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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ali Oubaali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oubaali comes to the ring accompanied by Belsunce Breakdown. Ali Oubaali has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ali Oubaali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keith Stone!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone rushes Oubaali and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Stone blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Oubaali's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Oubaali has a couple of punches blocked by Stone.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oubaali.
Oubaali can't break the clinch.
Stone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stone pushes Oubaali up against the ropes in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Oubaali's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Oubaali being controlled against the ropes.
Oubaali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stone's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone looking to throw knees to the head but Oubaali is blocking nicely.
Stone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone misses with a double jab
and Stone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oubaali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Stone drives through and clinches with Oubaali against the ropes.
Stone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oubaali misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stone breaks the clinch.
Ali Oubaali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Oubaali scores with a four punch combination!
Oubaali scores with a hook.
Stone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oubaali fails to land with a series of punches.
Oubaali tries to close the distance and clinch but Stone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Oubaali to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone clinches.
Stone is looking to break free of the clinch but Oubaali has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oubaali is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Oubaali fails to land with a series of punches.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oubaali swinging wildly here.
Stone moves into the clinch.
Stone breaks from the clinch.
Stone slips under a jab from Oubaali.
A jab from Oubaali misses.
Oubaali is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Oubaali cracks Stone with a good jab.
Stone has Oubaali up against the ropes in a clinch.
Oubaali lands with a short shot to the head.
Oubaali misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Oubaali dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Oubaali tries to keep at a distance but Stone has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Oubaali avoids the damage to the body.
Oubaali has a couple of punches blocked by Stone.
Stone displaying some good clinch control by pressing Oubaali up against the ropes.
Stone blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Oubaali.
Oubaali misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stone manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Oubaali, pushing him back against the ropes.
Oubaali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oubaali misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Stone misses
and Oubaali counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone closes the distance and pushes Oubaali back into the ropes.
Stone is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Oubaali avoids the damage to the body.
Oubaali keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stone's efforts to push away.
Stone tries to break the clinch but Oubaali is controlling the position.
Stone breaks the clinch.
Oubaali blocks a head kick by Stone.
Stone looks to score with a jab to the body but Oubaali is just out of range.
Stone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stone closes the distance and clinches.
Stone swings wildly with an uppercut but Oubaali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone has managed to clinch.
Stone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stone closes the distance and clinches.
Stone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oubaali backwards.
Oubaali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oubaali avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Stone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stone blocking some punches.
Come on Stone - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone is trying to force a seperation but Oubaali has the dominant position.
Oubaali tries to throw a body punch but Stone avoids it by throwing Oubaali back against the ropes.
Stone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Oubaali throws a series of punches but Stone avoids them all with ease.
Stone misses with a wild body shot.
Oubaali gets a clinch.
Oubaali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stone is looking to break free of the clinch but Oubaali has double underhooks.
Stone breaks from the clinch.
Stone rushes Oubaali and presses him up against the ropes.
Oubaali has a couple of punches blocked by Stone.
Oubaali throws a head punch that misses.
Stone breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oubaali throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stone.
Ali Oubaali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stone misses with a double jab.
Stone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oubaali.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oubaali.
Oubaali fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oubaali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ali Oubaali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Stone.
Stone clinches up with Oubaali and pushes him back against the ropes.
Stone is trying to maintain a safe position but Oubaali gets an underhook and turns Stone into the ropes.
Oubaali misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oubaali avoids it.
Oubaali tries to work over Stone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oubaali misses with the head strike.
Oubaali wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stone pushes Oubaali back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oubaali throws a hook but Stone blocks it.
Stone has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oubaali swings wildly with an uppercut but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Oubaali misses with some punches.
Oubaali has Stone pressed against the ropes, preventing Stone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oubaali misses with a body punch.
Stone breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oubaali.
Oubaali sets himself, and Stone steps forward looking for the clinch! Oubaali avoids it this time.
Stone connects with a body shot that sends Oubaali's belly button to the back.
Stone clinches up against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Keith Stone.
I think Stone has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Stone!
A relieved looking Keith Stone thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Ali Oubaali spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Emil Marinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stergios Grivas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marinov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ruelle - Live Like Legends. Grivas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: My Curse-Killswitch. 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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195 lbs
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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emil Marinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stergios Grivas!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Grivas.
Marinov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grivas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marinov misses with a combination
and Grivas counters with a leg kick.
Grivas 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.
Grivas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marinov avoids the body shot from Grivas.
Marinov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marinov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grivas checks it well.
Grivas misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Marinov.
Marinov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Ground Zero in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marinov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grivas.
Marinov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grivas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grivas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grivas tries to clinch up but Marinov circles away and keeps his distance.
Grivas falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Marinov to counter with a crisp jab.
Emil Marinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grivas lands a jab.
Grivas has managed to clinch.
A shot in the inside from Marinov.
Marinov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grivas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marinov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grivas shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Marinov eats them both and turns towards Grivas to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Grivas feints a jab promting Marinov to slip. Grivas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Marinov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Grivas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grivas throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Marinov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Grivas stuns Marinov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grivas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Marinov moves out of range as Grivas strikes.
Marinov gets a clinch.
Marinov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Marinov as Grivas tries to tie him up.
Grivas blocking some punches.
Marinov lands a shoulder strike.
Grivas tries to throw a body punch but Marinov avoids it by throwing Grivas back against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Grivas.
Marinov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grivas's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marinov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grivas.
Grivas can't find room to land a body shot as Marinov controls the action.
Grivas struggles to land a body shot inside as Marinov controls his hands.
Grivas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Marinov fails to land.
Grivas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grivas's coach down at The Furnace was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Grivas's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Grivas lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marinov blocks an uppercut.
Grivas pushes Marinov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marinov throws a head punch that misses.
Marinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stergios Grivas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Marinov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grivas tried to score with a low kick but Marinov checks it.
Grivas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marinov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grivas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marinov.
Marinov blocks the body kick.
Grivas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marinov rather than just go for the knockout.
Grivas keeps Marinov at a distance using the push kick.
Marinov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marinov throws a jab but it's blocked by Grivas.
Grivas misses with a low kick.
Marinov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Grivas.
Grivas takes one to the side of the head.
Marinov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grivas.
Grivas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marinov misses the jab.
Marinov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grivas misses with a wild body shot.
Marinov ducks under a wild hook from Grivas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grivas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Marinov scrambles back to his feet.
Grivas tries to clinch up.
Grivas walks into a left hand.
Marinov scores with a decent looking hook.
Marinov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Marinov dips to his left and cracks Grivas with an uppercut!
Grivas tries a low kick but Marinov avoids it.
Marinov darts in and clinches Grivas up against the ropes.
Marinov avoids the elbow strike from Grivas, against the ropes.
Grivas slows down the pace here.
Grivas misses with a punch on the inside.
Grivas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Grivas tries a body shot but Marinov blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Grivas trying to stall but Marinov improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grivas can't find room to land a body shot as Marinov controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marinov.
Grivas swings wildly with an uppercut but Marinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Grivas - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grivas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marinov throws a punch but it's blocked by Grivas.
Marinov swings wildly with an uppercut but Grivas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grivas misses with the head strike.
Grivas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grivas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grivas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marinov misses with a punch on the inside.
Grivas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Marinov - that landed with a thud.
Marinov swings wildly with an uppercut but Grivas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marinov is working Grivas over against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Marinov dominated that second round.
That's time! Marinov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Grivas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marinov misses with a low kick.
Marinov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grivas.
Grivas throws a lazy body kick
and Marinov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grivas misses the shot to the body.
Marinov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grivas.
Marinov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grivas motions for Marinov to come forward. Grivas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marinov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stergios Grivas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marinov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grivas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marinov lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marinov moves into the clinch successfully.
Marinov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marinov.
Emil Marinov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marinov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grivas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marinov lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grivas digs a right hand into Marinov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marinov's gas tank.
Marinov has a couple of punches blocked by Grivas.
Grivas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grivas misses with some punches.
Marinov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marinov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marinov blocks a body shot from Grivas.
Grivas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marinov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grivas backwards.
Marinov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grivas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marinov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Grivas.
Grivas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Marinov misses with the head strike.
Marinov is working Grivas over against the ropes.
Marinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grivas tries to throw a body punch but Marinov avoids it by throwing Grivas back against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Grivas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov scores with a shot to the side of Grivas's head.
Marinov misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grivas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grivas blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Marinov.
Marinov misses with the head strike.
Marinov avoids a wild elbow strike from Grivas.
Grivas misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Marinov - that landed with a thud.
Marinov tries a body shot but Grivas blocks it.
Grivas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marinov's defenses.
Grivas works on Marinov's body with a couple of short punches.
Grivas throws a head punch that misses.
Grivas throws a punch but it's blocked by Marinov.
Grivas digs a right hand into Marinov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marinov's gas tank.
Marinov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marinov blocks a body shot from Grivas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emil Marinov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marinov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emil Marinov!
Emil Marinov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sam Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentine comes into the arena with Slice of Heaven blaring out of the sound system. Mickey Clark will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mickey Clark!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine instigates a clinch.
Clark blocks a body shot from Valentine.
Valentine cracks Clark with a nice body shot.
Clark can't break the clinch.
Clark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Valentine's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Valentine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valentine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clark can't find room to land a body shot as Valentine controls the action.
Clark misses with a body punch.
Valentine misses with a body punch.
Clark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clark manages to break the clinch.
Mickey Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark throws a shot from downtown. Valentine moves away and avoids it.
Valentine forces Clark back against the ropes and clinches.
Valentine tries a body shot but Clark blocks it.
Valentine controlling the action here for a moment.
Valentine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark wants to get back to striking at distance but Valentine won't allow it.
Valentine leaning against his opponent.
Valentine can't find room to land a body shot as Clark controls the action.
Valentine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clark's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentine.
Clark prevents a body shot from Valentine.
Clark prevents a body shot from Valentine.
Valentine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valentine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valentine is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Clark is keeping busy.
Valentine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Clark blocks a body shot from Valentine.
Clark misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine displaying some good clinch control by pressing Clark up against the ropes.
Valentine struggles to land a body shot inside as Clark controls his hands.
Valentine tries to throw a body punch but Clark avoids it by throwing Valentine back against the ropes.
Valentine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clark prevents a body shot from Valentine.
Valentine blocks a body shot from Clark.
Clark blocks an uppercut.
Clark throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Valentine lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Valentine misses with a body punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valentine tries to work over Clark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clark looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Valentine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Valentine dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Clark scores with a nice head shot.
Clark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valentine takes the fight into the clinch.
Valentine is stalling here.
Valentine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valentine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valentine trying to stall but Clark improves his position.
Valentine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Valentine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Clark blocks a body shot from Valentine.
Clark prevents a body shot from Valentine.
Clark blocks a body shot from Valentine.
Valentine is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Clark is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valentine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clark prevents a body shot from Valentine.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Valentine.
Clark breaks the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Valentine. Beautiful body shot.
Clark throws a hook to the side of Valentine's head but Valentine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valentine just misses with a punch to the body.
Valentine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clark.
Valentine tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Clark manages to circle out of the way.
Valentine forces Clark back against the ropes and clinches.
Valentine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clark lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clark letting Valentine take a breather here.
A nice left hand lands by Valentine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valentine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valentine tries to work over Clark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valentine blocking some punches.
Valentine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valentine lands a shot to the body.
Valentine looking to stall.
Clark lands a nice shot to the body.
Clark tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valentine's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valentine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clark's elbow.
Valentine holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Valentine tries to throw a body punch but Clark avoids it by throwing Valentine back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Valentine dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Clark throws a hook to the side of Valentine's head but Valentine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Clark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valentine tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Clark manages to circle out of the way.
Clark connects with the punch.
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
Valentine takes a swing at Clark's ribcage but misses.
Clark digs a good hook to Valentine's body.
Clark slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Clark throws a looping overhand right but Valentine ducks down to avoid it.
Valentine tries to counter by clinching up but Clark breaks away and moves out of range.
Clark lands a nice hook to Valentine's body. Valentine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Valentine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valentine rushes Clark and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Valentine is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Valentine tries a body shot but Clark blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Valentine.
Valentine misses with a punch to the body.
Valentine misses with a punch on the inside.
Clark tries to work over Valentine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clark tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valentine's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Clark as Valentine tries to tie him up.
Clark is trying to force a seperation but Valentine has the dominant position.
Valentine tries to work over Clark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clark blocking some punches.
Valentine tries a body shot but Clark blocks it.
Clark goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valentine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clark has had enough of the clinch but Valentine keeps him there for the moment.
The referee calls for Valentine to work.
Clark tries a body shot but Valentine blocks it.
Valentine prevents a body shot from Clark.
Clark blocks a body shot from Valentine.
Mickey Clark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clark tries a body shot but Valentine blocks it.
Valentine lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Valentine here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Valentine is working Clark over against the ropes.
Valentine cracks Clark with a nice body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clark is trying to force a seperation but Valentine has the dominant position.
Valentine is working Clark over against the ropes.
Valentine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clark can do to turn this around?
Clark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sam Valentine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clark misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sam Valentine.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Valentine, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Valentine!
After the big win, Sam Valentine made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sully's Bar & Grill and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Valmir Tiberio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valmir Tiberio is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valmir Tiberio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Steel Penn!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel Penn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Steel Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tiberio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tiberio slips a straight right by Steel Penn.
Good work by Tiberio as he checks the leg kick.
Tiberio misses with a double jab.
Steel Penn was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tiberio throws a solid leg kick but Steel Penn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tiberio.
Tiberio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Steel Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steel Penn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tiberio. Tiberio obviously looking to wear him down.
Tiberio feints and then cracks Steel Penn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Steel Penn down.
Tiberio definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiberio 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.
Valmir Tiberio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiberio staggers Steel Penn with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Steel Penn looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Steel Penn is rocked!
It looks like Mr Steel Penn has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiberio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steel Penn.
Tiberio looks to throw the jab but Steel Penn is out of range.
Tiberio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Steel Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tiberio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steel Penn throws a front kick aimed at Tiberio's knee but Tiberio avoids it well.
Tiberio looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tiberio throws a lazy right hand but Steel Penn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tiberio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tiberio lands a leg kick that knocks Steel Penn off balance momentarily.
Tiberio throws a head kick that misses.
Steel Penn throws an overhand right that lands on Tiberio's shoulder, as Tiberio tries to avoid the shot.
Steel Penn throws a leg kick but Tiberio moved away.
Tiberio swings for the body but Steel Penn moves out of range.
Steel Penn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Steel Penn.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tiberio.
Tiberio throws a poor cross that misses
and Steel Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Steel Penn throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Tiberio to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiberio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Steel Penn's calf.
Tiberio throws a leg kick
and Steel Penn counters with a low kick, right behind Tiberio 's knee.
Tiberio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tiberio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tiberio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Steel Penn counters with a thumping low kick.
Tiberio with a hook.
Tiberio checks a low kick from Steel Penn.
Steel Penn throws a chopping leg kick but Tiberio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Steel Penn walks into a left hand.
Steel Penn is still on wobbly legs! Can Tiberio finish him?
Tiberio throws a shot from downtown. Steel Penn moves away and avoids it.
Steel Penn seems to have recovered his senses.
Steel Penn misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiberio misses with a body shot.
Tiberio throws a body shot but no joy.
Tiberio misses with a wild body shot.
Steel Penn unleashes a big counter combination but Tiberio bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valmir Tiberio should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Mr Steel Penn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tiberio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tiberio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A swing and a miss from Steel Penn.
Steel Penn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tiberio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Steel Penn at a distance.
Tiberio scoring well with a low kick there.
Steel Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steel Penn lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tiberio. That's going to slow Steel Penn down.
Steel Penn blocks the body kick.
Steel Penn throws out a counter right but Tiberio avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel Penn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Steel Penn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tiberio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tiberio scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn tried to score with a low kick but Tiberio checks it.
Steel Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steel Penn throws out a loose jab but Tiberio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiberio scores with a jab. Steel Penn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That has opened up Mr Steel Penn's cut even more.
Tiberio swings for the body but Steel Penn moves out of range.
Tiberio closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Steel Penn crashing to the mat! Steel Penn uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Both fighters circling a little - Tiberio finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiberio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Steel Penn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tiberio checks it well.
Valmir Tiberio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left lands for Tiberio.
Tiberio closes the distance and catches Steel Penn with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Steel Penn is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Steel Penn is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Steel Penn is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Tiberio takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Valmir Tiberio!
An out of breath Valmir Tiberio thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tuotole Mapambe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Strategos Themistokles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tuotole Mapambe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Strategos Themistokles!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mapambe throws a shot to the body.
Mapambe cracks Themistokles with a right hand to the side of the head.
Themistokles instigates a clinch.
Themistokles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Themistokles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Themistokles struggles to land a body shot inside as Mapambe controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Themistokles throws an elbow but misses.
Themistokles pushes off an throws an elbow but Mapambe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Mapambe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Themistokles is keeping busy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Themistokles.
Themistokles dodges an elbow strike from Mapambe.
Themistokles misses with a punch on the inside.
Mapambe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Themistokles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mapambe backwards.
Themistokles has a couple of punches blocked by Mapambe.
Themistokles takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Themistokles avoids a wild elbow strike from Mapambe.
A head punch on the inside from Mapambe fails to land.
Themistokles tries to land a knee to the head but Mapambe blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Themistokles.
Mapambe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Themistokles.
Themistokles working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mapambe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Themistokles looking to throw knees to the head but Mapambe is blocking nicely.
Mapambe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Themistokles.
Themistokles swings wildly with an uppercut but Mapambe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mapambe blocks an uppercut.
Themistokles gets through Mapambe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mapambe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mapambe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Themistokles.
Themistokles looking to throw knees to the head but Mapambe is blocking nicely.
Mapambe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Themistokles avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Mapambe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Themistokles's brow.
Mapambe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Themistokles avoids it.
Mapambe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Themistokles throws a head punch that misses.
Mapambe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Themistokles lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Themistokles stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mapambe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Themistokles misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Mapambe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Themistokles misses with a knee strike.
Themistokles blocks a body shot from Mapambe.
Mapambe can't find room to land a body shot as Themistokles controls the action.
Themistokles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Mapambe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Themistokles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mapambe.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Themistokles as Mapambe tries to tie him up.
Themistokles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Themistokles creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Themistokles misses with some punches.
Mapambe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Themistokles gets through Mapambe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Themistokles blocks an elbow strike from Mapambe.
Mapambe misses with a punch to the body.
Themistokles throws a punch but it's blocked by Mapambe.
Themistokles is working Mapambe over against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Strategos Themistokles dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Themistokles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mapambe swats away the attempt to clinch by Themistokles.
Themistokles throws a leg kick that misses.
Themistokles pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mapambe back to the ropes. Themistokles follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mapambe throws a shot from downtown. Themistokles moves away and avoids it.
A left and a right from Themistokles both land. Nice combination.
Mapambe is rocked!
Themistokles circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Mapambe tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Themistokles wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Strategos Themistokles!
During a confident post fight interview, Strategos Themistokles thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Philo Beddoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaya Shibya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beddoe's entrance music is Pop Evil - Ways To Get High . A fine choice. Masaya Shibya has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Philo Beddoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Masaya Shibya!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shibya connects with a single shot there.
Shibya misses with a body punch
and Beddoe counters with a left to the body.
Beddoe closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Shibya crashing to the mat! Shibya uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
It looks like Masaya Shibya has been cut.
Shibya throws a quick inside leg kick.
Masaya Shibya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shibya swings for the body but Beddoe moves out of range.
Beddoe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A combination from Shibya does no damage.
Beddoe appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Shibya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Beddoe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Beddoe lands a leg kick that knocks Shibya off balance momentarily.
A big right from Shibya misses.
Shibya avoids the body shot from Beddoe.
Shibya looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shibya 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.
Beddoe darts in and clinches Shibya up against the ropes.
Shibya is trying to force a seperation but Beddoe has the dominant position.
Beddoe lands a right hand.
Shibya tries to break free but Beddoe pushes him back against the ropes.
Beddoe misses with a punch on the inside.
Beddoe lands with a short shot to the head.
Beddoe tries to throw a body punch but Shibya avoids it by throwing Beddoe back against the ropes.
Shibya wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beddoe has him pressed against the ropes.
Beddoe keeps control of Shibya as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beddoe can't find room to land a body shot as Shibya controls the action.
Shibya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Beddoe misses
and Shibya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shibya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beddoe.
Shibya doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Beddoe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Shibya is trying to break free.
Beddoe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Shibya wants to break free but Beddoe has control.
A hook to the body from Beddoe.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beddoe.
That has opened up Masaya Shibya's cut even more.
Beddoe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shibya is rocked!
Beddoe loads up on a right hand - it lands flush and knocks Shibya senseless! What a punch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Philo Beddoe!
Philo Beddoe made sure to mention his sponsor, Sully's Bar & Grill in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Danny Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zander McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green comes to the ring accompanied by Miracle - We Ain't Scared. McGuire has chosen Hall of Fame ft. will.i.am as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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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
38 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zander McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green throws a sloppy head kick and McGuire moves out of range easily.
McGuire wants to counter with a clinch but Green pushes him away.
McGuire uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Green has time to react.
McGuire moves into the clinch.
Green tries a body shot but McGuire blocks it.
McGuire lands a knee to the body.
McGuire is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
McGuire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from McGuire.
Green lands a nice elbow.
McGuire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuire can't find room to land a body shot as Green controls the action.
McGuire throws a punch but it's blocked by Green.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
Green scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, McGuire scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McGuire looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Green controls his hands.
A short right from McGuire on the inside.
McGuire blocking some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McGuire.
A short body shot lands from McGuire as the two fighters clinch.
Green blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGuire lands with a light punch inside.
McGuire tries to land knees in the clinch but Green avoids the damage to the body.
McGuire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McGuire can't find room to land a body shot as Green controls the action.
McGuire slows down the pace here.
Knees in the clinch landing for McGuire.
Green is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Green seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but McGuire is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Green throws an elbow that misses.
We've been informed that McGuire has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McGuire tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McGuire landing knees to the body.
McGuire landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green is trying to maintain a safe position but McGuire gets an underhook and turns Green into the ropes.
McGuire tries to work over Green's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McGuire tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Green avoids it.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Green prevents a body shot from McGuire.
McGuire lands a shot to the body.
McGuire missing with knees to the body.
McGuire lands with a short shot to the head.
McGuire lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Green or not.
McGuire lands a good knee to the midsection. Green won't want to take too many of those.
Green is breathing heavily.
Green misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGuire scores a nice knee to the body.
McGuire tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Green avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander McGuire dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McGuire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McGuire darts in and clinches Green up against the ropes.
Zander McGuire seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGuire putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Green in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McGuire just leaning against Green, taking a breather.
McGuire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Green on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Green tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuire scores with a shoulder strike.
McGuire tries a body shot but Green blocks it.
Green throws an elbow but it misses.
A short uppercut from McGuire.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGuire.
Nice body punch from McGuire.
A body shot lands from McGuire.
McGuire blocks the elbow strike.
McGuire is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Green is keeping busy.
McGuire working Green over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McGuire.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McGuire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGuire drives through and clinches with Green against the ropes.
McGuire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Green throws a leg kick
and McGuire counters by moving into the clinch.
A body shot lands from McGuire.
McGuire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGuire connects with a jab.
Green moves out of range of the body kick from McGuire.
Green takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McGuire scores with a head kick.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
Green seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
McGuire lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Green at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire connects with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by McGuire. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire connects with an inside leg kick.
Green takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McGuire connects with a body shot that sends Green's belly button to the back.
McGuire lands a nice looking kick to the body. Green takes a step back to recover.
A head kick misses from McGuire.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
Zander McGuire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Green tries to move into range but McGuire moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
No joy there for McGuire, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Green fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McGuire lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green ducks right into an uppercut from McGuire.
McGuire pushes Green away with a front kick.
Green 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.
Green misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting McGuire counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander McGuire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McGuire lands a nice shot that snaps Green's head back.
McGuire drives through and clinches with Green against the ropes.
Green working aggressively here.
McGuire scores with a shoulder strike.
McGuire breaks from the clinch.
Green tries a low kick but McGuire avoids it.
McGuire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Green missing with a left hand there. McGuire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGuire throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McGuire connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McGuire looks to land a left hand but Green moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for McGuire.
Green is rocked!
McGuire cracks Green with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Green is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Green is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Green could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Zander McGuire!
Zander McGuire gave a mention to Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements Q160/$185 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Shane Ripgut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Ukkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ripgut kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Eminence front-the who. 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 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shane Ripgut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Maximus Ukkeli!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripgut checks the leg kick.
Ripgut throwing a counter right hand but Ukkeli manages to avoid it.
Ukkeli lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ukkeli lands a slapping body shot.
Ukkeli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ripgut manages to avoid it.
Ukkeli has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ukkeli misses with a leg kick.
Ripgut seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ukkeli connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ripgut momentarily.
A solid body kick from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ripgut, pushing him back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ukkeli lands a damaging elbow.
Ripgut wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ukkeli throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ripgut breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ripgut on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Shane Ripgut has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkeli throws out a leg kick but Ripgut moves out of range and Ukkeli only half commits.
Ukkeli just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRipgut.
A jab from Ukkeli finds it's way through Ripgut's defenses.
Ukkeli connects with a quick right hand that sends Ripgut tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Maximus Ukkeli!
Maximus Ukkeli thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Shane Ripgut was interviewed post fight and said 'Son of a B%$*& cant win em all '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Liam McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fleece Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuiness comes to the ring accompanied by The Boys are Back by Dropkick Murphys. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Liam McGuiness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fleece Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to clinch but McGuiness moves out of range.
Johnson lands a nice looking body kick.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
McGuiness throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson thuds his shin into the meat of McGuiness's side.
Jab by Johnson.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
McGuiness has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gorilla Warfare Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and McGuiness moves out of range easily.
McGuiness was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
Fleece Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson is looking to chop away at McGuiness's legs.
McGuiness swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
McGuiness feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
McGuiness walks forward, straight into a front kick from Johnson.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. McGuiness saw that one coming.
Johnson lands the left hand.
McGuiness walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! McGuiness is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Fleece Johnson!
A relieved looking Fleece Johnson 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ebrahim Azhari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azhari comes to the ring accompanied by Jedi Mind Tricks - Blood in Blood out. Arthur Pinto told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ebrahim Azhari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azhari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Azhari cracks the inside of Pinto's front leg.
Azhari throws the left hand but Pinto avoids the punch easily.
Pinto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pinto misses with a hook to the body
and Azhari counters with a thumping low kick.
Pinto defending well as Azhari loads up on a big left hand.
Azhari avoids the body shot from Pinto.
Azhari ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Donk. Pinto catches Azhari right on the button with a cross.
Azhari tries to score with a low kick but Pinto moves his leg out of the way.
Azhari throws a leg kick but Pinto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pinto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Azhari walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pinto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pinto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pinto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pinto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azhari.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pinto takes the fight into the clinch.
Azhari lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Azhari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pinto just misses with a punch to the body.
Azhari misses with a double jab.
Azhari throws a big shot that misses.
Azhari tried to score with a low kick but Pinto checks it.
Pinto misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Azhari misses its intended target.
Azhari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pinto.
Pinto checks a low kick from Azhari.
Azhari throws a low kick but Pinto avoids it.
Pinto swings for the body but Azhari moves out of range.
Azhari takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A leg kick checked by Pinto.
Pinto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Azhari swats away the attempt to clinch by Pinto.
Pinto lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pinto flicks out a counter leg kick but Azhari steps away.
Pinto has Azhari up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pinto lands a shot to the body.
Pinto lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azhari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pinto avoids a wild elbow strike from Azhari.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinto.
Pinto blocks an elbow strike from Azhari.
Our sources have told us that Azhari has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Azhari misses with some punches.
Azhari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pinto takes one on the button.
Azhari misses with a kick to the body.
Pinto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Azharis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pinto thuds a left hand into Azhari's body.
Azhari throws a lazy uppercut
and Pinto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Azhari on the side of the head.
Pinto throws a leg kick but Azhari moved away.
Pinto punishes Azhari's body with a nice straight punch.
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 Ebrahim Azhari will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pinto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Pinto does it's job there.
Azhari scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Arthur Pinto has been cut.
Pinto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Azhari momentarily.
Pinto rushes Azhari and presses him up against the ropes.
Azhari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pinto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Azhari scores with a jab to the jaw.
Azhari will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pinto is looking to clinch but Azhari is avoiding it.
Pinto has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Pinto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azhari.
Pinto throws a front kick aimed at Azhari's knee but Azhari avoids it well.
Pinto misses with a straight right.
Pinto throws the left hand but Azhari avoids the punch easily.
Azhari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azhari throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pinto! But no joy.
Azhari throws a hook to the side of Pinto's head but Pinto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Azhari ducks under a wild hook from Pinto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pinto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A low kick from Azhari is predictable there
and Pinto counters with a left and a right that stings Azhari.
Pinto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Azhari counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pinto's knee momentarily.
Pinto scores with a shot to the body.
Azhari stalks Pinto and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pinto's face. Pinto staggers backwards, shaken.
Azhari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Azhari thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pinto if he has to take too many more of those.
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!
Pinto cracks Azhari with a good jab.
Pinto throws a lazy right hand but Azhari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pinto throws a body punch but Azhari moves out of range.
Azhari was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pinto needs to keep his hands up - Azhari had a free shot at his head there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Azhari. That's going to slow Pinto down.
Azhari connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pinto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Azhari has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Azhari and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pinto misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinto. Azhari does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari connects with a nice looking jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Azhari.
Azhari throws a series of punches but Pinto moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Azhari, right into the meat.
Azhari on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
Ebrahim Azhari is winning the standup battle so far.
Pinto lunges at Azhari with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Azhari's hand.
Azhari moves out of range as Pinto strikes.
A shot to the liver by Pinto. Beautiful body shot.
Azhari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinto.
A swing and a miss from Azhari.
Pinto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azhari.
Pinto throws a hook to the side of Azhari's head but Azhari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azhari misses with an uppercut. Pinto saw that one coming.
Azhari throws a leg kick but Pinto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pinto throws a looping overhand right but Azhari ducks down to avoid it.
Pinto wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ebrahim Azhari will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pinto's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pinto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azhari.
Pinto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Azhari. That did some damage!
Pinto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good exchange - Azhari coming out on top.
Azhari shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pinto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Azhari connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pinto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinto. Azhari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Azhari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Azhari throws the left hand but Pinto avoids the punch easily.
Pinto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azhari tries to bum rush Pinto with a series of wild strikes but Pinto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pinto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pinto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pinto misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Azhari appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Azhari misses with a kick to the body.
Azhari thumps Pinto with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Azhari.
Pinto throws a body punch but Azhari moves out of range.
Azhari fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pinto checks it well.
Azhari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pinto. That did some damage!
Azhari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pinto.
Pinto takes one to the chin there.
Pinto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Pinto misses.
Azhari stuns Pinto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That kick from Azhari tenderised Pinto's leg. Pinto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pinto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Azhari misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pinto cracks Azhari with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pinto ducks under a wild hook from Azhari.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azhari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
Pinto steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Azhari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari misses with an attempted mid kick.
Azhari slips under a jab from Pinto.
Azhari is looking to chop away at Pinto's legs.
Pinto misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Pinto misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Azhari.
Azhari scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pinto clinches with his opponent.
Pinto gets through Azhari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pinto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pinto throws a head punch that misses.
Azhari lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Pinto fails to land.
Pinto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Azhari throws the kick towards the body but Pinto avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinto thumps Azhari with a low kick.
Pinto scores with a hook to the body. Azhari takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ebrahim Azhari did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pinto's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Azhari tries to score with a low kick but Pinto moves his leg out of the way.
Pinto throws an overhand right that lands on Azhari's shoulder, as Azhari tries to avoid the shot.
Pinto swings widly with a right hand
and Azhari counters with a body kick.
Pinto lands a jab to Azhari's midsection.
Azhari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pinto! But no joy.
A big left from Pinto misses.
Azhari is looking for a counter combo.
Azhari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pinto.
Pinto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pinto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Azhari throws a leg kick
and Pinto counters with a low kick, right behind Azhari 's knee.
Azhari looks to land a left hand but Pinto moved out of range nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pinto.
Azhari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pinto throws out the jab.
It looked like Azhari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azhari tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Azhari misses with a double jab.
Pinto misses with a combination
and Azhari counters with a right hand to the body.
Pinto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azhari manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto misses with a wild body shot.
Pinto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Azhari's head.
Pinto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Azhari counters with a stiff right hand.
Pinto throws out a loose jab but Azhari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pinto throws a hook but Azhari avoids it easily.
Azhari lands with a cross.
Azhari slips a straight right by Pinto.
Azhari walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pinto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Azhari.
Pinto scores with a sloppy right hand. Azhari should have avoided that one.
Azhari checks a leg kick.
Pinto ducks under a wild hook from Azhari.
Azhari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pinto throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Pinto misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari throws a hook to the side of Pinto's head but Pinto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinto. Azhari does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Pinto. Beautiful body shot.
Azhari loads up on a big right hand but Pinto slips the punch.
Azhari scores with a jab to the body.
Azhari swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pinto misses with a hook. Azhari ducked under it nicely.
Pinto misses with a hook.
Pinto wants to clinch.
Azhari was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab by Pinto.
Pinto cracks Azhari with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pinto tries to land a leg kick but Azhari saw it coming and moves away.
Azhari takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Arthur Pinto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pinto's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Azhari ducks under a wild hook from Pinto.
Pinto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Azhari to score with a decent uppercut.
Good work by Pinto as he checks the leg kick.
Pinto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Azhari on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Azhari tries to land a leg kick but Pinto saw it coming and moves away.
Pinto misses with a wild body shot.
Pinto slips under a jab.
Pinto connects with a body shot that sends Azhari's belly button to the back.
Azhari missing with a left hand there. Pinto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pinto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azhari scores with a nice head shot.
Pinto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Azhari half committed to a counter leg kick.
Azhari swats away the attempt to clinch by Pinto.
Pinto wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto moves away from the strike by Azhari.
Arthur Pinto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Azhari slips under a jab from Pinto.
Azhari appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pinto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azhari was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinto.
Pinto misses with a body shot.
Azhari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Azhari takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pinto throws an off balance right hand
letting Azhari counter with a right hand.
Ebrahim Azhari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pinto.
Azhari misses with a two punch combination.
Azhari lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pinto at a distance.
Azhari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinto.
Azhari connects with a leg kick. Pinto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pinto throws out a loose jab but Azhari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azhari misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Pinto misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Azhari finds it's target.
Azhari misses with a hook. Pinto ducked under it nicely.
Azhari lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinto jabs Azhari to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pinto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Azhari to score with a decent uppercut.
Pinto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azhari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Azhari throws a shot from downtown. Pinto moves away and avoids it.
Pinto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Azhari.
Pinto looks to score with a jab to the body but Azhari is just out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Azhari. That snapped Pinto's head back.
Azhari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pinto throws out the jab.
Pinto misses with a looping left.
Pinto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ebrahim Azhari.
I think Azhari has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 49:47
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 49:47
Judge Josh West scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ebrahim Azhari!
Ebrahim Azhari retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Ebrahim Azhari 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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