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PKL 1.3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Clarence McGee (ranked 2034 p4p, 226 weight class) and Coco Cobb (ranked 3752 p4p, 375 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 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clarence McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Coco Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from McGee finds it's target.
McGee cracks Cobb with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cobb fakes the leg kick and cracks McGee in the body.
McGee lands a head kick. Cobb smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cobb throws a push kick but McGee slaps the foot to one side.
Cobb moves out of range of the body kick from McGee.
McGee moves out of range of the body kick from Cobb.
Cobb connects with a single shot there.
Cobb tries to land a front kick but McGee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cobb throws a shot from downtown. McGee moves away and avoids it.
Cobb keeps McGee at a distance using the push kick.
Cobb throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGee.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cobb! But no joy.
McGee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cobb's calf.
McGee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McGee tries to clinch there but Cobb circles away.
McGee tries to land a leg kick but Cobb saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by McGee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cobb pivots, looking for a leg kick but McGee is out of range and Cobb settles back down.
Cobb cracks McGee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cobb steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGee.
Cobb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGee manages to avoid it.
McGee throws a big shot that misses.
McGee misses with a low kick.
Cobb on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGee. McGee obviously looking to wear him down.
McGee throws a leg kick but Cobb checks it.
Cobb connects with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by McGee as he connects with a hook.
McGee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cobb lands a nice looking kick to the body. McGee takes a step back to recover.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cobb 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 McGee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McGee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As Cobb backs away, McGee returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cobb is looking to score with low kicks.
McGee throws the kick towards the body but Cobb avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cobb pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McGee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cobb throws out the jab.
Cobb looks to land a right hand but McGee moved out of range.
Cobb chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cobb keeps McGee at a distance using the push kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Cobb.
Cobb thuds his shin into the meat of McGee's side.
McGee lands a glancing blow to the side of Cobb's head.
Nice straight punches there by Cobb. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cobb.
Cobb looks to throw the jab but McGee is out of range.
McGee pushes Cobb up against the ropes in a clinch.
McGee tries to land a knee to the head but Cobb blocks with his arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobb can't find room to land a body shot as McGee controls the action.
McGee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cobb has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cobb is defending well for now.
Cobb swings wildly with an uppercut but McGee uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Coco Cobb will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McGee clinches with his opponent.
McGee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cobb is defending well for now.
Cobb misses with a body punch.
Cobb avoids a wild elbow strike from McGee.
McGee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McGee trying to land knees to the body.
McGee lands a knee to the body.
McGee tries a knee to the head but Cobb blocks it.
McGee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGee blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Cobb.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGee blocks an uppercut.
McGee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGee pushes off an throws an elbow but Cobb leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Cobb managing to block the knees to the body from McGee.
Cobb can't find room to land a body shot as McGee controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb struggles to land a body shot inside as McGee controls his hands.
Cobb struggles to land a body shot inside as McGee controls his hands.
Cobb scores with a hook to the body.
McGee missing with knees to the body.
Cobb managing to block the knees to the body from McGee.
Cobb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGee landing knees to the body.
Cobb crunches a lovely knee into McGee's ribcage.
McGee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cobb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGee misses with a knee strike.
McGee missing with knees to the body.
Cobb digs a right hand underneath McGee's ribcage. McGee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McGee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cobb's defenses.
McGee has Cobb pressed against the ropes, preventing Cobb from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cobb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cobb misses with the head strike.
Cobb unloads a knee to the mid-section. McGee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cobb swings wildly with an uppercut but McGee uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cobb has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cobb scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Clarence McGee has been cut.
McGee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cobb in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McGee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McGee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cobb is defending well for now.
Cobb pushes McGee back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
McGee misses with an elbow over the top.
McGee tries to land knees in the clinch but Cobb avoids the damage to the body.
Cobb blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cobb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cobb tries a body shot but McGee blocks it.
Knees to the body from McGee.
A short left from Cobb.
McGee lands a nice knee to the body.
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 Clarence McGee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Clarence McGee's cut.
That's time! McGee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McGee throws a big shot that misses.
McGee throws a head kick but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb throws a nice inside leg kick.
McGee moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McGee clinches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McGee tries a knee to the head but Cobb blocks it.
McGee lands an elbow just above Cobb 's eye.
McGee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cobb has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cobb can't find room to land a body shot as McGee controls the action.
McGee blocks a body shot from Cobb.
McGee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cobb in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Clarence McGee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cobb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb unloads a knee to the mid-section. McGee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cobb misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGee missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cobb tries to throw a body punch but McGee avoids it by throwing Cobb back against the ropes.
Cobb tries to work over McGee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cobb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cobb lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McGee blocking some punches.
Cobb tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cobb tries to throw a body punch but McGee avoids it by throwing Cobb back against the ropes.
McGee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cobb tries a body shot but McGee blocks it.
McGee tries to land knees in the clinch but Cobb avoids the damage to the body.
McGee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cobb avoids it.
Cobb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGee is defending well for now.
Cobb struggles to land a body shot inside as McGee controls his hands.
Cobb lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McGee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cobb blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb trying to land knees to the body.
McGee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cobb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGee.
McGee scores a nice knee to the body.
McGee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, McGee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cobb's brow.
McGee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobb scores with a shoulder strike.
Cobb on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cobb tries to throw a body punch but McGee avoids it by throwing Cobb back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Cobb's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cobb lands with a light punch inside.
Cobb takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cobb can't find room to land a body shot as McGee controls the action.
Cobb tries to land knees in the clinch but McGee avoids the damage to the body.
Cobb lands with a short shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Coco Cobb.
I think Cobb 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Coco Cobb!
Coco Cobb gave a mention to MayheM sportswear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Sutter Cane (ranked 5232 p4p, 473 weight class) and Incheol Wonha (ranked 1488 p4p, 172 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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157 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sutter Cane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Incheol Wonha!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonha misses with an uppercut.
Wonha tries to keep at a distance but Cane has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wonha crunches a lovely knee into Cane's ribcage.
A shot in the inside from Cane.
Cane misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wonha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wonha just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cane's brow.
Cane avoids the elbow strike from Wonha, against the ropes.
Wonha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cane's elbow.
Cane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wonha lands with a light punch inside.
Cane misses with a punch to the body.
Wonha trying to stall but Cane improves his position.
Wonha working aggressively here.
Cane misses with some punches.
Cane struggles to land a body shot inside as Wonha controls his hands.
Cane struggles to land a body shot inside as Wonha controls his hands.
Wonha pushes Cane back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Cane throws a head punch that misses.
Wonha tries to throw a body punch but Cane avoids it by throwing Wonha back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wonha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cane lands with a light punch inside.
Wonha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wonha blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Cane scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cane managing to block the knees to the body from Wonha.
Cane has a couple of punches blocked by Wonha.
Wonha gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wonha can't find room to land a body shot as Cane controls the action.
Wonha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cane's defenses.
Wonha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cane.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wonha throws an elbow but misses.
Cane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wonha throws an elbow but it misses.
Cane works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wonha lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wonha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cane's elbow.
Cane misses with the head strike.
Wonha lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Cane fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wonha tries to throw a body punch but Cane avoids it by throwing Wonha back against the ropes.
Wonha lands an elbow that stopped Cane in his tracks for a moment.
Wonha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wonha takes a shot to the head.
Cane tries to throw a body punch but Wonha avoids it by throwing Cane back against the ropes.
Wonha trying to land knees to the body.
Cane lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Incheol Wonha has been cut.
Cane lands with a light punch inside.
Cane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cane throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Cane's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A right hand to the body from Wonha.
Cane lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cane swings wildly with an uppercut but Wonha uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Wonha.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wonha.
Nice body punch from Cane.
Wonha landing knees to the head.
Wonha lands an elbow that stopped Cane in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Incheol Wonha will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Incheol Wonha'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.
Cane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cane takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wonha.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wonha 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 Cane has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cane and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An attempted straight right counter from Cane misses the target.
Cane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wonha.
Wonha scores with a jab. Cane acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cane moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cane misses with a looping left.
Cane thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wonha if he has to take too many more of those.
Cane takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cane lands with a shot to the body.
Wonha takes one to the side of the head.
Good exchange - Cane coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wonha scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cane instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane throws a punch but it's blocked by Wonha.
Cane throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wonha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cane backwards.
Cane lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Wonha.
Cane misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wonha.
Wonha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wonha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sutter Cane has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wonha.
A short left from Cane.
Cane swings wildly with an uppercut but Wonha uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wonha.
Cane misses with a punch to the body.
Wonha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cane.
Cane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wonha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wonha.
Cane working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wonha swings wildly with an uppercut but Cane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cane has a couple of punches blocked by Wonha.
Cane gets through Wonha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cane fails to land.
Wonha throws an elbow that misses.
Cane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Cane scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wonha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wonha lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Cane working aggressively here.
Cane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wonha prevents a body shot from Cane.
Wonha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wonha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cane backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Cane.
Wonha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cane works on Wonha's body with a couple of short punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wonha obliges.
Wonha tries to work over Cane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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 Sutter Cane will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Incheol Wonha's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wonha moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Some bone on bone action there as Wonha checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cane throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cane instigates a clinch.
Wonha tries to throw a body punch but Cane avoids it by throwing Wonha back against the ropes.
Wonha misses with a punch to the body.
Wonha misses with a punch to the body.
Cane taking a breather.
Wonha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cane.
Cane throws a punch but it's blocked by Wonha.
Cane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cane trying to control the position but instead, Wonha has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cane into the ropes.
Cane presses Wonha against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonha blocks a body shot from Cane.
Wonha tries to throw a body punch but Cane avoids it by throwing Wonha back against the ropes.
Cane tries to throw a body punch but Wonha avoids it by throwing Cane back against the ropes.
Wonha stalling in the clinch but Cane improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonha can't find room to land a body shot as Cane controls the action.
Wonha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wonha.
Cane lands an uppercut.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cane avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wonha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cane takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wonha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cane tries to throw a body punch but Wonha avoids it by throwing Cane back against the ropes.
Cane is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Wonha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wonha can't find room to land a body shot as Cane controls the action.
Cane's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Cane.
Cane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wonha's elbow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wonha throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wonha lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wonha is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Wonha lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Wonha tries to work over Cane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cane has a couple of punches blocked by Wonha.
Wonha lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cane misses with some punches.
Cane can't find room to land a body shot as Wonha controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cane.
Wonha pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Wonha stalling in the clinch.
Wonha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cane backwards.
Cane scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wonha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wonha lands a knee to the body.
Wonha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wonha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Incheol Wonha.
I think Wonha 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Incheol Wonha!
After the big win, Incheol Wonha 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Markus Remoreras (ranked 10646 p4p, 677 weight class) and Erick Clap (ranked 2097 p4p, 233 weight class). Remoreras comes to the ring accompanied by Ludacris feat. Nas and Jay-Z - I Do It For Hip-Hop. Clap has chosen Burn it to the ground as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Markus Remoreras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Erick Clap!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remoreras throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clap sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clap moves into the clinch.
Clap tries a body shot but Remoreras blocks it.
Clap swings wildly with an uppercut but Remoreras uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clap escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Remoreras throws the kick towards the body but Clap avoids it.
Remoreras connects with a crisp jab.
Clap thuds a left hand into Remoreras's body.
Remoreras connects with a leg kick. Clap looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A big right from Remoreras misses.
Remoreras throws a half hearted mid kick.
Remoreras misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clap scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Clap tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Remoreras manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clap waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Remoreras.
Clap throws a hook but Remoreras blocks it.
Clap avoids the body shot from Remoreras.
Remoreras pivots, looking for a leg kick but Clap is out of range and Remoreras settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remoreras moves out of range of the strikes.
Remoreras lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Remoreras looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Remoreras takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Remoreras scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Remoreras jabs at Clap's body.
Remoreras motions for Clap to come forward. Remoreras throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Clap gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Remoreras counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Remoreras lands with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clap. Remoreras does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clap throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
No joy there for Clap, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clap pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Clap avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Remoreras lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Clap misses the target.
Clap moves out of range as Remoreras throws a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Remoreras throws a jab but it's blocked by Clap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clap loads up on a big right hand but Remoreras slips the punch.
Remoreras is looking to chop away at Clap's legs.
Clap throws a head kick that misses.
Clap misses with a looping left.
Remoreras was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Erick Clap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clap lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Clap.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Clap.
Remoreras tries to score with a low kick but Clap moves his leg out of the way.
Clap misses with a straight right.
Remoreras ducks under a wild hook from Clap.
Remoreras fires out a quick counter leg kick but Clap just manages to avoid it.
Clap clinches with his opponent.
Clap tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Remoreras tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Remoreras lands a shot to the body.
Remoreras blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Remoreras escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Remoreras blocks a jab.
Remoreras is looking for a counter combo.
Nice defenses there by Clap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Erick Clap will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Clap misses with a body kick.
Remoreras scores with a sloppy right hand. Clap should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clap. Remoreras does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clap throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Remoreras misses with a double jab.
Clap looks for the body kick but Remoreras saw that one coming.
Remoreras slips a jab and a cross from Clap.
Clap lands a leg kick that knocks Remoreras off balance momentarily.
Clap connects with an inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Remoreras, right into the meat.
Remoreras connects with an inside leg kick.
Clap misses with a body kick.
Clap throws the left hand but Remoreras avoids the punch easily.
Remoreras with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Clap swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Remoreras fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Clap checks it well.
Clap let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remoreras looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Clap throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Remoreras misses with a hook
and Clap counters with a nice body shot.
Remoreras tries a low kick but Clap avoids it.
Clap lands a really nice looking cross but Remoreras seems unphased.
Clap will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A solid body kick from Clap.
Remoreras throws a wild body kick that Clap sees coming a mile off.
Clap is looking to score with low kicks.
Clap ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Remoreras moves away.
Remoreras was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Remoreras finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Remoreras tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Remoreras pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Clap was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Clap misses with a body punch
and Remoreras counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Clap.
Remoreras connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Clap's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clap throws a body kick that misses.
Clap throws a predictable looking body shot
and Remoreras counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Remoreras.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clap digs a right hand into Remoreras's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Remoreras's gas tank.
Clap lands with a left to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Clap lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Remoreras backwards.
Clap is leaning against Remoreras and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Clap escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clap walks into a left hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Remoreras, right into the meat.
Remoreras misses with a lunging right hand
and Clap counters with a good low kick that Remoreras was not able to check.
Remoreras lands a leg kick that knocks Clap off balance momentarily.
A punch combination from Remoreras misses.
Clap ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Remoreras moves away.
Remoreras throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clap rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Remoreras counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Erick Clap 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!
Remoreras looks to land a right hand but Clap moved out of range.
Clap looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Remoreras throws a nice inside leg kick.
Remoreras swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good shot there by Clap.
Clap moves out of range as Remoreras throws a body kick.
Remoreras throws the left hand but Clap avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clap. Remoreras does a little dance to reset his feet.
Remoreras with a nice cross.
No joy there for Remoreras, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clap walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Remoreras checks a leg kick.
Clap's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Remoreras buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Markus Remoreras is winning the standup battle so far.
Clap pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Clap lands a jab to Remoreras's midsection.
A solid body kick from Remoreras.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clap throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Remoreras makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remoreras connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Clap's hands.
A combination from Remoreras does no damage.
Remoreras takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Remoreras moves out of range of the body kick.
Clap throws out a leg kick but Remoreras moves out of range and Clap only half commits.
Remoreras misses with a looping left.
Clap defending well as Remoreras loads up on a big left hand.
Clap only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Clap with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Clap avoids the body shot from Remoreras.
Clap throws a hook but Remoreras avoids it easily.
Clap checks a low kick from Remoreras.
Remoreras ducks under a wild hook from Clap.
Remoreras throws a leg kick but Clap moved away.
Remoreras tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clap swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Remoreras swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clap pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clap. Remoreras does a little dance to reset his feet.
Remoreras connects with a jab.
Clap avoids a kick to the body.
Remoreras is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clap throws a hook but Remoreras blocks it.
Remoreras throws out a loose jab but Clap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clap turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Remoreras throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Remoreras scores with a kick to the body.
Remoreras sizes up Clap with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Clap throws a poor cross that misses
and Remoreras counters with a nice body kick.
Clap lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Remoreras at a distance.
Clap tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Remoreras was well out of range. Poor timing from Clap.
Remoreras throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Markus Remoreras has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Remoreras throws a lazy right hand but Clap sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Markus Remoreras showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Clap 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Markus Remoreras!
A very excited looking Markus Remoreras 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 Kick Boxer (ranked 3067 p4p, 310 weight class) and Daniel Silvestre (ranked 2032 p4p, 225 weight class). Silvestre comes into a darkened arena with his song building. El Chapo - The Game feat Skrillex kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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30
169 lbs
27 - 13 - 0 |
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39
165 lbs
34 - 14 - 0 |
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kick Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Silvestre!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvestre misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Boxer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silvestre misses with the body kick
letting Boxer counter with a right hand.
Silvestre lands a two punch combo.
Boxer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silvestre.
Boxer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Silvestre pushes Boxer up against the ropes in a clinch.
Boxer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silvestre misses with the head strike.
Boxer is trying to maintain a safe position but Silvestre gets an underhook and turns Boxer into the ropes.
Boxer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silvestre digs a right hand into Boxer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boxer's gas tank.
Silvestre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silvestre scores with a shot to the side of Boxer's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boxer tries to throw a body punch but Silvestre avoids it by throwing Boxer back against the ropes.
Silvestre blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boxer.
Silvestre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silvestre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre is looking to control Boxer's arms but Boxer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silvestre has his back to the ropes.
Silvestre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silvestre is pushing Boxer up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Boxer lands a nice uppercut.
Silvestre 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.
Boxer lands a nice uppercut.
Boxer lands a left hand.
Boxer has a couple of punches blocked by Silvestre.
Boxer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boxer blocks a body shot from Silvestre.
Boxer throws a punch but it's blocked by Silvestre.
Boxer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boxer blocks an uppercut.
Boxer blocking some punches.
Boxer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boxer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kick Boxer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvestre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boxer, pushing him back against the ropes.
Silvestre can't find room to land a body shot as Boxer controls the action.
Silvestre misses with an elbow over the top.
Silvestre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Silvestre.
Boxer blocks a body shot from Silvestre.
A shot in the inside from Boxer.
Boxer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silvestre backwards.
Silvestre misses with some punches.
Silvestre lands with a left to the head.
Silvestre digs a right hand underneath Boxer's ribcage. Boxer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Boxer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silvestre trying to stall but Boxer improves his position.
Silvestre tries to throw a body punch but Boxer avoids it by throwing Silvestre back against the ropes.
Silvestre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boxer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boxer manages to break the clinch.
Boxer misses with a body shot.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silvestre unleashes a big counter combination but Boxer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Boxer misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boxer attempts a low 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 Kick Boxer 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.
Boxer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silvestre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boxer fails to land with a series of punches.
Silvestre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boxer throws a leg kick but Silvestre sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Boxer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Silvestre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer throws a hook but Silvestre avoids it easily.
Boxer throws a shot from downtown. Silvestre moves away and avoids it.
Boxer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silvestre wants to counter with a clinch but Boxer pushes him away.
Silvestre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silvestre tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silvestre manages to avoid it.
Silvestre slips under a jab from Boxer.
Jab, jab by Boxer - just one landing.
Boxer walks into a jab.
Silvestre moves out of range as Boxer throws a body kick.
Silvestre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boxer counters with a nice uppercut.
Silvestre tries to close the distance and clinch but Boxer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boxer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silvestre can do to turn this around?
Boxer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A leg kick checked by Silvestre.
Silvestre doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Some wild striking there from Boxer.
Silvestre wants to counter the offense by Boxer and move into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre throws a sloppy head kick and Boxer moves out of range easily.
Boxer misses with a right hand
and Silvestre counters with a right hand to the body.
Silvestre checks the leg kick.
Kick Boxer is winning the standup battle so far.
Boxer throws a jab when Silvestre was well out of range.
Silvestre takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxer throws out a loose jab but Silvestre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boxer throws a head kick but Silvestre moves out of range.
Silvestre cracks Boxer with an open hand slap.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silvestre manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kick Boxer dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Silvestre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boxer.
Boxer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boxer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silvestre.
Boxer misses with a body kick.
Silvestre appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boxer moves away from the strike by Silvestre.
Boxer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silvestre throws out the jab.
Boxer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Boxer blocks a head kick by Silvestre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boxer tries to work over Silvestre's front leg with a kick but Silvestre checks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Silvestre misses.
Boxer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silvestre.
Boxer swings widly with a right hand
and Silvestre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer throws a head kick that Silvestre semi-blocks.
A head kick misses from Boxer.
Silvestre swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silvestre misses with a head kick.
Boxer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Silvestre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left lands for Boxer.
Kick Boxer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silvestre blocks a head kick by Boxer.
Boxer misses the shot to the body.
Boxer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silvestre avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boxer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silvestre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silvestre.
Boxer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A shot to the body from Boxer misses
and Silvestre counters with a left to the body.
Silvestre tries to clinch up but Boxer circles away and keeps his distance.
Boxer throws an overhand right that lands on Silvestre's shoulder, as Silvestre tries to avoid the shot.
Boxer digs a good body shot into Silvestre's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvestre takes a swing at Boxer's ribcage but misses.
Boxer misses the body punch
and Silvestre counters with a nice body kick.
Boxer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silvestre.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kick Boxer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boxer, 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kick Boxer!
Kick Boxer thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tourney Fighter (ranked 3478 p4p, 355 weight class) and Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev (ranked 1040 p4p, 126 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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146 lbs
22 - 11 - 2 |
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28
159 lbs
15 - 8 - 1 |
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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Tourney Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamkhalaev's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fighter under the eye.
Fighter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shamkhalaev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fighter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fighter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Shamkhalaev throws a sloppy head kick and Fighter moves out of range easily.
Fighter loads up on a big right hand but Shamkhalaev slips the punch.
Fighter throws an overhand right that lands on Shamkhalaev's shoulder, as Shamkhalaev tries to avoid the shot.
Fighter throws out a loose jab but Shamkhalaev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donk. Fighter catches Shamkhalaev right on the button with a cross.
Fighter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shamkhalaev.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shamkhalaev crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fighter - the referee stops the clock and Shamkhalaev gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fighter. Shamkhalaev manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fighter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shamkhalaev checks a low kick from Fighter.
Fighter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hey Steves Fight Shack in the buildup to the fight.
Fighter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fighter throws a hook to the side of Shamkhalaev's head but Shamkhalaev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamkhalaev misses with a low kick.
Fighter checks a leg kick nicely.
Fighter tries to counter by clinching up but Shamkhalaev breaks away and moves out of range.
Fighter instigates a clinch.
Fighter manages to break the clinch.
Shamkhalaev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fighter.
Fighter throws a hook but Shamkhalaev blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Shamkhalaev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter lands a jab.
Fighter throws a jab but it's blocked by Shamkhalaev.
Fighter keeps the fight on the outside.
Fighter throws a hook to the side of Shamkhalaev's head but Shamkhalaev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook. Fighter ducked under it nicely.
Tourney Fighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamkhalaev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shamkhalaev looks to land a body kick but Fighter moved away.
Fighter misses with a double jab.
Shamkhalaev feints a counter leg kick.
Shamkhalaev scores with a hook to the body. Fighter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shamkhalaev throws a low kick but Fighter moves out of range easily.
Fighter jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Shamkhalaev misses with a leg kick.
Fighter throws out a loose jab but Shamkhalaev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fighter loads up on a big right hand but Shamkhalaev slips the punch.
Fighter lands a really nice looking cross but Shamkhalaev seems unphased.
Fighter lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shamkhalaev will feel that in the morning.
Shamkhalaev 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.
Shamkhalaev scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamkhalaev moves out of range as Fighter throws a body kick.
Fighter tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shamkhalaev! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev moves away from the strike by Fighter.
Shamkhalaev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fighter.
Fighter scores with a jab. Shamkhalaev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fighter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fighter clinches.
Fighter digs a right hand underneath Shamkhalaev's ribcage. Shamkhalaev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fighter can't find room to land a body shot as Shamkhalaev controls the action.
Fighter with a knee to the head.
Fighter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Still in the clinch, Shamkhalaev scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Fighter.
Shamkhalaev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fighter blocks an uppercut.
Shamkhalaev blocks the elbow strike.
Shamkhalaev lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter blocks an uppercut.
Shamkhalaev lands a left hand.
Shamkhalaev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Fighter throws an elbow but misses.
Fighter lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tourney Fighter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A big right from Fighter misses.
Shamkhalaev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fighter.
Fighter misses with a head kick.
Shamkhalaev throws out a counter right but Fighter avoids it with no problem.
Shamkhalaev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fighter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shamkhalaev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fighter throws a push kick but Shamkhalaev slaps the foot to one side.
Shamkhalaev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shamkhalaev throws a wild body kick that Fighter sees coming a mile off.
Shamkhalaev swings for the body but Fighter moves out of range.
Shamkhalaev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fighter in his tracks.
Fighter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fighter swings widly with a right hand
and Shamkhalaev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shamkhalaev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fighter.
Shamkhalaev throws a leg kick that misses.
Fighter is looking to counter punch.
Shamkhalaev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fighter, right into the meat.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Fighter here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamkhalaev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shamkhalaev jabs at Fighter's body.
Fighter thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shamkhalaev throws a shot to the body.
Shamkhalaev scores with a nice body kick.
Shamkhalaev lands an overhand right.
Jab by Fighter.
Fighter keeps Shamkhalaev at a distance using the push kick.
Fighter loads up on a big right hand but Shamkhalaev slips the punch.
Fighter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fighter throws a lazy body kick
and Shamkhalaev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fighter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shamkhalaev can do to turn this around?
Fighter scores with the left hand. Shamkhalaev knows he should have avoided that one.
Shamkhalaev throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Shamkhalaev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shamkhalaev 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.
Shamkhalaev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shamkhalaev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fighter.
Shamkhalaev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fighter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shamkhalaev circles away quickly and effectively.
Shamkhalaev slips a jab from Fighter.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter blocks a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Shamkhalaev finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shamkhalaev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fighter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev has been cut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shamkhalaev, right into the meat.
Fighter throws the kick towards the body but Shamkhalaev avoids it.
Fighter misses with an uppercut. Shamkhalaev saw that one coming.
Fighter throws the kick towards the body but Shamkhalaev avoids it.
Shamkhalaev blocks a jab.
Shamkhalaev moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Shamkhalaev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shamkhalaev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shamkhalaev connects with an inside leg kick.
Fighter moves forwards but Shamkhalaev connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shamkhalaev throws a leg kick but Fighter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter 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.
Fighter throws a shot from downtown. Shamkhalaev moves away and avoids it.
Shamkhalaev blocks a head kick by Fighter.
Fighter throws a hook to the side of Shamkhalaev's head but Shamkhalaev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shamkhalaev tries to close the distance and clinch but Fighter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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 Tourney Fighter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev'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. This is the final round!
Fighter fails to land with a series of punches.
Shamkhalaev doesn't manage to clinch there - Fighter circles away.
Shamkhalaev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fighter throws a hook to the side of Shamkhalaev's head but Shamkhalaev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Shamkhalaev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tourney Fighter is winning the standup battle so far.
Fighter loads up on a big right hand but Shamkhalaev slips the punch.
Fighter throws a hook but Shamkhalaev blocks it.
Fighter checks a leg kick.
Shamkhalaev misses with a leg kick.
Fighter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shamkhalaev.
Fighter cracks Shamkhalaev with a good jab.
Fighter lands with a nice combination. Shamkhalaev backs away looking to recover.
Shamkhalaev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shamkhalaev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fighter throws the left hand but Shamkhalaev avoids the punch easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamkhalaev moves in looking to clinch but Fighter pushes him off.
Shamkhalaev misses with a low kick as Fighter jumps back.
Fighter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fighter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shamkhalaev appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shamkhalaev missing with a left hand there. Fighter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tourney Fighter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shamkhalaev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fighter.
Fighter throws a head kick that misses.
Shamkhalaev misses with a low kick as Fighter jumps back.
Fighter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Fighter.
Shamkhalaev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shamkhalaev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fighter looks to land a right hand but Shamkhalaev moved out of range.
An inside leg kick from Fighter misses.
Shamkhalaev thinks about the counter body kick.
A jab lands there for Shamkhalaev.
Fighter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fighter misses with an uppercut. Shamkhalaev saw that one coming.
Fighter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice combination there by Fighter.
Shamkhalaev misses with a low kick.
Fighter blocks the body kick.
Shamkhalaev ducks under a wild hook from Fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Fighter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamkhalaev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fighter's sensitive parts.
Fighter closes the distance and clinches.
Fighter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fighter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shamkhalaev landing knees to the body.
Shamkhalaev misses with a body punch.
Fighter avoids a wild elbow strike from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev managing to block the knees to the body from Fighter.
Nice body punch from Fighter - that landed with a thud.
Shamkhalaev throws a head punch that misses.
Shamkhalaev lands with a right to the head.
Fighter blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev can't find room to land a body shot as Fighter controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tourney Fighter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fighter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tourney Fighter!
Tourney Fighter seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ozzie Price (ranked 4481 p4p, 430 weight class) and Toshi Matoshin (ranked 2178 p4p, 239 weight class). Price kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Killer Mike - Big Beast. Matoshin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mortal Kombat theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ozzie Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 27 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toshi Matoshin!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matoshin moves out of range of the strikes.
Matoshin lands with a kick to the temple. Price shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Price is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matoshin.
Price fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matoshin manages to avoid it.
Price lands a jab to the nose.
Matoshin drops his hands momentarily and Price takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Price throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Price throws a body shot but no joy.
Matoshin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Price was well out of range. Poor timing from Matoshin.
Price slips a straight right by Matoshin.
Price is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Matoshin throws a head kick but Price moves out of range.
Price throws out a powerful jab.
Matoshin throws an overhand right that lands on Price's shoulder, as Price tries to avoid the shot.
Price lands a head shot.
Price missing with a left hand there. Matoshin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Price tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matoshin was well out of range. Poor timing from Price.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matoshin slips a straight right by Price.
Matoshin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Price on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Matoshin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Price manages to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Matoshin!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matoshin throws a sloppy head kick and Price moves out of range easily.
Matoshin scores with a jab to the body.
Price throws a shot from downtown. Matoshin moves away and avoids it.
Matoshin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Price.
Matoshin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Price lands a jab to the head.
Matoshin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Price misses with a hook.
A big left from Price misses.
Matoshin slips a straight right by Price.
A big left from Matoshin misses.
Price tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matoshin was well out of range. Poor timing from Price.
Nice uppercut there from Matoshin.
Price throws out a loose jab but Matoshin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matoshin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
An inside leg kick lands from Price.
Matoshin checks a low kick from Price.
Price throws a front kick aimed at Matoshin's knee but Matoshin avoids it well.
Price throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matoshin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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!
Price clinches up with Matoshin and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matoshin manages to break the clinch.
Price lands a jab.
Price lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Matoshin ducks under a wild hook from Price.
A big left from Matoshin misses.
Matoshin misses with a low kick.
Matoshin swings for the body but Price moves out of range.
Matoshin throws a body punch but Price moves out of range.
Price cracks Matoshin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Price throws a lazy right hand but Matoshin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matoshin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Price.
Matoshin throws a hook but Price avoids it easily.
Matoshin throws a hook but Price avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matoshin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matoshin walks into a straight right hand from Price.
Matoshin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Price lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matoshin tests Price's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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 Ozzie Price will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Matoshin ducks right into an uppercut from Price.
Matoshin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Price.
Matoshin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Decent striking displayed by Price there.
Matoshin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Price throws out a leg kick but Matoshin moves out of range and Price only half commits.
Price misses with a low kick.
Matoshin throws a series of punches but Price moves out of range.
Price throws a shot from downtown. Matoshin moves away and avoids it.
Price ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Price misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Price misses with a body shot.
Matoshin throws the left hand but Price avoids the punch easily.
Price scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Matoshin.
Price swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matoshin avoids the body shot from Price.
Matoshin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ozzie Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matoshin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Price.
Matoshin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Price.
Price cracks Matoshin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Price fails with an attempt to clinch.
Price throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matoshin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Price fails with an attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Matoshin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Price is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matoshin can do to turn this around?
Price slips a straight right by Matoshin.
Matoshin cracks Price with a right hand to the side of the head.
Price clinches up against the ropes.
Price misses with a punch to the body.
Price throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matoshins head.
Price lands with a left to the head.
I was talking to Price's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Matoshin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Price lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matoshin or not.
Matoshin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Price scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Price pushes Matoshin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Price lands a right hand.
Matoshin misses with the head strike.
Matoshin swings wildly with an uppercut but Price uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Price doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Matoshin.
Matoshin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matoshin blocks a body shot from Price.
Price lands a body shot in the clinch.
Price blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Matoshin.
Matoshin blocks a body shot from Price.
A head punch on the inside from Price fails to land.
Matoshin scores with a shot to the side of Price's head.
A short right from Price on the inside.
Price goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ozzie Price has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Price swings wildly with an uppercut but Matoshin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matoshin swings wildly with an uppercut but Price uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Price misses with some punches.
Matoshin presses Price against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Price fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ozzie Price dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A leg kick checked by Matoshin.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Toshi Matoshin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matoshin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Price looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Price throws a hook to the side of Matoshin's head but Matoshin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matoshin looks to land a right hand but Price moved out of range.
Matoshin misses with a straight left.
Matoshin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matoshin moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Matoshin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Price scores with a hook.
Price throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Price keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Price missing with a left hand there. Matoshin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Price tries to clinch up.
A little jabbing left from Matoshin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Matoshin throws a looping overhand right but Price ducks down to avoid it.
Price was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price tries to clinch up but Matoshin circles away and keeps his distance.
Matoshin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Price throws a hook but Matoshin avoids it easily.
Matoshin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Price moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Matoshin.
Matoshin tries a quick counter leg kick but Price is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price scoring well with a low kick there.
Price is looking to slow Matoshin down with leg kicks.
Matoshin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Matoshin looks to throw the jab but Price is out of range.
Matoshin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matoshin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Price checks it well.
Matoshin looks to land a right hand but Price moved out of range.
Matoshin throws a poor cross that misses
and Price counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Price.
A big right from Price misses.
Price looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Matoshin misses with a wild body shot.
As Matoshin tries to get set, Price tries to push him back and clinch up but Matoshin manages to avoid the attempt.
Matoshin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matoshin swings widly with a right hand
and Price counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Price misses its intended target.
Matoshin slips under a jab from Price.
Matoshin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Price with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Price misses the target.
Matoshin throws out a counter right but Price avoids it with no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matoshin tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Price.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matoshin. Price does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ozzie Price is winning the standup battle so far.
Matoshin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Price counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matoshin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Price.
Price tests Matoshin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Price scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matoshin misses with an uppercut. Price saw that one coming.
Price has closed the distance and engaged Matoshin in a clinch.
Price lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Matoshin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matoshin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Price.
Matoshin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Price misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matoshin.
Ozzie Price is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matoshin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matoshin lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Price fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Price tries a body shot but Matoshin blocks it.
Matoshin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ozzie Price showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Price has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ozzie Price!
A victorious Ozzie Price thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Hilton Teimosia (ranked 933 p4p, 113 weight class) and Vesa Sykk (ranked 371 p4p, 49 weight class). Sykk is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name . Hilton Teimosia could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vesa Sykk's chin.
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158 lbs
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155 lbs
36 - 22 - 2 |
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hilton Teimosia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Vesa Sykk!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Sykk. Beautiful body shot.
Teimosia misses with an uppercut.
Teimosia misses the shot to the body.
Teimosia tries to clinch up but Sykk circles away and keeps his distance.
Sykk clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Teimosia.
Sykk misses with a punch to the body.
Sykk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sykk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Teimosia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Teimosia's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Teimosia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sykk misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Teimosia.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sykk.
Teimosia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sykks head.
We've been informed that Sykk 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.
A short uppercut from Sykk.
Teimosia prevents a body shot from Sykk.
Teimosia can't find room to land a body shot as Sykk controls the action.
A short left from Sykk.
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!
Teimosia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Teimosia pushes Sykk back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Teimosia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teimosia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Teimosia fails to land.
Sykk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Teimosia misses with a body punch.
A short right from Teimosia on the inside.
Teimosia pushes Sykk back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Teimosia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Teimosia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Sykk fails to land.
Teimosia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Teimosia takes an elbow to the temple.
Teimosia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teimosia misses with the head strike.
Sykk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sykk misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sykk.
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!
Teimosia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Teimosia gets tackled into the ropes by Sykk. Sykk maintains the clinch.
Teimosia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teimosia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sykk backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Teimosia misses with some punches.
Teimosia lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sykk.
Sykk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sykk misses with some punches.
Sykk blocking some punches.
Sykk lands a damaging elbow.
Teimosia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sykk working aggressively here.
Teimosia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Teimosia lands a body shot.
Sykk lands with a right to the head.
Teimosia misses with some punches.
Teimosia swings wildly with an uppercut but Sykk uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teimosia misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Teimosia.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sykk.
Teimosia lands a left hand.
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 Hilton Teimosia will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Sykk misses with an uppercut. Teimosia saw that one coming.
Teimosia moves into the clinch.
Sykk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sykk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Teimosia lands an uppercut.
Teimosia tries to work over Sykk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Teimosia throws a punch but it's blocked by Sykk.
Sykk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sykk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teimosia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teimosia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Teimosia can't find room to land a body shot as Sykk controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sykk.
A head punch on the inside from Teimosia fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teimosia lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Teimosia fails to land.
Teimosia swings wildly with an uppercut but Sykk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teimosia misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Teimosia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykk swings wildly with an uppercut but Teimosia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sykk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sykk has a couple of punches blocked by Teimosia.
Teimosia blocks an elbow strike.
Teimosia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Teimosia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sykk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sykk fails to land.
Teimosia pushes Sykk back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Teimosia blocking some punches.
Sykk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Teimosia blocks the elbow strike.
Teimosia lands a shot to the body.
Sykk blocks an uppercut.
Teimosia swings wildly with an uppercut but Sykk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teimosia blocks an uppercut.
Teimosia misses with a body punch.
A short right from Teimosia on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Teimosia scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teimosia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Teimosia is working Sykk over against the ropes.
Sykk misses with a punch on the inside.
Teimosia blocks an uppercut.
Teimosia blocking some punches.
Teimosia breaks from the clinch.
Teimosia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sykk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Teimosia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sykk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sykk pushes Teimosia up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sykk lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Teimosia.
Teimosia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Teimosia swings wildly with an uppercut but Sykk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sykk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sykk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short uppercut from Teimosia.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teimosia throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hilton Teimosia dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Teimosia cracks a nice hook into Sykk's ribs.
Sykk tries to clinch but Teimosia moves out of range.
Sykk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Teimosia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Teimosia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Teimosia slips a jab from Sykk.
Donk. Sykk catches Teimosia right on the button with a cross.
Sykk scores with a jab to the body.
Sykk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Teimosia slips a jab from Sykk.
Teimosia wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teimosia lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Teimosia.
Sykk is rocked!
It looks like Vesa Sykk has been cut.
Sykk lands a jab to Teimosia's midsection.
Nice defenses there by Teimosia.
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!
Sykk misses with a low kick as Teimosia jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Teimosia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Teimosia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sykk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Teimosia gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sykk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Teimosia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Teimosia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sykk backwards.
Sykk is still on wobbly legs! Can Teimosia finish him?
Sykk lands a shoulder strike.
Sykk swings wildly with an uppercut but Teimosia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sykk seems to have recovered his senses.
Teimosia struggles to land a body shot inside as Sykk controls his hands.
Vesa Sykk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sykk lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Teimosia on the inside.
Teimosia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Teimosia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Teimosia.
Teimosia blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teimosia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Teimosia blocks an uppercut.
Teimosia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sykk's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sykk fails to land.
Sykk struggles to land a body shot inside as Teimosia controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Sykk.
Teimosia misses with the head strike.
Sykk throws a head punch that misses.
Teimosia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sykk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Teimosia has a couple of punches blocked by Sykk.
Sykk throws a head punch that misses.
Teimosia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Teimosia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sykk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Teimosia.
Sykk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Teimosia throws a punch but it's blocked by Sykk.
Teimosia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Teimosia on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sykk.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teimosia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Teimosia works on Sykk's body with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vesa Sykk.
I think Teimosia 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hilton Teimosia!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kabu Loso (ranked 10014 p4p, 625 weight class) and Ravi Vamoosh (ranked 1322 p4p, 159 weight class). Vamoosh comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Roaring Tiger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 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
21 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ravi Vamoosh!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Vamoosh misses.
A slow jab from Vamoosh misses its intended target.
Vamoosh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Loso.
Loso lands with a nice body punch.
Vamoosh misses with a hook.
Vamoosh throws a body kick that misses.
Loso blocks a leg kick.
Loso on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kabu Loso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loso getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Loso comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vamoosh uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Loso has time to react.
Vamoosh just misses with a punch to the body.
Vamoosh attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Loso darts in and clinches Vamoosh up against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vamoosh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Loso creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vamoosh misses with a punch on the inside.
Vamoosh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Loso.
Vamoosh misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vamoosh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Loso prevents a body shot from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh gets through Loso's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Loso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Loso throws an elbow but it misses.
Loso struggles to land a body shot inside as Vamoosh controls his hands.
Loso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Loso tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Our sources have told us that Loso has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Loso throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vamoosh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Loso goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loso.
Vamoosh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Loso or not.
Vamoosh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vamoosh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Loso.
It looks like Ravi Vamoosh has been cut.
Vamoosh can't find room to land a body shot as Loso controls the action.
Vamoosh takes an elbow to the temple.
Vamoosh scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loso digs a right hand underneath Vamoosh's ribcage. Vamoosh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vamoosh is trying to stall.
Loso blocks a body shot from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh breaks the clinch.
Vamoosh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vamoosh.
Loso seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Loso moves into range and clinches up with Vamoosh.
Loso scores with a shoulder strike.
Vamoosh gets through Loso's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vamoosh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Loso backwards.
Loso lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Loso using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vamoosh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Loso.
Vamoosh misses with the head strike.
Vamoosh misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loso blocks a body shot from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh misses with a punch to the body.
Vamoosh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vamoosh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loso gets through Vamoosh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ravi Vamoosh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ravi Vamoosh's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Loso gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vamoosh throws a looping overhand right but Loso ducks down to avoid it.
Loso lands with a right hand.
Vamoosh checks a leg kick.
Vamoosh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vamoosh misses with a body shot.
Vamoosh throws a body shot but no joy.
Ravi Vamoosh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vamoosh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vamoosh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Loso.
Loso swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vamoosh misses with a body shot.
Loso drops his hands momentarily and Vamoosh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vamoosh cracks Loso with a right hand to the side of the head.
Loso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vamoosh.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Loso.
Loso slips a jab from Vamoosh.
Loso swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vamoosh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loso circles away from the clinch attempt.
Loso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vamoosh looks to land a body kick but Loso moved away.
Loso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vamoosh was well out of range. Poor timing from Loso.
Loso moves away from the strike by Vamoosh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loso checks a low kick from Vamoosh.
Loso throws a jab when Vamoosh was well out of range.
Vamoosh blocks a jab.
Loso throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vamoosh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vamoosh staying out of range there.
Loso tries to land a front kick but Vamoosh steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Loso misses with an uppercut.
Loso scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Loso ducks under a wild hook from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh jabs Loso right on the nose. Loso blinks but takes it well.
Loso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vamoosh was well out of range. Poor timing from Loso.
A slapping leg kick lands for Loso.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vamoosh.
Loso turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vamoosh looks to throw the jab but Loso is out of range.
Vamoosh throws a wild body kick that Loso sees coming a mile off.
Loso takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vamoosh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Loso. Loso obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vamoosh misses with an uppercut.
Vamoosh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vamoosh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Loso misses with a wild body shot.
Vamoosh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Loso.
Vamoosh throws a body shot but no joy.
Vamoosh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vamoosh throws a head kick that misses.
Loso misses with a straight left.
Loso throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vamoosh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loso.
It seemed like Vamoosh was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Loso moves out of range of the strikes.
Vamoosh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Loso's calf.
Loso throws a one two combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loso avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vamoosh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Loso momentarily.
Vamoosh throws the left hand but Loso avoids the punch easily.
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 Kabu Loso will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ravi Vamoosh's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
That kick from Vamoosh tenderised Loso's leg. Loso is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vamoosh lands with a right hand.
Vamoosh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Loso appears to be looking for a big counter.
Loso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vamoosh! But no joy.
Vamoosh throws a leg kick but Loso sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vamoosh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Loso ducks under a wild hook from Vamoosh.
Loso cracks the inside of Vamoosh's front leg.
Vamoosh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Loso chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vamoosh can pounce on him.
Vamoosh looks for the body kick but Loso saw that one coming.
Vamoosh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Loso's head.
Loso fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good work by Loso as he checks the leg kick.
Loso takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Loso takes a swing at Vamoosh's ribcage but misses.
Vamoosh is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loso ducks under a wild hook from Vamoosh.
Loso is looking to counter punch.
Loso moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vamoosh.
Loso tries to clinch but Vamoosh is having none of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Loso throws a series of punches but Vamoosh avoids them all with ease.
Vamoosh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Loso.
Loso misses the shot to the body.
Loso looks to score with a jab to the body but Vamoosh is just out of range.
A jab from Vamoosh misses.
Loso misses with a looping left.
Vamoosh tests Loso's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vamoosh.
Loso wants to land a leg kick but Vamoosh is out of range.
Loso moves out of range of the leg kick from Vamoosh.
Loso misses with an attempted mid kick.
Loso looks to score with a jab to the body but Vamoosh is just out of range.
Vamoosh tries to keep at a distance but Loso has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loso lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loso utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Loso prevents a body shot from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vamoosh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Loso lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Loso throws a wild body kick that Vamoosh sees coming a mile off.
Vamoosh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Loso.
Vamoosh throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vamoosh throws a looping overhand right but Loso ducks down to avoid it.
Loso misses with a body kick.
Loso throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Loso with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Loso misses with a hook. Vamoosh ducked under it nicely.
Loso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Vamoosh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ravi Vamoosh.
I think Vamoosh 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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