PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Niemayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raekwon The Chef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying The Chef's choice of entrance music: Raekwon - Ice Cream. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Niemayer
vs
The Chef

172 cm
26
156 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

172 cm
37
164 lbs
29 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Spartan Nutrition
King of Fists

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lukas Niemayer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Raekwon The Chef!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niemayer moves out of range as The Chef strikes.
The Chef scores with a jab.
Niemayer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Chef.
Niemayer is looking to counter punch.
The Chef lands with a cross.
The Chef jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Chef uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niemayer.
Niemayer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Niemayer.
The Chef thows a leg kick but Niemayer checks it
and Niemayer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Niemayer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The Chef gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Niemayer misses with a lunging right hand
and The Chef counters with a straight right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Chef avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Chef connects with a nice looking jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Chef misses with a low kick as Niemayer jumps back.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by The Chef.
A shot to the liver by Niemayer. Beautiful body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Niemayer.
The Chef has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The Chef rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Niemayer counters with a straight right hand.
The Chef swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Niemayer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niemayer sizes up The Chef with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The Chef drops his hands momentarily and Niemayer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The Chef connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Niemayer's hands.
A clash of legs there as The Chef blocks the low kick.
Niemayer misses with a double jab.
The Chef appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Niemayer throws the left hand but The Chef avoids the punch easily.
Nice body punch from Niemayer.
Niemayer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Niemayer throws a body shot but no joy.
The Chef throws a jab when Niemayer was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from The Chef misses the target.
Niemayer dodges the punch combination from The Chef.
Niemayer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Chef cracks Niemayer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Niemayer just misses with a punch to the body.
The Chef misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Niemayer misses the target.
The Chef throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Niemayer counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Niemayer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Chef.
A telegraphed right hand from The Chef misses the target.
Niemayer looks to score with a jab to the body but The Chef is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from The Chef.
The Chef looks for the body kick but Niemayer saw that one coming.
Niemayer throws a solid leg kick but The Chef takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Niemayer.
The Chef swings for the body but Niemayer moves out of range.
Niemayer moves out of range of the strikes.
The Chef throws out a leg kick but Niemayer moves out of range and The Chef only half commits.
Niemayer misses with a two punch combination.
Niemayer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Niemayer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The Chef throws a right and a left that Niemayer avoids nicely.
Niemayer feints and then cracks The Chef's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Chef down.
Niemayer walks forward, straight into a front kick from The Chef.
The Chef misses with a straight right.
Niemayer connects with a good right hand that stumbles The Chef. The Chef circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Niemayer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Niemayer. That's going to slow The Chef down.
Niemayer thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Niemayer. The Chef does a little dance to reset his feet.
Niemayer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Niemayer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Niemayer motions for The Chef to come forward. Niemayer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Chef connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Chef misses with a hook. Niemayer ducked under it nicely.
Niemayer throws a low kick, looking for The Chef's leg but The Chef calmly moves out of range.
The Chef misses with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Niemayer.
The Chef lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Niemayer throws a body punch but The Chef moves out of range.
The Chef let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Niemayer looks to land a right hand but The Chef moved out of range.
Niemayer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Niemayer lands a leg kick that knocks The Chef off balance momentarily.
Niemayer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Niemayer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Chef staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Chef lands the left hand.
The Chef finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab from Niemayer misses.
The Chef throws out a counter right but Niemayer avoids it with no problem.
The Chef throws a hook to the side of Niemayer's head but Niemayer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Chef uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niemayer.
A swing and a miss from The Chef.
Niemayer is looking to counter punch.
Niemayer throws a jab but it's blocked by The Chef.
The Chef uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Niemayer.
The Chef lunges at Niemayer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Niemayer's hand.
The Chef misses with a low kick as Niemayer jumps back.
Niemayer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Niemayer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Niemayer throws a sloppy body shot
letting The Chef counter with a right hand.
Niemayer feints and then cracks The Chef's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Chef down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niemayer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Chef sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Niemayer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Chef flicks out a counter leg kick but Niemayer steps away.
Raekwon The Chef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Niemayer.
Niemayer punishes The Chef's body with a nice straight punch.
The Chef chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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 Lukas Niemayer will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Niemayer throws a leg kick but The Chef sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Niemayer throws a hook but The Chef avoids it easily.
The Chef misses with an uppercut.
Niemayer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The Chef on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Niemayer. Niemayer obviously looking to wear him down.
Good leg kick by The Chef there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Chef misses with a looping left.
Niemayer is looking to chop away at The Chef's legs.
Niemayer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The Chef throws a leg kick but Niemayer moved away.
Niemayer slips a straight right by The Chef.
Niemayer throws a lazy right hand but The Chef sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Chef misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niemayer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Niemayer lands a nice looking body shot.
Niemayer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Chef was well out of range. Poor timing from Niemayer.
Niemayer tries a low kick but The Chef avoids it.
The Chef loads up on a big right hand but Niemayer slips the punch.
The Chef misses with a low kick as Niemayer jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for The Chef.
The Chef is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Niemayer.
The Chef's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The Chef looks for the body kick but Niemayer saw that one coming.
Niemayer misses with a hook.
A big right from The Chef misses.
The Chef throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Chef misses with a low kick.
The Chef lands a nice looking body shot.
The Chef throws a sloppy head kick and Niemayer moves out of range easily.
Niemayer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The Chef looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The Chef connects with a high kick.
The Chef slips under a jab from Niemayer.
The Chef swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Niemayer scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Chef in his tracks.
The Chef misses with the combination.
Niemayer staying out of range there.
Niemayer tried to score with a low kick but The Chef checks it.
The Chef fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Niemayer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niemayer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer tries to work over The Chef's front leg with a kick but The Chef checks it.
The Chef misses with a body kick.
The Chef throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Niemayer.
The Chef throws out a counter right but Niemayer avoids it with no problem.
Lukas Niemayer is winning the standup battle so far.
The Chef keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Chef misses with a low kick.
The Chef looks to score with a jab to the body but Niemayer is just out of range.
Niemayer lunges at The Chef with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Chef's hand.
The Chef misses with a hook. Niemayer ducked under it nicely.
The Chef misses with a leg kick.
A jab from Niemayer misses.
The Chef tries a quick counter leg kick but Niemayer is wise to it.
The Chef ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Niemayer checks the leg kick.
Niemayer is looking to chop away at The Chef's legs.
Niemayer tried to score with a low kick but The Chef checks it.
Niemayer tests The Chef's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Chef feints and then cracks Niemayer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Niemayer down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Chef clobbers Niemayer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The Chef bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good work by Niemayer as he checks the leg kick.
Niemayer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Niemayer tries a low kick but The Chef avoids it.
The Chef will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The Chef throws an off balance right hand
and Niemayer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Chef pushes Niemayer away with a front kick.
Niemayer misses with an uppercut. The Chef saw that one coming.
A jab from The Chef misses.
Niemayer lands a jab to The Chef's midsection.
The Chef throws out a leg kick but Niemayer moves out of range and The Chef only half commits.
The Chef fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Niemayer on the side of the head.
The Chef pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Chef misses with a series of wild punches.
The Chef misses with an attempted mid kick.
The Chef throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Niemayer thows a leg kick but The Chef checks it
and The Chef counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Chef misses with a leg kick.
The Chef works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Niemayer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Niemayer scores with a three punch combo!
Niemayer thumps The Chef with a low kick.
The Chef pushes Niemayer away with a front kick.
A good leg kick by Niemayer.
The Chef looks for the body kick but Niemayer saw that one coming.
Niemayer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Chef attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Niemayer scores with a jab to the head.
The Chef with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The Chef buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niemayer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Niemayer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The Chef missing with a left hand there. Niemayer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Chef is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Niemayer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Chef has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Raekwon The Chef will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Niemayer is looking to chop away at The Chef's legs.
Niemayer scores with a jab to the body.
Niemayer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Chef looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Niemayer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Niemayer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The Chef missing with a left hand there. Niemayer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Chef uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Niemayer.
The Chef feints a counter leg kick.
Niemayer feints and then cracks The Chef's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Chef down.
The Chef uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niemayer.
The Chef throws a leg kick which misses Niemayer's front leg but catches the back leg as Niemayer tries to avoid it.
The Chef showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Niemayer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Niemayer misses.
Niemayer throws a hook but The Chef avoids it easily.
The Chef bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Niemayer's head.
Niemayer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Chef. The Chef obviously looking to wear him down.
Niemayer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Niemayer slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Niemayer, right into the meat.
The Chef checks a low kick from Niemayer.
The Chef throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Niemayer throwing a counter right hand but The Chef manages to avoid it.
Niemayer jabs The Chef right on the nose. The Chef blinks but takes it well.
Nice defenses there by The Chef.
Niemayer misses with an uppercut.
The Chef scores with a shot to the body.
The Chef staying out of range there.
Niemayer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The Chef scores with a punch to the head.
The Chef slips a jab from Niemayer.
Niemayer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Niemayer misses with a body shot.
The Chef stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Niemayer.
The Chef will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Niemayer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The Chef misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niemayer lunges at The Chef with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Chef's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Niemayer.
A jab from Niemayer misses.
The Chef blocks a jab.
Nice shot by Niemayer.
The Chef doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Niemayer falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Chef counters with a solid body kick.
A jab lands there for Niemayer.
The Chef throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Niemayer to counter with a crisp jab.
The Chef moves out of range of the leg kick from Niemayer.
Niemayer misses with a double jab.
The Chef misses the shot to the body.
Niemayer misses with a leg kick
and The Chef counters with a stiff right hand.
The Chef fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Niemayer manages to avoid it.
Niemayer lands a nice hook to The Chef's body. The Chef takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Chef missing with a left hand there. Niemayer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Niemayer avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The Chef scoring well with a low kick there.
Niemayer connects with a leg kick. The Chef looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The Chef throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Niemayer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The Chef thumps Niemayer with a low kick.
The Chef throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Niemayer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Niemayer staying out of range there.
Niemayer with a jab.
Niemayer blocks a jab.
Niemayer tried to counter with a leg kick but The Chef avoided it.
Niemayer missing with a left hand there. The Chef was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Chef! But no joy.
Niemayer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The Chef with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Niemayer to score with a decent uppercut.
Niemayer is looking to chop away at The Chef's legs.
The Chef fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Niemayer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niemayer lands a glancing blow to the side of The Chef's head.
Niemayer scores with a hook to the body. The Chef takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Chef lands with a thumping leg kick.
Niemayer walks into a left hand.
Niemayer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Chef. The Chef obviously looking to wear him down.
The Chef swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niemayer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The Chef misses with a kick to the body.
The Chef throws a big shot that misses.
Niemayer half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Niemayer, right into the meat.
The Chef lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Crunch! The Chef slams his shin into Niemayer's torso.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Chef.
The Chef misses with an attempted mid kick.
Niemayer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Chef.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niemayer throws a quick inside leg kick.
The Chef steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Niemayer. That one must have hurt.
The Chef takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Niemayer throws a right hand that The Chef ducks under and follows up with a left that The Chef also avoids with ease.
Good leg kick by The Chef there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Lukas Niemayer did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Niemayer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Chef. That did some damage!
The Chef tries to move into range but Niemayer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The Chef lands a jab-cross combination.
Niemayer moves away from the strike by The Chef.
The Chef is looking to slow Niemayer down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from The Chef.
Niemayer motions for The Chef to come forward. Niemayer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Niemayer thumps The Chef with a low kick.
The Chef throws the left hand but Niemayer avoids the punch easily.
Niemayer is looking to chop away at The Chef's legs.
Niemayer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice shot by The Chef.
The Chef throws a solid leg kick but Niemayer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at The Chef.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niemayer lands with an overhand left.
The Chef connects with an inside leg kick.
A left lands for Niemayer.
Nice straight punches there by Niemayer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Niemayer.
The Chef checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Niemayer.
Niemayer misses the jab.
The Chef throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Chef throws a front kick aimed at Niemayer's knee but Niemayer avoids it well.
The Chef looks to land a left hand but Niemayer moved out of range nicely.
Niemayer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Niemayer catches The Chef with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A chopping leg kick lands by The Chef.
Niemayer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces The Chef back to the cage. Niemayer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The Chef pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Niemayer throws a big shot that misses.
The Chef ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Niemayer misses with a low kick.
The Chef tries a head kick but it misses.
Niemayer looks to land a left hand but The Chef moved out of range nicely.
Niemayer moves out of range as The Chef throws a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Niemayer misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Chef digs a good hook to Niemayer's body.
Niemayer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The Chef throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Niemayer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Donk. Niemayer catches The Chef right on the button with a cross.
The Chef takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The Chef tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Niemayer is able to avoid easily.
Niemayer lands a jab to the nose.
The Chef swings for the body but Niemayer moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Niemayer. That's going to slow The Chef down.
Niemayer tries to bum rush The Chef with a series of wild strikes but The Chef uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Chef thuds his right hand into Niemayer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The Chef jabs Niemayer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Niemayer misses with an uppercut. The Chef saw that one coming.
The Chef missing with a left hand there. Niemayer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Niemayer lands a lovely overhand right.
Niemayer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The Chef comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Chef lands a leg kick that knocks Niemayer off balance momentarily.
The Chef tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Niemayer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by The Chef.
Niemayer throws a jab but it's blocked by The Chef.
It seemed like The Chef was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The Chef throws a leg kick
and Niemayer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Chef pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Niemayer tries to work over The Chef's front leg with a kick but The Chef checks it.
The Chef misses with an uppercut
and Niemayer counters with a nice uppercut.
The Chef is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Niemayer lands with a cross.
A shot to the body from Niemayer misses
and The Chef counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice cross by The Chef.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Chef swings for the body but Niemayer moves out of range.
Niemayer fires out a quick counter leg kick but The Chef just manages to avoid it.
The Chef swings away with a body shot that misses
and Niemayer counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Chef throws a looping overhand right but Niemayer ducks down to avoid it.
Niemayer throws out a leg kick but The Chef moves out of range and Niemayer only half commits.
The Chef on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Niemayer. Niemayer obviously looking to wear him down.
Niemayer lands a body shot.
Niemayer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Niemayer misses with a double jab.
The Chef counters with a body kick.
The Chef feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Niemayer's calf.
Niemayer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Chef is able to avoid easily.
Niemayer backing away here, and The Chef unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Niemayer swings for the body but The Chef moves out of range.
Niemayer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Niemayer looks to land a left hand but The Chef moved out of range nicely.
Niemayer throws a big shot that misses.
Nice straight punches there by The Chef. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Chef.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Chef uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Niemayer.
The Chef appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Niemayer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between The Chef's hands.
The Chef throws a sloppy head kick and Niemayer moves out of range easily.
It looked like Niemayer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from The Chef.
The Chef misses with a left hand
and Niemayer counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Lukas Niemayer will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Niemayer staying out of range there.
Niemayer is looking to counter punch.
The Chef just misses with a punch to the body.
Niemayer misses with a low kick as The Chef jumps back.
Niemayer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Niemayer takes a swing at The Chef's ribcage but misses.
A big left from The Chef misses.
The Chef scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Niemayer doesn't seem bothered though.
Niemayer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Chef throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Niemayer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Chef has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Niemayer misses with a straight left.
Niemayer loads up on a big right hand but The Chef slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niemayer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The Chef tries to bum rush Niemayer with a series of wild strikes but Niemayer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A lazy body kick from The Chef
and Niemayer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niemayer throws a low kick but The Chef avoids it.
The Chef jabs at Niemayer's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niemayer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Niemayer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The Chef tries to land a leg kick but Niemayer saw it coming and moves away.
The Chef lands with a thumping leg kick.
Niemayer jabs at The Chef's body.
Niemayer tries to score with a low kick but The Chef moves his leg out of the way.
The Chef doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The Chef looks to throw the jab but Niemayer is out of range.
The Chef lands a jab to Niemayer's midsection.
Good work by The Chef as he checks the leg kick.
The Chef throws an overhand right that lands on Niemayer's shoulder, as Niemayer tries to avoid the shot.
Niemayer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Chef.
The Chef tries to move into range but Niemayer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The Chef on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fighters circling - Niemayer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Niemayer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niemayer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Niemayer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Raekwon The Chef has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from The Chef.
The Chef misses with a hook to the body
and Niemayer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Niemayer. The Chef does a little dance to reset his feet.
Niemayer connects with a looping right hand.
Niemayer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Chef throws a hook but Niemayer avoids it easily.
The Chef misses with a hook.
A jab lands there for The Chef.
The Chef steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Niemayer.
The Chef is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Niemayer.
The Chef's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Niemayer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! The Chef scrambles back to his feet.
The Chef needs to keep his hands up - Niemayer had a free shot at his head there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Niemayer.
The Chef throws a jab when Niemayer was well out of range.
The Chef misses with a straight left.
Donk. Niemayer catches The Chef right on the button with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer lands with a straight right. The Chef didn't see that one coming.
Niemayer cracks The Chef with a good jab.
The Chef misses with a low kick.
The Chef misses with a looping right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Niemayer. That's going to slow The Chef down.
Niemayer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches The Chef on the side of the head.
The Chef chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Niemayer can pounce on him.
Niemayer is looking to slow The Chef down with leg kicks.
The Chef tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Niemayer was well out of range. Poor timing from The Chef.
The Chef scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Niemayer doesn't seem bothered though.
A swing and a miss from Niemayer.
Niemayer throws a nice inside leg kick.
The Chef pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Niemayer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Niemayer throws a series of strikes that have The Chef backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Chef fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
You can see that The Chef has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
The Chef fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Niemayer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Chef stuns Niemayer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A lazy left from Niemayer finds it's target.
Niemayer misses with a hook. The Chef ducked under it nicely.
The Chef throws out a loose jab but Niemayer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Niemayer scores with a four punch combination!
A swing and a miss from Niemayer.
Niemayer checks a low kick from The Chef.
Lukas Niemayer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Niemayer scores with the left hand. The Chef knows he should have avoided that one.
Niemayer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Niemayer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The Chef pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Niemayer throwing a counter right hand but The Chef manages to avoid it.
The Chef throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Chef throws a shot from downtown. Niemayer moves away and avoids it.
The Chef looks to land a left hand but Niemayer moved out of range nicely.
Good work by Niemayer as he checks the leg kick.
Niemayer lands the left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lukas Niemayer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Niemayer 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 49:46
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukas Niemayer!
Lukas Niemayer retains his lightweight title!
Lukas Niemayer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Raekwon The Chef stepped up to the mic, saying 'Wu Tang fuh evah!'.