Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary

Event: Sunrise 21
Date: Apr 19, 2025

#R1#
Lincoln throws a leg kick but Chang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chang misses with a lunging right hand
and Lincoln counters with a straight right hand.
Lincoln lands a head kick! #CUT#It looks like Tommy Chang has been cut.
Chang's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lincoln connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chang scrambles back to his feet.
Lincoln misses with an uppercut.
Lincoln connects with a right hand. Chang shakes it off.
Chang misses with a hook.
Lincoln half committed to a counter leg kick.
Good exchange - Chang coming out on top.
Chang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lincoln can pounce on him.
Chang tries to move into range but Lincoln moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lincoln thows a leg kick but Chang checks it
and Chang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lincoln throws a lazy right hand but Chang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chang checks a leg kick nicely.
Chang looks to land a right hand but Lincoln moved out of range.
Lincoln bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chang's head.
Lincoln connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lincoln throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lincoln misses with an attempted mid kick. #T1#
Lincoln throws a head kick but Chang moves out of range.
Chang with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Chang.
A countering left hand to the body from Chang misses.
Chang blocks a head kick by Lincoln .
Lincoln throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lincoln fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chang has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chang scores with a kick to the body.
Chang blocks a leg kick.
Chang loads up on a big right hand but Lincoln slips the punch.
Lincoln moves in looking to clinch but Chang pushes him off.
Lincoln on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lincoln .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lincoln takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lincoln avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Chang misses.
Lincoln loads up on a big right hand but Chang slips the punch.#T2#
Chang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chang might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Chang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lincoln avoids a kick to the body.
Lincoln buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lincoln tries to clinch but Chang moves out of range.
Chang appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lincoln throws a sloppy head kick and Chang moves out of range easily.
Despite the aggression on Chang's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lincoln 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.
Chang slips a jab from Lincoln .
Alexander Lincoln seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chang checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chang's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Chang duly obliges.
Lincoln scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lincoln scores with a jab.
A big right from Chang misses.
It looks like Lincoln has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chang goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Chang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lincoln misses with a low kick as Chang jumps back.
Chang misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alexander Lincoln will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tommy Chang's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
A low kick from Lincoln misses
letting Chang counter with a right hand.
Lincoln lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chang's sensitive parts.
Lincoln moves to clinch but Chang breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That kick from Chang tenderised Lincoln 's leg. Lincoln is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lincoln misses with a low kick as Chang jumps back.
Lincoln swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lincoln misses with a low kick.
Lincoln attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lincoln keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lincoln throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lincoln lands a really nice looking cross but Chang seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chang looks to land a combination but Lincoln avoids it well.
Chang explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lincoln .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lincoln shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chang thumps Lincoln with a low kick.
Chang lands a nice shot to the body.
Tommy Chang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T1#
Chang lands a nice shot that snaps Lincoln 's head back.
Lincoln throws a push kick but Chang slaps the foot to one side.
Chang takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chang has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lincoln takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lincoln will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chang swings for the body but Lincoln moves out of range.
Lincoln is looking to counter with a body kick.
Chang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lincoln .
A nice leg kick lands there from Lincoln .
Nice uppercut lands for Chang. That snapped Lincoln 's head back.
Chang 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.
Lincoln misses with a body kick.
Lincoln throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chang.
Chang swings for the body but Lincoln moves out of range.
Alexander Lincoln is winning the standup battle so far.
Lincoln is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Chang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lincoln slips under a jab.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chang throws out a loose jab but Lincoln uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lincoln throws a head kick that misses.
Chang scores with a hook.
Chang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chang lands a nice shot that snaps Lincoln 's head back.
Chang clobbers Lincoln with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lincoln throws a lazy head kick #KD2#
and before Lincoln can reset, Chang rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Lincoln is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!#ROC2#Lincoln is rocked!
Chang throws a right hand that Lincoln ducks under and follows up with a left that Lincoln also avoids with ease.
Oh Lincoln is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lincoln throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lincoln seems to have got his legs back now.
Chang lands a nice hook to Lincoln 's body. Lincoln takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lincoln moves out of range as Chang strikes.
Chang works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lincoln drops his hands momentarily and Chang takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chang throws a lazy right hand but Lincoln sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chang takes one to the side of the head.
Chang closes the distance and lands a lead uppercut that stumbles Lincoln back against the ropes! Chang follows up with a jab and a huge straight right that knocks Lincoln out cold! What a finish! Chang looks absolutely delighted, as he should do! Congratulations that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tommy Chang!
Tommy Chang thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Sunrise 21
Date: Apr 19, 2025

#R1#
Courtial throws a leg kick but Lowry sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Scottie Lowry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lowry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Courtial.
Lowry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Courtial.
Lowry misses with a body shot
and Courtial counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lowry moves out of range as Courtial strikes.
Lowry throws a low kick but Courtial avoids it.
Courtial on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Courtial showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lowry.
Lowry connects with a solid leg kick.
Courtial throws a head kick but Lowry moves out of range.
Lowry stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lowry lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lowry tries a head kick but it misses.
Lowry tries a low kick but Courtial avoids it.
Lowry misses with a wild combination.
As Lowry backs off Courtial throws a huge counter combo but Lowry manages to avoid it all.
Lowry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lowry throws a body punch but Courtial moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheers as Lowry lands an impressive looking overhand right. Courtial doesn't seem phased though.
Lowry lands a nice looking body shot. #T1#
Courtial throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lowry wants to clinch up but Courtial keeps it at a distance.
Courtial was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Courtial tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Courtial throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lowry.
Lowry lands a really nice looking cross but Courtial seems unphased.
Lowry throws a hook to the side of Courtial's head but Courtial sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lowry throws a big shot that misses.
Lowry slips under a jab from Courtial.
Lowry misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Lowry.
Lowry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Courtial jabs Lowry right on the nose. Lowry blinks but takes it well.
We've been informed that Courtial has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The fighters circling - Lowry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Courtial takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Courtial lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Lowry. Beautiful body shot.
Courtial goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lowry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Courtial.
Lowry slips a jab from Courtial.#T2#
A chopping leg kick lands by Lowry.
Courtial throws a jab when Lowry was well out of range.
Courtial checks a leg kick nicely.
Courtial throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Courtial takes a swing at Lowry's ribcage but misses.
Lowry misses the shot to the body.
Lowry jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Courtial misses with a looping right.
Lowry lands a two punch combo.
Courtial throws a hook but Lowry avoids it easily.
Courtial throws out a leg kick but Lowry moves out of range and Courtial only half commits.
Lowry throws a sloppy head kick and Courtial moves out of range easily.
Courtial just misses with a punch to the body.
Lowry is looking to clinch.
Lowry swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowry moves out of range as Courtial strikes.
A shot to the liver by Lowry. Beautiful body shot.
Lowry lands a right hook to the body.
Courtial throws a body punch but Lowry moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Scottie Lowry dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Lowry throws a nice inside leg kick.
Scottie Lowry is winning the standup battle so far.
Lowry throws a lazy right hand but Courtial sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Courtial swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Lowry.
Lowry misses with a wild body shot.
Lowry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lowry swats away the attempt to clinch by Courtial.
Lowry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lowry cracks Courtial with a good jab.
Courtial fails to land with a series of punches.
Courtial misses with a two punch combination.
Courtial missing with a left hand there. Lowry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Courtial sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lowry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lowry takes a body punch but keeps moving. #CL#
Lowry moves into range and clinches up with Courtial.
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!
Lowry has a couple of punches blocked by Courtial.
Lowry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lowry works on Courtial's body with a couple of short punches.#T1##BC2#
Courtial breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lowry moves out of range as Courtial strikes.
A quick step to the side and Lowry tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Courtial misses with a hook. Lowry ducked under it nicely.
Lowry misses with a looping right.
Lowry walks into a jab.
Lowry lands with a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Lowry coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Courtial. Lowry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lowry throws a leg kick but Courtial sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Courtial uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lowry.
Courtial moves out of range of the body kick from Lowry.
Courtial scores with a shot to the body.
Lowry digs a good body shot into Courtial's ribs.
Courtial lands with a hook. Lowry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lowry moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lowry throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Courtial pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lowry misses with a head kick.
Courtial is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lowry with a body shot.
Lowry lands with a shot to the body.
Courtial throws a shot to the body. #T2#
Lowry scores with the left hand. Courtial knows he should have avoided that one.
Courtial throws a leg kick but Lowry checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Courtial blocks the leg kick.
Courtial connects with a single shot there.
A swing and a miss from Courtial.
A big right from Courtial misses.
Courtial misses with a hook.
Lowry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Courtial looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lowry ducks under a wild hook from Courtial.
Lowry throws a head kick but Courtial moves out of range.
Lowry moves out of range as Courtial strikes.
Lowry looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Courtial ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lowry moves away.
Lowry jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lowry slips under a jab from Courtial.
Courtial throws a jab but it's blocked by Lowry.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowry connects with a nice looking jab.
Lowry throws a hook to the side of Courtial's head but Courtial sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Courtial moves out of range of the strikes.
Courtial lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Courtial wants to slow Lowry down by chopping away at his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Scottie Lowry dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Courtial lands with a nice combination. Lowry backs away looking to recover.
Courtial takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circling - Lowry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Courtial misses with a few strikes there.
Lowry pushes Courtial away with a front kick.
Lowry scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lowry throws a body punch but Courtial moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Courtial misses with a wild body shot.
Lowry misses with a hook.
Lowry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lowry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice leg kick from Lowry, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lowry misses with a kick to the body
letting Courtial counter with a 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!
Courtial takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Courtial misses with a straight right.
Lowry looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lowry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Courtial throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Lowry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lowry walks into a jab.
Lowry tries a low kick but Courtial avoids it.
Courtial throws a big shot that misses.#T1#
Courtial looks to score with a jab to the body but Lowry is just out of range.
Courtial scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lowry in his tracks.
Courtial avoids the head kick by Lowry.
Lowry throws a series of punches but Courtial moves out of range.
Lowry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Courtial.
Lowry missing with a left hand there. Courtial was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lowry misses with a hook. Courtial ducked under it nicely.
Courtial throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lowry throws a low kick, looking for Courtial's leg but Courtial calmly moves out of range.
Lowry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lowry connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Courtial momentarily.
Lowry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Courtial can do to turn this around?
A slow jab from Lowry misses its intended target.
Courtial finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Courtial misses with a wild body shot.
Lowry scores with a body shot.
Lowry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Courtial throws a head kick but Lowry moves out of range.
That kick from Lowry tenderised Courtial's leg. Courtial is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lowry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Courtial takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T2#
Lowry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Courtial throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lowry throws a head kick but Courtial moves out of range.
Lowry tries to land a leg kick but Courtial saw it coming and moves away.
Lowry misses with a body shot.
Lowry connects with a solid leg kick.
Lowry lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lowry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Courtial throws a jab but it's blocked by Lowry.
Courtial looks to score with a jab to the body but Lowry is just out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Lowry misses its target.
Lowry just misses with a punch to the body.
Lowry throws an overhand right that lands on Courtial's shoulder, as Courtial tries to avoid the shot.
Courtial misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lowry.
Lowry swings for the body but Courtial moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowry lands a nice looking kick to the body. Courtial takes a step back to recover.
Courtial scores with a jab.
Lowry lands with a good body shot.
Godefroy Courtial has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Courtial's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Courtial misses.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27

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

Event: Apex Series 5
Date: Apr 12, 2025

#R1#
D Krusai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castaneda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castaneda wants to clinch up but D Krusai keeps it at a distance.
D Krusai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Castaneda seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Castaneda can't find room to land a body shot as D Krusai controls the action.
Castaneda blocks an uppercut.
Castaneda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
D Krusai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castaneda avoids it.
Castaneda working aggressively here.
D Krusai misses with a short punch on the inside.
D Krusai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castaneda's elbow.
D Krusai can't find room to land a body shot as Castaneda controls the action.
D Krusai swings wildly with an uppercut but Castaneda uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Castaneda fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Castaneda.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
D Krusai swings wildly with an uppercut but Castaneda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castaneda scores with a shot to the side of D Krusai's head.
D Krusai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
D Krusai swings wildly with an uppercut but Castaneda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castaneda lands a left hand that snaps the head of D Krusai backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castaneda lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T1#
Castaneda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castaneda lands a left hand that snaps the head of D Krusai backwards.
Castaneda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Castaneda throws a head punch that misses.
Castaneda struggles to land a body shot inside as D Krusai controls his hands.
Castaneda lands a left hand.
A short right from D Krusai on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castaneda.
Castaneda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Castaneda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with D Krusai's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Castaneda fails to land.
D Krusai lands a hook to the side of the head.
D Krusai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by D Krusai.
Castaneda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
D Krusai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
D Krusai lands an elbow just above Castaneda 's eye.
D Krusai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castaneda.
D Krusai tries to work over Castaneda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castaneda managing to block the knees to the body from D Krusai.
Castaneda has a couple of punches blocked by D Krusai.
Castaneda lands a left hand. #T2#
Castaneda struggles to land a body shot inside as D Krusai controls his hands.
D Krusai misses with some punches.
Castaneda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with D Krusai's elbow.
Castaneda working aggressively here.
D Krusai lands a good knee to the midsection. Castaneda won't want to take too many of those.
D Krusai can't find room to land a body shot as Castaneda controls the action.
Castaneda throws a head punch that misses.
D Krusai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Castaneda tries to work over D Krusai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice elbow from D Krusai.
Castaneda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castaneda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castaneda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castaneda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with D Krusai's elbow.
Castaneda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castaneda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Castaneda misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castaneda avoiding damage as D Krusai throws knees to the body.
Castaneda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castaneda blocks an elbow strike.
Castaneda avoiding damage as D Krusai throws knees to the body.
D Krusai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Raul Castaneda will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##CL#
Castaneda closes the distance and pushes D Krusai back into the cage.
Castaneda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castaneda lands a nice shot to the body.
Castaneda blocks an elbow strike from D Krusai.
Castaneda tries to work over D Krusai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
D Krusai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castaneda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with D Krusai's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castaneda.
A short right from Castaneda on the inside.
D Krusai misses with a punch on the inside.
Castaneda misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for D Krusai.
D Krusai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Castaneda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Castaneda misses with a body punch.
Castaneda managing to block the knees to the body from D Krusai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castaneda lands with a left to the head.
D Krusai blocking some punches.
D Krusai blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Castaneda.
Castaneda tries a body shot but D Krusai blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Castaneda.
D Krusai blocks an uppercut. #T1#
Castaneda misses with a hook from the clinch.
D Krusai missing with knees to the body.
D Krusai misses with a punch on the inside.
Castaneda has a couple of punches blocked by D Krusai.
Castaneda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Castaneda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Castaneda misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Castaneda scores with a nice short uppercut.
D Krusai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castaneda.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, D Krusai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Castaneda's brow.
Castaneda works on D Krusai's body with a couple of short punches.
D Krusai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castaneda avoids it.
D Krusai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castaneda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
D Krusai lands a knee to the body.
D Krusai misses with a hook from the clinch.
D Krusai throws a head punch that misses.
Castaneda pushes D Krusai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from D Krusai fails to land.
Castaneda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
D Krusai has a couple of punches blocked by Castaneda. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castaneda.
Castaneda misses with a short punch on the inside.
D Krusai working aggressively here.
Castaneda struggles to land a body shot inside as D Krusai controls his hands.
Castaneda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castaneda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by D Krusai.
D Krusai blocking some punches.
D Krusai blocking some punches.
D Krusai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
D Krusai misses with some punches.
D Krusai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
D Krusai prevents a body shot from Castaneda.
Castaneda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
D Krusai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castaneda.
Castaneda has a couple of punches blocked by D Krusai.
Castaneda lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by D Krusai.
Castaneda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Raul Castaneda has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Castaneda has a couple of punches blocked by D Krusai.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castaneda lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Castaneda dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3##CL#
Castaneda instigates a clinch.
Castaneda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Castaneda lands a nice uppercut.
Castaneda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
D Krusai takes a shot to the head.
Castaneda managing to block the knees to the body from D Krusai.
D Krusai tries a body shot but Castaneda blocks it.
Castaneda is working D Krusai over against the cage.
D Krusai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castaneda lands a nice shot to the body.
Castaneda cracks D Krusai with a nice body shot.
Castaneda scores with a shot to the side of D Krusai's head.
A body shot lands from Castaneda.
Castaneda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Castaneda.
Castaneda lands a nice uppercut.
D Krusai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right from Castaneda on the inside.
Castaneda pushes D Krusai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castaneda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of D Krusais head.
Castaneda gets through D Krusai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#ROC#D Krusai is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Castaneda.
D Krusai is still on wobbly legs! Can Castaneda finish him?
Castaneda lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Castaneda. #T1#
Castaneda creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! D Krusai crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! D Krusai face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Castaneda takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Raul Castaneda!
Raul Castaneda is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Raul Castaneda thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Apex Series 5
Date: Apr 12, 2025

#R1#
Dobrosavljevic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cholo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cholo appears to be looking for a big counter.
A head kick misses from Cholo.
Cholo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dobrosavljevic throws an off balance right hand
and Cholo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cholo checks a low kick from Dobrosavljevic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dobrosavljevic throws a series of strikes that have Cholo backpedaling. #CL#
Cholo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cholo misses with a knee strike.
Dobrosavljevic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T1##BC2#
Dobrosavljevic manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Cholo darts in and clinches Dobrosavljevic up against the cage.
Cholo landing knees to the body.
Cholo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dobrosavljevic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cholo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dobrosavljevic is defending well for now.
Dobrosavljevic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cholo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT#It looks like Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic has been cut.
Cholo missing with knees to the body.
Dobrosavljevic wants to stall.
Dobrosavljevic avoiding damage as Cholo throws knees to the body.
Cholo lands a good knee to the midsection. Dobrosavljevic won't want to take too many of those.
Cholo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dobrosavljevic managing to block the knees to the body from Cholo.
Cholo tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #T2#
Cholo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cholo lands a nice uppercut.
Dobrosavljevic throws a punch but it's blocked by Cholo.
Cholo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dobrosavljevic managing to block the knees to the body from Cholo.
Cholo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cholo trying to land knees to the body.
Cholo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dobrosavljevic is defending well for now.
Cholo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dobrosavljevic.
Cholo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dobrosavljevic is defending well for now.
Dobrosavljevic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dobrosavljevic is trying to stall.
Cholo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dobrosavljevic's face.
Cholo trying to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Han Cholo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Cholo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dobrosavljevic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cholo counters with a thumping low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cholo.
A head kick from Cholo lands but Dobrosavljevic takes it in his stride.
Cholo thuds his shin into the meat of Dobrosavljevic's side.#CL#
Cholo instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Dobrosavljevic breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cholo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Han Cholo is winning the standup battle so far.
Cholo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dobrosavljevic will feel that in the morning.
Dobrosavljevic swinging wildly here. #T1#
Dobrosavljevic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've been told by Cholo's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#CL#
Cholo darts in and clinches Dobrosavljevic up against the cage.
Dobrosavljevic avoiding damage as Cholo throws knees to the body.
Cholo with a knee to the head.
Cholo missing with knees to the body.
Cholo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dobrosavljevic.
Cholo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#BC2#
Dobrosavljevic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dobrosavljevic takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cholo throws a head kick that looked like it stung. #T2#
Cholo throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cholo lands a high kick!
Cholo with a body punch. A glancing blow. #CL#
Cholo forces Dobrosavljevic back against the cage and clinches.
Cholo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Han Cholo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cholo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dobrosavljevic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cholo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dobrosavljevic is defending well for now.
Cholo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dobrosavljevic managing to block the knees to the body from Cholo. #BC2#
Dobrosavljevic breaks the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cholo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Han Cholo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Dobrosavljevic throws a leg kick
and Cholo counters with a body kick.
Cholo throws a head kick that misses. #CL#
Cholo has closed the distance and engaged Dobrosavljevic in a clinch.
Cholo connects with a knee to the head.
Cholo looking to throw knees to the head but Dobrosavljevic is blocking nicely.
Cholo lands a knee to the head.
Cholo tries to land knees in the clinch but Dobrosavljevic avoids the damage to the body.
Cholo looking to throw knees to the head but Dobrosavljevic is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dobrosavljevic taking a breather.
Cholo lands a nice knee to the body.
Cholo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cholo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dobrosavljevic's face. #BC2#
Dobrosavljevic manages to break the clinch.
Dobrosavljevic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Dobrosavljevic takes a kick to the side of the head.#ROC#Dobrosavljevic is rocked!
Dobrosavljevic walks into a perfectly timed head kick by Cholo and drops face first to the floor! Dobrosavljevic's eyes are wide open but he's not all there - he's just flopping around the mat like a drunk on rollerskates! The referee doesn't even start the count - he's called an end to the fight, with Dobrosavljevic in no position to continue!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Han Cholo!
Han Cholo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Apex Series 5
Date: Apr 12, 2025

#R1#
Krasher wants to clinch but Grant slips to the side
letting Grant counter with a right hand.
A clash of legs there as Grant blocks the low kick.
Grant lands a body shot.
Krasher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krasher tries to land a leg kick but Grant saw it coming and moves away.
Grant was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Krasher throws a poor cross that misses
and Grant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krasher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krasher 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.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Grant lands a right hook to the body. #T1#
Grant scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Krasher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Krasher misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Grant to counter with a crisp jab.
Krasher takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grant comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grant swinging wildly here.
Krasher throws a counter combo.
Krasher throws a big shot that misses.
Krasher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Krasher misses with a left hand
and Grant counters with a right hand to the body.
Grant has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ruttos gym in the buildup to the fight.#T2#
Sloppy strikes from Grant. Those never looked like landing.
A little jabbing left from Krasher on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Krasher.
Grant scores with a jab. Krasher acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Krasher misses with a hook
and Krasher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krasher misses with a hook
and Grant counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krasher misses with a right hand
and Grant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grant's corner calls for a 1-2. Grant obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Krasher misses with an uppercut.
Jab by Grant.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Grant dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Krasher misses with a left hand
and Grant counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grant throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grant with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grant fails to land with a series of punches.
A low kick from Krasher misses
and Grant counters with a one-two to the body.
A shot to the liver by Grant. Beautiful body shot.
Krasher on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Krasher throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grant counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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!
Grant moves out of range of the strikes.#T1#
Krasher on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Grant's jab looks to have found its range, popping Krasher under the eye.
Krasher throws a poor cross that misses
and Krasher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grant works over Krasher's head and body with a nice combination.
Grant connects with a nice looking jab. #ROC#Krasher is rocked!
Krasher drops his guard momentarily, allowing Grant to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Krasher! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Grant takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jackson Grant!

Event: Apex Series 6
Date: Apr 12, 2025

#R1#
Vanitis thuds a left hand into Takamura's body.
Vanitis misses with a two punch combination.
Vanitis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Takamura with a hook.
Takamura throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vanitis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vanitis moves out of range of the strikes.
Vanitis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Takamura throws a leg kick that misses.
Takamura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vanitis.
Takamura throws a hook but Vanitis avoids it easily.
Vanitis checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanitis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Takamura looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vanitis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vanitis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Takamura to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takamura throws an overhand right that lands on Vanitis's shoulder, as Vanitis tries to avoid the shot.
Vanitis is looking to counter punch.#T1#
Takamura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good work by Vanitis as he checks the leg kick.
Vanitis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takamura circles away quickly and effectively.
Vanitis moves away from the strike by Takamura.
Vanitis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Takamura misses the jab.
Takamura throws a lazy head kick
and Vanitis counters with a three punch combo that has Takamura backing up. Takamura nods at Vanitis to acknowledge the strikes.
Vanitis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vanitis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takamura.
A combination from Takamura does no damage.
Takamura throws a lazy uppercut
and Vanitis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Takamura throws an off balance right hand
and Vanitis counters with a nice uppercut. #T2#
Takamura throws a jab when Vanitis was well out of range.
Vanitis throwing a counter right hand but Takamura manages to avoid it.
Takamura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vanitis circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Vanitis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takamura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vanitis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Takamura throws a jab when Vanitis was well out of range.
Takamura misses with a hook. Vanitis ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Vanitis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Takamura misses the target.
Vanitis went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Takamura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vanitis.
Vanitis blocks the body kick.
Vanitis throws a big counter combination but Takamura scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Vanitis misses with a few strikes there.
Takamura lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vanitis will feel that in the morning.
Vanitis avoids the head kick by Takamura.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ippo Takamura will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Sloppy strikes from Takamura. Those never looked like landing.
Vanitis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Takamura has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Vanitis misses with a two punch combination.
Vanitis ducks under a wild hook from Takamura.
Takamura lands with an uppercut that bounces Vanitis off the cage and back into range.
Vanitis slips a straight right by Takamura.
Vanitis is looking to counter punch.
Takamura takes a swing at Vanitis's ribcage but misses.
Vanitis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vanitis moves away from the strike by Takamura.
Vanitis defending well as Takamura loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Takamura is predictable there
and Vanitis counters with a series of strikes. Takamura will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ippo Takamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vanitis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Takamura loads up on a big right hand but Vanitis slips the punch.
Takamura misses with a hook
and Vanitis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lerouch Vanitis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Vanitis fails to land with a series of punches.
Takamura looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Vanitis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Takamura throws a lazy head kick
and Takamura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Takamura missing with a left hand there. Vanitis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vanitis throws a hook but Takamura blocks it.
As Vanitis backs off Takamura throws a huge counter combo but Vanitis manages to avoid it all.
Vanitis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takamura.
Takamura on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A swing and a miss from Takamura.
Vanitis appears to be looking for a big counter.
Takamura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Vanitis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Vanitis slips a straight right by Takamura.
Takamura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vanitis.
Vanitis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T2#
Takamura scores with a head kick.
Vanitis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takamura.
Takamura just misses with a punch to the body.
Vanitis connects with a body shot.
Takamura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takamura throws a hook but Vanitis avoids it easily.
Vanitis is looking to counter punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takamura slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CL#
Vanitis closes the distance and pushes Takamura back into the cage.
Takamura takes a shot to the head.
Takamura wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Takamura wants to break the clinch but can't.
Takamura is looking to break free of the clinch but Vanitis has double underhooks.
Takamura wants to get back to striking at distance but Vanitis won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ippo Takamura will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R3#
Nice cross by Takamura.
Takamura throws a combination that misses
and Vanitis counters with a nice uppercut.
Vanitis ducks under a wild hook from Takamura.
Vanitis throws a big counter combination but Takamura scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Takamura looks to land a right hand but Vanitis moved out of range.
Vanitis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#CL#
Vanitis clinches.
Nice elbow from Vanitis. #CUT#It looks like Ippo Takamura has been cut.
Vanitis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vanitis lands a shoulder strike. #ROC#Takamura is rocked!
Takamura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Takamura is still on wobbly legs! Can Vanitis finish him?
Vanitis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vanitis cracks Takamura on the bridge of the nose with a nasty looking elbow! Takamura crumples to the floor in pain, holding his face! It doesn't look like he's going to beat the count - he's out of it! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Lerouch Vanitis!
Lerouch Vanitis retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Lerouch Vanitis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Apex Series 6
Date: Apr 12, 2025

#R1#
Mountain misses with a body kick.
Roth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mountain.
Roth misses with a hook. Mountain ducked under it nicely.
Mountain seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd cheers as Roth lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mountain doesn't seem phased though.#CUT2#It looks like Tauski Mountain has been cut.
That kick from Mountain tenderised Roth's leg. Roth is trying to keep his angry face on.
Roth lands a glancing blow to the side of Mountain's head.
Mountain misses with an uppercut. Roth saw that one coming.
Philip Roth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roth connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mountain tries to clinch but Roth is having none of it.
Roth lands with a cross.
Roth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mountain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Mountain misses its target.
Mountain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roth.
Roth scores with a nice right hand. #CUT2#Tauski Mountain's cut is getting worse.
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!
Roth just misses with a punch to the body.
Mountain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #KD2#
Roth clips Mountain with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Mountain a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.#ROC2#Mountain is rocked!
Roth closes the distance and catches Mountain with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Mountain is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Mountain is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Mountain is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Roth takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Philip Roth!

Event: IFA 26: Moscow
Date: Apr 05, 2025

#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Joris. Sanyu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joris misses with a body shot
and Sanyu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Joris misses with a two punch combination.
Joris misses with a looping right.
Joris tests Sanyu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Sanyu misses.
Joris takes a swing at Sanyu's ribcage but misses.
A quick step to the side and Sanyu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanyu was well out of range. Poor timing from Joris.
Sanyu lands a right hook to the body.
Denga Sanyu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanyu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Joris stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#T1#
Sanyu throws an overhand right that lands on Joris's shoulder, as Joris tries to avoid the shot.
Joris throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanyu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanyu.
Sanyu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Joris misses with a hook to the body
and Sanyu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanyu ducks under a wild hook from Joris.
Joris cracks Sanyu with a good jab.
A slow jab from Joris misses its intended target.
Sanyu ducks under a wild hook from Joris.#TD#
Sanyu fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Joris sprawls well initially but Sanyu persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sanyu controlling the action here. #T2#
Sanyu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sanyu controlling the pace.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanyu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T3#
Joris lands with a shot to the body.
Sanyu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joris.
Sanyu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Joris avoids the body shot from Sanyu.
Gaston Joris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joris throws a hook to the side of Sanyu's head but Sanyu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab lands there for Sanyu.#T4#
Sanyu looks to land a left hand but Joris moved out of range nicely.
Joris throws out a counter right but Sanyu avoids it with no problem.
Sanyu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sanyu scores with a nice head shot.#ROC#Joris is rocked!
Sanyu dances in with a quick combination. Joris is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Sanyu snaps Joris's head back. Joris stumbles backwards against the cage. Sanyu steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Joris's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Joris just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Denga Sanyu!
Denga Sanyu retains his welterweight title!

Event: Sunrise 19
Date: Mar 29, 2025

#R1#
A head kick misses from Lincoln .
Lincoln throws a sloppy head kick and Adofo moves out of range easily.
Alexander Lincoln seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lincoln . That's going to slow Adofo down.
Adofo with a hook.#CUT#It looks like Alexander Lincoln has been cut.
Lincoln throws a solid leg kick but Adofo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lincoln .
Lincoln throws out a leg kick but Adofo moves out of range and Lincoln only half commits.
Lincoln tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheers as Adofo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lincoln doesn't seem phased though.
Lincoln shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Adofo misses with a leg kick
and Lincoln counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lincoln throws a chopping leg kick but Adofo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Adofo throws a jab but it's blocked by Lincoln .
Adofo blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab lands there for Lincoln .
Lincoln moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adofo swats away the attempt to clinch by Lincoln .
Lincoln tried to score with a low kick but Adofo checks it.
Adofo throwing a counter right hand but Lincoln manages to avoid it.
Lincoln throws a head kick but Adofo moves out of range. #T1#
Lincoln slips a straight right by Adofo.
Adofo throws a hook but Lincoln avoids it easily.
Adofo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Adofo misses with a looping right.
Adofo throws a body punch but Lincoln moves out of range.
Adofo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lincoln swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adofo missing with a left hand there. Lincoln was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lincoln shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A quick step to the side and Adofo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adofo throws a poor cross that misses
and Lincoln counters with a straight right hand.
Adofo tries to clinch up.
Lincoln bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Adofo's head.
Lincoln ducks under a wild hook from Adofo.
Adofo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lincoln can pounce on him.
Adofo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lincoln .
A solid leg kick lands there for Lincoln .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adofo throws a lazy right hand but Lincoln sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adofo lands a jab to the head. #T2#
Adofo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lincoln fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lincoln throws a leg kick that misses.
A head kick by Lincoln misses
and Adofo counters with a nice uppercut.
Lincoln lands with a slapping head kick. #KD#
Adofo catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Lincoln stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Lincoln walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Lincoln throws a solid leg kick but Adofo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lincoln .
Lincoln fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lincoln buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Lincoln .
Lincoln blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Lincoln .
Adofo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#ROC#Lincoln is rocked!
Lincoln uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adofo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adofo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lincoln on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Adofo. Adofo obviously looking to wear him down.
Lincoln throws a sloppy head kick and Adofo moves out of range easily.
Adofo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Adofo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adofo misses with an uppercut. Lincoln saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yanga Adofo should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Alexander Lincoln 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Lincoln waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adofo.
Lincoln connects with a leg kick.
Lincoln scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lincoln shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Adofo misses with an uppercut.
Adofo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lincoln tries to clinch but Adofo is having none of it.
Adofo throwing a counter right hand but Lincoln manages to avoid it.
Adofo throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Lincoln .
Lincoln slips a straight right by Adofo.
Adofo scores with a body shot.
A jab from Lincoln does it's job there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Adofo.
Lincoln tries to land a leg kick but Adofo saw it coming and moves away.
Yanga Adofo is winning the standup battle so far.
Adofo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lincoln keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adofo.
Adofo just misses with a punch to the body.
Lincoln works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lincoln listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T1#
Adofo tests Lincoln 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adofo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lincoln sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Adofo.
Adofo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lincoln blocks a jab.
Lincoln looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Adofo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Adofo is looking to slow Lincoln down with leg kicks.
Adofo swats away the attempt to clinch by Lincoln .
Adofo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lincoln . Lincoln obviously looking to wear him down.
Adofo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lincoln 's head backwards.
Lincoln connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Adofo's hands.
Adofo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lincoln steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Adofo tries to clinch up but Lincoln circles away and keeps his distance.
Lincoln throws a sloppy head kick and Adofo moves out of range easily.
Adofo clobbers Lincoln with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lincoln throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lincoln throws a front kick that sends Adofo stumbling back into the ropes.
Adofo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lincoln has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lincoln lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lincoln tries to score with a low kick but Adofo moves his leg out of the way.
Adofo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lincoln scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Adofo scores with a decent looking hook.
Lincoln tries to clinch but Adofo is having none of it.
Adofo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lincoln paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lincoln defending well as Adofo loads up on a big left hand.
Adofo misses with a straight right.
Lincoln lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adofo tries to clinch but Lincoln moves out of range.
Lincoln tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Adofo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Lincoln clinches up against the ropes.
Adofo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Yanga Adofo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Lincoln 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lincoln , as that shot connected.
Adofo loads up on a big right hand but Lincoln slips the punch.
Adofo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lincoln moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lincoln is still on wobbly legs! Can Adofo finish him?
Lincoln slips under a jab.
Adofo misses with a body shot.
Adofo ducks under a wild hook from Lincoln .
Lincoln seems to have recovered his senses.
Lincoln avoids the head kick by Adofo.
Lincoln throws a nice head kick!
Adofo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lincoln tries a head kick but it misses.
Adofo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adofo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Adofo. That's going to slow Lincoln down.
Lincoln thows a body kick. Adofo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Adofo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lincoln moves out of range of the strikes.
Lincoln connects with a good right hand that stumbles Adofo. Adofo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T1#
Lincoln lands with a kick to the temple. Adofo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lincoln throws a head kick but Adofo moves out of range.
Adofo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Adofo throws a hook to the side of Lincoln 's head but Lincoln sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adofo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lincoln clobbers Adofo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Adofo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #ROC2#Adofo is rocked!
Good leg kick by Adofo.
Oh Adofo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lincoln lands an overhand right.
Lincoln with a jab.
Lincoln uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adofo.
Adofo blocks a jab.
Adofo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It seemed like Lincoln was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lincoln scores with a decent looking hook.
Lincoln tries to land a leg kick but Adofo saw it coming and moves away.
A head kick misses from Lincoln .
Adofo blocks a head kick by Lincoln .
Adofo throws a head kick that misses.
Adofo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Adofo throws out a loose jab but Lincoln uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Adofo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lincoln .
Adofo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lincoln throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice shot lands for Lincoln .
Adofo misses with a wild body shot.
Adofo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Adofo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lincoln swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adofo checks a low kick from Lincoln .
Adofo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lincoln on the side of the head.
Adofo thuds his right hand into Lincoln 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alexander Lincoln has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adofo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Lincoln .
Lincoln dips to his left and cracks Adofo with an uppercut!
Adofo avoids the head kick by Lincoln .
Adofo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Adofo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Adofo throws a low kick but Lincoln moves out of range easily.
Adofo catches Lincoln with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lincoln lands a nice looking body kick.
Adofo blocks a jab.
Adofo seems to have got his legs back now.
Adofo swings widly with a right hand
and Lincoln makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Adofo tries to clinch up but Lincoln circles away and keeps his distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Lincoln comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Adofo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:27

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

Event: Sunrise 19
Date: Mar 29, 2025

#R1#
Hao punishes Roth's body with a nice straight punch.
Roth throws a poor cross that misses
letting Hao counter with a right hand.
Roth misses with a double jab.
Hao slips a straight right by Roth.
Hao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hao throws a lazy right hand but Roth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roth lands with a good body shot.
Hao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roth looks to land a left hand but Hao moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Hao was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Roth.
Roth misses with a hook.
Hao lands a jab to the head. #CUT#It looks like Philip Roth has been cut.
Hao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roth.
Roth throws a looping overhand right but Hao ducks down to avoid it.
Hao is looking for a counter combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Roth ducks under a wild hook from Hao.
Roth cracks Hao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.#T1#
Hao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roth lands a jab to the head.
Roth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hao throws out the jab.
Hao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Roth does no damage.
Roth misses the jab.
Hao misses with an uppercut
and Roth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roth might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Roth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roth lands with a cross.
Roth throws a hook to the side of Hao's head but Hao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Giang Hao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roth takes a swing at Hao's ribcage but misses.
Hao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T2#
Roth misses with a body punch
and Hao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hao. Roth does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hao throws a body punch but Roth moves out of range.
As Hao backs off Roth throws a huge counter combo but Hao manages to avoid it all.
Hao cracks Roth with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Roth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hao.
Roth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hao manages to avoid it.
Hao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roth throws a right hand that misses
and Hao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hao lands a jab to Roth's midsection.
Roth throws the left hand but Hao avoids the punch easily.
Hao throws a combination. Roth tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roth gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Giang Hao will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Philip Roth's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Roth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roth throws a shot from downtown. Hao moves away and avoids it.
Hao avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Hao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hao is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Hao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roth.
Philip Roth seems to be getting the better of the standup.#KD#
Hao clips Roth with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Roth a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Hao avoids the body shot from Roth.
Hao throwing a counter right hand but Roth manages to avoid it.
Roth misses with a right hand
and Hao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Roth drops his guard momentarily, allowing Hao to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Roth! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Hao takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Giang Hao!
Giang Hao was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: Sunrise 18
Date: Mar 22, 2025

#R1#
Hetfield misses with a body shot
and Chang counters with a nice uppercut.
Chang throws a hook to the side of Hetfield's head but Hetfield sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chang lands a slapping body shot.
Chang looks to land a combination. Hetfield sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hetfield throws a body punch but Chang moves out of range.
Chang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chang lands a slapping body shot.
Chang misses with a leg kick
and Hetfield counters with a nice body shot.
Chang misses with a body punch
and Hetfield counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chang throws a hook but Hetfield avoids it easily.
Hetfield throwing a counter right hand but Chang manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chang scores with a push kick.
Chang lands with a good body shot.#T1#
Chang misses with the combination.
It looked like Hetfield wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chang just misses with a punch to the body.
Chang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hetfield has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Chang looks to move away, Hetfield throws a big counter combo but Chang just gets out of the way.
Hetfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chang.
Chang looks to land a combination. Hetfield sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CUT2#It looks like James Hetfield has been cut.
Chang is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hetfield rather than just go for the knockout.
Chang misses with a double jab
and Hetfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
Hetfield walks into a jab.
Hetfield lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chang throws a combination. Hetfield tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chang swings for the body but Hetfield moves out of range.
Chang misses with a wild body shot.
Hetfield seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chang misses with a right hand
and Hetfield counters with a stiff right hand.
Chang misses the body punch
and Hetfield counters with a nice uppercut.
Chang misses with a shot to the body
and Hetfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Chang does no damage.
Chang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Chang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Hetfield's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Hetfield cracks Chang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chang misses the shot to the body.
Chang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hetfield moves out of range of the strikes.
Chang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chang feints and then cracks Hetfield's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hetfield down.
Hetfield looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chang lands with an overhand left.
Chang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hetfield counters with a thumping low kick.
A slow jab from Hetfield misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hetfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chang.
Chang throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hetfield to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Chang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chang just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHetfield.#T1#
Chang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chang throws an off balance right hand
and Hetfield counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hetfield.
James Hetfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chang misses the body punch
and Hetfield counters with a nice body shot.
Chang misses with the body kick
and Chang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hetfield counters with a low kick, right behind Chang 's knee.
Hetfield slips a jab and a cross from Chang.
A big right from Hetfield misses.
Chang misses the body punch
and Hetfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chang tries to land a body kick
and Hetfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chang throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T2#
Chang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hetfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hetfield clobbers Chang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chang throws an off balance right hand
and Hetfield counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chang is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hetfield moves out of range as Chang strikes.
Hetfield blocks the body kick.
Chang misses with a double jab
and Hetfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chang misses with a combination
enabling Hetfield to counter with a crisp jab.
Hetfield avoids the head kick by Chang.
Hetfield throwing a counter right hand but Chang manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James Hetfield dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Hetfield's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Hetfield uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chang.
Chang lands a slapping body shot.
Chang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hetfield ducks under a wild hook from Chang.
Chang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hetfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chang throws a right hand that Hetfield ducks under and follows up with a left that Hetfield also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chang connects with the punch.
Chang swings for the body but Hetfield moves out of range.
Tommy Chang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chang throws a right and a left that Hetfield avoids nicely. #T1#
Chang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hetfield.
Hetfield misses with a left hand
and Chang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chang misses with a lunging right hand
and Hetfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hetfield cracks Chang with a good jab.
Chang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hetfield moves out of range as Chang strikes.
Chang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Hetfield misses its target.
Chang scores with a jab.
Hetfield takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hetfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T2#
Hetfield missing with a left hand there. Chang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chang misses with a hook.
Chang misses with a hook.
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!
Chang throws an overhand right that lands on Hetfield's shoulder, as Hetfield tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Chang is predictable there
and Hetfield counters with a big head kick but Chang shrugs it off.
Hetfield throws a hook to the side of Chang's head but Chang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Chang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hetfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chang throws the left hand but Hetfield avoids the punch easily.
Hetfield fires out a quick counter leg kick but Chang just manages to avoid it.
Chang throws a right and a left that Hetfield avoids nicely.
Hetfield takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Chang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chang has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Chang!
Tommy Chang seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
James Hetfield spoke after the fight, saying 'I never lose, I just run outta time'.

Event: Sunrise 18
Date: Mar 22, 2025

#R1#
D Krusai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab from D Krusai.
D Krusai slips a straight right by Mabab.
D Krusai throws a sloppy head kick and Mabab moves out of range easily.
Mabab looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
D Krusai misses with the body kick
and Mabab counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Mabab.
D Krusai's corner calls for a 1-2. D Krusai obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
D Krusai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mabab blocks a head kick by D Krusai.
Mabab lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
D Krusai avoids a kick to the body.
D Krusai scores with a head kick.
Mabab checks a low kick from D Krusai.
A big left from D Krusai misses.
D Krusai moves out of range of the body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mabab misses with a body kick.#T1#
D Krusai lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mabab goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
D Krusai moves out of range as Mabab throws a body kick.
D Krusai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mabab takes one to the side of the head.
D Krusai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from D Krusai. Mabab shrugs it off though.
Mabab looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
D Krusai misses with a body kick.
D Krusai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mabab darts in trying to clinch
and D Krusai counters with a stiff right hand. #CL2#
Mabab rushes D Krusai and presses him up against the ropes.
D Krusai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #T2#
D Krusai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mabab backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice right hand lands inside from D Krusai.
Mabab is trying to break the clinch but D Krusai has him pressed against the ropes.
D Krusai misses with a punch on the inside.
D Krusai landing knees to the body.
D Krusai lands a shoulder strike.
Mabab working hard to break the clinch.#BC#
D Krusai breaks the clinch.
D Krusai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mabab lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
D Krusai catches Mabab napping and cracks him with a perfect head kick! Mabab goes down! He's bigtime hurt! He's not going to make it back to his feet - the referee has called it off! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Pattaya D Krusai!
Pattaya D Krusai retains his featherweight title!

Event: Apex Series 4
Date: Mar 22, 2025

#R1#
Cholo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cholo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cholo throws a body kick that misses.
Slim tries to work over Cholo's front leg with a kick but Cholo checks it.
Cholo throws a counter high kick but Slim was just alert enough to avoid it.
Slim throws a head kick but Cholo moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Cholo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've been told by Cholo's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Crunch! Slim slams his shin into Cholo's torso.
Slim scores with a decent looking hook.
Slim takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Slim throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL2#
Slim darts in and clinches Cholo up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slim struggles to land a body shot inside as Cholo controls his hands.
Cholo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Slim or not.
Cholo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cholo struggles to land a body shot inside as Slim controls his hands.
Slim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slim pushes Cholo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cholo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slim avoids it.#T1#
Cholo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Slim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Cholo.
Cholo misses with a knee strike.
Cholo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Slim or not.
Slim tries to land knees in the clinch but Cholo avoids the damage to the body.
Slim digs a right hand underneath Cholo's ribcage. Cholo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cholo crunches a lovely knee into Slim's ribcage.
Cholo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Slim crunches a lovely knee into Cholo's ribcage.
Slim misses with a punch on the inside.
Cholo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cholo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slim's elbow.
Cholo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Slim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cholo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cholo tries to throw a body punch but Slim avoids it by throwing Cholo back against the cage.
Cholo tries to land knees in the clinch but Slim avoids the damage to the body. #BC#
Cholo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slim missing with a left hand there. Cholo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T2#
Cholo looks to throw a body kick
and Slim counters with a low kick, right behind Cholo 's knee.
Slim swings widly with a right hand
and Cholo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cholo connects with a leg kick.
Cholo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Slim looks to land a right hand but Cholo moved out of range.
Cholo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cholo moves away from the strike by Slim.
Slim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Slim throws a low kick but Cholo moves out of range easily.
Slim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barbados Slim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cholo lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cholo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Barbados Slim will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Cholo slips under a jab from Slim.
Slim throws a leg kick
and Slim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cholo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slim.
Slim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cholo.
Cholo is looking to land body kicks.
Slim throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Slim throws the left hand but Cholo avoids the punch easily.
Cholo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Slim takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barbados Slim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slim stuns Cholo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cholo throws a head kick that half lands.
Cholo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cholo scores with a push kick.#T1#
Cholo throws a sloppy head kick and Slim moves out of range easily.
Slim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cholo. Cholo obviously looking to wear him down.
Cholo with a nice calf kick.
Slim lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cholo's sensitive parts.
Slim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cholo tries to work over Slim's front leg with a kick but Slim checks it.
Cholo misses with a body kick.
Slim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cholo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Cholo blocks a jab.
Slim throws a leg kick
and Cholo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cholo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cholo is looking to land body kicks.#T2#
Slim wants to clinch up but Cholo keeps it at a distance.
Slim cracks Cholo with a good jab.
Cholo throws a head kick that misses.
Cholo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cholo walks into a straight right hand from Slim.
Slim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cholo is looking to land body kicks.
Slim moves to clinch but Cholo breaks away
and Cholo counters with a thumping low kick.
Slim moves out of range of the body kick.#CL2#
Slim clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cholo.
Slim throws a punch but it's blocked by Cholo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Han Cholo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cholo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Cholo keeps Slim at a distance using the push kick.
A head kick misses from Cholo.
Slim throws a lazy uppercut
and Cholo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cholo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cholo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It appears Cholo was looking to counter with a kick there.
Cholo scores with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick from Cholo.
Slim moves out of range of the body kick from Cholo.
Cholo scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slim rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cholo counters with a nice body kick.
Slim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cholo.
Slim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slim just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCholo.
Cholo blocks a jab.#T1#
Cholo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slim.
Cholo works the jab nicely.
Cholo throws a sloppy head kick and Slim moves out of range easily.
Cholo avoids the body shot from Slim.
Cholo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Slim throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cholo.
Cholo thows a body kick. Slim tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cholo connects with an inside leg kick.
Cholo throws a head kick that misses.
Slim has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cholo.
Cholo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cholo moves into range and lands a nice body kick. #T2#
Donk. Cholo catches Slim right on the button with a cross.
Slim's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Slim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slim uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Slim misses with a hook
and Cholo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Slim's knee momentarily.
Cholo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slim can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slim connects with a body shot.#CL2#
Slim forces Cholo back against the cage and clinches.
Slim gets through Cholo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cholo trying to land knees to the body. #BC#
Cholo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slim lands a head shot.
Slim takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Slim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Han Cholo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cholo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28

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

Event: IFA 23: Legacy
Date: Mar 15, 2025

#R1#
Herny is looking to clinch.
Sanyu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sanyu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanyu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Herny tries to clinch but Sanyu is having none of it.
Herny wants to clinch
and Sanyu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Herny digs a good hook to Sanyu's body.
Sanyu jabs at Herny's body.
Herny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Herny looks to move away, Sanyu throws a big counter combo but Herny just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Herny moves into the clinch.
Sanyu is trying to break the clinch but Herny is controlling him.
Sanyu is trying to break free.#BC2#
Herny manages to break the clinch.
Sanyu digs a good body shot into Herny's ribs.#T1#
Herny tries to clinch there but Sanyu circles away.
Herny throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Herny throws a right hand that Sanyu ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanyu also avoids with ease.
Herny fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanyu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Herny moves in looking to clinch but Sanyu pushes him off.#CL2#
Herny gets a clinch. #TD#
Sanyu turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sanyu manages to end up in side control.
Sanyu throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sanyu controlling the position. #T2##SU#
Sanyu stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Sanyu misses with a body punch
and Herny counters with a left and a right that stings Sanyu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Herny fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanyu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CUT#It looks like Alexis Herny has been cut.
Sanyu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Herny moves in looking to clinch but Sanyu pushes him off.
Sanyu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sanyu swats away the attempt to clinch by Herny.#CL2#
Herny moves into range and clinches up with Sanyu.#T3#
Sanyu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hook to the body lands for Sanyu.
Herny prevents the takedown attempt. #BC2#
Herny breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Herny looks to clinch
and Sanyu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Herny lands a body shot.
Alexis Herny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanyu scores with a nice strike.
Herny drops his hands momentarily and Sanyu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #ROC#Herny is rocked!
Sanyu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Herny is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanyu finish him?
Sanyu ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Herny's jaw. Herny's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Sanyu does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Denga Sanyu!
Denga Sanyu retains his welterweight title!

Event: Sunrise 17
Date: Mar 15, 2025

#R1#
Fisher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fisher throws a poor cross that misses
and Vanitis counters with a one-two to the body.
Jovany Fisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fisher just misses with a punch to the body.
Fisher throws a head kick that misses. #CL#
Vanitis moves into the clinch.
Fisher misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Fisher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Vanitis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Vanitis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fishers head.
Fisher blocks an elbow strike.
Fisher lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fisher throws a head punch that misses.
Fisher misses with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vanitis as Fisher tries to tie him up.
Vanitis lands a nice elbow. #CUT#It looks like Jovany Fisher has been cut.#T1#
Vanitis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vanitis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Vanitis lands an elbow just above Fisher 's eye.
Vanitis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Vanitis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vanitis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #BC2#
Fisher manages to break the clinch.
Fisher scores with a body shot. #CL#
Vanitis moves into range and clinches up with Fisher.
Fisher has a couple of punches blocked by Vanitis.
Fisher tries a body shot but Vanitis blocks it.
Fisher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vanitis misses with an elbow over the top.
Vanitis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
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!
Vanitis lands an elbow that stopped Fisher in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#That has opened up Jovany Fisher's cut even more.
Fisher stalling in the clinch.
Fisher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fisher blocks the elbow strike. #T2#
Fisher avoids the elbow strike from Vanitis, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Vanitis throws an elbow but misses.
Vanitis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fisher backwards.
Vanitis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vanitis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vanitis prevents Fisher from breaking the clinch.
Fisher is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Fisher blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Fisher fails to land.
Vanitis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vanitis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fisher's efforts to push away.
Nice elbow from Vanitis.
Still in the clinch, Vanitis scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fisher takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vanitis misses with an elbow over the top.
Vanitis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lerouch Vanitis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jovany Fisher's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Sloppy strikes from Fisher. Those never looked like landing.
Vanitis works Fisher's body with a nice hook.
Lerouch Vanitis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fisher throws an overhand right that lands on Vanitis's shoulder, as Vanitis tries to avoid the shot.
Vanitis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vanitis lands an overhand right.
A head kick by Fisher misses
and Vanitis counters with a stiff right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Fisher as he connects with a hook.
Vanitis blocks a jab.
It looked like Vanitis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fisher.
Vanitis tries to clinch there but Fisher circles away.
Fisher looks to land a right hand but Vanitis moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanitis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vanitis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fisher can do to turn this around?
Fisher misses with a lunging right hand
and Vanitis counters with a left and a right that stings Fisher.
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!
Vanitis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vanitis closes the distance and lands a one-two.#ROC#Fisher is rocked!#T1#
Vanitis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fisher.
Vanitis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fisher throws a sloppy head kick and Vanitis moves out of range easily.
Vanitis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#KD#
Fisher ducks into a a hook from Vanitis and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Fisher is still on wobbly legs! Can Vanitis finish him?
Lerouch Vanitis is winning the standup battle so far.
Vanitis staggers Fisher with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Fisher looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Vanitis is victorious!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lerouch Vanitis!
Lerouch Vanitis retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Lerouch Vanitis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Sunrise 17
Date: Mar 15, 2025

#R1#
Grant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grant swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Davenport misses with a straight left.
Grant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davenport throws a lazy uppercut
and Grant counters with a nice uppercut.
Grant fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Davenport misses with a looping left.
Grant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grant looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Grant moves into the clinch.
Davenport blocking some punches.
Davenport avoiding damage as Grant throws knees to the body.
Grant can't find room to land a body shot as Davenport controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davenport.
Davenport wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grant has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Grant fails to land.
Grant working aggressively here.
Davenport looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Davenport blocking some punches.
Grant misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Davenport can't break the clinch.
Davenport can't break the clinch.
Grant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Davenport working hard to break the clinch.
Grant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grant misses with the head strike.
Davenport is trying to push Grant away but Grant has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Davenport wants to get back to striking at distance but Grant won't allow it.
Davenport has had enough of the clinch but Grant keeps him there for the moment.
Davenport is trying to break free.
Davenport wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grant lands a right hand that snaps the head of Davenport backwards.
Davenport is looking to break free of the clinch but Grant has double underhooks.
Grant keeps control of Davenport as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davenport can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Davenport's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grant tries to work over Davenport's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grant scores with a hook to the body.
Grant misses with the head strike.
Grant lands with a right to the head.
Grant lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Davenport is trying to force a seperation but Grant has the dominant position.#T2#
Grant misses with the head strike. #BC2#
Davenport pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grant tries to clinch up.
Davenport throws the left hand but Grant avoids the punch easily.
Davenport drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Grant defending well as Davenport loads up on a big left hand.
Davenport misses with an uppercut. Grant saw that one coming.
It looked like Grant wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Davenport throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davenport connects with a right hand. Grant shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davenport misses the jab.
Grant moves out of range as Davenport strikes.
Grant scores with a decent looking hook.
Grant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davenport moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davenport misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Grant dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Davenport throws a jab but it's blocked by Grant.
Davenport throws an off balance right hand
and Grant counters with a left to the body.
Davenport misses with a looping right.
Grant was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Grant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davenport can do to turn this around?
Davenport swings widly with a right hand
and Grant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Davenport misses with a looping left.
Grant cracks Davenport with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Grant lands a nice hook to Davenport's body. Davenport takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Davenport jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davenport throws a poor cross that misses
and Grant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davenport swings widly with a right hand
and Grant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davenport throws a poor cross that misses
and Grant counters with a straight right hand.#CL#
Grant moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant working aggressively here.
Davenport tries to circle away but Grant has him pinned against the ropes.
Grant lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T1#
Grant lands a right hand that snaps the head of Davenport backwards.
Grant throws a head punch that misses.
Davenport blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davenport blocks a body shot from Grant.
Davenport can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davenport.
Grant lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davenport backwards.
Grant working aggressively here.
Grant struggles to land a body shot inside as Davenport controls his hands.
Davenport can't break the clinch.
Grant scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grant missing with knees to the body.
Grant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grant misses with a punch on the inside.
Grant lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davenport backwards. #ROC#Davenport is rocked!
Grant lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davenport backwards.
Davenport is still on wobbly legs! Can Grant finish him?
Davenport blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grant creates a bit of distance and cracks Davenport with a big uppercut! Davenport goes down! The referee pushes Grant away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Davenport make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Grant takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jackson Grant!

Event: Apex Series 3
Date: Mar 08, 2025

#R1#
Dunham just misses with a punch to the body.
Lincoln is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dunham.
We've been informed that Dunham has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dunham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lincoln is looking to counter the offense by Dunham and move into the clinch.
Dunham throws a lazy uppercut #CL#
and Lincoln holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dunham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dunham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lincoln 's elbow.
Dunham working aggressively here.
A short right from Dunham on the inside.
I was talking to Lincoln 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lincoln stalling against the cage.
Dunham lands a right hand.
Dunham misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunham working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dunham working aggressively here.
Dunham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dunham tries to work over Lincoln 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Dunham softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Dunham scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dunham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dunham can't find room to land a body shot as Lincoln controls the action.
Dunham lands with a short shot to the head.
Dunham misses with a body punch.
Dunham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lincoln controlling the action here for a moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lincoln - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lincoln gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Dunham struggles to land a body shot inside as Lincoln controls his hands.
Dunham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dunham can't find room to land a body shot as Lincoln controls the action. #T2#
Dunham working aggressively here.
Dunham scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lincoln is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dunham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lincoln stalling in the clinch.
Dunham gets through Lincoln 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dunham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lincoln 's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunham throws a punch but it's blocked by Lincoln .
Dunham lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dunham softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lincoln blocks a body shot from Dunham.
Lincoln is trying to maintain a safe position but Dunham gets an underhook and turns Lincoln into the cage.
Dunham misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Dunham dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Dunham throws a series of punches but Lincoln moves out of range.
Lincoln is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dunham.
Dunham tests Lincoln 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dunham's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lincoln under the eye.
Dunham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lincoln tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dunham manages to circle out of the way.
Alexander Lincoln is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dunham misses with a two punch combination.
Lincoln is looking to counter the offense by Dunham and move into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Dunham misses the target.
Dunham throws a hook but Lincoln blocks it.
Dunham misses with an uppercut. Lincoln saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Dunham misses.
Lincoln tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dunham manages to circle out of the way.
Dunham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lincoln tries to counter by clinching up but Dunham breaks away and moves out of range.
Dunham scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CUT2#It looks like Alexander Lincoln has been cut.
Dunham clobbers Lincoln with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dunham throws a series of punches but Lincoln moves out of range. #T1#
Lincoln defending well as Dunham loads up on a big left hand.
Lincoln tries to counter by clinching up but Dunham breaks away and moves out of range.
Dunham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lincoln tries to counter by clinching up but Dunham breaks away and moves out of range.
Dunham misses with a looping right.
Dunham throws a big shot that misses.
As Dunham tries to get set, Lincoln tries to push him back and clinch up but Dunham manages to avoid the attempt.
Dunham might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dunham misses with a straight right.
Lincoln uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dunham.
Dunham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dunham throws an ugly left hook that misses #CL#
and Lincoln counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lincoln .
Dunham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lincoln backwards.
Lincoln stalls.
Dunham lands with a short shot to the head.
Lincoln blocks a body shot from Dunham.
Lincoln blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dunham tries to throw a body punch but Lincoln avoids it by throwing Dunham back against the cage. #T2#
Dunham gets through Lincoln 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lincoln will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dunham up against the cage.
Dunham tries a body shot but Lincoln blocks it.
Lincoln blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dunham.
Dunham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dunham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunham lands a body shot.
Dunham digs a right hand into Lincoln 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lincoln 's gas tank.
Lincoln taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dunham is leaning against Lincoln and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Dunham - that landed with a thud.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Dunham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexander Lincoln 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Dunham throws a shot from downtown. Lincoln moves away and avoids it.
Lincoln tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dunham manages to circle out of the way.
Dunham throws a hook but Lincoln blocks it.
Lincoln tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dunham manages to circle out of the way.
Dunham cracks a nice hook into Lincoln 's ribs.
Lincoln takes one to the chin there.
Pete Dunham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dunham throws a combination that misses #CL#
and Lincoln counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dunham lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Dunham fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dunham creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dunham misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunham pushes Lincoln back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dunham scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dunham scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lincoln taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dunham as Lincoln tries to tie him up. #T1#
A short right from Dunham.
Dunham tries to throw a body punch but Lincoln avoids it by throwing Dunham back against the cage.
Lincoln blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dunham presses Lincoln against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pete Dunham seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dunham working aggressively here.
A short right from Dunham.
A head punch on the inside from Dunham fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dunham.
Dunham makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lincoln slowing the pace effectively.
Dunham lands a hook that snaps the head of Lincoln backwards.
Dunham struggles to land a body shot inside as Lincoln controls his hands. #T2#
Dunham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dunham throws a head punch that misses.
Dunham can't find room to land a body shot as Lincoln controls the action.
Dunham tries a body shot but Lincoln blocks it.
Dunham lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lincoln backwards.
Dunham misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dunham digs a right hand underneath Lincoln 's ribcage. Lincoln let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lincoln wants to stall.
Dunham lands with a light punch inside.
Dunham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dunham scores with a nice hook to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Dunham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dunham has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 25:30

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

Event: Apex Series 3
Date: Mar 08, 2025

#R1#
Adofo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lowry.
Adofo misses with a head kick.
Adofo looks to land a right hand but Lowry moved out of range.
Scottie Lowry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lowry throws a body shot but no joy.
Lowry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adofo tried to counter with a leg kick but Lowry avoided it.
Adofo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Adofo connects with a looping right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Lowry scores with a four punch combination!
Adofo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Adofo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lowry 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.
Adofo doesn't manage to clinch there - Lowry circles away.
Lowry throws a big counter head kick but Adofo avoids it with no problem.
Adofo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lowry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adofo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#CL2#
Lowry takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Lowry.
Lowry tries to land a knee to the head but Adofo blocks with his arms.
Adofo goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T1#
Adofo presses Lowry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Adofo.
Adofo blocks the elbow strike.
Lowry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lowry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adofo tries to throw a body punch but Lowry avoids it by throwing Adofo back against the cage.
Lowry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Adofo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lowry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adofo avoids it.
Adofo throws a punch but it's blocked by Lowry.
Lowry has a couple of punches blocked by Adofo.
Adofo misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Adofo.
Adofo presses Lowry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lowry looks winded!
Adofo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Adofo lands a body punch.
Adofo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Adofo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Adofo.
Adofo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adofo tries a body shot but Lowry blocks it.
I was talking to Adofo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adofo managing to block the knees to the body from Lowry.
Adofo working aggressively here.
Lowry misses with a body punch. #T2#
Lowry presses Adofo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Adofo pushes Lowry back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Adofo prevents a body shot from Lowry.
Lowry throws an elbow but it misses.
Adofo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adofo lands a body punch.
A short right from Adofo on the inside.
A body shot lands from Adofo.
Adofo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adofo lands a right hand.
Adofo struggles to land a body shot inside as Lowry controls his hands.
Adofo tries to work over Lowry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lowry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adofo.
Adofo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Adofo blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adofo lands a body punch.
Adofo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Adofo misses with a body punch.
Adofo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adofo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yanga Adofo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Adofo blocks a leg kick.
Adofo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lowry walks into a left hand. #ROC#Lowry is rocked!
Lowry tries a head kick but it misses.
Lowry is still on wobbly legs! Can Adofo finish him?
Lowry connects with a body shot that sends Adofo's belly button to the back.
Lowry seems to have recovered his senses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lowry. Adofo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lowry throws a hook but Adofo blocks it.
Adofo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lowry throws out a leg kick but Adofo moves out of range and Lowry only half commits.
Adofo avoids a kick to the body.
Lowry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Adofo's head.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lowry trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowry throws an elbow but it misses.
Adofo lands a body shot.
Adofo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo tries to throw a body punch but Lowry avoids it by throwing Adofo back against the cage.
Lowry takes a shot to the head.
Lowry is breathing heavily.
Adofo managing to block the knees to the body from Lowry. #T1#
Adofo throws a head punch that misses.
Adofo struggles to land a body shot inside as Lowry controls his hands.
Adofo misses with the head strike.
Yanga Adofo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lowry missing with knees to the body.
Adofo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adofo lands with a light punch inside.
Lowry throws an elbow that misses.
Lowry misses with some punches.
Lowry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lowry misses with an elbow over the top.
Adofo lands with a light punch inside.
Lowry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adofo avoids the elbow strike from Lowry, against the cage.
Adofo lands a nice uppercut.
Lowry tries a knee to the head but Adofo blocks it.
Lowry lands a good knee to the midsection. Adofo won't want to take too many of those.
Adofo misses with a punch to the body.
Adofo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lowry misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adofo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lowry tries to land knees in the clinch but Adofo avoids the damage to the body. #T2#
A right hook to the body lands for Adofo.
Adofo misses with a punch to the body.
Adofo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Adofo as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Adofo as the two fighters clinch.
Adofo tries to throw a body punch but Lowry avoids it by throwing Adofo back against the cage.
Adofo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lowry misses with a punch on the inside.
Adofo struggles to land a body shot inside as Lowry controls his hands.
Adofo misses with a punch to the body.
Adofo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lowry can do to turn this around?
Good body shot from Adofo.
Adofo lands with a left to the head.
Adofo lands a body punch.
Adofo digs a right hand into Lowry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lowry's gas tank.
Adofo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Adofo.
A short right from Adofo on the inside.
Adofo is working Lowry over against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowry takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Adofo.
Adofo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lowry.
A right handed body shot lands from Adofo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yanga Adofo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Adofo circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Lowry tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Adofo wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yanga Adofo!
An out of breath Yanga Adofo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Apex Series 2
Date: Feb 22, 2025

#R1##CL2#
Hopper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vanitis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vanitis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hopper blocks the elbow strike.
Vanitis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hopper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vanitis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoppers head.
Vanitis takes a shot to the head.
Vanitis lands an elbow that stopped Hopper in his tracks for a moment.
Hopper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopper blocks an elbow strike.
Hopper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vanitis backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vanitis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopper.
Hopper working aggressively here.
Vanitis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vanitis working aggressively here.
Hopper looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vanitis misses with an elbow over the top.#T1#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vanitis.
Hopper is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hopper blocks an elbow strike.
Hopper has a couple of punches blocked by Vanitis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vanitis.
Hopper misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Hopper.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopper.
Vanitis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vanitis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hopper's defenses.
Vanitis lands an elbow that stopped Hopper in his tracks for a moment.
Vanitis blocking some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hopper throws a punch but it's blocked by Vanitis.
Vanitis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vanitis blocks an uppercut. #T2#
Hopper has a couple of punches blocked by Vanitis.
Hopper blocks an elbow strike.
Vanitis blocking some punches.
Hopper takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanitis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hopper backwards. #ROC#Hopper is rocked!
Vanitis throws an elbow that misses.
Hopper is still on wobbly legs! Can Vanitis finish him?
Vanitis cracks Hopper with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Hopper goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Hopper wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Lerouch Vanitis!
Lerouch Vanitis retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Lerouch Vanitis made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Apex Series 2
Date: Feb 22, 2025

#R1#
Grant slips a straight right by Payne.
Grant takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Payne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grant.
Grant with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Payne to score with a decent uppercut.
Grant slips a straight right by Payne.
Grant is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Payne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grant throwing a counter right hand but Payne manages to avoid it.
Payne takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payne misses with a hook.
Payne looks to land a left hand but Grant moved out of range nicely.
Grant takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.#T1#
Some bone on bone action there as Grant checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grant is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Payne throws a sloppy head kick and Grant moves out of range easily.
Payne throws a nice head kick!
Grant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Payne does it's job there.
Jackson Grant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grant moves out of range of the leg kick from Payne.
Grant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Payne.
Grant throws a shot to the body. #T2#
Payne swings widly with a right hand
and Payne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Payne throws a head kick that misses.
Grant is looking for a counter combo.
Payne fails to land with a series of punches.
Payne tries to work over Grant's front leg with a kick but Grant checks it.
Payne swings widly with a right hand
and Grant counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big right from Payne misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payne throws a series of punches but Grant avoids them all with ease.
Grant ducks under a wild hook from Payne.
Payne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Payne dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Payne misses with a right hand
and Grant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Payne closes the distance and catches Grant with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Grant is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Grant is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Grant is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Payne takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jason Payne!
A victorious Jason Payne thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Sunrise 15
Date: Feb 22, 2025

#R1#
D Krusai tries to land a leg kick but Brooks saw it coming and moves away. #CL#
Brooks darts in and clinches D Krusai up against the ropes.
Brooks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.#BC2#
D Krusai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
D Krusai tries to land a body kick
and Brooks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brooks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
D Krusai throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Brooks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pattaya D Krusai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
D Krusai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brooks.
D Krusai's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brooks connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! D Krusai scrambles back to his feet.
Brooks bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
D Krusai misses with a low kick.
D Krusai misses with a hook
and Brooks counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks scores with a nice strike.
D Krusai throws a big shot that misses.
Brooks avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #CL#
Brooks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with D Krusai, pushing him back against the ropes.#T1#
D Krusai misses with an elbow strike.
Brooks scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC2#
D Krusai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
D Krusai throws a leg kick
and Brooks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
D Krusai fails with an attempt to clinch.
D Krusai tries to clinch up but Brooks circles away and keeps his distance.
Brooks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but D Krusai moves away.#CL#
Brooks clinches up with D Krusai and pushes him back against the ropes.
Brooks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Brooks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
D Krusai misses with the head strike.
Brooks lands with a short punch from the clinch. #BC#
Brooks breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Brooks takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Brooks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
D Krusai misses with a low kick.
Brooks tries to counter by clinching up but D Krusai breaks away and moves out of range.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks blocks the body kick.
D Krusai 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.
D Krusai thows a left - swing and a miss!
D Krusai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slow jab from D Krusai misses its intended target.
D Krusai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brooks.
Brooks tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. D Krusai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
D Krusai replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Brooks blocks it well.
D Krusai looks for the body kick but Brooks saw that one coming.
D Krusai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brooks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brooks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
D Krusai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brooks momentarily.
D Krusai is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
D Krusai tries to land a front kick but Brooks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
D Krusai misses with a body kick.
It looked like Brooks was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from D Krusai.
Both fighters circling a little - D Krusai finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Terrell Brooks dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
A solid body kick from D Krusai.
D Krusai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
D Krusai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A solid leg kick lands there for D Krusai.
Brooks walks into a jab.#CL#
Brooks has closed the distance and engaged D Krusai in a clinch.
Brooks blocking some punches.
Brooks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#BC#
Brooks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
D Krusai misses with a body kick.
Brooks seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A head kick misses from D Krusai.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Brooks here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
D Krusai misses with a kick to the body #CL#
and Brooks holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Brooks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch but D Krusai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brooks is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
D Krusai missing with a left hand there. Brooks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brooks is looking to counter the offense by D Krusai and move into the clinch.
Brooks moves out of range of the body kick.
Brooks avoids the head kick by D Krusai. #T1#
D Krusai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
D Krusai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
D Krusai bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.#CL#
Brooks moves into range and clinches up with D Krusai.
Brooks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brooks takes an elbow to the temple.
Brooks misses with a punch to the body.
Brooks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
D Krusai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Brooks fails to land.
Brooks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of D Krusais head.
Brooks can't break the clinch.
Terrell Brooks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
D Krusai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brooks avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from D Krusai. #BC#
Brooks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up but D Krusai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A decent looking body kick lands there for D Krusai.#T2#
Brooks is looking to clinch but D Krusai is avoiding it.
Brooks moves out of range of the leg kick from D Krusai.
It looked like Brooks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brooks moves out of range of the body kick from D Krusai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling D Krusai to score with a decent uppercut.
D Krusai goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
D Krusai throws a head kick that misses
enabling Brooks to counter with a crisp jab.
D Krusai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brooks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
D Krusai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL#
Brooks moves into the clinch.
D Krusai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
D Krusai misses with an elbow strike.
Brooks leaning against his opponent.
Brooks scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC2#
D Krusai breaks the clinch.
Brooks throws a good cross that connects.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pattaya D Krusai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R3#
Brooks checks a low kick from D Krusai.
Brooks is looking to counter punch.
Pattaya D Krusai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brooks moves out of range as D Krusai strikes.
Brooks tries to counter by clinching up but D Krusai breaks away and moves out of range.
D Krusai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brooks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
D Krusai throws a head kick that misses #CL#
and Brooks counters by clinching up.
D Krusai has a couple of punches blocked by Brooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by D Krusai. #BC2#
D Krusai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brooks misses with a hook.
D Krusai throws a solid leg kick but Brooks takes the impact on his shin and smiles at D Krusai.
D Krusai wants to clinch but Brooks slips to the side
and Brooks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before D Krusai can pounce on him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from D Krusai.
Brooks wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Brooks listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brooks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #T1#
D Krusai tries to clinch but Brooks is having none of it.
D Krusai fails with an attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Brooks misses the target.
D Krusai scores with a nice head shot.
D Krusai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brooks is looking to counter the offense by D Krusai and move into the clinch.
D Krusai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brooks. That did some damage!
D Krusai staying out of range there.
Brooks walks forward, straight into a front kick from D Krusai.#CL#
Brooks pushes D Krusai up against the ropes in a clinch.
D Krusai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #BC2#
D Krusai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from D Krusai.
Brooks seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
D Krusai fails with an attempt to clinch.
D Krusai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brooks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
D Krusai is looking to score with low kicks.#T2#
Brooks takes a kick to the side of the head.
D Krusai tries to land a front kick but Brooks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
D Krusai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
D Krusai wants to land a leg kick but Brooks is out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
D Krusai looks to clinch
and Brooks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brooks blocks a head kick by D Krusai.
It looked like Brooks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good body shot from Brooks.
D Krusai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brooks dodges an elbow strike from D Krusai. #BC#
Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
D Krusai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brooks avoids the head kick by D Krusai.
A thudding body kick lands there by D Krusai!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pattaya D Krusai really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R4#
D Krusai is looking to clinch but Brooks is avoiding it.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but D Krusai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
D Krusai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
D Krusai lands a glancing blow to the side of Brooks's head.
D Krusai is looking to clinch.
D Krusai misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from D Krusai. #CL2#
D Krusai closes the distance and clinches.
D Krusai throws an elbow that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. D Krusai obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
D Krusai missing with knees to the body.
D Krusai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brooks goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC#
Brooks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brooks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from D Krusai. #T1#
D Krusai gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Brooks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
D Krusai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
D Krusai gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Brooks to counter with a crisp jab.
D Krusai throws a sloppy head kick
and Brooks counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps D Krusai thinking.
The fighters circling - Brooks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brooks loads up on a big right hand but D Krusai slips the punch.
Brooks swats away the attempt to clinch by D Krusai.
D Krusai blocks a jab.
D Krusai throws out a counter right but Brooks avoids it with no problem.
A low kick from D Krusai is predictable there #CL#
and Brooks holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
D Krusai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brooks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brooks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T2#
Brooks tries to work over D Krusai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
D Krusai misses with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brooks.
Brooks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brooks misses with a body punch. #BC#
Brooks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brooks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from D Krusai.
Brooks lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as D Krusai backs up against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks throws a hook but D Krusai blocks it.
D Krusai tries to clinch but Brooks moves out of range.
Brooks swats away the attempt to clinch by D Krusai.
D Krusai swats away the attempt to clinch by Brooks.
D Krusai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brooks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Terrell Brooks had his way with Pattaya D Krusai in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R5#
D Krusai bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
D Krusai keeps Brooks at a distance using the push kick.
Brooks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #CL#
Brooks has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brooks can't break the clinch.
Brooks tries a body shot but D Krusai blocks it.
Brooks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brooks will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Brooks lands a right hand that snaps the head of D Krusai backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by D Krusai.
D Krusai misses with the head strike.
D Krusai prevents a body shot from Brooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks throws a head punch that misses.
Brooks works on D Krusai's body with a couple of short punches.
D Krusai misses with a knee strike.
D Krusai throws an elbow but it's blocked. #BC#
Brooks manages to break the clinch.
D Krusai misses with a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Brooks misses the target.#T1#
Brooks blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from D Krusai.
D Krusai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brooks.
A head kick misses from D Krusai.
It looked like Brooks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
D Krusai misses with a head kick.
D Krusai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
D Krusai throws a leg kick but Brooks sees it coming and moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from D Krusai.
Brooks is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from D Krusai.
Brooks avoids the head kick by D Krusai.
D Krusai looks to throw a body kick#CL#
and Brooks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brooks.
Brooks swings wildly with an uppercut but D Krusai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks lands with a left to the head. #T2#
Brooks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with D Krusai's elbow.
Brooks avoiding damage as D Krusai throws knees to the body.
D Krusai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brooks avoids a wild elbow strike from D Krusai.
A short right from D Krusai. #BC#
Brooks breaks the clinch.
D Krusai misses with a kick to the body.
Brooks tries to counter by clinching up but D Krusai breaks away and moves out of range.
D Krusai ducks under a wild hook from Brooks.
D Krusai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
D Krusai tries to land a front kick but Brooks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
D Krusai lands a head kick. Brooks smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
D Krusai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brooks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
D Krusai connects with a leg kick.
D Krusai throws a leg kick but Brooks moved away.
Nice shot by Brooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pattaya D Krusai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think D Krusai 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 47:48
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pattaya D Krusai!
Pattaya D Krusai is the new featherweight champion!

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