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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Sasuke Kamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Monte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sasuke Kamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mick Monte!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamura tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Monte throws a hook but Kamura blocks it.
Monte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Monte there as he acknowledges the shot.
Monte's coach down at LOD: Club Pain was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Monte's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Monte darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kamura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kamura.
Mick Monte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monte explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Monte moves out of range of the strikes.
Kamura jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kamura misses with a body shot.
Kamura just misses with a punch to the body.
Kamura cracks a nice hook into Monte's ribs.
Kamura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kamura 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.
Monte is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monte throws out a loose jab but Kamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monte throws a jab but it's blocked by Kamura.
Kamura throws out a loose jab but Monte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamura throws a lazy right hand but Monte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kamura backing away here, and Monte unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamura just misses with a punch to the body.
Monte takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kamura throws a body punch but Monte moves out of range.
Monte misses with a hook. Kamura ducked under it nicely.
Kamura takes a swing at Monte's ribcage but misses.
Monte connects with a solid leg kick.
Kamura blocks a jab.
Monte lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kamura takes a swing at Monte's ribcage but misses.
Kamura slips a jab from Monte.
A telegraphed right hand from Kamura misses the target.
Monte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamura moves away.
Monte lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamura. Monte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monte lands the left hand.
The fighters circling - Monte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kamura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Monte.
Kamura is looking to wear down Monte with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
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 leg kick lands there from Monte.
Monte ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab from Monte.
Kamura connects with a body shot that sends Monte's belly button to the back.
Monte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kamura doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kamura tries to bum rush Monte with a series of wild strikes but Monte uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kamura throws a shot from downtown. Monte moves away and avoids it.
Monte throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kamura on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kamura throws out the jab.
Nice jab there from Monte.
Kamura slips under a jab from Monte.
Monte cracks the inside of Kamura's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Monte 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.
Monte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kamura swings widly with a right hand
and Monte counters with a good low kick that Kamura was not able to check.
Kamura connects with a body shot that sends Monte's belly button to the back.
Monte tries to land a front kick but Kamura steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kamura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kamura connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Monte's hands.
Kamura works Monte's body with a nice hook.
A left lands for Monte.
Monte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Monte throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Monte avoids the body shot from Kamura.
Kamura misses with a series of wild punches.
Monte misses with a hook. Kamura ducked under it nicely.
Kamura blocks a low kick nicely.
Monte tries to land a leg kick but Kamura saw it coming and moves away.
Kamura looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kamura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Monte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kamura throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Monte.
Monte throws out a powerful jab.
Monte throws a hook but Kamura blocks it.
Kamura loads up on a big right hand but Monte slips the punch.
A shot to the body from Kamura misses
and Monte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kamura blocks a jab.
Kamura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Kamura misses.
Monte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kamura on the side of the head.
Monte throws a good cross that connects.
Nice shot lands for Monte.
Kamura is rocked!
Monte throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kamura stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oh Kamura is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monte scores with a nice head shot.
Kamura takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monte scores with a big combo that sends Kamura crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Kamura flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Monte jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mick Monte!
A victorious Mick Monte thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Terry Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's entrance music is Hans Zimmer - The Last Samurai Theme. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Excellent MT
Very quick
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terry Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Riley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a solid body kick.
Nice body kick there by Johnson.
Riley walks into a stiff left hand from Johnson.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riley.
Riley blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Riley has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a head kick but Riley moves out of range.
Johnson lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Riley misses.
Johnson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like James Riley has been cut.
We've been told by Johnson's head coaches at Heart Cave (8 elites, 4 double-elites, 1 triple) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Riley blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Riley throws a counter combo.
Riley throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Riley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Riley backs away, Johnson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Riley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson throws a quick counter head kick but Riley was just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Riley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Riley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Riley throws a counter combo.
Riley misses the shot to the body.
Terry Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riley unleashes a big counter combination but Johnson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Riley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Riley's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Riley walks into a left hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Riley blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Riley is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Riley lands with a cross.
Riley scores with a nice strike.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riley throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riley circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from Riley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a head kick but Riley moves out of range.
Riley blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Riley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson throws a head kick but Riley moves out of range.
Riley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Riley throws a head kick that misses.
Riley misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Riley.
Riley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson slips under a jab from Riley.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Riley is looking for the big counter here.
Riley 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.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Riley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson looks to throw a body kick
and Riley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Riley's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The crowd cheers as Riley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnson doesn't seem phased though.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riley slips a jab from Johnson.
Riley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Terry Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little jabbing left from Riley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson throws a head kick but Riley moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses
and Riley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Riley looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riley throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Riley throws a counter combo.
Johnson throws a lazy body kick
and Riley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson throws a lazy head kick
and Riley counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Riley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Riley moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Riley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Riley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Riley moves out of range easily.
Riley throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but James Riley just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on James Riley's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Riley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Johnson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Riley connects with a single shot there.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a lazy body kick
enabling Riley to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Riley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick
and Riley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Riley works the jab nicely.
Riley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley avoids the head kick by Johnson.
The fighters circling - Riley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson lands with a kick to the temple. Riley shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Riley counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Terry Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Riley's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Riley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A thudding body kick lands there by Johnson!
Riley moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Riley moves out of range easily.
Riley misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson thinks about countering with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Johnson lands but Riley takes it in his stride.
Johnson looks to land a combination. Riley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Riley.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Riley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Johnson misses.
It seemed like Riley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Riley counters with a one-two to the body.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
A nice side step and Riley releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Johnson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Riley's head.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Riley.
The fighters circling - Riley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
James Riley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Johnson!
Terry Johnson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Broderick Brickstock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pony Pony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Broderick Brickstock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pony Pony!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brickstock blocks a head kick by Pony.
Brickstock appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pony connects with a high kick.
It looks like Broderick Brickstock has been cut.
Pony has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Brickstock is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Pony throws a lazy body kick
and Brickstock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Pony Pony has been cut.
Pony throws a head kick that misses
letting Brickstock counter with a right hand.
Pony tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pony connects with a single shot there.
Pony throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pony tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brickstock swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pony lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brickstock's sensitive parts.
Pony swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A quick step to the side and Brickstock tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pony. Brickstock shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brickstock throws out a loose jab but Pony uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pony lands a head kick that bluckles Brickstock and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Pony no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Brickstock is rocked!
Pony fakes the leg kick and cracks Brickstock in the body.
Brickstock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pony lands a front kick to the face, that drops Brickstock to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Broderick Brickstock'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!
Brickstock tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Pony.
Pony cracks the inside of Brickstock's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brickstock walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pony.
Pony misses with a few strikes there.
Brickstock was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pony lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brickstock circles away quickly and effectively.
Brickstock was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pony uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pony throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pony.
Pony lands a front kick to the face, that drops Brickstock to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Oh Brickstock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pony lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brickstock takes a step back to recover.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brickstock drops his hands momentarily and Pony needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Brickstock just on the top of the head. Brickstock drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Brickstock - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pony Pony!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Timal Laffiager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Litoris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timal Laffiager !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Litoris!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laffiager darts in trying to clinch
and Litoris counters with a straight right hand.
Mike Litoris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Litoris wants to land a leg kick but Laffiager is out of range.
Laffiager has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Litoris connects with a nice looking jab.
Litoris works the jab nicely.
Litoris avoids the body shot from Laffiager .
Laffiager clinches.
Laffiager doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Litoris working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Litoris.
Litoris tries to break free but Laffiager pushes him back against the ropes.
Laffiager breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laffiager darts in and clinches Litoris up against the ropes.
Litoris told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Laffiager breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laffiager gets a clinch.
Litoris breaks the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Laffiager checks a leg kick.
Laffiager tries to clinch but Litoris is having none of it.
Laffiager rushes Litoris and presses him up against the ropes.
Litoris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laffiager backwards.
Litoris misses with some punches.
Laffiager taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Laffiager - that landed with a thud.
Litoris can't break the clinch.
Litoris misses with some punches.
Laffiager pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Litoris lands the left hand.
Litoris keeps the fight on the outside.
Litoris misses with a jab, cross combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Laffiager misses its target.
Litoris misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laffiager walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laffiager darts in and clinches Litoris up against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laffiager .
Laffiager pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Litoris scores with a sloppy right hand. Laffiager should have avoided that one.
Litoris misses with an uppercut
and Laffiager counters with a stiff right hand.
Litoris scores with a jab to the body.
Laffiager fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Litoris darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Laffiager fails in his attempt to clinch.
Laffiager needs to keep his hands up - Litoris had a free shot at his head there.
Litoris connects with the punch.
Laffiager is rocked!
Litoris closes the distance and catches Laffiager with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Laffiager is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Laffiager is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Laffiager is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Litoris takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mike Litoris!
After winning the bout, Mike Litoris thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Artem Levin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Artem Levin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ragnar Lodbrok!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lodbrok tries a head kick but it misses.
Lodbrok misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Levin counters with a leg kick.
Levin cracks a nice hook into Lodbrok's ribs.
Levin walks into a straight right hand from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lodbrok attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Levin lands a nice hook to Lodbrok's body. Lodbrok takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Levin gets tackled into the ropes by Lodbrok. Lodbrok maintains the clinch.
Levin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Levin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lodbrok blocking some punches.
Lodbrok softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Levin.
Levin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Levin swings wildly with an uppercut but Lodbrok uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Levin.
Levin has Lodbrok pressed against the ropes, preventing Lodbrok from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lodbrok taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levin prevents a body shot from Lodbrok.
Levin lands a nice knee to the body.
Lodbrok looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Levin obliges.
Levin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lodbrok lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lodbrok scores with a shot to the side of Levin's head.
Lodbrok misses with some punches.
Levin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lodbrok avoids it.
Lodbrok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Levin throws a punch but it's blocked by Lodbrok.
Levin lands a left hand.
Levin working Lodbrok over with knees to the body.
Levin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lodbrok has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lodbrok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Levin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Levin landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lodbrok is looking to control Levin's arms but Levin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lodbrok has his back to the ropes.
Levin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lodbrok is defending well for now.
Levin lands with a short shot to the head.
Lodbrok goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lodbrok in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lodbrok looks winded!
Lodbrok misses with a punch on the inside.
Levin blocks an uppercut.
Lodbrok swings wildly with an uppercut but Levin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Levin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lodbrok misses with some punches.
Levin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Levin.
Lodbrok takes an elbow to the temple.
Levin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Levin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Levin lands a knee to the body.
Levin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Levin lands with a light punch inside.
Levin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Levin lands with a light punch inside.
Lodbrok avoiding damage as Levin throws knees to the body.
Levin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Levin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Levin checks a leg kick.
Levin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lodbrok can do to turn this around?
Lodbrok throws a shot from downtown. Levin moves away and avoids it.
Lodbrok lands a jab to Levin's midsection.
Levin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lodbrok keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Levin.
Lodbrok misses with a body kick.
Levin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Lodbrok. Beautiful body shot.
Levin blocks a head kick by Lodbrok.
Levin avoids the head kick by Lodbrok.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lodbrok misses with a double jab
and Levin counters with a stiff right hand.
Levin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Levin throws a hook to the side of Lodbrok's head but Lodbrok sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Levin slips a jab from Lodbrok.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Levin there.
Lodbrok throws a leg kick that is checked
and Levin counters with a straight right hand.
Lodbrok on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Levin. Levin obviously looking to wear him down.
Levin tries to keep at a distance but Lodbrok has taken the fight into the clinch.
Levin lands an elbow inside.
Lodbrok wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Levin lands a nice elbow.
Lodbrok's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Levin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lodbrok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lodbrok is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Levin is keeping busy.
Lodbrok working aggressively here.
Lodbrok misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lodbrok tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lodbrok misses with the head strike.
Lodbrok misses with a hook to the ribs.
Artem Levin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Levin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Levin takes a shot to the head.
Levin blocks a body shot from Lodbrok.
Levin lands a damaging elbow.
Lodbrok scores with a shot to the side of Levin's head.
Lodbrok pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lodbrok drops his hands momentarily and Levin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Levin cracks Lodbrok with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lodbrok is rocked!
Lodbrok throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lodbrok is still on wobbly legs! Can Levin finish him?
Levin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lodbrok's sensitive parts.
Lodbrok swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Levin counters with an inside leg kick.
Lodbrok is breathing heavily.
Levin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lodbrok thows a leg kick but Levin checks it
and Lodbrok takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lodbrok misses with a jab to the body
and Levin counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Lodbrok goes down! Levin rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Lodbrok is up to one knee.... 8,9....10! He didn't make it! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Artem Levin!
After winning the bout, Artem Levin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Aleksandr Sinytsyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Sinytsyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Kang!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kang clinches up with Sinytsyn and pushes him back against the ropes.
Sinytsyn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kang swings wildly with an uppercut but Sinytsyn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kang misses with a punch on the inside.
Kang blocks a body shot from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn tries to throw a body punch but Kang avoids it by throwing Sinytsyn back against the ropes.
Sinytsyn working hard to break the clinch.
Sinytsyn scores a nice knee to the body.
Kang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sinytsyn backwards.
Sinytsyn is trying to break the clinch but Kang is controlling him.
Sinytsyn breaks from the clinch.
Kang clinches.
Sinytsyn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kang slips a jab from Sinytsyn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kang clinches with his opponent.
I was talking to Sinytsyn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sinytsyn works on Kang's body with a couple of short punches.
Kang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kang lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sinytsyn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sinytsyn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sinytsyn manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sinytsyn.
Nice defenses there by Kang.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sinytsyn, as that shot connected.
Sinytsyn throws a jab when Kang was well out of range.
Kang closes the distance and clinches.
Kang gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sinytsyn's elbow.
Sinytsyn is trying to break free.
Sinytsyn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kang misses with a body punch.
Kang tries to land knees in the clinch but Sinytsyn avoids the damage to the body.
Kang lands an elbow inside.
Sinytsyn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kang prevents a body shot from Sinytsyn.
A left hand lands to the body for Sinytsyn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kang.
Kang tries to throw a body punch but Sinytsyn avoids it by throwing Kang back against the ropes.
Kang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang misses with an elbow strike.
Sinytsyn lands an uppercut.
Sinytsyn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn wants to break free but Kang has control.
Kang lands an elbow just above Sinytsyn 's eye.
Sinytsyn breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Sinytsyn misses.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sinytsyn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kang has managed to clinch.
Sinytsyn tries to circle away but Kang has him pinned against the ropes.
Kang lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Kang.
Sinytsyn breaks from the clinch.
Kang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sinytsyn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sinytsyn blocks the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sinytsyn throws a body shot but no joy.
Sinytsyn looks to score with a jab to the body but Kang is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruce Kang will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kang ducks under a wild hook from Sinytsyn.
Kang was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sinytsyn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sinytsyn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kang checks it well.
Kang throws a big counter head kick but Sinytsyn avoids it with no problem.
Kang wants to clinch up but Sinytsyn keeps it at a distance.
Sinytsyn misses with a low kick.
Kang ducks right into an uppercut from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn thuds his right hand into Kang's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sinytsyn avoids the head kick by Kang.
Kang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kang loads up on a big right hand but Sinytsyn slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Kang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sinytsyn tried to score with a low kick but Kang checks it.
Kang throws out a counter right but Sinytsyn avoids it with no problem.
Sinytsyn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kang tries to clinch up but Sinytsyn circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kang blocks a jab.
Sinytsyn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Donk. Sinytsyn catches Kang right on the button with a cross.
Kang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kang slips a jab and a cross from Sinytsyn.
Kang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sinytsyn scores with a nice head shot.
Kang lands a nice shot to the body.
Kang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sinytsyn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sinytsyn misses with a straight right.
Kang throws a sloppy head kick and Sinytsyn moves out of range easily.
Kang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sinytsyn throws a hook but Kang blocks it.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinytsyn throws a leg kick but Kang checks it.
Bruce Kang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sinytsyn jabs at Kang's body.
Kang ducks under a wild hook from Sinytsyn.
Kang blocks a head kick by Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kang.
Kang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sinytsyn.
A nice side step and Kang releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kang misses with an uppercut. Sinytsyn saw that one coming.
Kang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Bruce Kang seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn breaks from the clinch.
Kang misses with a wild combination.
Kang slips a straight right by Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn tries to bum rush Kang with a series of wild strikes but Kang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sinytsyn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sinytsyn throws the left hand but Kang avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Kang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sinytsyn ducks right into an uppercut from Kang.
A jab from Kang misses.
Kang checks a leg kick.
Kang tries a quick counter leg kick but Sinytsyn is wise to it.
Kang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sinytsyn.
Kang steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn throws a body punch but Kang moves out of range.
A lazy left from Kang finds it's target.
Kang moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sinytsyn throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sinytsyn tried to score with a low kick but Kang checks it.
Sinytsyn loads up on a big right hand but Kang slips the punch.
Kang throws a one two combo.
Sloppy strikes from Sinytsyn. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kang tries to clinch there but Sinytsyn circles away.
Sinytsyn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sinytsyn lands a jab to the nose.
Kang moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang tries a head kick but it misses.
Sinytsyn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kang.
A little jabbing left from Kang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sinytsyn looks to land a left hand but Kang moved out of range nicely.
Kang rushes Sinytsyn and presses him up against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Kang.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kang as Sinytsyn tries to tie him up.
Sinytsyn blocking some punches.
Kang lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sinytsyn can't find room to land a body shot as Kang controls the action.
Sinytsyn stalling in the clinch but Kang improves position.
Kang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kang lands a hook that snaps the head of Sinytsyn backwards.
Kang misses with a punch on the inside.
Sinytsyn is trying to stall.
Sinytsyn throws a punch but it's blocked by Kang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sinytsyn working hard to break the clinch.
Kang misses with an elbow strike.
Kang swings wildly with an uppercut but Sinytsyn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sinytsyn has had enough of the clinch but Kang keeps him there for the moment.
Kang presses Sinytsyn against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sinytsyn trying to control the position but instead, Kang has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sinytsyn into the ropes.
Kang misses with a body punch.
Sinytsyn can't find room to land a body shot as Kang controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Kang.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sinytsyn blocking some punches.
Sinytsyn manages to break the clinch.
Kang thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sinytsyn if he has to take too many more of those.
Sinytsyn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kang counters with a series of strikes. Sinytsyn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sinytsyn with a jab.
Kang wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Kang really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sinytsyn.
Kang takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sinytsyn scores with the left hand. Kang knows he should have avoided that one.
Kang tries to clinch but Sinytsyn is having none of it.
Sinytsyn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A right-left combo lands from Kang.
Kang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sinytsyn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sinytsyn misses with a leg kick.
Kang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sinytsyn is trying to break free.
Sinytsyn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kang tries to throw a body punch but Sinytsyn avoids it by throwing Kang back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinytsyn misses with a body punch.
Kang has Sinytsyn pressed against the ropes, preventing Sinytsyn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sinytsyn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kang wants to clinch.
Kang is looking to clinch but Sinytsyn is avoiding it.
Sinytsyn moves out of range as Kang strikes.
Sinytsyn misses with an uppercut. Kang saw that one coming.
Kang has closed the distance and engaged Sinytsyn in a clinch.
Sinytsyn tries to break free but Kang pushes him back against the ropes.
Kang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sinytsyn trying to land knees to the body.
Sinytsyn blocks an elbow strike from Kang.
Kang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kang pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sinytsyn breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinytsyn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sinytsyn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sinytsyn wants to slow Kang down by chopping away at his legs.
Sinytsyn throws a hook but Kang avoids it easily.
Kang wants to clinch up but Sinytsyn keeps it at a distance.
Kang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sinytsyn misses with an uppercut
and Kang counters with a three punch combo that has Sinytsyn backing up. Sinytsyn nods at Kang to acknowledge the strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kang moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sinytsyn throws an elbow but misses.
Sinytsyn is trying to break the clinch but Kang is controlling him.
Nice elbow from Kang.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kang avoiding damage as Sinytsyn throws knees to the body.
Sinytsyn taking a breather.
Sinytsyn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kang's elbow.
Sinytsyn blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Bruce Kang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sinytsyn gets tackled into the ropes by Kang. Kang maintains the clinch.
Kang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sinytsyn backwards.
Sinytsyn manages to break the clinch.
Sinytsyn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kang counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sinytsyn is rocked!
Sinytsyn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kang at a distance.
Oh Sinytsyn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sinytsyn drops his hands momentarily and Kang needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Sinytsyn just on the top of the head. Sinytsyn drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Sinytsyn - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bruce Kang!
Our winner, Bruce Kang, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tei Yeily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maksudov Konstantinovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tei Yeily has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tei Yeily!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maksudov Konstantinovich!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeily misses the jab.
Konstantinovich is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yeily with a body shot.
Yeily waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Konstantinovich.
Konstantinovich now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yeily lands a nice leg kick that just misses Konstantinovich's sensitive parts.
Yeily misses with a low kick.
Yeily looks to clinch
letting Konstantinovich counter with a right hand.
Yeily throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yeily swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yeily looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Konstantinovich lands a nice shot to the body.
Yeily moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeily connects with a nasty looking knee right to Konstantinovich's face.
It looks like Maksudov Konstantinovich has been cut.
Nice body punch from Yeily.
Konstantinovich prevents a body shot from Yeily.
Konstantinovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yeily misses with a hook to the body
and Konstantinovich counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeily scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yeily misses with a low kick.
Konstantinovich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Konstantinovich takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yeily lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yeily throws a jab but it's blocked by Konstantinovich.
Konstantinovich takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yeily swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yeily scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yeily moves in looking to clinch but Konstantinovich pushes him off.
Yeily fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Konstantinovich avoids the body shot from Yeily.
Tei Yeily seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeily tries to clinch up but Konstantinovich circles away and keeps his distance.
Konstantinovich is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yeily with a body shot.
Konstantinovich is looking to land body kicks.
Yeily throws a leg kick but Konstantinovich sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yeily slips under a jab.
Yeily defending well as Konstantinovich loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yeily turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yeily tries to close the distance and clinch up but Konstantinovich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Konstantinovich is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Yeily is looking to wear down Konstantinovich with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yeily tries to clinch there but Konstantinovich circles away.
Yeily digs a good body shot into Konstantinovich's ribs.
A good leg kick by Yeily.
Yeily throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tei Yeily dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maksudov Konstantinovich's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Konstantinovich attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Konstantinovich tries to move into range but Yeily moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Konstantinovich throws a hook to the side of Yeily's head but Yeily sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Konstantinovich tries to keep at a distance but Yeily has taken the fight into the clinch.
Konstantinovich blocks a body shot from Yeily.
Konstantinovich tries to break the clinch but Yeily is controlling the position.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Yeily throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yeily.
Yeily looking to throw knees to the head but Konstantinovich is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Yeily.
Konstantinovich breaks from the clinch.
Yeily 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.
Yeily throws a nice looking combination but Konstantinovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Konstantinovich throws out a counter right but Yeily avoids it with no problem.
Yeily throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Konstantinovich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeily fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Konstantinovich.
Konstantinovich looks to throw the jab but Yeily is out of range.
Konstantinovich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yeily, right into the meat.
Konstantinovich's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yeily fails with an attempt to clinch.
Konstantinovich looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Konstantinovich moves forwards but Yeily connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Konstantinovich is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Yeily throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Konstantinovich! But no joy.
Yeily throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Konstantinovich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Konstantinovich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yeily throws a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Yeily misses.
Yeily backing away here, and Konstantinovich unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Konstantinovich 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yeily looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yeily lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yeily moves into the clinch.
Konstantinovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Yeily.
Konstantinovich has tried to improve his agility 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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yeily, right into the meat.
Yeily takes a swing at Konstantinovich's ribcage but misses.
Konstantinovich circles away from the clinch attempt
and Konstantinovich counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tei Yeily dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maksudov Konstantinovich's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Konstantinovich throws a right hand that Yeily ducks under and follows up with a left that Yeily also avoids with ease.
Yeily defending well as Konstantinovich loads up on a big left hand.
Yeily lands a really nice looking cross but Konstantinovich seems unphased.
Konstantinovich throws a front kick aimed at Yeily's knee but Yeily avoids it well.
Yeily takes a swing at Konstantinovich's ribcage but misses.
Yeily darts in and clinches Konstantinovich up against the ropes.
Yeily tries to land knees in the clinch but Konstantinovich avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yeily.
Konstantinovich avoids the elbow strike from Yeily, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Konstantinovich working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Konstantinovich.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Konstantinovich.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Yeily just misses with a elbow thrown towards Konstantinovich's brow.
Yeily tries a knee to the head but Konstantinovich blocks it.
Yeily scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeily landing knees to the body.
Konstantinovich avoids the elbow strike from Yeily, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yeily.
Yeily using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Konstantinovich tries to break the clinch but Yeily is controlling the position.
Yeily lands an elbow that stopped Konstantinovich in his tracks for a moment.
Yeily misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Konstantinovich is trying to stall.
Yeily comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yeily fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Yeily.
Konstantinovich takes an elbow to the temple.
Yeily misses with an elbow strike.
Yeily working aggressively here.
Yeily lands with a left to the head.
Yeily tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Konstantinovich's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeily misses with a punch to the body.
Yeily looking to throw knees to the head but Konstantinovich is blocking nicely.
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!
Yeily misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Konstantinovich.
Konstantinovich can't break the clinch.
Yeily lands a nice knee to the body.
Konstantinovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yeily lands a nice elbow.
Konstantinovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Konstantinovich takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yeily throws a low kick but Konstantinovich avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Konstantinovich! But no joy.
Yeily ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Konstantinovich moves away.
Konstantinovich looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Konstantinovich misses with a double jab.
Konstantinovich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yeily. Yeily obviously looking to wear him down.
Konstantinovich drops his hands momentarily and Yeily takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tei Yeily clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Maksudov Konstantinovich's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Yeily lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Konstantinovich at a distance.
Yeily connects with an inside leg kick.
Yeily connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yeily misses with a body shot.
Konstantinovich throws out a counter right but Yeily avoids it with no problem.
Yeily throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yeily throws a looping overhand right but Konstantinovich ducks down to avoid it.
Yeily moves in looking to clinch but Konstantinovich pushes him off.
Konstantinovich flicks out a counter leg kick but Yeily steps away.
Konstantinovich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tei Yeily is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Konstantinovich misses with a straight right.
Yeily scoring well with a low kick there.
Yeily tries to bum rush Konstantinovich with a series of wild strikes but Konstantinovich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konstantinovich drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yeily looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yeily connects with a good right hand that stumbles Konstantinovich. Konstantinovich circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yeily defending well as Konstantinovich loads up on a big left hand.
Yeily misses with a leg kick.
It seemed like Konstantinovich was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Konstantinovich 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.
Yeily digs a good hook to Konstantinovich's body.
Yeily scores with a jab to the head.
Yeily clinches up against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Yeily just misses with a elbow thrown towards Konstantinovich's brow.
Yeily is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Konstantinovich is defending well for now.
Konstantinovich breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinovich throws out a loose jab but Yeily uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yeily connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Konstantinovich jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Tei Yeily has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yeily.
Yeily throws a leg kick
and Yeily takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yeily rushes Konstantinovich and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Konstantinovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Konstantinovich blocking some punches.
Konstantinovich can't break the clinch.
Yeily crunches a lovely knee into Konstantinovich's ribcage.
Yeily with a knee to the head.
Konstantinovich is trying to force a seperation but Yeily has the dominant position.
Yeily lands a nice elbow.
Konstantinovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tei Yeily had his way with Maksudov Konstantinovich in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Yeily goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Maksudov Konstantinovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yeily is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yeily feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Konstantinovichs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Konstantinovich throws a body punch but Yeily moves out of range.
Konstantinovich checks a low kick from Yeily.
Yeily wants to clinch but Konstantinovich slips to the side
and Konstantinovich counters with a left to the body.
Yeily tries to clinch there but Konstantinovich circles away.
Yeily gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yeily landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Konstantinovich can't find room to land a body shot as Yeily controls the action.
Yeily throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yeily lands an elbow inside that Konstantinovich shrugs off.
Yeily scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yeily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeily blocks a body shot from Konstantinovich.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Konstantinovich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yeily unloads a knee to the mid-section. Konstantinovich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Konstantinovich is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A right hook to the body lands for Yeily.
A right handed body shot lands from Yeily.
Yeily tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yeily lands an elbow inside that Konstantinovich shrugs off.
That has opened up Maksudov Konstantinovich's cut even more.
Yeily unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tei Yeily is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yeily comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yeily tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Konstantinovich's elbow.
Yeily using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Konstantinovich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yeily lands a body punch in the clinch.
Konstantinovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Yeily is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Konstantinovich can do to turn this around?
Yeily putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Konstantinovich in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Konstantinovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yeily throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinovich stalling.
Konstantinovich wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yeily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yeily lands an elbow just above Konstantinovich 's eye.
Yeily misses with a knee strike.
Yeily lands an elbow inside.
Yeily scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yeily lands a right hand that snaps the head of Konstantinovich backwards.
Konstantinovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yeily with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yeily landing knees to the head.
The cut above Maksudov Konstantinovich's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Konstantinovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tei Yeily has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Konstantinovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yeily missing with knees to the body.
Yeily tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Konstantinovich throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yeily trying to land knees to the body.
Konstantinovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tei Yeily showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yeily has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tei Yeily!
After the fight, Tei Yeily was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tshering Wangchuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wangchuck comes to the ring accompanied by Rapa - Rang Sem Kar Ga Mikar. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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287 lbs
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265 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tshering Wangchuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael White!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White closes the distance and clinches.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wangchuck lands an elbow that stopped White in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Michael White has been cut.
Wangchuck lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
Wangchuck putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has White in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
White looks winded!
Wangchuck gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wangchuck throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through White's defenses.
Wangchuck lands a nice elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wangchuck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but White blocks it with crossed arms.
White working aggressively here.
Wangchuck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wangchuck misses with a knee strike.
Wangchuck lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Wangchuck.
Wangchuck lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wangchuck putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has White in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wangchuck lands an elbow inside that White shrugs off.
Wangchuck crunches a lovely knee into White's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wangchuck.
Wangchuck lands an elbow just above White 's eye.
That has opened up Michael White's cut even more.
Wangchuck cracks White on the chin with a massive knee! He's been separated from consciousness before he even hits the floor! Absolutely fantastic knee and a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Tshering Wangchuck!
A very excited looking Tshering Wangchuck 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.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kabu Loso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy has chosen Game of Thrones - The Rains of Castamere as his entrance music. On his way into the ring it seems that Kabu Loso has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kabu Loso seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kabu Loso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Loso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Joe Murphy has been cut.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Loso slips the punch.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Loso lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Loso has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Murphy lands a nice looking body shot.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loso manages to avoid it.
Murphy throws a body punch but Loso moves out of range.
Murphy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Loso's head backwards.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Loso.
Murphy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Loso takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Loso is just out of range.
Loso fires out a quick counter leg kick but Murphy just manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Loso fakes the leg kick and cracks Murphy in the body.
Murphy 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Loso does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Loso connects with an inside leg kick.
Loso buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Loso tries to clinch up but Murphy circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Loso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Loso.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
Loso missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Murphy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kabu Loso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loso lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Some bone on bone action there as Murphy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab from Murphy finds it's way through Loso's defenses.
Loso cracks Murphy with a good jab.
Murphy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Loso rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Loso misses the target.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Loso looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Murphy lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy throws a hook but Loso avoids it easily.
Murphy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Loso lands with a nice body kick.
Murphy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Murphy blocks a low kick nicely.
Murphy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Loso connects with a crisp jab.
Good exchange - Murphy coming out on top.
Loso is looking to slow Murphy down with leg kicks.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loso was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Loso motions for Murphy to come forward. Loso throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kabu Loso will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe Murphy's cut.
That's time! Loso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Murphy lands with an overhand left.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Loso saw that one coming.
Murphy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Loso lands a slapping body shot.
Loso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loso sizes up Murphy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loso missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Loso throws a right hand that misses
and Murphy 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.
Loso throws a push kick but Murphy slaps the foot to one side.
Loso lands with an uppercut that bounces Murphy off the ropes and back into range.
Loso slips under a jab from Murphy.
Loso drops his hands momentarily and Murphy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Loso swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a left hand
and Loso counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loso was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Loso connects with a looping right hand.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Loso's body. Loso takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Loso scores with a sloppy right hand. Murphy should have avoided that one.
Loso throws a leg kick which misses Murphy's front leg but catches the back leg as Murphy tries to avoid it.
Loso is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Loso takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Loso is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Loso moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy misses with a combination
and Loso counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loso keeps Murphy at a distance using the push kick.
Murphy lands a jab.
Kabu Loso is winning the standup battle so far.
Loso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Loso misses with a straight left.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Loso is out of range.
Loso looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Loso buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice uppercut lands for Loso. That snapped Murphy's head back.
Murphy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Loso moves away and avoids it.
Loso throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kabu Loso dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Murphy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Loso connects with a high kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Loso, right into the meat.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loso was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Murphy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Loso scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Loso throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Loso listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murphy is rocked!
A shot to the body from Murphy misses
and Loso counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Murphy goes down! Loso rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Murphy is up to one knee.... 8,9....10! He didn't make it! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kabu Loso!
A relieved looking Kabu Loso thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Wolfgang Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Takesian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benson comes to the ring accompanied by Alice Cooper - Schools Out. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Benson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eli Takesian!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takesian throws the kick towards the body but Benson avoids it.
Takesian throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Takesian blocks a jab.
Benson tries to land a leg kick but Takesian saw it coming and moves away.
A nice side step and Takesian releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Takesian throws a hook to the side of Benson's head but Benson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takesian connects with a body shot.
Takesian scores with a leg kick.
Takesian pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Benson back to the ropes. Takesian follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Wolfgang Benson has been cut.
Takesian scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as Benson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Takesian doesn't seem phased though.
Benson is looking to slow Takesian down with leg kicks.
Takesian defending well as Benson loads up on a big left hand.
Takesian only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Takesian throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Benson.
Takesian throws a hook but Benson blocks it.
Benson throws a right hand that misses
and Takesian counters with a nice uppercut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Benson - that will leave a mark!
A low kick from Takesian is predictable there
and Benson counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takesian throws a head kick but Benson moves out of range.
Benson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benson moves into the clinch.
Takesian misses with a punch on the inside.
Benson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Benson pushes off an throws an elbow but Takesian leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Takesian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benson lands a nice hook to Takesian's body. Takesian takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Takesian lands a jab to the nose.
Takesian tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Benson is able to avoid easily.
Takesian throws a low kick, looking for Benson's leg but Benson calmly moves out of range.
Benson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A head kick from Benson lands but Takesian takes it in his stride.
Takesian fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Benson on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takesian avoids the head kick by Benson.
Takesian slips a jab from Benson.
Benson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takesian.
Benson is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Takesian takes one to the chin there.
Benson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takesian with a hook.
Benson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Takesian moves out of range of the body kick from Benson.
Takesian throws a shot from downtown. Benson moves away and avoids it.
Benson throws a sloppy head kick and Takesian moves out of range easily.
Benson is looking to score with low kicks.
Takesian misses with an uppercut. Benson saw that one coming.
Takesian connects with a nice looking jab.
Benson is rocked!
Wolfgang Benson's cut is getting worse.
Takesian misses with a head kick.
Oh Benson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Takesian checks it well.
Benson seems to have got his legs back now.
Benson misses with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benson has managed to clinch.
Benson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Takesian in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Takesian.
Takesian is trying to force a seperation but Benson has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eli Takesian will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
That's time! Benson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Takesian fakes the leg kick and cracks Benson in the body.
Takesian looks low and kicks high, catching Benson right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Benson throws a low kick but Takesian moves out of range easily.
Eli Takesian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Takesian throws a body shot but no joy.
Eli Takesian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takesian misses with a double jab.
Takesian connects with a leg kick. Benson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Takesian takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Benson throws a hook but Takesian blocks it.
Takesian missing with a left hand there. Benson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Benson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Takesian. Takesian obviously looking to wear him down.
Takesian looks to land a left hand but Benson moved out of range nicely.
Benson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Takesian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Takesian attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Benson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Takesian lands a jab.
Takesian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takesian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takesian avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It seemed like Takesian was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Takesian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benson tried to counter with a leg kick but Takesian avoided it.
Benson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Benson scoring well with a low kick there.
Benson blocks a head kick by Takesian.
Takesian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benson throws a hook to the side of Takesian's head but Takesian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takesian jabs Benson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Benson throws a leg kick but Takesian sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Benson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Benson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Benson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Benson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Takesian's brow.
A short uppercut from Benson.
Takesian misses with a punch on the inside.
Benson blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benson lands a nice shot to the body.
Benson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takesian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takesian is trying to force a seperation but Benson has the dominant position.
Takesian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Takesian fails to land.
Takesian takes a knee to the side of the body.
Benson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benson scores with a shot to the side of Takesian's head.
Benson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Takesian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Takesian has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Benson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Takesian can turn it around.
Takesian tries to throw a body punch but Benson avoids it by throwing Takesian back against the ropes.
Benson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benson working aggressively here.
Benson missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benson is looking to control Takesian's arms but Takesian gets an underhook and turns him. Now Benson has his back to the ropes.
Takesian can't break the clinch.
Benson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Takesian's efforts to push away.
Takesian lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Takesian takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Takesian connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Benson momentarily.
Benson just misses with a punch to the body.
Takesian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benson misses with a body shot.
Takesian throws a body shot but no joy.
Takesian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Takesian.
Takesian looks to score with a jab to the body but Benson is just out of range.
Takesian ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Takesian throws a body shot but no joy.
Benson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Takesian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson looks to score with a jab to the body but Takesian is just out of range.
Takesian throws a sloppy head kick and Benson moves out of range easily.
Takesian walks into a stiff left hand from Benson.
Benson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Takesian. Takesian obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takesian.
Benson throws a sloppy head kick and Takesian moves out of range easily.
Takesian counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takesian motions for Benson to come forward. Takesian throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Benson thuds his shin into the meat of Takesian's side.
It looks like Benson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Benson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Takesian walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Takesian throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Takesian misses with a looping right.
Takesian tries to land a front kick but Benson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good leg kick by Benson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Takesian misses with a double jab
and Benson counters with a left to the body.
Benson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Takesian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Takesian misses with a hook. Benson ducked under it nicely.
Takesian avoids the body shot from Benson.
Takesian appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Benson misses.
Benson tries to clinch there but Takesian circles away.
Takesian misses the shot to the body.
Benson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Takesian scores with a jab. Benson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Benson throws a leg kick but Takesian sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Takesian.
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!
Takesian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takesian tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Benson.
Benson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Takesian looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Benson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Benson scores with a nice strike.
Benson cracks the inside of Takesian's front leg.
Benson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Takesian misses with a hook
and Benson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Takesian crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Benson - the referee stops the clock and Takesian gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Benson. Takesian manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Eli Takesian just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Takesian throws out a loose jab but Benson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Benson, as that shot connected.
Takesian paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Takesian.
Takesian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takesian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Takesian lands a nice shot to the body.
Benson throws a leg kick but Takesian checks it.
Benson moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Benson.
Benson scores with a leg kick.
Benson slips a jab from Takesian.
Benson throws a front kick that sends Takesian stumbling back into the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benson has managed to clinch.
Wolfgang Benson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Benson scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Takesian looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Takesian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benson's elbow.
Benson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Benson lands an elbow just above Takesian 's eye.
Takesian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takesian is trying to break the clinch but Benson has him pressed against the ropes.
Benson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Takesian is rocked!
Benson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Takesian is still on wobbly legs! Can Benson finish him?
Benson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Takesian's defenses.
Benson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Takesian in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Takesian is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Benson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Benson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benson presses Takesian against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Benson misses with a punch on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Takesian avoids the elbow strike from Benson, against the ropes.
Benson keeps control of Takesian as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takesian tries to throw a body punch but Benson avoids it by throwing Takesian back against the ropes.
Benson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Benson on the inside.
Takesian tries to throw a body punch but Benson avoids it by throwing Takesian back against the ropes.
Takesian working aggressively here.
Takesian can't find room to land a body shot as Benson controls the action.
Takesian lands an uppercut.
Benson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Benson lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Eli Takesian has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Benson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Takesian fails to land.
Benson misses with a knee to the head.
Takesian dodges an elbow strike from Benson.
Takesian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benson prevents a body shot from Takesian.
A body shot lands from Benson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takesian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Takesian takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Takesian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benson can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Benson had his way with Eli Takesian in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Takesian 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.
Eli Takesian is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Takesian throws a good cross that connects.
Benson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Takesian seems to have recovered his senses.
Takesian takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Takesian takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benson darts in and clinches Takesian up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benson.
Takesian blocks a body shot from Benson.
Wolfgang Benson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benson missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Benson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takesian misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benson holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Benson tries to land knees in the clinch but Takesian avoids the damage to the body.
Benson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Takesian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benson breaks from the clinch.
Takesian throws a body punch but Benson moves out of range.
Benson looks for the body kick but Takesian saw that one coming.
Benson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takesian was well out of range. Poor timing from Benson.
Takesian looks to score with a jab to the body but Benson is just out of range.
Takesian connects with a good right hand that stumbles Benson. Benson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takesian misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Benson counter with a right hand.
Takesian turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takesian feints a counter leg kick.
Benson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Benson misses the shot to the body.
Takesian connects with a leg kick. Benson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Takesian throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takesian looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Benson is looking to chop away at Takesian's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takesian.
The crowd cheers as Takesian lands an impressive looking overhand right. Benson doesn't seem phased though.
Benson throws a leg kick
and Takesian counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Benson misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wolfgang Benson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Takesian 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:46
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Wolfgang Benson!
Wolfgang Benson is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Wolfgang Benson 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.
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