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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Scott Columbus (ranked 17062 p4p, 225 weight class) and Raivo Jaak (ranked 20141 p4p, 229 weight class). Columbus comes into the arena with Blood Of The Kings blaring out of the sound system. Jaak has chosen Dr.Dre - Next Episode as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Scott Columbus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raivo Jaak!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Columbus.
That kick from Columbus tenderised Jaak's leg. Jaak is trying to keep his angry face on.
Columbus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jaak momentarily.
Jaak sizes up Columbus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Columbus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jaak. Jaak circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Columbus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaak moves away.
Jaak throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jaak misses with a low kick.
Columbus misses with an uppercut
and Jaak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Columbus throws an overhand right that lands on Jaak's shoulder, as Jaak tries to avoid the shot.
Columbus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Columbus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jaak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Columbus manages to avoid it.
Jaak is looking to chop away at Columbus's legs.
Jaak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Columbus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Columbus was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A slow jab from Columbus misses its intended target.
Jaak scores with a nice body kick.
Jaak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Columbus. That did some damage!
Jaak with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Columbus to score with a decent uppercut.
Jaak swings for the body but Columbus moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Columbus tried to score with a low kick but Jaak checks it.
Jaak throws out a loose jab but Columbus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Columbus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Columbus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jaak.
Columbus misses with a looping right.
Jaak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Columbus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raivo Jaak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaak connects with a leg kick. Columbus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jaak misses with a jab to the body
and Columbus counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Jaak goes down! Will Jaak beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's not going to make it! 9,10! He's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Scott Columbus!
An out of breath and clearly excited Scott Columbus thanked Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jacques Durand (ranked 19334 p4p, 122 weight class) and Rect Umm (ranked 20866 p4p, 121 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Durand might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kaaris - S.E.V.R.A.N.. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Rect Umm!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durand throws a leg kick which misses Umm's front leg but catches the back leg as Umm tries to avoid it.
Durand avoids the body shot from Umm.
Umm throws a series of punches but Durand moves out of range.
Umm plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Jacques Durand has been cut.
Durand misses with a body shot.
Umm let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Durand throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Umm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Umm blocks a head kick by Durand.
Umm punishes Durand's body with a nice straight punch.
Durand pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Umm misses.
Umm connects with a good right hand that stumbles Durand. Durand circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Durand is breathing heavily.
Durand fakes the leg kick and cracks Umm in the body.
Durand keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Umm lands a head kick that bluckles Durand and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Umm no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Durand takes one to the chin there.
Durand pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Durand swinging wildly here.
Durand connects with a solid leg kick.
We've been informed that Umm 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.
Durand gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Umm counters with a beautiful hook that drops Durand to the mat! Will Durand be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Umm to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Durand is up. He looks OK to continue.
Durand is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Umm engages and cracks Durand with a massive lead left hook - Durand tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Umm is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rect Umm!
A very excited looking Rect Umm 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Third Round Romero (ranked 3728 p4p, 74 weight class) and Big Bobby (ranked 3387 p4p, 114 weight class). Big Bobby has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Third Round Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Big Bobby!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobby looks to land a left hand but Romero moved out of range nicely.
Bobby is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Romero.
It looks like Big Bobby has been cut.
Romero rushes Bobby and presses him up against the cage.
Bobby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
I was talking to Romero's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Romero lands a body punch.
Romero will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bobby up against the cage.
We've been informed that Bobby 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.
Romero blocks an elbow strike.
Romero tries a body shot but Bobby blocks it.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bobby lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Third Round Romero has been cut.
Romero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bobby lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Bobby fails to land.
Bobby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romero scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobby stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Romero.
Romero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bobby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Bobby as he checks the leg kick.
Bobby looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Romero throws a leg kick
and Bobby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That kick from Romero tenderised Bobby's leg. Bobby is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bobby misses with a hook. Romero ducked under it nicely.
Romero scores with a hook to the body. Bobby takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Romero, as that shot connected.
Romero moves into range and clinches up with Bobby.
Romero tries to work over Bobby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bobby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Romero clinches up against the cage.
Romero blocks a body shot from Bobby.
Bobby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bobby manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero lunges at Bobby with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bobby's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero tries to work over Bobby's front leg with a kick but Bobby checks it.
Bobby takes one on the button.
That has opened up Big Bobby's cut even more.
Romero lands with a good body shot.
Romero stuns Bobby with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bobby missing with a left hand there. Romero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick by Bobby misses
and Romero counters with a thumping low kick.
Bobby lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Romero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bobby throws out a counter right but Romero avoids it with no problem.
Romero takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Romero jabs Bobby to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bobby tries to keep at a distance but Romero has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Romero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Romero is leaning against Bobby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Third Round Romero dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Romero scores with a head kick. Bobby tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Romero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romero swings for the body but Bobby moves out of range.
Romero connects with a right hand. Bobby shakes it off.
Bobby throws a jab when Romero was well out of range.
Bobby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero.
It looked like Romero was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bobby.
Romero is looking to wear down Bobby with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A punch combination from Romero misses.
No joy there for Bobby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Romero tries to bum rush Bobby with a series of wild strikes but Bobby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bobby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romero.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Romero.
Bobby looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Romero throws a leg kick
and Bobby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Romero throws a wild body kick that Bobby sees coming a mile off.
Bobby thinks about the counter body kick.
Bobby is looking to slow Romero down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Romero scores with a nice right hand.
Romero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Romero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bobby.
Romero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bobby takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bobby moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Romero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bobby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bobby wants to counter with a clinch but Romero pushes him away.
Romero throws a wild body kick that Bobby sees coming a mile off.
Romero wants to clinch up but Bobby keeps it at a distance.
Bobby tries to counter by closing the distance.
Romero with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Romero tries to clinch but Bobby moves out of range.
Romero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romero throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bobby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Romero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bobby can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bobby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bobby is defending well for now.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bobby's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bobby misses with a body punch.
Romero using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Romero tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bobby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bobby tries a body shot but Romero blocks it.
Bobby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bobby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bobby throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Romero throws a leg kick
and Bobby counters with a leg kick.
Bobby checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Third Round Romero dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Bobby takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Romero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bobby defending well as Romero loads up on a big left hand.
Romero fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bobby, pushing him back against the cage.
Bobby tries to throw a body punch but Romero avoids it by throwing Bobby back against the cage.
Third Round Romero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Romero tries to work over Bobby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bobby struggles to land a body shot inside as Romero controls his hands.
Romero blocks a body shot from Bobby.
Bobby takes a shot to the head.
Bobby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Romero scores with a hook to the body.
Bobby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bobby throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Romero blocks it with crossed arms.
Romero gets through Bobby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Romero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bobbys head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Romero on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bobby.
Romero'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.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bobby lands a hook that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
A short uppercut from Romero.
Romero blocking some punches.
Bobby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Big Bobby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Third Round Romero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Romero works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Romero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romero scores with a hook to the body.
Romero stalling against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Bobby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bobby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero crunches a lovely knee into Bobby's ribcage.
Bobby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Romero struggles to land a body shot inside as Bobby controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bobby's elbow.
Romero throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Romero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Romero works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Romero scores a nice knee to the body.
Romero lands with a right to the head.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bobby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bobby takes a shot to the head.
Romero lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Romero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bobby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bobby tries a body shot but Romero blocks it.
Romero lands an uppercut.
Romero misses with an elbow strike.
Romero lands with a short shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Third Round Romero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Romero 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Third Round Romero!
Third Round Romero thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Big Bobby was interviewed post fight and said 'He was the better man, today.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Puck Heidegger (ranked 2252 p4p, 51 weight class) and Kusal Perera (ranked 20859 p4p, 136 weight class). Kusal Perera acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Puck Heidegger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kusal Perera!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heidegger is looking to score with low kicks.
Heidegger throws a right hand that Perera ducks under and follows up with a left that Perera also avoids with ease.
Heidegger with a nice cross.
Heidegger moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Perera crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Heidegger - the referee stops the clock and Perera gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Heidegger. Perera manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Heidegger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heidegger looks for the body kick but Perera saw that one coming.
Perera loads up on a big right hand but Heidegger slips the punch.
Heidegger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Perera.
Perera ducks under a wild hook from Heidegger.
Perera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heidegger.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Heidegger.
Heidegger defending well as Perera loads up on a big left hand.
Perera moves away from the strike by Heidegger.
Perera walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perera closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Perera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Perera backs away, Heidegger returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heidegger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Heidegger moves out of range as Perera strikes.
Heidegger fires out a quick counter leg kick but Perera just manages to avoid it.
Heidegger slips a straight right by Perera.
Perera throws a head kick that misses.
Heidegger was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heidegger. Perera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perera just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Heidegger.
Heidegger is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Heidegger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Heidegger throws a good cross that connects.
Heidegger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Heidegger scoring well with a low kick there.
Heidegger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perera. That did some damage!
Heidegger lets loose with a powerful body kick. Perera will feel that in the morning.
Heidegger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perera is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heidegger. Perera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puck Heidegger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heidegger throws a body punch but Perera moves out of range.
Heidegger throws a combination that misses
and Perera counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heidegger takes a swing at Perera's ribcage but misses.
Heidegger throws a low kick but Perera moves out of range easily.
Perera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Heidegger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perera.
Heidegger throws an off balance right hand
and Perera makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Heidegger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Heidegger swings widly with a right hand
and Perera counters with a stiff right hand.
Perera scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Perera walks into a stiff left hand from Heidegger.
Perera misses with an uppercut. Heidegger saw that one coming.
Perera avoids a kick to the body.
A nice side step and Perera releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Heidegger scores with the left hand. Perera knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heidegger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perera.
Heidegger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
It looks like Heidegger has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Perera misses with an uppercut. Heidegger saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Heidegger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Puck Heidegger dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Perera throws a jab when Heidegger was well out of range.
Heidegger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Perera is out of range.
Heidegger is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Perera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heidegger.
Heidegger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Perera steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Heidegger. That one must have hurt.
Heidegger's corner calls for a 1-2. Heidegger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Perera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Perera misses with a wild body shot.
Heidegger wants to land a leg kick but Perera is out of range.
Heidegger lands a slapping body shot.
Heidegger throws a low kick but Perera moves out of range easily.
Perera thinks about the counter body kick.
A swing and a miss from Perera.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heidegger misses with a body kick.
Heidegger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Heidegger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perera manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Heidegger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perera moves out of range of the body kick from Heidegger.
A countering left hand to the body from Perera misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heidegger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Perera looks to land a right hand but Heidegger moved out of range.
A big left from Perera misses.
Heidegger lands a right hook to the body.
Jab from Heidegger.
Perera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perera misses with a body kick.
Heidegger moves in looking to clinch but Perera pushes him off.
Perera throws a body punch but Heidegger moves out of range.
Heidegger throws a leg kick but Perera checks it.
Heidegger misses with a kick to the body.
Heidegger throws a sloppy body shot
and Perera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heidegger throws a shot from downtown. Perera moves away and avoids it.
Heidegger slips a straight right by Perera.
A swing and a miss from Perera.
Heidegger moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heidegger connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heidegger cracks Perera with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Perera has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Perera there as he acknowledges the shot.
A punch combination from Heidegger misses.
Heidegger scoring well with a low kick there.
That kick from Heidegger tenderised Perera's leg. Perera is trying to keep his angry face on.
Puck Heidegger is winning the standup battle so far.
Perera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heidegger.
Perera follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Perera moves out of range of the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Perera on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Heidegger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Perera misses with a body kick.
Heidegger misses with a hook
and Perera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heidegger looks to land a right hand but Perera moved out of range.
Heidegger throws a shot to the body.
Perera throws a jab but it's blocked by Heidegger.
And Heidegger counters with a quick kick to the body but Perera blocks it.
Heidegger takes a swing at Perera's ribcage but misses.
Perera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Heidegger. That's going to slow Perera down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Puck Heidegger dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Perera!
Heidegger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heidegger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Heidegger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perera follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Heidegger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Heidegger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heidegger misses with a low kick as Perera jumps back.
Heidegger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perera can do to turn this around?
Heidegger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perera throws out the jab.
Heidegger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perera's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heidegger. Perera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perera is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Heidegger with a body shot.
Heidegger throws a hook but Perera avoids it easily.
Perera is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Heidegger with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heidegger misses with a low kick.
Heidegger is looking to land body kicks.
Heidegger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perera.
Heidegger slips a straight right by Perera.
Nice shot lands for Heidegger.
Perera thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heidegger throws out a powerful jab.
Heidegger throws out a loose jab but Perera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heidegger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Perera throws a head kick but Heidegger moves out of range.
Perera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heidegger.
Heidegger is looking to score with low kicks.
Heidegger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heidegger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perera.
Perera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heidegger.
Perera throws out a counter right but Heidegger avoids it with no problem.
Heidegger moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Heidegger.
Heidegger slips a jab from Perera.
An attempted straight right counter from Heidegger misses the target.
Heidegger misses with a shot to the body
and Perera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab lands there for Heidegger.
Heidegger ducks under a wild hook from Perera.
Perera ducks right into an uppercut from Heidegger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heidegger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Heidegger thows a body kick. Perera tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Perera looks to land a left hand but Heidegger moved out of range nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Perera. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Perera.
Perera takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Heidegger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Perera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heidegger lands a leg kick that knocks Perera off balance momentarily.
Heidegger wants to slow Perera down by chopping away at his legs.
Perera lands a right hook to the body.
Perera takes a swing at Heidegger's ribcage but misses.
Heidegger throws a lazy right hand but Perera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heidegger tests Perera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Heidegger loads up on a big right hand but Perera slips the punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Puck Heidegger clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Perera checks the leg kick.
Perera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heidegger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Heidegger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perera misses with a looping left.
Perera lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Perera walks forward, straight into a front kick from Heidegger.
Nice defenses there by Heidegger.
Heidegger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Perera checks a leg kick.
Heidegger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perera's hands.
Heidegger throws a low kick, looking for Perera's leg but Perera calmly moves out of range.
Perera throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Heidegger walks into a stiff left hand from Perera.
Perera takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Heidegger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Perera throws a jab but it's blocked by Heidegger.
Perera looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heidegger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Heidegger there.
Heidegger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Heidegger.
Perera has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Heidegger.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perera.
Heidegger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perera connects with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Heidegger.
Heidegger lands with a kick to the temple. Perera shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Heidegger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Perera misses with a looping left.
Perera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Heidegger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heidegger throws a leg kick but Perera sees it coming and moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Heidegger.
Perera misses with an uppercut. Heidegger saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perera lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Perera.
Heidegger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Perera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heidegger throws a low kick but it's checked well by Perera.
Perera throws out a counter right but Heidegger avoids it with no problem.
Perera misses with a body kick.
Perera has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Heidegger thumps Perera with a low kick.
Perera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heidegger.
A little jabbing left from Perera on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heidegger misses the shot to the body.
Heidegger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Heidegger misses with a wild body shot.
Perera moves away from the strike by Heidegger.
Perera swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heidegger lands a jab to Perera's midsection.
Perera misses with a series of wild punches.
Perera throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Puck Heidegger will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Perera takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kusal Perera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Puck Heidegger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Heidegger tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Perera counters with an inside leg kick.
Heidegger lands with a shot to the body.
Perera on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Heidegger. Heidegger obviously looking to wear him down.
Heidegger slips under a jab.
A jab from Heidegger misses.
Perera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heidegger manages to avoid it.
Heidegger feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Perera bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Perera throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Heidegger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heidegger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Heidegger connects with an inside leg kick.
Heidegger lands a leg kick that knocks Perera off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Heidegger.
Perera is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Heidegger with a body shot.
Perera looks to score with a jab to the body but Heidegger is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heidegger swings for the body but Perera moves out of range.
A left lands for Heidegger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perera misses with a wild body shot.
Heidegger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Perera's calf.
Heidegger throws a sloppy body shot
and Perera counters with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Heidegger.
Heidegger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Perera looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Heidegger throws a body kick that misses.
Heidegger misses with a wild body shot.
Heidegger blocks the body kick.
Heidegger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Heidegger takes the fight into the clinch.
Heidegger blocking some punches.
Perera working aggressively here.
Perera has a couple of punches blocked by Heidegger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Perera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Perera can't find room to land a body shot as Heidegger controls the action.
Perera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Perera.
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!
Perera throws a head punch that misses.
Perera misses with the head strike.
Perera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perera swings wildly with an uppercut but Heidegger uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heidegger.
Perera throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Puck Heidegger.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Heidegger, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:46
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:45
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Puck Heidegger!
Puck Heidegger retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ruma Juttu (ranked 18540 p4p, 623 weight class) and Jason Tanner (ranked 2883 p4p, 331 weight class). Tanner is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sandy Davidson - The Green Hills of Tyrol. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruma Juttu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juttu loads up on a big right hand but Tanner slips the punch.
Tanner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tanner misses with a low kick.
Juttu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Juttu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Juttu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tanner looks to land a left hand but Juttu moved out of range nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Juttu.
Juttu misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Juttu. Those never looked like landing.
Juttu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tanner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Juttu lands with an uppercut that bounces Tanner off the cage and back into range.
Juttu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tanner throws a lazy right hand but Juttu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Tanner tries to get set, Juttu tries to push him back and clinch up but Tanner manages to avoid the attempt.
Juttu scores with the left hand. Tanner knows he should have avoided that one.
A solid body kick from Juttu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juttu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tanner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Juttu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tanner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Juttu.
Juttu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tanner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Juttu is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juttu dodges the punch combination from Tanner.
Juttu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tanner wants to slow Juttu down by chopping away at his legs.
Tanner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Juttu throws a leg kick but Tanner checks it.
Juttu moves out of range of the strikes.
Juttu throws a low kick, looking for Tanner's leg but Tanner calmly moves out of range.
Juttu closes the distance and pushes Tanner back into the cage.
Juttu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Juttu misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Tanner.
Juttu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Juttu misses with a body punch.
Juttu misses with the head strike.
Tanner has a couple of punches blocked by Juttu.
Tanner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tanner working aggressively here.
Juttu swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juttu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juttu throws a head punch that misses.
Juttu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Juttu fails to land.
Juttu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Juttu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Juttu working aggressively here.
Tanner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tanner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tanner lands a hook that snaps the head of Juttu backwards.
Juttu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Juttu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tanner blocks an uppercut.
Juttu misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Tanner fails to land.
Tanner throws a head punch that misses.
Tanner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tanner.
Tanner gets through Juttu'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.
Ruma Juttu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Juttu checks a low kick from Tanner.
The fight stays on the outside here - Juttu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Juttu slips under a jab from Tanner.
Tanner connects with a solid leg kick.
Tanner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Juttu.
A lazy left from Juttu finds it's target.
Juttu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tanner has time to react.
Juttu throws a nice looking combination but Tanner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tanner misses the jab.
Juttu slips under a jab from Tanner.
Juttu checks a leg kick.
Tanner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Juttu slips a straight right by Tanner.
Juttu moves out of range of the body kick from Tanner.
Juttu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanner gets tackled into the cage by Juttu. Juttu maintains the clinch.
Juttu blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juttu swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tanner has a couple of punches blocked by Juttu.
Tanner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tanner swings wildly with an uppercut but Juttu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juttu blocking some punches.
Juttu digs a right hand underneath Tanner's ribcage. Tanner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanner.
Tanner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Juttu.
A head punch on the inside from Tanner fails to land.
Nice body punch from Tanner.
Juttu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tanner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Juttu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tanner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Juttu misses with a punch to the body.
Tanner managing to block the knees to the body from Juttu.
Ruma Juttu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tanner misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner digs a right hand underneath Juttu's ribcage. Juttu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Juttu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Juttu can't find room to land a body shot as Tanner controls the action.
Tanner swings wildly with an uppercut but Juttu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juttu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tanner lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juttu throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanner.
Juttu working aggressively here.
Tanner has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Juttu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tanner can turn it around.
Juttu misses with a punch on the inside.
Juttu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tanner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tanner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Juttus head.
Tanner dodges an elbow strike from Juttu.
Tanner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Juttu tries a body shot but Tanner blocks it.
Tanner misses with a punch on the inside.
Juttu swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tanner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 Ruma Juttu will probably get the nod.
That's time! Juttu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tanner throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Juttu is looking to counter punch.
Jason Tanner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tanner misses with a low kick.
Juttu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Juttu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tanner looks to land a right hand but Juttu moved out of range.
Ruma Juttu is winning the standup battle so far.
Tanner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Juttu blocks a jab.
Juttu is looking to counter punch.
Juttu cracks Tanner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tanner connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Tanner misses the target.
Tanner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A quick step to the side and Juttu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Juttu misses with a body kick.
Juttu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tanner.
Juttu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juttu's corner calls for a 1-2. Juttu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tanner throws an overhand right that lands on Juttu's shoulder, as Juttu tries to avoid the shot.
Tanner avoids the head kick by Juttu.
Tanner throws out a loose jab but Juttu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tanner blocks a leg kick.
It seemed like Tanner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Juttu tries to land a front kick but Tanner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ruma Juttu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Juttu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Juttu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tanner manages to circle out of the way.
A lazy left from Juttu finds it's target.
Juttu scores with a shot to the body.
A big left from Tanner misses.
Juttu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tanner is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Juttu with a body shot.
Tanner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tanner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Juttu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ruma Juttu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Juttu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Juttu tries to land a body kick
and Tanner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Juttu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tanner's sensitive parts.
Juttu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tanner can do to turn this around?
Tanner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tanner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Tanner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tanner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tanner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Juttu.
Tanner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juttu delivers a nice body kick.
A big right from Tanner misses.
Juttu connects with a leg kick. Tanner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tanner moves out of range as Juttu strikes.
Tanner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Juttu.
Tanner sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Juttu misses with a kick to the body.
Juttu lands a front kick.
Tanner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Juttu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tanner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Juttu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Juttu wants to clinch
and Tanner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juttu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tanner.
Juttu ducks under a wild hook from Tanner.
Juttu misses with a body kick.
Juttu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruma Juttu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Juttu 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruma Juttu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Emil Marinov (ranked 20297 p4p, 655 weight class) and Mario Zambrana (ranked 1848 p4p, 227 weight class). Marinov comes to the cage accompanied by Ruelle - Live Like Legends. Zambrana has chosen Impact is Imminent as his entrance music. Mario Zambrana told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emil Marinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Zambrana!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zambrana tries to work over Marinov's front leg with a kick but Marinov checks it.
Marinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zambrana moves away.
Zambrana clips Marinov with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Marinov a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Marinov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marinov is rocked!
Marinov checks a leg kick.
Zambrana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marinov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marinov is looking to clinch but Zambrana is avoiding it.
Zambrana steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Marinov.
Marinov takes a swing at Zambrana's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zambrana misses with an uppercut.
Marinov looks to score with a jab to the body but Zambrana is just out of range.
Marinov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marinov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Marinov moves out of range as Zambrana strikes.
Zambrana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marinov throws out the jab.
Marinov misses with a looping right.
Zambrana throws a big counter head kick but Marinov avoids it with no problem.
Zambrana scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oh Marinov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zambrana takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marinov seems to have got his legs back now.
Zambrana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marinov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marinov throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambrana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marinov throws out the jab.
Zambrana throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marinov on the side of the head.
Zambrana tries to close the distance and clinch but Marinov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marinov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zambrana tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marinov is able to avoid easily.
Marinov blocks a head kick by Zambrana.
Marinov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marinov lands a really nice looking cross but Zambrana seems unphased.
Zambrana avoids the head kick by Marinov.
Zambrana looks to land a right hand but Marinov moved out of range.
Marinov thinks about countering with a head kick.
Emil Marinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marinov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good standup being displayed there by Marinov as he connects with a hook.
Zambrana lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zambrana avoids the head kick by Marinov.
Zambrana wants to counter the offense by Marinov and move into the clinch position.
Marinov scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zambrana misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Zambrana.
Marinov tries a head kick but it misses.
Zambrana throws a head kick that misses.
Marinov throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Zambrana was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marinov looks to land a right hand but Zambrana moved out of range.
Zambrana throws a head kick but Marinov moves out of range.
Zambrana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marinov throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick by Zambrana misses
and Marinov counters with an inside leg kick.
Zambrana throws a sloppy body shot
and Marinov counters with a head kick. That will keep Zambrana thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Zambrana rushes Marinov and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marinov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zambrana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zambrana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab lands there for Zambrana.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Mario Zambrana should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Marinov checks a low kick from Zambrana.
Zambrana misses with a straight right.
Marinov throws a sloppy head kick and Zambrana moves out of range easily.
Zambrana looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Zambrana blocks a head kick by Marinov.
Zambrana misses with a lunging right hand
and Marinov counters with a straight right hand.
Marinov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Marinov misses with a body kick.
Marinov misses with a straight right.
Marinov looks to score with a jab to the body but Zambrana is just out of range.
Marinov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zambrana! But no joy.
Marinov throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zambrana throws a body kick that misses.
Marinov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marinov checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Marinov.
Marinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zambrana moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Zambrana misses.
Zambrana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mario Zambrana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zambrana lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zambrana slips under a jab from Marinov.
Marinov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zambrana doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Zambrana misses.
Zambrana loads up on a big right hand but Marinov slips the punch.
Marinov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zambrana counters with a straight right hand.
Marinov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zambrana.
Zambrana wants to clinch but Marinov slips to the side
and Marinov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zambrana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marinov.
Zambrana misses with an uppercut.
Marinov has closed the distance and engaged Zambrana in a clinch.
Marinov misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zambrana manages to break the clinch.
Marinov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Marinov lands but Zambrana takes it in his stride.
It looks like Mario Zambrana has been cut.
Zambrana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marinov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zambrana slips a jab from Marinov.
Marinov throws a hook but Zambrana avoids it easily.
Zambrana feints a counter leg kick.
Marinov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zambrana.
Marinov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zambrana moves in looking to clinch but Marinov pushes him off.
Marinov avoids the head kick by Zambrana.
Zambrana scores with the left hand. Marinov knows he should have avoided that one.
Zambrana looks to land a left hand but Marinov moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Marinov misses its target.
Marinov takes a swing at Zambrana's ribcage but misses.
Marinov just misses with a punch to the body.
Zambrana avoids the head kick by Marinov.
Zambrana slips a jab from Marinov.
A shot to the liver by Marinov. Beautiful body shot.
Zambrana looks to land a right hand but Marinov moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Marinov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mario Zambrana's cut.
That's time! Marinov'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!
Zambrana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marinov.
Zambrana closes the distance and clinches.
Marinov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zambrana.
Marinov misses with a punch on the inside.
Marinov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marinov misses with a low kick.
Marinov throws a jab but it's blocked by Zambrana.
Zambrana tries to counter with a clinch but Marinov shakes him off and moves away.
Marinov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zambrana now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Marinov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zambrana has closed the distance and engaged Marinov in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marinov tries to work over Zambrana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zambrana with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Zambrana.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zambrana.
Zambrana is looking to break free of the clinch but Marinov has double underhooks.
Zambrana breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambrana connects with a leg kick. Marinov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zambrana punishes Marinov's body with a nice straight punch.
Marinov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zambrana looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marinov rushes Zambrana and presses him up against the cage.
Zambrana has Marinov pressed against the cage, preventing Marinov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marinov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zambrana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zambrana trying to control the position but instead, Marinov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zambrana into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zambrana.
Zambrana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marinov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Marinov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zambrana misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zambrana finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Marinov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zambrana counters with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zambrana moves to clinch but Marinov breaks away
and Marinov counters with a straight right hand.
Marinov throws a head kick but Zambrana moves out of range.
Marinov thumps Zambrana with a low kick.
Marinov lands with a kick to the temple. Zambrana shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Zambrana slips a jab from Marinov.
Marinov backing away here, and Zambrana unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Zambrana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zambrana scores with a nice head shot.
Marinov lands an overhand right.
Marinov moves out of range of the strikes.
Zambrana connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marinov. Marinov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zambrana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marinov.
Marinov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mario Zambrana.
I think Zambrana 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Zambrana!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mario Zambrana waved his t-shirt featuring Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
Emil Marinov spoke after the fight, saying 'strong'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ali Oubaali (ranked 2086 p4p, 254 weight class) and Dwan Diego (ranked 16245 p4p, 620 weight class). Oubaali comes to the cage accompanied by Belsunce Breakdown. Diego has chosen Jiu Jitsu as his entrance music. Dwan Diego has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Oubaali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Dwan Diego!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oubaali tries to clinch up.
Diego throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oubaali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diego paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diego lands a body shot.
Diego punishes Oubaali's body with a nice straight punch.
Oubaali has managed to clinch.
Diego working aggressively here.
Oubaali stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oubaali misses with some punches.
Diego lands an elbow inside.
Oubaali throws a head punch that misses.
Oubaali lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oubaali.
Diego lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diego lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oubaali or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oubaali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oubaali blocks an uppercut.
Oubaali misses with a body punch.
Diego tries to work over Oubaali's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oubaali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Oubaali misses with the head strike.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Oubaali seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Diego can turn it around.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diego.
Oubaali struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Oubaali works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego working aggressively here.
Diego stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Diego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego prevents a body shot from Oubaali.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Diego lands a shoulder strike.
Oubaali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good leg kick by Diego there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good standup being displayed there by Oubaali as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Dwan Diego has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oubaali tries to clinch up but Diego circles away and keeps his distance.
Diego has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oubaali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oubaali has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oubaali.
Diego misses with a low kick.
Diego misses with a low kick.
Oubaali swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Oubaali tries to clinch up but Diego circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diego! But no joy.
Diego lands with a good body shot.
Dwan Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego lunges at Oubaali with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Oubaali's hand.
Nice defenses there by Oubaali.
Diego fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oubaali has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oubaali has closed the distance and engaged Diego in a clinch.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oubaali backwards.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Oubaali controls the action.
Diego lands a left hand.
Oubaali tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oubaali blocking some punches.
Oubaali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oubaali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oubaali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwan Diego dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwan Diego's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Diego tries to score with a low kick but Oubaali moves his leg out of the way.
Oubaali on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Oubaali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oubaali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oubaali gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Oubaali prevents a body shot from Diego.
Oubaali cracks Diego with a nice body shot.
Diego cracks Oubaali with a nice body shot.
Oubaali tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oubaali blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Oubaali controls the action.
Oubaali lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oubaali misses with a punch to the body.
Diego tries to work over Oubaali's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Diego.
Diego lands a left hand.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
Diego dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oubaali misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oubaali misses with a body punch.
Oubaali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oubaali lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Oubaali's head.
Oubaali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oubaali wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oubaali lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Oubaali blocks a body shot from Diego.
Oubaali struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oubaali lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Diego.
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!
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Oubaali.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Oubaali misses with a punch to the body.
Oubaali lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Oubaali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oubaali prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oubaali's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oubaali backwards.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Diego pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oubaali lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Oubaali's head.
A short left from Diego.
Oubaali manages to break the clinch.
Diego lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oubaali has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diego closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwan Diego showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dwan Diego'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!
Oubaali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Diego scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oubaali moves away.
Oubaali seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Oubaali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diego tries to counter with a clinch but Oubaali shakes him off and moves away.
Diego clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oubaali creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Diego.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Oubaali's head.
A head punch on the inside from Oubaali fails to land.
Oubaali throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diegos head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego lands with a left to the head.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Oubaali.
Oubaali lands a hook that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Oubaali has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Oubaali as Diego tries to tie him up.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oubaali's elbow.
Diego tries a body shot but Oubaali blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Oubaali.
Oubaali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oubaali tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Oubaali prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego lands a right hand.
Diego blocking some punches.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Oubaali avoids it by throwing Diego back against the cage.
Oubaali breaks from the clinch.
Diego throws a low kick but Oubaali avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Diego. That snapped Oubaali's head back.
Diego throws a solid leg kick but Oubaali takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diego.
Ali Oubaali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oubaali closes the distance and clinches.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego presses Oubaali against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Oubaali digs a right hand underneath Diego's ribcage. Diego let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oubaali blocks an elbow strike from Diego.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Oubaali.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Oubaali makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego lands a hook that snaps the head of Oubaali backwards.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diego.
Ali Oubaali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot in the inside from Diego.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oubaali.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Oubaali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oubaali lands a hook that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oubaali misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oubaali working aggressively here.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Oubaali avoids it by throwing Diego back against the cage.
Diego prevents a body shot from Oubaali.
Oubaali misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dwan Diego comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diego has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwan Diego!
A relieved looking Dwan Diego thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Ali Oubaali stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank'.
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pop
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