg kicks.
Schiopu doesn't manage to clinch there - Jimmy circles away.
Jimmy keeps the fight on the outside.
Schiopu scores with a punch to the head.
Schiopu misses with an uppercut. Jimmy saw that one coming.
Schiopu tries to clinch up but Jimmy circles away and keeps his distance.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Schiopu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Schiopu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schiopu tries to break free but Jimmy pushes him back against the ropes.
Schiopu is looking to break free of the clinch but Jimmy has double underhooks.
Schiopu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schiopu throws a punch but it's blocked by Jimmy.
Schiopu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Schiopu tries to circle away but Jimmy has him pinned against the ropes.
Jimmy is trying to break free.
Jimmy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schiopu tries to clinch up.
Schiopu rushes Jimmy and presses him up against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Schiopu breaks the clinch.
Schiopu misses with a low kick.
Schiopu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schiopu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jimmy throws a head kick that Schiopu semi-blocks.
A head kick by Jimmy misses
and Schiopu counters with an outside leg kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Schiopu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jimmy.
Schiopu blocks a head kick by Jimmy.
Schiopu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Schiopu blocks a leg kick.
Schiopu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jimmy throws a lazy head kick
and Jimmy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jimmy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schiopu clinches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Schiopu lands a right hand.
Jimmy breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Schiopu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jimmy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schiopu tries to clinch but Jimmy moves out of range.
Jimmy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Schiopu thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dumitru Schiopu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Schiopu lands with an overhand left.
Schiopu throws a hook but Jimmy blocks it.
Jimmy dodges the punch combination from Schiopu.
Schiopu misses with a hook. Jimmy ducked under it nicely.
Jimmy lands with a good body shot.
Jimmy throws a sloppy head kick and Schiopu moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Jimmy misses
and Schiopu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jimmy throws a head kick but Schiopu moves out of range.
Jimmy throws a lazy head kick
and Schiopu counters with a stiff right hand.
Schiopu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jimmy momentarily.
Schiopu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jimmy misses with a head kick.
Jimmy throws a lazy body kick
and Schiopu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Schiopu rushes Jimmy and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Schiopu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jimmy or not.
Jimmy is breathing heavily.
Schiopu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimmy takes an elbow to the temple.
Schiopu manages to break the clinch.
Schiopu lands with a cross.
Jimmy throws a head kick that misses
and Schiopu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jimmy takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Schiopu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Schiopu lands with a left to the head.
Schiopu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Schiopu throws a head punch that misses.
Schiopu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schiopu lands a jab to the nose.
Schiopu looks to throw the jab but Jimmy is out of range.
Jimmy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Schiopu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jimmy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Schiopu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Schiopu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Schiopu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jimmy can do to turn this around?
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schiopu, right into the meat.
Jimmy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Schiopu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Schiopu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy is pushing Schiopu up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Schiopu lands a hook that snaps the head of Jimmy backwards.
Jimmy blocking some punches.
Jimmy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schiopu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Schiopu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schiopu connects with a single shot there.
Schiopu throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schiopu doesn't manage to clinch there - Jimmy circles away.
Schiopu connects with a solid leg kick.
Schiopu lands with an uppercut that bounces Jimmy off the ropes and back into rage.
Schiopu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jimmy.
Schiopu connects with a body shot.
Schiopu scoring well with a low kick there.
Schiopu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A swing and a miss from Schiopu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jimmy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Schiopu. Schiopu obviously looking to wear him down.
Jimmy slips under a jab from Schiopu.
Jimmy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jimmy throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Schiopu.
Schiopu sizes up Jimmy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jimmy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Schiopu.
Schiopu gets a clinch.
Schiopu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schiopu doesn't manage to clinch there - Jimmy circles away.
Jimmy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jimmy throws a sloppy head kick
and Schiopu counters with a straight right hand.
Schiopu tries to clinch there but Jimmy circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schiopu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Schiopu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jimmy will feel that in the morning.
Schiopu throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick by Jimmy misses
and Schiopu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Schiopu connects with a body shot.
Schiopu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jimmy moves away.
Schiopu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jimmy.
Jimmy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Schiopu misses with a wild body shot.
Jimmy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Schiopu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A solid leg kick lands there for Schiopu.
Schiopu lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schiopu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Schiopu throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Schiopu connects with a right hand. Jimmy shakes it off.
Schiopu lands a glancing blow to the side of Jimmy's head.
Schiopu wants to clinch up but Jimmy keeps it at a distance.
Jimmy misses with a combination
and Schiopu counters by clinching up.
Schiopu lands a right hand.
Jimmy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Schiopu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Schiopu is working Jimmy over against the ropes.
Schiopu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Schiopu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Little Jimmy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schiopu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Schiopu scores with a body shot.
Schiopu stuns Jimmy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Schiopu feints and then cracks Jimmy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jimmy down.
Schiopu doesn't manage to clinch there - Jimmy circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schiopu.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Schiopu lands with an uppercut that bounces Jimmy off the ropes and back into rage.
Jimmy misses with a head kick.
Schiopu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Schiopu lands an overhand right.
Jimmy throws a head kick that misses
and Schiopu counters with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Schiopu.
Schiopu lands a glancing blow to the side of Jimmy's head.
Jimmy throws a series of punches but Schiopu avoids them all with ease.
Schiopu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jimmy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jimmy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schiopu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jimmy keeps the fight on the outside.
Schiopu is looking to clinch but Jimmy is avoiding it.
Schiopu scores with a sloppy right hand. Jimmy should have avoided that one.
Schiopu misses with a kick to the body
and Jimmy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Schiopu is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Schiopu lands with an uppercut that bounces Jimmy off the ropes and back into rage.
Jimmy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Schiopu connects with a body shot.
Schiopu forces Jimmy back against the ropes and clinches.
Schiopu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jimmy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jimmy takes one on the button.
Schiopu cracks Jimmy with an open hand slap.
Jimmy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Schiopu with a jab.
Schiopu scores with a decent looking hook.
Jimmy keeps the fight on the outside.
Jimmy throws a body kick that misses.
Schiopu throws out a powerful jab.
Schiopu lands an overhand right.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Schiopu closes the distance but Jimmy moves to the side
and Jimmy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Schiopu is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Schiopu works the jab nicely.
Schiopu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Schiopu tests Jimmy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jimmy takes one to the chin there.
Schiopu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Schiopu does no damage.
A jab lands there for Schiopu.
Schiopu lands a slapping body shot.
Schiopu misses with a hook.
Schiopu takes a swing at Jimmy's ribcage but misses.
Schiopu misses with a wild body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Schiopu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Schiopu forces Jimmy back against the ropes and clinches.
Schiopu breaks the clinch.
Nice body punch from Schiopu.
Jimmy throws a sloppy head kick and Schiopu moves out of range easily.
Jimmy misses with a leg kick
and Schiopu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jimmy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Schiopu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jimmy. Jimmy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Schiopu lands with a good body shot.
Jimmy throws a sloppy head kick
and Schiopu counters with an outside leg kick.
A punch combination from Schiopu misses.
Schiopu tries to bum rush Jimmy with a series of wild strikes but Jimmy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jimmy looks to land a left hand but Schiopu moved out of range nicely.
Jimmy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jimmy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schiopu lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dumitru Schiopu dominated that second round.
That's time! Schiopu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Schiopu thumps Jimmy with a low kick.
Schiopu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jimmy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Schiopu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jimmy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Schiopu counters with a nice body shot.
Good leg kick by Schiopu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jimmy defending well as Schiopu loads up on a big left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schiopu.
Schiopu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jimmy scores with a one two! Schiopu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Schiopu thumps Jimmy with a low kick.
Schiopu scoring well with a low kick there.
Schiopu clinches with his opponent.
Schiopu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dumitru Schiopu is winning the standup battle so far.
Schiopu wants to clinch up but Jimmy keeps it at a distance.
Schiopu connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schiopu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jimmy doesn't seem bothered though.
Jimmy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Schiopu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jimmy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schiopu connects with a crisp jab.
Schiopu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jimmy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schiopu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jimmy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Schiopu wants to clinch.
Schiopu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Schiopu wants to clinch.
Jimmy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Schiopu counters with a straight right hand.
Jimmy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schiopu can pounce on him.
Schiopu looks to score with a jab to the body but Jimmy is just out of range.
Schiopu moves into the clinch.
Schiopu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schiopu looks to land a combination but Jimmy avoids it well.
A head kick by Jimmy misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jimmy drops his hands momentarily and Schiopu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Schiopu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Schiopu presses Jimmy against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jimmy blocking some punches.
Schiopu scores with a shoulder strike.
Schiopu wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schiopu manages to break the clinch.
Jimmy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schiopu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schiopu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jimmy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jimmy throws a head kick but Schiopu moves out of range.
Jimmy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jimmy throws a sloppy head kick
and Schiopu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schiopu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jimmy throws a head kick but Schiopu moves out of range.
Schiopu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schiopu digs a good body shot into Jimmy's ribs.
Schiopu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jimmy counters with a big head kick but Schiopu shrugs it off.
Schiopu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Schiopu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schiopu takes the fight into the clinch.
Schiopu pushes Jimmy back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Schiopu throws a head punch that misses.
Schiopu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Schiopu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schiopu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jimmy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jimmy keeps the fight on the outside.
Jimmy cracks the inside of Schiopu's front leg.
Schiopu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schiopu digs a good body shot into Jimmy's ribs.
Schiopu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jimmy misses with a leg kick
enabling Schiopu to counter with a crisp jab.
Jimmy defending well as Schiopu loads up on a big left hand.
Jimmy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schiopu.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy blocks a low kick nicely.
Schiopu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jimmy's calf.
Schiopu lands a nice shot to the body.
Schiopu throws a lazy right hand but Jimmy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jimmy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schiopu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Schiopu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jimmy.
Jimmy throws a sloppy head kick
and Jimmy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Schiopu lands a nice looking body shot.
Schiopu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Schiopu blocks a head kick by Jimmy.
Jimmy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jimmy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Schiopu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schiopu has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Schiopu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schiopu connects with a solid leg kick.
Schiopu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jimmy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schiopu tries to close the distance and clinch but Jimmy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schiopu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jimmy throws a leg kick that misses.
Schiopu scores with a nice head shot.
Schiopu forces Jimmy back against the ropes and clinches.
Schiopu gets through Jimmy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schiopu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schiopu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jimmy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schiopu thows a body shot but no joy.
Jimmy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Schiopu rather than just go for the knockout.
Schiopu moves into the clinch.
Schiopu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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!
Jimmy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Schiopu scores with a hook.
Schiopu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jimmy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schiopu misses the shot to the body.
Jimmy throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Schiopu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jimmy's sensitive parts.
Jimmy throws a head kick that misses
and Schiopu counters with a thumping low kick.
Schiopu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Schiopu moves into the clinch.
Schiopu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schiopu moves in looking to clinch but Jimmy pushes him off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schiopu.
Schiopu misses with a looping left.
Schiopu keeps Jimmy at a distance using the push kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schiopu. That's going to slow Jimmy down.
Schiopu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jimmy. That did some damage!
Schiopu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Schiopu scores with the left hand. Jimmy knows he should have avoided that one.
Schiopu lands a nice shot that snaps Jimmy's head back.
Jimmy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jimmy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schiopu tries to clinch up.
Schiopu has managed to clinch.
Schiopu taking a breather.
Schiopu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schiopu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jimmy moves away.
Jimmy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schiopu throws out the jab.
Jimmy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Schiopu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Schiopu tries to work over Jimmy's front leg with a kick but Jimmy checks it.
Schiopu throws a jab when Jimmy was well out of range.
Jimmy keeps the fight on the outside.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Jimmy.
A head kick by Jimmy misses
and Schiopu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jimmy swings wildly with an uppercut but Schiopu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schiopu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schiopu lands a jab to the head.
Jimmy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schiopu misses with a two punch combination.
Jimmy misses with a leg kick
and Schiopu counters with a stiff right hand.
Jimmy digs a good hook to Schiopu's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jimmy.
Schiopu closes the distance and pushes Jimmy back into the ropes.
Schiopu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Schiopu.
Schiopu lands an uppercut.
Jimmy tries to work over Schiopu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jimmy throws a punch but it's blocked by Schiopu.
Jimmy tries to break free but Schiopu pushes him back against the ropes.
Schiopu takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dumitru Schiopu clearly takes that round.
That's time! Schiopu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Schiopu checks a leg kick.
Schiopu thows a body shot but no joy.
Jimmy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jimmy lands with a good body shot.
Jimmy lands with a slapping head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schiopu.
Schiopu thumps Jimmy with a low kick.
Schiopu is looking to clinch but Jimmy is avoiding it.
Schiopu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Schiopu scoring well with a low kick there.
Schiopu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schiopu tries to clinch there but Jimmy circles away.
Jimmy is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Schiopu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An inside leg kick lands from Schiopu.
Schiopu misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schiopu lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Jimmy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Schiopu.
Schiopu scores with a jab.
Schiopu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jimmy. That did some damage!
Schiopu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jimmy takes one to the chin there.
Jimmy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Schiopu to score with a decent uppercut.
Schiopu doesn't manage to clinch there - Jimmy circles away.
Jimmy walks into a jab.
Schiopu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schiopu moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Schiopu.
Schiopu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schiopu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Schiopu lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schiopu lands with a good body shot.
Schiopu tries to clinch up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schiopu.
Schiopu avoids the head kick by Jimmy.
Schiopu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jimmy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jimmy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Schiopu. Schiopu obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Schiopu.
Jimmy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schiopu, right into the meat.
Schiopu lands with a cross.
Jimmy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Schiopu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schiopu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jimmy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jimmy throws a head kick but Schiopu moves out of range.
Schiopu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jimmy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Schiopu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A cross from Schiopu lands.
Schiopu takes a swing at Jimmy's ribcage but misses.
Jimmy tries a head kick but it misses.
Schiopu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Schiopu lands with a hook. Jimmy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jimmy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jimmy throws a lazy head kick
and Schiopu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jimmy throws a lazy head kick
and Schiopu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Schiopu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jimmy.
Schiopu moves into the clinch.
Schiopu manages to break the clinch.
Schiopu digs a good body shot into Jimmy's ribs.
Schiopu throws a jab but it's blocked by Jimmy.
Schiopu misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schiopu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jimmy misses with a head kick.
Schiopu checks a leg kick.
Schiopu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A good leg kick by Schiopu.
Jimmy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jimmy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schiopu moves in looking to clinch but Jimmy pushes him off.
Schiopu misses with a shot to the body
and Jimmy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jimmy throws a sloppy head kick
and Schiopu counters with a stiff right hand.
Jimmy slips under a jab.
Schiopu scores with a nice right hand.
Jimmy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schiopu.
Schiopu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Schiopu connects with a right hand. Jimmy shakes it off.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Schiopu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schiopu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jimmy moves out of range as Schiopu throws a body kick.
Schiopu throws out a powerful jab.
Schiopu throws a leg kick which misses Jimmy's front leg but catches the back leg as Jimmy tries to avoid it.
Schiopu tests Jimmy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schiopu closes the distance and pushes Jimmy back into the ropes.
Schiopu manages to break the clinch.
Jimmy keeps the fight on the outside.
Schiopu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Schiopu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jimmy is rocked!
Schiopu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schiopu throws a hook to the side of Jimmy's head but Jimmy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jimmy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Schiopu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jimmy is still on wobbly legs! Can Schiopu finish him?
Schiopu connects with a crisp jab.
Jimmy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jimmy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Schiopu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jimmy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Schiopu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Schiopu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Schiopu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jimmy. Jimmy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Schiopu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jimmy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheers as Schiopu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jimmy doesn't seem phased though.
Schiopu tries to clinch there but Jimmy circles away.
Jimmy takes one to the side of the head.
Jimmy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Schiopu to score with a decent uppercut.
Schiopu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jimmy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schiopu can pounce on him.
Schiopu darts in trying to clinch
and Jimmy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Schiopu is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Schiopu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jimmy seems to have recovered his senses.
A lazy left from Schiopu finds it's target.
Jimmy tries to keep at a distance but Schiopu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Schiopu breaks from the clinch.
Jimmy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Schiopu misses the jab.
Schiopu throws a hook but Jimmy avoids it easily.
Schiopu just misses with a punch to the body.
Jimmy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheers as Schiopu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jimmy doesn't seem phased though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Schiopu.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Schiopu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Schiopu.
Jimmy throws a sloppy head kick
and Schiopu counters with a nice kick to the body.
Schiopu avoids the head kick by Jimmy.
Schiopu scores with a jab. Jimmy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jimmy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jimmy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schiopu.
Jimmy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schiopu.
Jimmy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schiopu was well out of range. Poor timing from Jimmy.
Schiopu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jimmy's sensitive parts.
Jimmy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schiopu tries to clinch but Jimmy is having none of it.
Jimmy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Schiopu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schiopu tries to clinch up but Jimmy circles away and keeps his distance.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Schiopu doesn't manage to clinch there - Jimmy circles away.
Schiopu scores with a shot to the body.
Schiopu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jimmy's calf.
Jimmy throws a head kick that misses.
Schiopu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jimmy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jimmy takes one to the chin there.
Schiopu throws a good cross that connects.
Schiopu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Schiopu lands a right hook to the body.
Schiopu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Schiopu scores with the left hand. Jimmy knows he should have avoided that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schiopu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Schiopu moves into range and connects with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schiopu. That's going to slow Jimmy down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dumitru Schiopu had his way with Little Jimmy in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jimmy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A low kick from Jimmy misses
and Schiopu counters with an inside leg kick.
Schiopu throws a nice outside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Schiopu misses the target.
Schiopu rushes Jimmy and presses him up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jimmy.
Schiopu misses with some punches.
Schiopu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Schiopu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dumitru Schiopu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A body shot lands from Schiopu.
Schiopu digs a right hand underneath Jimmy's ribcage. Jimmy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The referee calls for Schiopu to work.
Schiopu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jimmy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Schiopu finds it's way round the side to connect with Jimmy's head.
Schiopu moves in looking to clinch but Jimmy pushes him off.
Schiopu gets a clinch.
Schiopu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Schiopu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jimmy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jimmy cracks the inside of Schiopu's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimmy throws a lazy head kick
letting Schiopu counter with a right hand.
Jimmy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schiopu.
Schiopu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jimmy ducks under a wild hook from Schiopu.
Schiopu swings for the body but Jimmy moves out of range.
Jimmy throws a sloppy head kick
and Schiopu counters with a stiff right hand.
Jimmy throws a sloppy head kick
and Schiopu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Schiopu lands with a short shot to the head.
Schiopu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schiopu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jimmy's efforts to push away.
Schiopu manages to break the clinch.
Schiopu is looking to clinch but Jimmy is avoiding it.
Schiopu scores with a sloppy right hand. Jimmy should have avoided that one.
Schiopu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Schiopu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jimmy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schiopu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jimmy throws a lazy head kick
and Schiopu counters with a stiff right hand.
Schiopu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Schiopu tries to close the distance and clinch but Jimmy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jimmy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schiopu.
Schiopu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jimmy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Schiopu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schiopu.
Schiopu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Jimmy.
Schiopu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Schiopu connects with a body shot.
Schiopu throws an overhand right that lands on Jimmy's shoulder, as Jimmy tries to avoid the shot.
Schiopu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Jimmy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Schiopu pushes Jimmy back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schiopu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jimmy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Schiopu is keeping busy.
Schiopu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Schiopu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jimmy backwards.
Schiopu breaks from the clinch.
Jimmy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Schiopu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Schiopu tries to close the distance and clinch but Jimmy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schiopu rushes Jimmy and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Schiopu scores with a shot to the side of Jimmy's head.
Jimmy has Schiopu pressed against the ropes, preventing Schiopu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schiopu.
Schiopu has Jimmy pushed against the ropes.
Schiopu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jimmy backwards.
Schiopu lands a body shot.
Schiopu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schiopu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Schiopu.
Jimmy takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Schiopu.
Schiopu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jimmy is trying to maintain a safe position but Schiopu gets an underhook and turns Jimmy into the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Schiopu.
Schiopu lands a nice shot to the body.
Schiopu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Schiopu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Schiopu gets through Jimmy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schiopu digs a right hand into Jimmy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jimmy's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Schiopu.
Schiopu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schiopu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jimmy throws a lazy head kick
and Schiopu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schiopu is looking to clinch but Jimmy is avoiding it.
Nice uppercut lands for Schiopu. That snapped Jimmy's head back.
A head kick by Jimmy misses
and Schiopu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schiopu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schiopu.
Schiopu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jimmy.
Jimmy throws a head kick that misses
letting Schiopu counter with a right hand.
Schiopu misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick by Jimmy misses
and Schiopu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jimmy throws a sloppy head kick
and Schiopu counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Jimmy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Schiopu digs a good hook to Jimmy's body.
Jimmy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schiopu throws a nice looking combination but Jimmy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jimmy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schiopu tries to clinch but Jimmy is having none of it.
Jimmy misses the shot to the body.
A head kick by Jimmy misses
and Schiopu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Schiopu takes the fight into the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Schiopu throws a head punch that misses.
Schiopu scores with a shot to the side of Jimmy's head.
Schiopu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schiopu misses with an uppercut.
Schiopu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jimmy in his tracks.
Jimmy throws a lazy body kick
and Schiopu counters with a nice uppercut.
Jimmy tries a head kick but it misses.
Jimmy throws a leg kick
and Schiopu counters with a straight right hand.
Schiopu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Schiopu moves in looking to clinch but Jimmy pushes him off.
Jimmy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice cross by Schiopu.
Jimmy delivers a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schiopu. Jimmy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jimmy throws a push kick but Schiopu slaps the foot to one side.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Schiopu avoids the head kick by Jimmy.
A slow jab from Schiopu misses its intended target.
Jimmy throws a sloppy head kick
and Schiopu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jimmy can't break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Schiopu.
Schiopu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Schiopu as the two fighters clinch.
Schiopu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schiopu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schiopu keeps control of Jimmy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Schiopu presses Jimmy against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Schiopu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schiopu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Schiopu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jimmy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schiopu, right into the meat.
Schiopu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jimmy throws a sloppy head kick and Schiopu moves out of range easily.
Schiopu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy throws a head kick but Schiopu moves out of range.
Schiopu throws a body punch but Jimmy moves out of range.
Jimmy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jimmy swats away the attempt to clinch by Schiopu.
Schiopu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jimmy.
Schiopu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Schiopu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jimmy on the side of the head.
Jimmy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schiopu scores with a jab to the head.
Schiopu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jimmy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schiopu.
Schiopu avoids a kick to the body.
Schiopu scores with a nice strike.
Schiopu moves out of range of the body kick from Jimmy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Schiopu scores with a leg kick.
Schiopu cracks the inside of Jimmy's front leg.
Schiopu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jimmy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schiopu keeps Jimmy at a distance using the push kick.
Schiopu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jimmy on the side of the head.
Schiopu scores with a leg kick.
Jimmy slips under a jab.
Jimmy slips under a jab from Schiopu.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schiopu.
Jimmy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schiopu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jimmy in his tracks.
Schiopu doesn't manage to clinch there - Jimmy circles away.
Schiopu thows a body shot but no joy.
Little Jimmy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Schiopu counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dumitru Schiopu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Schiopu 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Dumitru Schiopu!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Dumitru Schiopu!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Dumitru Schiopu!
Dumitru Schiopu wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Winklemesser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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190 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bernard Winklemesser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winklemesser jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Winklemesser tries to close the distance and clinch but Rutten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rutten misses with a looping right.
Rutten jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rutten tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Winklemesser is able to avoid easily.
A head kick misses from Rutten.
Winklemesser connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Winklemesser scores with a jab. Rutten acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rutten scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rutten checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rutten lets loose with a powerful body kick. Winklemesser will feel that in the morning.
A big right from Rutten misses.
Rutten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winklemesser.
Rutten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rutten looks to land a body kick but Winklemesser moved away.
Winklemesser gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Winklemesser really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rutten wants to get back to striking at distance but Winklemesser won't allow it.
Rutten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Winklemesser scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Winklemesser bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rutten avoids a punch combination nicely.
Winklemesser throws a big shot that misses.
Winklemesser gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rutten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winklemesser.
Winklemesser takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Winklemesser throws a series of punches but Rutten avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winklemesser throws a right and a left that Rutten avoids nicely.
Rutten takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Winklemesser misses the shot to the body.
Winklemesser thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winklemesser throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rutten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winklemesser manages to avoid it.
Rutten misses with a body shot.
Rutten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Winklemesser jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rutten misses with a hook. Winklemesser ducked under it nicely.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick and Winklemesser moves out of range easily.
Winklemesser lands a lovely overhand right.
Rutten throws a lazy right hand but Winklemesser sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rutten misses the shot to the body.
Rutten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rutten walks into a jab.
Winklemesser works Rutten's body with a nice hook.
Rutten throws a hook but Winklemesser avoids it easily.
Winklemesser's corner calls for a 1-2. Winklemesser obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Winklemesser is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Winklemesser misses the shot to the body.
Rutten cracks a nice hook into Winklemesser's ribs.
Rutten throws a hook to the side of Winklemesser's head but Winklemesser sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Winklemesser has closed the distance and engaged Rutten in a clinch.
Winklemesser throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten is trying to force a seperation but Winklemesser has the dominant position.
Rutten has had enough of the clinch but Winklemesser keeps him there for the moment.
Rutten is looking to break free of the clinch but Winklemesser has double underhooks.
Winklemesser keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rutten's efforts to push away.
Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Winklemesser is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Rutten's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Winklemesser has a couple of punches blocked by Rutten.
Rutten is trying to stall.
Winklemesser missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rutten as Winklemesser tries to tie him up.
Rutten is looking to control Winklemesser's arms but Winklemesser gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rutten has his back to the ropes.
Winklemesser pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Winklemesser.
Rutten blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Winklemesser throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Winklemesser creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rutten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rutten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winklemesser working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rutten is trying to break free.
A right hand to the body from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rutten's efforts to push away.
Winklemesser is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rutten blocking some punches.
Rutten looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rutten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winklemesser's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Winklemesser duly obliges.
Winklemesser is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Winklemesser moves out of range of the body kick.
Winklemesser pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big left from Rutten misses.
Rutten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winklemesser throws out the jab.
Rutten on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rutten lands an overhand right.
Winklemesser tries to clinch up.
Winklemesser forces Rutten back against the ropes and clinches.
Winklemesser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rutten.
Winklemesser lands an elbow inside.
Rutten avoids the elbow strike from Winklemesser, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winklemesser lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rutten stalling in the clinch but Winklemesser improves position.
Winklemesser pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Winklemesser has Rutten pressed against the ropes, preventing Rutten from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Winklemesser creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rutten's defenses.
Winklemesser scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rutten dodges an elbow strike from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rutten's efforts to push away.
Rutten wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short left from Winklemesser.
Rutten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winklemesser tries to clinch but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten throws a body punch but Winklemesser moves out of range.
Winklemesser's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Winklemesser duly obliges.
Winklemesser misses with a double jab
and Rutten counters with a nice body kick.
Winklemesser takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rutten tries a head kick but it misses.
Winklemesser wants to clinch up but Rutten keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Winklemesser misses its intended target.
Winklemesser takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Winklemesser digs a good body shot into Rutten's ribs.
Winklemesser dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Winklemesser takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rutten throws a head kick that half lands.
Winklemesser tried to score with a low kick but Rutten checks it.
Winklemesser looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rutten lands with a kick to the temple. Winklemesser shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rutten moves out of range of the strikes.
Rutten lands a jab to Winklemesser's midsection.
Bernard Winklemesser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winklemesser scores with a nice head shot.
Winklemesser throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rutten avoids a punch combination nicely.
Winklemesser connects with the punch.
Rutten scores with a body shot.
Rutten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winklemesser lands a nice hook to Rutten's body. Rutten takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rutten looks to score with a jab to the body but Winklemesser is just out of range.
Winklemesser lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rutten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winklemesser.
Rutten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winklemesser manages to avoid it.
Rutten throws an overhand right that lands on Winklemesser's shoulder, as Winklemesser tries to avoid the shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rutten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rutten paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Winklemesser tries to clinch but Rutten moves out of range.
Winklemesser throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Winklemesser lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Winklemesser throws a big shot that misses.
Rutten looks to score with a jab to the body but Winklemesser is just out of range.
Rutten avoids the body shot from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser misses with a wild combination.
Rutten scores with a crisp jab that stopped Winklemesser in his tracks.
Rutten looks to land a body kick but Winklemesser moved away.
Winklemesser fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rutten, pushing him back against the ropes.
Winklemesser creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Winklemesser throws an elbow but misses.
Winklemesser throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Winklemesser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutten is looking to break free of the clinch but Winklemesser has double underhooks.
Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Winklemesser has him pressed against the ropes.
Winklemesser throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutten.
Winklemesser struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutten controls his hands.
Rutten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rutten lands a head shot.
Winklemesser darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rutten scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Winklemesser changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rutten tries to avoid it but Winklemesser manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rutten to the ground. Rutten escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Winklemesser swings for the body but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten throws a head kick that Winklemesser semi-blocks.
Rutten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winklemesser tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rutten paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Winklemesser moves away from the strike by Rutten.
Rutten moves out of range as Winklemesser strikes.
Winklemesser throws a right hand that Rutten ducks under and follows up with a left that Rutten also avoids with ease.
A swing and a miss from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Winklemesser darts in trying to clinch
and Rutten counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Winklemesser thinking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rutten.
Rutten misses with a jab, cross combination.
Winklemesser slips under a jab from Rutten.
Winklemesser misses with a wild body shot.
Rutten swats away the attempt to clinch by Winklemesser.
Winklemesser tries to clinch but Rutten is having none of it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rutten moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rutten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutten scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good work by Rutten as he checks the leg kick.
Winklemesser pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rutten scores with a body shot.
Rutten falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rutten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Winklemesser takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Winklemesser throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Winklemesser tries to clinch up
and Rutten makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Winklemesser really felt that one!
Winklemesser is breathing heavily.
Rutten misses with a hook. Winklemesser ducked under it nicely.
Rutten feints and then cracks Winklemesser's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Winklemesser down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winklemesser clinches but Rutten breaks the clinch
and Rutten counters with a leg kick.
Rutten lands with a nice body punch.
Rutten dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Rutten misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rutten.
Winklemesser misses the jab.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rutten staying out of range there.
Rutten misses with a body shot.
Winklemesser throws a right and a left that both miss.
Winklemesser throws a hook but Rutten blocks it.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick and Winklemesser moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Winklemesser looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Winklemesser misses with an uppercut. Rutten saw that one coming.
Winklemesser takes a swing at Rutten's ribcage but misses.
Rutten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winklemesser.
Nice defenses there by Winklemesser.
Winklemesser ducks right into an uppercut from Rutten.
Winklemesser throws a hook but Rutten avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Rutten.
A head kick misses from Rutten.
Rutten throws a head kick but Winklemesser moves out of range.
Winklemesser keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winklemesser moves away from the strike by Rutten.
Rutten turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rutten misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutten.
Rutten takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bernard Winklemesser will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Winklemesser misses with a body shot.
Winklemesser thows a body shot but no joy.
Rutten takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Winklemesser moves out of range of the strikes.
Rutten just misses with a punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Rutten blocks the low kick.
Winklemesser lands the left hand.
Rutten looks to land a right hand but Winklemesser moved out of range.
Winklemesser is looking to chop away at Rutten's legs.
Rutten just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Rutten.
Rutten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutten takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Winklemesser throws a series of punches but Rutten avoids them all with ease.
Rutten scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winklemesser tries to close the distance and clinch but Rutten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rutten takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Karl Rutten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Winklemesser misses with a wild body shot.
Rutten cracks a nice hook into Winklemesser's ribs.
Winklemesser tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rutten paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rutten throws the kick towards the body but Winklemesser avoids it.
Winklemesser avoids a kick to the body.
Winklemesser throws a shot from downtown. Rutten moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winklemesser misses with a two punch combination.
Rutten misses with a kick to the body.
Rutten has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Winklemesser avoids the body shot from Rutten.
A punch combination from Rutten misses.
Rutten throws a leg kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Winklemesser.
Rutten misses with a head kick.
Rutten moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rutten lands a slapping body shot.
Rutten throws a leg kick which misses Winklemesser's front leg but catches the back leg as Winklemesser tries to avoid it.
Rutten scores with a jab. Winklemesser acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Winklemesser takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rutten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Winklemesser is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Winklemesser throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rutten looks to throw the jab but Winklemesser is out of range.
A lazy left from Rutten finds it's target.
Winklemesser is looking to clinch.
Rutten throws a body punch but Winklemesser moves out of range.
Winklemesser blocks a jab.
Winklemesser moves out of range as Rutten strikes.
Winklemesser ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutten moves away.
Winklemesser is looking to clinch but Rutten is avoiding it.
Winklemesser misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winklemesser throws a right and a left that both miss.
Winklemesser tries to clinch
and Rutten counters with a slapping leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Winklemesser 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Winklemesser keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rutten.
Winklemesser throws a shot to the body.
Rutten cracks Winklemesser with a right hand to the side of the head.
Winklemesser works Rutten's body with a nice hook.
Winklemesser misses with a few strikes there.
A slow jab from Rutten misses its intended target.
Bernard Winklemesser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Winklemesser looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Winklemesser tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rutten counters with a left and a right that stings Winklemesser.
Rutten just misses with a punch to the body.
Rutten swings for the body but Winklemesser moves out of range.
Winklemesser throws a right and a left that Rutten avoids nicely.
Winklemesser sizes up Rutten with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Winklemesser misses with a looping right.
Rutten has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rutten there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winklemesser tries to clinch up.
Rutten looks to throw the jab but Winklemesser is out of range.
Rutten misses with a straight left.
Rutten listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rutten paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rutten missing with a left hand there. Winklemesser was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Winklemesser avoids a kick to the body.
Winklemesser closes the distance and clinches.
Rutten wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Winklemesser throws an elbow but misses.
Winklemesser pushes off an throws an elbow but Rutten leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Winklemesser swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutten breaks the clinch.
Winklemesser takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Winklemesser moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Winklemesser.
Winklemesser keeps control of Rutten as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Winklemesser is controlling him.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Winklemesser throws an elbow but misses.
Rutten is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Rutten working hard to break the clinch.
Rutten holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Winklemesser as Rutten tries to tie him up.
Winklemesser lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Winklemesser is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rutten is defending well for now.
Rutten wants to break the clinch but can't.
Winklemesser lands an elbow just above Rutten 's eye.
Rutten dodges an elbow strike from Winklemesser.
Rutten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutten tries to land a front kick but Winklemesser steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A lazy left from Winklemesser finds it's target.
Winklemesser takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Winklemesser is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rutten closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rutten feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Winklemesser's calf.
Winklemesser with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Winklemesser throws a series of strikes that have Rutten backpedaling.
Winklemesser keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rutten.
Rutten takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rutten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Winklemesser moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rutten looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rutten misses with a looping left.
Rutten moves out of range of the strikes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Winklemesser is looking to clinch but Rutten is avoiding it.
Rutten throws a hook but Winklemesser avoids it easily.
Winklemesser displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rutten tests Winklemesser's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Winklemesser throws a hook but Rutten avoids it easily.
Winklemesser lands a two punch combo.
Winklemesser misses with a hook.
Rutten lands with a straight right. Winklemesser didn't see that one coming.
Rutten lands with a shot to the body.
Rutten doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Winklemesser lands a two punch combo.
Rutten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winklemesser manages to avoid it.
Rutten swings for the body but Winklemesser moves out of range.
Winklemesser throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rutten counters with a nice body shot.
Rutten misses with a leg kick.
Winklemesser throws out a loose jab but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winklemesser tries a low kick but Rutten avoids it.
Rutten just misses with a punch to the body.
Winklemesser lands a lovely overhand right.
A shot to the body from Winklemesser misses
and Rutten finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rutten thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Winklemesser if he has to take too many more of those.
Winklemesser misses with a shot to the body
and Rutten counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Winklemesser thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Winklemesser slips under a jab from Rutten.
Winklemesser clinches with his opponent.
Rutten wants to break free but Winklemesser has control.
Rutten wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rutten has had enough of the clinch but Winklemesser keeps him there for the moment.
Rutten tries to break free but Winklemesser pushes him back against the ropes.
Winklemesser lands a damaging elbow.
Winklemesser has Rutten pressed against the ropes, preventing Rutten from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from Winklemesser.
Rutten breaks from the clinch.
Winklemesser uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rutten.
A head kick misses from Rutten.
Winklemesser scores with a jab. Rutten acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rutten lands a nice looking body shot.
Rutten lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutten lands a body shot.
Rutten throws a right and a left that Winklemesser avoids nicely.
Winklemesser fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rutten on the side of the head.
Rutten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winklemesser moves away.
Winklemesser misses with a looping left.
Rutten lands a head shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rutten takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rutten tries to land a front kick but Winklemesser steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Winklemesser looks to land a combination but Rutten avoids it well.
Winklemesser digs a good body shot into Rutten's ribs.
Rutten changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rutten misses with an uppercut.
Rutten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winklemesser.
Rutten misses with a body shot.
Rutten throws a shot from downtown. Winklemesser moves away and avoids it.
Rutten throws a head kick but Winklemesser moves out of range.
Rutten is looking to land body kicks.
Winklemesser displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rutten throws out the jab.
Rutten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rutten looks to land a left hand but Winklemesser moved out of range nicely.
Rutten throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rutten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winklemesser.
Rutten takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rutten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Winklemesser sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Winklemesser tries to clinch up but Rutten circles away and keeps his distance.
Rutten throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Winklemesser.
Winklemesser fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rutten walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Winklemesser stalks Rutten and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rutten's face. Rutten staggers backwards, shaken.
Winklemesser throws a body punch but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winklemesser tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rutten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Winklemesser, as that shot connected.
Rutten looks to throw the jab but Winklemesser is out of range.
Rutten fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Winklemesser on the side of the head.
Winklemesser swinging wildly here.
Winklemesser moves into the clinch.
Rutten wants to stall.
Rutten dodges an elbow strike from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rutten wants to break free but Winklemesser has control.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Winklemesser.
Winklemesser tries to land knees in the clinch but Rutten avoids the damage to the body.
Rutten is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Winklemesser lands a right hand.
Rutten avoids the elbow strike from Winklemesser, against the ropes.
Winklemesser prevents Rutten from breaking the clinch.
Rutten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutten takes a swing at Winklemesser's ribcage but misses.
Rutten lands a head shot.
Winklemesser throws a leg kick that misses.
Winklemesser scores with a jab to the body.
Rutten misses with an uppercut.
Rutten misses with a head kick.
Winklemesser misses the jab.
Winklemesser misses with a jab, cross combination.
Winklemesser misses with a wild combination.
Winklemesser fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rutten on the side of the head.
A head kick by Winklemesser misses
and Winklemesser takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Winklemesser tries to clinch up but Rutten circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutten tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut there from Rutten.
Rutten turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rutten thows a body shot but no joy.
Rutten throws a push kick but Winklemesser slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Karl Rutten will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Rutten throws a head kick but Winklemesser moves out of range.
Rutten moves out of range as Winklemesser strikes.
Winklemesser loads up on a big right hand but Rutten slips the punch.
Rutten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winklemesser throws out the jab.
Winklemesser uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutten.
Rutten misses with a body kick.
Winklemesser lands with an overhand left.
A swing and a miss from Rutten.
Winklemesser tries to clinch there but Rutten circles away.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick and Winklemesser moves out of range easily.
Rutten bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Winklemesser's head.
Rutten tries a head kick but it misses.
Rutten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten slips a jab from Winklemesser.
Rutten explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winklemesser lands a lovely overhand right.
Rutten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winklemesser avoids a kick to the body.
Rutten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Winklemesser keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutten moves out of range as Winklemesser strikes.
Rutten misses the shot to the body.
Rutten looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten looks to land a right hand but Winklemesser moved out of range.
Rutten keeps the fight on the outside.
Winklemesser avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rutten looks to throw the jab but Winklemesser is out of range.
Rutten takes one to the side of the head.
Winklemesser throws a jab but it's blocked by Rutten.
Rutten scores with a jab. Winklemesser acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rutten swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Winklemesser swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Winklemesser throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rutten swings for the body but Winklemesser moves out of range.
Winklemesser steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rutten.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rutten.
Winklemesser avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rutten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winklemesser was well out of range. Poor timing from Rutten.
Rutten throws a big shot that misses.
Winklemesser swinging wildly here.
A right-left combo lands from Rutten.
Winklemesser is looking to clinch.
Rutten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Winklemesser slips a jab and a cross from Rutten.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winklemesser.
Rutten scores with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Winklemesser.
Rutten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winklemesser moves away.
Winklemesser is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rutten.
Jab by Rutten.
Rutten swings for the body but Winklemesser moves out of range.
Rutten throws a jab but it's blocked by Winklemesser.
Rutten blocks a jab.
Winklemesser throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winklemesser tries to clinch but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten scores with a jab.
Rutten misses with a looping right.
Rutten throws a looping overhand right but Winklemesser ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutten. Winklemesser does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Winklemesser uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rutten.
Winklemesser will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A big right from Rutten misses.
Winklemesser connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rutten connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rutten connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winklemesser thuds his right hand into Rutten's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rutten throws the left hand but Winklemesser avoids the punch easily.
Rutten doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Winklemesser scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Winklemesser fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rutten looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Winklemesser throws a jab but it's blocked by Rutten.
Winklemesser thuds a left hand into Rutten's body.
Rutten takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Winklemesser uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutten.
Rutten throws a right hand that Winklemesser ducks under and follows up with a left that Winklemesser also avoids with ease.
Winklemesser looks to land a left hand but Rutten moved out of range nicely.
Winklemesser throws a big shot that misses.
Winklemesser misses with an uppercut.
Winklemesser throws a low kick but Rutten moves out of range easily.
Rutten thows a body shot but no joy.
Rutten has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Winklemesser finds it's way round the side to connect with Rutten's head.
A head kick misses from Rutten.
Winklemesser misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a head kick but Winklemesser moves out of range.
Rutten misses with a body kick.
Rutten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winklemesser.
Rutten ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Winklemesser throws a right and a left that both miss.
Winklemesser swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rutten counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winklemesser on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Winklemesser avoids the head kick by Rutten.
Winklemesser keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winklemesser scores with a shot to the body.
Winklemesser doesn't manage to clinch there - Rutten circles away.
Winklemesser slips a straight right by Rutten.
Winklemesser jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Winklemesser jabs Rutten right on the nose. Rutten blinks but takes it well.
Winklemesser staying out of range there.
A jab from Rutten finds it's way through Winklemesser's defenses.
Rutten throws a head kick but Winklemesser moves out of range.
Winklemesser attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Winklemesser moves out of range of the body kick.
Winklemesser throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice shot lands for Winklemesser.
Rutten misses with an uppercut. Winklemesser saw that one coming.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rutten dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rutten cracks Winklemesser with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rutten throws a hook but Winklemesser avoids it easily.
Winklemesser bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Winklemesser takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Winklemesser rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rutten moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Winklemesser scores with a jab to the head.
Winklemesser swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rutten counters with a low kick, right behind Winklemesser 's knee.
Winklemesser moves out of range as Rutten strikes.
Rutten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from Winklemesser misses.
Winklemesser misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutten. Winklemesser does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winklemesser throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Winklemesser misses.
Rutten looks for the body kick but Winklemesser saw that one coming.
Rutten sizes up Winklemesser with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rutten uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rutten.
Winklemesser clinches with his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rutten trying to stall but Winklemesser improves his position.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Winklemesser just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rutten's brow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Winklemesser as Rutten tries to tie him up.
Rutten avoids a wild elbow strike from Winklemesser.
Rutten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Winklemesser throws a lazy right hand but Rutten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rutten lands a nice shot that snaps Winklemesser's head back.
Winklemesser misses with an uppercut. Rutten saw that one coming.
Rutten avoids a punch combination nicely.
Winklemesser avoids a kick to the body.
Winklemesser tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Rutten to counter with a crisp jab.
Rutten ducks under a wild hook from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Winklemesser loads up on a big right hand but Rutten slips the punch.
Rutten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rutten throws a head kick but Winklemesser moves out of range.
Winklemesser looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutten is just out of range.
Rutten throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rutten loads up on a big right hand but Winklemesser slips the punch.
Winklemesser uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutten.
Winklemesser slips a straight right by Rutten.
A big right from Winklemesser misses.
Winklemesser dodges the punch combination from Rutten.
Rutten scores with the left hand. Winklemesser knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Rutten misses.
Winklemesser looks to land a right hand but Rutten moved out of range.
Rutten looks to score with a jab to the body but Winklemesser is just out of range.
Winklemesser keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winklemesser dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Winklemesser misses.
Winklemesser moves out of range of the body kick from Rutten.
Rutten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winklemesser scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Winklemesser keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rutten.
Winklemesser rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rutten moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rutten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser throws the left hand but Rutten avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winklemesser. Rutten does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rutten just misses with a punch to the body.
Winklemesser fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rutten looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Winklemesser misses with a wild combination.
Winklemesser misses with an uppercut.
Winklemesser clinches but Rutten breaks the clinch
enabling Rutten to counter with a crisp jab.
Rutten scores with a hook to the body. Winklemesser takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Winklemesser tries to clinch up.
Rutten lands a head kick!
Rutten staying out of range there.
Rutten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winklemesser.
Rutten misses with a wild body shot.
Winklemesser keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winklemesser has closed the distance and engaged Rutten in a clinch.
Winklemesser throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Winklemesser keeps control of Rutten as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Rutten's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Winklemesser comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rutten on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Winklemesser pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Winklemesser lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rutten is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rutten looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Winklemesser creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rutten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rutten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rutten misses with a wild body shot.
Rutten misses with an attempted mid kick.
Winklemesser throws a leg kick but Rutten sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rutten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rutten closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winklemesser. Rutten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winklemesser connects with the punch.
Rutten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winklemesser.
Winklemesser uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutten.
Rutten throws a hook but Winklemesser blocks it.
Winklemesser pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rutten looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Winklemesser takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Karl Rutten just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rutten just misses with a punch to the body.
Winklemesser lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Winklemesser blocks the body kick.
Rutten lands with a thumping leg kick.
Winklemesser misses with a hook. Rutten ducked under it nicely.
Winklemesser tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Winklemesser throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winklemesser connects with a looping right hand.
Winklemesser works the jab nicely.
Winklemesser throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rutten counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Winklemesser thinking.
Winklemesser has Rutten up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rutten managing to block the knees to the body from Winklemesser.
Rutten is trying to break free.
Rutten takes an elbow to the temple.
Rutten dodges an elbow strike from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Winklemesser fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Winklemesser is controlling him.
Rutten blocks an elbow strike from Winklemesser.
Rutten managing to block the knees to the body from Winklemesser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Rutten's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rutten is trying to break free.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rutten is trying to force a seperation but Winklemesser has the dominant position.
Winklemesser throws an elbow but it misses.
Winklemesser scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rutten breaks from the clinch.
Winklemesser takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Winklemesser throws a good cross that connects.
Rutten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rutten throws a head kick but Winklemesser moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Winklemesser. Beautiful body shot.
A low kick from Winklemesser misses
and Rutten counters with an outside leg kick.
Rutten throws a head kick but Winklemesser moves out of range.
Winklemesser moves out of range as Rutten strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutten. Winklemesser does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutten misses with a low kick.
Winklemesser moves in looking to clinch but Rutten pushes him off.
Winklemesser clinches up with Rutten and pushes him back against the ropes.
Winklemesser lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Winklemesser throws an elbow but it misses.
Winklemesser has Rutten pressed against the ropes, preventing Rutten from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Winklemesser lands with a left to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Winklemesser.
Rutten has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rutten avoiding damage as Winklemesser throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Winklemesser.
Rutten blocks an elbow strike from Winklemesser.
Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Winklemesser has him pressed against the ropes.
Rutten blocks an elbow strike.
Winklemesser throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Winklemesser looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rutten takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rutten wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Winklemesser has him pressed against the ropes.
Rutten is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Winklemesser scores with a hook to the body.
Rutten blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Winklemesser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winklemesser tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Winklemesser throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Winklemesser.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rutten as Winklemesser tries to tie him up.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Winklemesser creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rutten's defenses.
Winklemesser tries to stall but Rutten uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Winklemesser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rutten.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Winklemesser.
Winklemesser keeps control of Rutten as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Winklemesser working aggressively here.
Rutten wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rutten working hard to break the clinch.
Rutten wants to get back to striking at distance but Winklemesser won't allow it.
Winklemesser lands a nice elbow.
Rutten working hard to break the clinch.
Winklemesser lands an elbow inside.
Rutten is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Winklemesser as the two fighters clinch.
Winklemesser misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Winklemesser pushes off an throws an elbow but Rutten leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Winklemesser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rutten.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Winklemesser is controlling him.
Rutten avoids a wild elbow strike from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser misses with an elbow over the top.
Rutten looking to stall.
Winklemesser lands an elbow inside.
Rutten takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rutten wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rutten avoids a wild elbow strike from Winklemesser.
Rutten avoids a wild elbow strike from Winklemesser.
Rutten is trying to stall.
Rutten avoiding damage as Winklemesser throws knees to the body.
Winklemesser creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rutten breaks from the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Winklemesser uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rutten.
Winklemesser blocks a head kick by Rutten.
Winklemesser thuds his right hand into Rutten's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Winklemesser slips under a jab from Rutten.
Winklemesser has closed the distance and engaged Rutten in a clinch.
Winklemesser lands a nice elbow.
Winklemesser throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Winklemesser throws an elbow but misses.
Rutten breaks the clinch.
Winklemesser misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutten.
Winklemesser uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rutten.
Winklemesser misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Rutten.
Rutten circles away from the clinch attempt.
Winklemesser digs a good body shot into Rutten's ribs.
Winklemesser moves away from the strike by Rutten.
Winklemesser throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick and Winklemesser moves out of range easily.
A big left from Rutten misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winklemesser keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rutten.
Rutten misses with a kick to the body.
Winklemesser keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Winklemesser misses with a body shot.
Winklemesser misses with a wild combination.
Rutten looks to land a combination but Winklemesser avoids it well.
Winklemesser moves out of range of the strikes.
Rutten scores with a punch to the head.
Rutten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Winklemesser keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winklemesser avoids the body shot from Rutten.
Rutten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Winklemesser scores with a jab to the head.
Winklemesser slips a jab and a cross from Rutten.
Winklemesser throws a hook but Rutten avoids it easily.
Rutten takes one to the side of the head.
Winklemesser misses with a hook.
Winklemesser slips a jab from Rutten.
Rutten moves away from the strike by Winklemesser.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Winklemesser ducks under a wild hook from Rutten.
Winklemesser tries to close the distance and clinch but Rutten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rutten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Winklemesser defending well as Rutten loads up on a big left hand.
Winklemesser throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rutten cracks a nice hook into Winklemesser's ribs.
Rutten moves out of range as Winklemesser throws a body kick.
Winklemesser slips under a jab from Rutten.
Rutten slips a jab and a cross from Winklemesser.
Danga de danga de dang - Winklemesser scores with a four punch combination!
Rutten scores with a hook.
Rutten looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rutten tried to score with a low kick but Winklemesser checks it.
Rutten scores with a nice strike.
Winklemesser uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rutten.
Nice cross by Rutten.
Winklemesser keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rutten.
Rutten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Winklemesser throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Winklemesser bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rutten looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Winklemesser throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Rutten misses.
Winklemesser connects with a looping right hand.
Rutten takes a swing at Winklemesser's ribcage but misses.
Winklemesser tries to move into range but Rutten moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rutten looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rutten throws a low kick but Winklemesser moves out of range easily.
Winklemesser closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rutten counters with a stiff right hand.
Winklemesser on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rutten throws a big shot that misses.
Rutten lands the left hand.
Winklemesser tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winklemesser moves out of range as Rutten throws a body kick.
Winklemesser ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Winklemesser bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rutten looks to score with a jab to the body but Winklemesser is just out of range.
Rutten slips a straight right by Winklemesser.
Rutten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rutten throws a hook to the side of Winklemesser's head but Winklemesser sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Winklemesser uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Winklemesser throws a hook but Rutten avoids it easily.
Rutten takes a swing at Winklemesser's ribcage but misses.
Rutten misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Winklemesser counters with a three punch combo that has Rutten backing up. Rutten nods at Winklemesser to acknowledge the strikes.
Rutten's corner calls for a 1-2. Rutten obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rutten takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Winklemesser tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutten was well out of range. Poor timing from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser misses with a wild combination.
Good shot there by Rutten.
Winklemesser looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Winklemesser misses with a double jab
and Rutten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Winklemesser. Rutten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winklemesser throws a jab when Rutten was well out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rutten.
Rutten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Winklemesser throws a big shot that misses.
Winklemesser moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Rutten. That snapped Winklemesser's head back.
Rutten circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernard Winklemesser had his way with Karl Rutten in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Winklemesser scores with a three punch combo!
Winklemesser thows a leg kick but Rutten checks it
and Rutten counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Winklemesser misses with a low kick as Rutten jumps back.
A jab from Winklemesser misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Winklemesser looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses.
Winklemesser uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rutten.
Winklemesser blocks a jab.
Rutten cracks Winklemesser with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rutten tries to keep at a distance but Winklemesser has taken the fight into the clinch.
Winklemesser throws an elbow but it misses.
Winklemesser pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Winklemesser gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rutten looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Winklemesser pushes off an throws an elbow but Rutten leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Winklemesser as Rutten tries to tie him up.
Nice elbow from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Winklemesser is controlling him.
Rutten wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Winklemesser tries a body shot but Rutten blocks it.
Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Winklemesser has him pressed against the ropes.
Winklemesser throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Winklemesser stalling in the clinch but Rutten improves position.
Rutten avoids a wild elbow strike from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rutten.
Rutten is looking to break free of the clinch but Winklemesser has double underhooks.
Winklemesser throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Winklemesser pushes off an throws an elbow but Rutten leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Rutten wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rutten wants to get back to striking at distance but Winklemesser won't allow it.
Winklemesser lands an elbow inside that Rutten shrugs off.
Rutten takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rutten tries to break the clinch but Winklemesser is controlling the position.
Winklemesser pushes off an throws an elbow but Rutten leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Winklemesser doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutten blocks the elbow strike.
Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Winklemesser is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Winklemesser.
Winklemesser looking to throw knees to the head but Rutten is blocking nicely.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Winklemesser misses with a hook from the clinch.
Winklemesser keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rutten's efforts to push away.
Rutten blocks an elbow strike from Winklemesser.
Rutten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crunch! Rutten slams his shin into Winklemesser's torso.
Rutten ducks under a wild hook from Winklemesser.
Rutten misses with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Winklemesser misses its intended target.
Rutten walks into a jab.
Nice defenses there by Rutten.
Winklemesser throws a hook to the side of Rutten's head but Rutten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Winklemesser darts in trying to clinch
and Rutten counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Winklemesser staying out of range there.
Rutten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winklemesser tries to close the distance and clinch but Rutten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winklemesser loads up on a big right hand but Rutten slips the punch.
Winklemesser clinches but Rutten breaks the clinch
and Rutten counters with a series of strikes. Winklemesser will be more careful next time no doubt.
Winklemesser throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rutten misses with a body shot.
Winklemesser lunges at Rutten with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rutten's hand.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses.
Winklemesser fails in his attempt to clinch.
Winklemesser looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutten is just out of range.
Winklemesser avoids a kick to the body.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rutten stuns Winklemesser with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rutten scores with a spinning back kick!
Winklemesser takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rutten just misses with a punch to the body.
Winklemesser ducks right into an uppercut from Rutten.
Winklemesser throws out a loose jab but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winklemesser staying out of range there.
Winklemesser is looking to clinch.
Rutten fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rutten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Winklemesser sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winklemesser sizes up Rutten with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rutten just misses with a punch to the body.
Rutten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winklemesser was well out of range. Poor timing from Rutten.
Winklemesser waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rutten.
Winklemesser throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winklemesser loads up on a big right hand but Rutten slips the punch.
The crowd cheers as Rutten lands an impressive looking overhand right. Winklemesser doesn't seem phased though.
Winklemesser steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rutten.
Rutten avoids the body shot from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rutten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Winklemesser.
Winklemesser takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rutten connects with a good right hand that stumbles Winklemesser. Winklemesser circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rutten throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rutten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winklemesser manages to avoid it.
Rutten misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutten. Winklemesser does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winklemesser is looking to clinch but Rutten is avoiding it.
Winklemesser just misses with a punch to the body.
Rutten takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Winklemesser with a nice cross.
Rutten misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Rutten lands.
Rutten lands an overhand right.
A big left from Winklemesser misses.
Rutten looks to land a body kick but Winklemesser moved away.
Rutten on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Winklemesser misses with a hook.
Winklemesser avoids a punch combination nicely.
Winklemesser throws the left hand but Rutten avoids the punch easily.
Rutten misses with a straight right.
Rutten ducks under a wild hook from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser scores with a hook to the body. Rutten takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Winklemesser throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rutten counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Winklemesser paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rutten throws a hook to the side of Winklemesser's head but Winklemesser sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rutten walks into a jab.
Rutten throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rutten throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rutten throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Winklemesser moves in looking to clinch but Rutten pushes him off.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Winklemesser avoids the head kick by Rutten.
Rutten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Winklemesser ducks under a wild hook from Rutten.
Winklemesser on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Winklemesser wants to clinch up but Rutten keeps it at a distance.
Winklemesser throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rutten scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Winklemesser doesn't seem bothered though.
Winklemesser moves out of range as Rutten throws a body kick.
Rutten throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Winklemesser misses with a low kick.
A jab from Rutten finds it's way through Winklemesser's defenses.
Rutten scores with a sloppy right hand. Winklemesser should have avoided that one.
Rutten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winklemesser avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Winklemesser misses the shot to the body.
Winklemesser scores with a jab to the jaw.
Winklemesser dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rutten doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Winklemesser throws a right hand that Rutten ducks under and follows up with a left that Rutten also avoids with ease.
Rutten throws a leg kick which misses Winklemesser's front leg but catches the back leg as Winklemesser tries to avoid it.
Rutten throws a body punch but Winklemesser moves out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Winklemesser throws a jab when Rutten was well out of range.
A punch combination from Winklemesser misses.
Rutten lands a slapping body shot.
Rutten stuns Winklemesser with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rutten throws a body punch but Winklemesser moves out of range.
Rutten scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Winklemesser bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rutten fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Winklemesser.
Winklemesser misses with a wild body shot.
Winklemesser tries to clinch but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten throws a body punch but Winklemesser moves out of range.
Winklemesser avoids the body shot from Rutten.
Winklemesser lands a head shot.
Rutten throws a hook but Winklemesser avoids it easily.
Rutten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten dodges the punch combination from Winklemesser.
Rutten lands with a nice body punch.
Rutten defending well as Winklemesser loads up on a big left hand.
Rutten connects with a body shot.
Winklemesser walks into a left hand.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Winklemesser closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rutten counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rutten swings for the body but Winklemesser moves out of range.
Rutten finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rutten fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rutten misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Rutten misses.
Winklemesser tries to clinch there but Rutten circles away.
Winklemesser loads up on a big right hand but Rutten slips the punch.
Winklemesser ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rutten with a jab.
Rutten loads up on a big right hand but Winklemesser slips the punch.
Rutten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Winklemesser avoids a punch combination nicely.
Winklemesser moves forwards but Rutten connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Winklemesser moves in looking to clinch but Rutten pushes him off.
Winklemesser throws a hook to the side of Rutten's head but Rutten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Winklemesser throws a series of punches but Rutten moves out of range.
Winklemesser just misses with a punch to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rutten lands a jab.
Winklemesser misses with a straight left.
Winklemesser looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rutten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winklemesser throws a jab but it's blocked by Rutten.
Rutten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rutten slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Winklemesser throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rutten.
Winklemesser throws the left hand but Rutten avoids the punch easily.
Rutten misses with a looping right.
Rutten with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Winklemesser showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rutten.
A big left from Rutten misses.
Decent striking displayed by Rutten there.
Winklemesser scores with a nice head shot.
Rutten thows a body shot but no joy.
Winklemesser on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rutten. Rutten obviously looking to wear him down.
Rutten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A left lands for Rutten.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Rutten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rutten has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Karl Rutten!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Karl Rutten!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Karl Rutten!
Karl Rutten wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Fang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristofer Rabulan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Fang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kristofer Rabulan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabulan throws a hook but Fang avoids it easily.
Fang is looking to clinch but Rabulan is avoiding it.
Rabulan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fang.
Fang digs a good hook to Rabulan's body.
Nice shot lands for Fang.
It looks like Kristofer Rabulan has been cut.
Rabulan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fang walks into a stiff left hand from Rabulan.
It looks like Hiro Fang has been cut.
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 right from Rabulan misses.
Fang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rabulan.
Fang throws a series of punches but Rabulan avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Fang.
Fang looks to land a body kick but Rabulan moved away.
Fang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rabulan throws a body punch but Fang moves out of range.
Rabulan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rabulan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rabulan misses with an uppercut. Fang saw that one coming.
Rabulan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fang takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rabulan looks to score with a jab to the body but Fang is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Rabulan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fang moves out of range of the strikes.
Rabulan scores with a jab. Fang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice defenses there by Fang.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fang!
Fang misses with a looping left.
Rabulan throws a body punch but Fang moves out of range.
Rabulan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rabulan takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rabulan has Fang up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rabulan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rabulan blocking some punches.
Fang breaks the clinch.
Rabulan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fang misses with a double jab.
Rabulan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fang tries to keep at a distance but Rabulan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fang wants to break free but Rabulan has control.
Nice body punch from Rabulan - that landed with a thud.
Fang is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabulan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fang slips under a jab from Rabulan.
Hiro Fang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fang closes the distance but Rabulan moves to the side
and Rabulan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rabulan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rabulan thuds his right hand into Fang's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice jab there from Rabulan.
Fang walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hiro Fang's cut is getting worse.
Rabulan lands with a nice body punch.
Fang gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rabulan has Fang up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rabulan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rabulan.
Rabulan throws a hook but Fang avoids it easily.
Rabulan throws a hook but Fang blocks it.
Rabulan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rabulan prevents Fang from breaking the clinch.
Fang throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A body shot lands from Rabulan.
Rabulan lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabulan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rabulan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Rabulan.
Fang takes a shot to the head.
Rabulan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hiro Fang's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rabulan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Rabulan.
Rabulan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fang avoiding damage as Rabulan throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rabulan.
Rabulan lands a hook that snaps the head of Fang backwards.
A body shot lands from Rabulan.
A shot in the inside from Rabulan.
A nice left hand lands by Rabulan.
Rabulan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rabulan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rabulan lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rabulan.
Rabulan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rabulan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fang is rocked!
Jeez, Hiro Fang's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Rabulan lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Fang to his knees! Rabulan keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kristofer Rabulan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vince Borg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borg comes to the ring accompanied by Flying in a Blue Dream. Vince Borg has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vince Borg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Stark!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark throws a body punch but Borg moves out of range.
Stark pushes Borg away with a front kick.
Stark will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big left from Borg misses.
Borg doesn't manage to clinch there - Stark circles away.
Borg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Borg throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Stark to counter with a crisp jab.
Borg swings for the body but Stark moves out of range.
Borg throws a hook to the side of Stark's head but Stark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stark misses with a series of wild punches.
Borg tries to score with a low kick but Stark moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg misses with a body shot.
Stark pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stark closes the distance but Borg moves to the side
and Borg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stark tries to clinch but Borg moves away
and Borg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Borg misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stark makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Borg throws a hook but Stark blocks it.
Borg thows a body shot but no joy.
Stark moves out of range as Borg strikes.
Stark lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stark.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stark.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borg throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Stark misses
and Borg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stark takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stark lands with a good body shot.
Borg looks to land a left hand but Stark moved out of range nicely.
Borg misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Borg is breathing heavily.
Stark goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stark tries to land a front kick but Borg steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stark feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Borg's calf.
Borg throws a looping overhand right but Stark ducks down to avoid it.
Stark chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Borg takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark just misses with a punch to the body.
Stark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stark finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stark lands a nice looking kick to the body. Borg takes a step back to recover.
Stark fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Borg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a glancing blow to the side of Borg's head.
Stark clinches with his opponent.
Borg is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stark manages to break the clinch.
Stark pushes Borg up against the ropes in a clinch.
Borg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Stark scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stark keeps control of Borg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Borg managing to block the knees to the body from Stark.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stark lands a nice uppercut.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stark makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Borg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Borg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but Borg avoids the damage to the body.
Borg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stark throws a front kick that sends Borg stumbling back into the ropes.
Stark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Borg manages to avoid it.
Stark lands with a good body shot.
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and Borg moves out of range easily.
Stark lands a nice leg kick that just misses Borg's sensitive parts.
Stark throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Borg lands with a hook. Stark tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stark takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Borg swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stark counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stark throws a leg kick but Borg moved away.
Borg moves into the clinch.
Borg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Borg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Borg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Borg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stark has him pressed against the ropes.
Stark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Borg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Borg avoiding damage as Stark throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Stark.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stark.
Stark lands with a short shot to the head.
Stark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Borg prevents a body shot from Stark.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stark.
Stark lands a nice knee to the body.
Stark is working Borg over against the ropes.
Stark looking to throw knees to the head but Borg is blocking nicely.
Stark displaying some good clinch control by pressing Borg up against the ropes.
Stark keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Borg's efforts to push away.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stark.
Stark scores with a hook to the body.
Borg is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Borg wants to stall.
Borg avoiding damage as Stark throws knees to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stark works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Borg has had enough of the clinch but Stark keeps him there for the moment.
Borg breaks the clinch.
Stark connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Borg looks to land a right hand but Stark moved out of range.
Stark lands a nice leg kick that just misses Borg's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borg lands a right hook to the body.
Borg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borg scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Stark there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Borg misses with a jab to the body
and Stark counters by moving into the clinch.
Stark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stark has a couple of punches blocked by Borg.
Stark with a knee to the head.
Stark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Borg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Borg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stark working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stark prevents Borg from breaking the clinch.
Borg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Borg checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stark counters with a leg kick.
Borg defending well as Stark loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Stark dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Borg throws a lazy right hand but Stark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Borg misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stark counters with a good, hard body kick but Borg shrugs it off.
Borg misses with a body shot.
Borg throws a hook but Stark blocks it.
Borg throws a shot from downtown. Stark moves away and avoids it.
Borg avoids the head kick by Stark.
Stark lands the left hand.
Stark has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stark is looking to clinch but Borg is avoiding it.
Stark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stark delivers a nice body kick.
Thomas Stark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg throws a body punch but Stark moves out of range.
Stark throws a series of punches but Borg avoids them all with ease.
Stark delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stark tries to land a front kick but Borg steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stark slips under a jab.
Stark misses with a head kick.
Stark swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Borg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A slow jab from Borg misses its intended target.
Stark fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Borg.
Borg will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borg misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Stark counter with a right hand.
Stark throws a leg kick which misses Borg's front leg but catches the back leg as Borg tries to avoid it.
Stark lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stark thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Borg if he has to take too many more of those.
Stark lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stark cracks Borg with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Stark scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stark throws a head kick that misses
and Borg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Borg on the side of the head.
Stark thumps Borg with a low kick.
Borg is looking to wear down Stark with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stark bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Borg's head.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Stark! Borg is backing up but he can't get away as Stark lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Borg and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Thomas Stark! Thomas Stark retains his light heavyweight title!
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