RH68 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alex Alexandrov (ranked 6306 p4p, 440 weight class) and Ryan Johnson (ranked 23879 p4p, 491 weight class). Alex Alexandrov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Alexandrov
vs
Johnson

188 cm
19
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

195 cm
19
213 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Alexandrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alexandrov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Alexandrov presses Johnson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Alexandrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexandrov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Alexandrov drives through and clinches with Johnson against the ropes.
I was talking to Alexandrov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Alexandrov blocks it.

Alexandrov manages to break the clinch.
Alexandrov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Alexandrov circles away.

Alexandrov moves into the clinch.
Alexandrov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson looks winded!

Alexandrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alexandrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Alexandrov moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Alexandrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov misses with a low kick.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alexandrov.

Alexandrov gets a clinch.
Alexandrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Alexandrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Alexandrov rushes Johnson and presses him up against the ropes.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Alexandrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexandrov throws a right and a left that both miss.

Johnson gets tackled into the ropes by Alexandrov. Alexandrov maintains the clinch.

Alexandrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson checks a leg kick.

Alexandrov moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.

Alexandrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Alexandrov clinches up against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Alexandrov - that landed with a thud.

Alexandrov manages to break the clinch.

Alexandrov moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.

Alexandrov breaks the clinch.
Alexandrov misses with a kick to the body.

Alexandrov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Alexandrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Alexandrov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Alexandrov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Alexandrov pushes Johnson up against the ropes in a clinch.

Alexandrov manages to break the clinch.
Alex Alexandrov is winning the standup battle so far.

Alexandrov forces Johnson back against the ropes and clinches.

Alexandrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses

and Alexandrov counters by clinching up.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Alexandrov is controlling him.

Alexandrov breaks the clinch.
Johnson scores with a three punch combo!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alexandrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alexandrov backs up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Alexandrov pushes him off.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Alexandrov dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson is breathing heavily.

Alexandrov moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alexandrov.

Alexandrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Alexandrov moves into the clinch.

Alexandrov breaks from the clinch.

Alexandrov gets a clinch.

Alexandrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Alexandrov clinches with his opponent.

Alexandrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Alexandrov moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Johnson tries to circle away but Alexandrov has him pinned against the ropes.

Alexandrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alexandrov.
Johnson shapes to counter with a head kick.

Alexandrov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alexandrov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Alexandrov dominated that second round.
That's time! Alexandrov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Alexandrov throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alexandrov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Alexandrov avoids nicely.

Alexandrov moves into the clinch.

Alexandrov breaks from the clinch.

Alexandrov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alex Alexandrov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alexandrov is working Johnson over against the ropes.

Alexandrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Alexandrov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Alexandrov won't allow it.

Alexandrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Alexandrov has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alexandrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Alexandrov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Alexandrov circles away.
Alexandrov is looking for a counter combo.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Alexandrov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alexandrov is looking for a counter combo.
Alexandrov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alexandrov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Alexandrov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Johnson wants to break free but Alexandrov has control.
Alexandrov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Alexandrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Alexandrov closes the distance and clinches.

Alexandrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexandrov misses with a few strikes there.

Alexandrov darts in and clinches Johnson up against the ropes.

Alexandrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Alexandrov moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Alexandrov keeps him there for the moment.

Alexandrov breaks the clinch.
Alexandrov swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Alexandrov throws a big counter combination but Johnson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Alexandrov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alexandrov 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Alexandrov!
Alex Alexandrov 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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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Collin Mcallister (ranked 24025 p4p, 518 weight class) and Toshizo Saito (ranked 22433 p4p, 534 weight class). Toshizo Saito is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Mcallister
vs
Saito

183 cm
20
178 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

188 cm
20
194 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Collin Mcallister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Toshizo Saito!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Mcallister.
Nice jab there from Saito.

It looks like Collin Mcallister has been cut.
Collin Mcallister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mcallister staggers Saito with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Saito looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!

Saito is rocked!
Mcallister comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcallister scores with a jab.
Saito is still on wobbly legs! Can Mcallister finish him?
A left lands for Mcallister.
Mcallister definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mcallister keeps the fight on the outside.
Saito backs away from a small jab... but Mcallister lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Saito crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Mcallister with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Collin Mcallister!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Charles Cooper (ranked 7926 p4p, 580 weight class) and Miguel Cotto (ranked 2689 p4p, 314 weight class). Cooper comes to the ring accompanied by s.mouse - slap my elbow. This should be a great matchup!

Cooper
vs
Cotto

178 cm
50
190 lbs
40 - 48 - 1

186 cm
36
215 lbs
23 - 16 - 0

Great elbows
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 48 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Cotto!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cotto swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Cotto gets a clinch.
Cotto lands a body punch.

Cotto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cooper drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Charles Cooper has been cut.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cotto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cotto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cotto throws a switch kick that catches Cooper on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Cooper looks hurt - I'm not sure he's going to get back up! The referee starts the count but calls it off at seven as Cooper flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Miguel Cotto!
Miguel Cotto spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Sven Svensson (ranked 5894 p4p, 467 weight class) and Cain Diaz (ranked 5798 p4p, 465 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Svensson
vs
Diaz

188 cm
26
190 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

183 cm
27
185 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Excellent boxer
Good chin

Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sven Svensson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cain Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diaz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Svensson back to the ropes. Diaz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Svensson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz throws a sloppy body shot
and Svensson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Svensson misses with a jab to the body
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Svensson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Svensson takes one on the button.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz digs a good body shot into Svensson's ribs.
Svensson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Svensson misses with a wild body shot.
Cain Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svensson misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Diaz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Svensson 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.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Svensson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Diaz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Svensson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diazs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Diaz takes a swing at Svensson's ribcage but misses.
Svensson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Diaz misses with a hook to the body
and Svensson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Diaz moves out of range as Svensson strikes.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
A cross from Diaz lands.
Svensson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diaz cracks Svensson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Svensson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diaz at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Svensson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Svensson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Svensson ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
A punch lands to the side of Svensson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diaz scores with the left hand. Svensson knows he should have avoided that one.
Diaz misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Svensson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Diaz lands a slapping body shot.
Svensson moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cain Diaz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Diaz with a nice cross.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Svensson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Svensson.
Svensson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Diaz manages to circle out of the way.
Cain Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Svensson moves away.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Svensson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson misses with an uppercut.

Svensson closes the distance and pushes Diaz back into the ropes.
Svensson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Svensson has Diaz pressed against the ropes, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Svensson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Svensson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Diaz.
Svensson slips under a jab from Diaz.
As Diaz looks to move away, Svensson throws a big counter combo but Diaz just gets out of the way.
Svensson is looking to wear down Diaz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Svensson ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Svensson throws a body shot but no joy.
Diaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Svensson misses with a jab to the body
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Cain Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz throws a poor cross that misses
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz tests Svensson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Svensson misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svensson throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diaz! But no joy.
Diaz throws a hook but Svensson blocks it.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Diaz stuns Svensson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Svensson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Svensson.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Svensson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Svensson drops his hands momentarily and Diaz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Svensson misses with a double jab.
As Svensson backs off Diaz throws a huge counter combo but Svensson manages to avoid it all.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cain Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Svensson clinches.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Svensson is controlling him.
Svensson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Svensson.
Diaz tries to circle away but Svensson has him pinned against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Diaz breaks the clinch.
Diaz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diaz misses with an uppercut
and Svensson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diaz thinking.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Svensson walks into a straight right hand from Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Svensson.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Svensson is out of range.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diaz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svensson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Svensson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Svensson misses with a few strikes there.
Svensson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Svensson misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Diaz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Svensson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Svensson throws a body shot but no joy.
Svensson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diaz counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Svensson moved out of range.
Svensson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Svensson.
Svensson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Svensson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Svensson throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Svensson avoids it with no problem.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Svensson avoids it well.
Cain Diaz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sven Svensson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Svensson catches Diaz napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Diaz crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Svensson raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sven Svensson!

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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
94%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hristo Mihailov (ranked 2248 p4p, 250 weight class) and Saku Lehtonen (ranked 7091 p4p, 462 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mihailov
vs
Lehtonen

193 cm
26
265 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

175 cm
19
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Solid boxing
Very quick

Excellent MT
Determined

Vegan Gains
Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hristo Mihailov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saku Lehtonen!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehtonen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mihailov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lehtonen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Saku Lehtonen has been cut.

Lehtonen walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Mihailov rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Lehtonen has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.

Lehtonen is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Mihailov engages and cracks Lehtonen with a massive lead left hook - Lehtonen tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Mihailov is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hristo Mihailov!
Hristo Mihailov 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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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Asmar Dagher (ranked 3091 p4p, 35 weight class) and Arild Ringnes (ranked 3517 p4p, 116 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.

Dagher
vs
Ringnes

186 cm
36
226 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

202 cm
21
290 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Great elbows
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Granite chin

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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asmar Dagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arild Ringnes !
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ringnes throws an off balance right hand
and Dagher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Ringnes has closed the distance and engaged Dagher in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ringnes .

Dagher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ringnes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ringnes slips under a jab from Dagher.
Dagher throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Arild Ringnes has been cut.
Dagher is looking to clinch.
Ringnes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dagher throws a head kick that misses

and Ringnes moves into the clinch.
Ringnes trying to land knees to the body.
Dagher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Dagher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ringnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ringnes ducks under a wild hook from Dagher.
Ringnes tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ringnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dagher buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ringnes lands a lovely overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dagher misses with a hook. Ringnes ducked under it nicely.
Ringnes wants to counter with a clinch but Dagher pushes him away.
Ringnes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Asmar Dagher has been cut.
Dagher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dagher throws a body shot but no joy.
Dagher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dagher scores with a leg kick.

Ringnes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dagher, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ringnes prevents Dagher from breaking the clinch.
Dagher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dagher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dagher is trying to break free.

Dagher breaks the clinch.

Ringnes has Dagher up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ringnes scores with a shot to the side of Dagher's head.
Ringnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dagher.
Dagher definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Dagher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ringnes has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

Ringnes moves into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Dagher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Ringnes coming out on top.

Dagher is rocked!

Ringnes has closed the distance and engaged Dagher in a clinch.
Oh Dagher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dagher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ringnes working Dagher over with knees to the body.
Dagher is breathing heavily.
Ringnes creates a bit of distance and cracks Dagher with a big uppercut! Dagher goes down! The referee pushes Ringnes away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Dagher make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Ringnes takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Arild Ringnes !
Asmar Dagher spoke after the fight, saying 'quick, powerful'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Moses Odongkara (ranked 23929 p4p, 484 weight class) and Murat Idrisov Ii (ranked 6725 p4p, 453 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.

Odongkara
vs
Idrisov Ii

202 cm
19
270 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

177 cm
19
215 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
KO power

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moses Odongkara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murat Idrisov Ii!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Idrisov Ii throws a right hand that misses

and Odongkara counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short left from Odongkara.
Idrisov Ii tries to work over Odongkara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Odongkara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Odongkara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Odongkara pushes Idrisov Ii back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Odongkara gets through Idrisov Ii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Odongkara lands a shoulder strike.
Odongkara misses with a body punch.
Odongkara can't find room to land a body shot as Idrisov Ii controls the action.
Odongkara working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Idrisov Ii is rocked!
Idrisov Ii misses with a punch on the inside.
Odongkara lands a left hand.
Idrisov Ii is still on wobbly legs! Can Odongkara finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Odongkara misses with a body punch.
Idrisov Ii seems to have recovered his senses.
Odongkara working aggressively here.
Odongkara lands with a left to the head.
Idrisov Ii misses with the head strike.
Odongkara tries to work over Idrisov Ii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Idrisov Ii lands a right hand.
Odongkara can't find room to land a body shot as Idrisov Ii controls the action.
Idrisov Ii takes a shot to the head.
Odongkara misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Odongkara tries to work over Idrisov Ii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Odongkara creates a bit of space and cracks Idrisov Ii with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Idrisov Ii is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!

Odongkara moves into the clinch successfully.
Odongkara works on Idrisov Ii's body with a couple of short punches.
Idrisov Ii lands with a short shot to the head.
Odongkara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Odongkara lands a body shot.
Idrisov Ii looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Idrisov Ii throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Odongkaras head.
A right hand to the body from Odongkara.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Odongkara.
Nice body punch from Odongkara.
Still in the clinch, Odongkara scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Odongkara.
Odongkara is working Idrisov Ii over against the ropes.
Odongkara creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Idrisov Ii crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Idrisov Ii face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Odongkara takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

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

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Dave Brooksbank (ranked 1900 p4p, 183 weight class) and Nameless Fighter (ranked 2943 p4p, 247 weight class). Fighter has chosen Dan Balan Like as his entrance music. Nameless Fighter has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dave Brooksbank's chin.

Brooksbank
vs
Fighter

175 cm
34
160 lbs
12 - 22 - 0

170 cm
42
151 lbs
31 - 21 - 1

Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Brooksbank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nameless Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter moves in looking to clinch but Brooksbank pushes him off.
It looked like Brooksbank was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Fighter doesn't manage to clinch there - Brooksbank circles away.

Fighter moves into range and clinches up with Brooksbank.

Brooksbank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brooksbank misses the jab.
Brooksbank 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.

Fighter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Brooksbank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brooksbank keeps the fight on the outside.
Fighter wants to clinch up but Brooksbank keeps it at a distance.
Fighter's coach down at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Fighter's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Brooksbank swings for the body but Fighter moves out of range.
Brooksbank misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brooksbank fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brooksbank misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter wants to clinch up but Brooksbank keeps it at a distance.

Fighter clinches up with Brooksbank and pushes him back against the ropes.

Brooksbank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Fighter darts in and clinches Brooksbank up against the ropes.

Brooksbank breaks the clinch.
Fighter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Fighter has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fighter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Fighter.
Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brooksbank is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fighter is keeping busy.

Brooksbank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Fighter closes the distance and clinches.

Brooksbank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fighter darts in trying to clinch
and Brooksbank counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Brooksbank forces Fighter back against the ropes and clinches.
Brooksbank blocking some punches.

Brooksbank breaks from the clinch.
Brooksbank keeps the fight on the outside.

Fighter has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brooksbank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brooksbank.
Fighter misses with the head strike.
Fighter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fighter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fighter throws a punch but it's blocked by Brooksbank.
Fighter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brooksbank blocks an uppercut.
Fighter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Fighter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brooksbank lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Brooksbank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fighter tries to clinch but Brooksbank is having none of it.
Fighter tries to clinch but Brooksbank moves out of range.
Brooksbank seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brooksbank misses with a kick to the body.
Fighter moves in looking to clinch but Brooksbank pushes him off.
Brooksbank throws a push kick but Fighter slaps the foot to one side.

Fighter closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nameless Fighter will probably get the nod.
That's time! Brooksbank's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sloppy strikes from Brooksbank. Those never looked like landing.
Fighter moves in looking to clinch but Brooksbank pushes him off.
Fighter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Brooksbank paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brooksbank seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A head kick misses from Brooksbank.
Brooksbank avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nameless Fighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fighter tries to close the distance and clinch but Brooksbank swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Fighter rushes Brooksbank and presses him up against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.
Fighter swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooksbank uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooksbank blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fighter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Brooksbank is rocked!
Fighter swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooksbank uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Brooksbank is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fighter misses with some punches.
Brooksbank blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fighter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fighter misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Fighter fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.
Fighter misses with some punches.
Brooksbank blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brooksbank blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fighter has a couple of punches blocked by Brooksbank.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fighter working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooksbank blocks an uppercut.
Brooksbank blocks an uppercut.
Fighter throws a head punch that misses.
Brooksbank blocking some punches.
Nameless Fighter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fighter has a couple of punches blocked by Brooksbank.
Brooksbank blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brooksbank blocks an uppercut.
Brooksbank seems to have got his legs back now.

Brooksbank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brooksbank avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brooksbank looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brooksbank thuds a left hand into Fighter's body.
Brooksbank pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brooksbank shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fighter throws a counter combo.

Fighter clinches.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Brooksbank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fighter tries to clinch up.
It looked like Brooksbank was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fighter.
Brooksbank tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Fighter forces Brooksbank back against the ropes and clinches.

Brooksbank manages to break the clinch.
Fighter wants to clinch up but Brooksbank keeps it at a distance.
Brooksbank looks to land a combination but Fighter avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Fighter moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooksbank blocking some punches.

Brooksbank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brooksbank jabs Fighter right on the nose. Fighter blinks but takes it well.
Brooksbank moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fighter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brooksbank wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Brooksbank throws a right hand that Fighter ducks under and follows up with a left that Fighter also avoids with ease.
Fighter blocks a head kick by Brooksbank.

Fighter closes the distance and pushes Brooksbank back into the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fighter misses with the head strike.

Brooksbank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fighter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fighter tries to clinch but Brooksbank is having none of it.

Fighter has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Brooksbank breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nameless Fighter 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Brooksbank gets tackled into the ropes by Fighter. Fighter maintains the clinch.

Brooksbank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Fighter moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Fighter fails to land.
Fighter has a couple of punches blocked by Brooksbank.
Fighter lands with a left to the head.
Fighter creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Brooksbank crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Brooksbank face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Fighter takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nameless Fighter!
Nameless Fighter took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Wolfgang Benson (ranked 10719 p4p, 584 weight class) and Khru Jako (ranked 3813 p4p, 406 weight class). Benson's entrance music is Alice Cooper - Schools Out. A fine choice. Jako has chosen Catch a Fire as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Benson
vs
Jako

181 cm
45
173 lbs
30 - 12 - 1

169 cm
28
176 lbs
13 - 9 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Khru Jako!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benson throws a head kick that Jako semi-blocks.
Benson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jako throws a nice looking combination but Benson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jako has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jako there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jako throws a lazy head kick
and Benson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jako misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benson.
Jako on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Benson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jako lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jako throws a lazy head kick
and Jako takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jako avoids a kick to the body.
Benson moves away from the strike by Jako.
Jako lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jako is looking to clinch.

Benson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jako, pushing him back against the ropes.
Jako misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Benson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Benson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benson blocks an elbow strike.
Benson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jako blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jako working hard to break the clinch.
Jako tries a body shot but Benson blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Benson.
Nice body punch from Jako - that landed with a thud.
Benson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jako backwards.
Jako blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jako lands a shot to the body.
Jako takes an elbow to the temple.
Benson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Benson dodges an elbow strike from Jako.
Jako is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Benson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jako backwards.
Jako tries to work over Benson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jako swings wildly with an uppercut but Benson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benson trying to stall but Jako improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jako throws an elbow that misses.
Jako blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Benson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benson.
Benson blocking some punches.
Jako tries a body shot but Benson blocks it.
Jako on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jako lands a nice uppercut.
Jako throws a head punch that misses.
Benson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benson scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jako.

Jako pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jako throws a series of punches but Benson avoids them all with ease.
Benson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jako throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wolfgang Benson 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.

Benson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jako is out of range and Benson settles back down.
Benson gets cracked there but stands up to it.

It looks like Wolfgang Benson has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jako.
Benson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jako is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Benson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jako throws a right hand that Benson ducks under and follows up with a left that Benson also avoids with ease.
Wolfgang Benson is winning the standup battle so far.
Benson looks to land a left hand but Jako moved out of range nicely.
Benson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jako counters with a straight right hand.
Jako throws a leg kick but Benson checks it.
Jako throws a series of punches but Benson moves out of range.
Jako throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benson slips under a jab from Jako.
Benson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jako throws a body punch but Benson moves out of range.
Jako rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benson scores with a nice head shot.
Jako avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson swings for the body but Jako moves out of range.
Jako jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benson blocks a head kick by Jako.
Jako on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Benson misses with a lunging right hand
and Jako counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jako misses with a head kick.
Benson is looking to score with low kicks.
Jako is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Benson has closed the distance and engaged Jako in a clinch.
Benson prevents a body shot from Jako.
Jako misses with a punch to the body.
Jako swings wildly with an uppercut but Benson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jako tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benson's elbow.
Jako managing to block the knees to the body from Benson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jako softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Benson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jako uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jako working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Benson throws a punch but it's blocked by Jako.
Jako tries to work over Benson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Jako fails to land.
Jako gets through Benson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jako misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jako lands with a light punch inside.
Benson lands a nice uppercut.
Jako tries to throw a body punch but Benson avoids it by throwing Jako back against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jako tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benson.
Jako trying to land knees to the body.
Benson 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.

A close second round but Khru Jako will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jako rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benson lands a jab to the nose.
Jako throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jako walks into a jab.
Benson misses with a low kick.
Benson lands a really nice looking cross but Jako seems unphased.

Benson clinches with his opponent.
Wolfgang Benson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jako missing with knees to the body.
Benson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jako uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Benson.
Benson lands an elbow inside that Jako shrugs off.
Jako managing to block the knees to the body from Benson.
Nice elbow from Benson.
Jako lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jako blocks the elbow strike.
Jako pushes Benson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson misses with some punches.
Benson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jako doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benson trying to control the position but instead, Jako has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benson into the ropes.
Jako swings wildly with an uppercut but Benson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jako uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Benson scores with a shot to the side of Jako's head.
Benson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Benson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Benson lands an elbow inside.
Benson takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jako.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jako makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Benson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Benson lands with a short shot to the head.

Jako's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benson misses the jab.
Benson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jako ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benson moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Benson. Those never looked like landing.
Benson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jako throws out a counter right but Benson avoids it with no problem.
Benson tried to score with a low kick but Jako checks it.
A jab from Benson misses.
As Benson backs off Jako throws a huge counter combo but Benson manages to avoid it all.
Benson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jako staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benson blocks a head kick by Jako.
Jako lands a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wolfgang Benson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Benson 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28

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

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Gilberto Chamba (ranked 2350 p4p, 29 weight class) and George Peterson (ranked 18690 p4p, 175 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Chamba
vs
Peterson

194 cm
26
245 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

200 cm
30
280 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gilberto Chamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chamba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chamba misses with a low kick.
Peterson misses with a low kick.
Chamba throws a shot to the body.
Chamba misses the shot to the body.
Peterson scores with a hook to the body. Chamba takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chamba.
Peterson scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Gilberto Chamba has been cut.
Chamba misses the jab.
Peterson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chamba is looking to counter the offense by Peterson and move into the clinch.
Chamba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chamba takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Peterson connects with a solid leg kick.
Peterson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Donk. Peterson catches Chamba right on the button with a cross.
Chamba staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Peterson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chamba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peterson manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chamba's hands.
Chamba misses with an uppercut. Peterson saw that one coming.
Good leg kick by Chamba there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Peterson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Peterson stuns Chamba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chamba lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chamba. Peterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peterson blocks a head kick by Chamba.
Chamba takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chamba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Peterson.
Chamba throws a poor cross that misses

and Peterson counters by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson gets through Chamba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Peterson lands with a right to the head.
Chamba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peterson's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Peterson.
Chamba is breathing heavily.
Peterson presses Chamba against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Peterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Peterson.
Peterson pushes Chamba back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Peterson tries to work over Chamba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peterson lands a nice shot to the body.
Peterson gets through Chamba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Peterson can't find room to land a body shot as Chamba controls the action.
Chamba throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Peterson dodges an elbow strike from Chamba.
Peterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chamba's elbow.
Peterson digs a right hand into Chamba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chamba's gas tank.
A short left from Peterson.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peterson tries to work over Chamba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chamba misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson lands a right hand.
Peterson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Peterson dodges an elbow strike from Chamba.
Peterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peterson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Peterson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gilberto Chamba's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Peterson with a nice cross.
Gilberto Chamba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peterson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chambas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Peterson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Peterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chamba moves away.

Chamba moves into the clinch.
Peterson lands with a light punch inside.
Peterson lands a left hand.
Chamba looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Peterson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
George Peterson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Peterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chamba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petersons head.

Chamba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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!
Chamba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice shot by Peterson.
Peterson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chamba is looking to wear down Peterson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chamba throws a low kick but it's checked well by Peterson.
Peterson scores with a jab.
Chamba scores with a nice strike.
Chamba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson slips under a jab from Chamba.
Peterson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.

Peterson instigates a clinch.
Peterson lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Peterson.
Chamba scores with a shoulder strike.
Peterson cracks Chamba with a nice body shot.
Peterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Peterson is working Chamba over against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Peterson.
Peterson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Peterson.

Chamba is rocked!
A short left from Peterson.
Oh Chamba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson is leaning against Chamba and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Peterson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chamba seems to have got his legs back now.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peterson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Peterson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Peterson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Peterson as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Peterson breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Chamba with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Chamba looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Chamba get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!

Gilberto Chamba's cut is getting worse.
Peterson throws an overhand right that has Chamba reeling! Peterson follows up with more punches and Chamba is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). George Peterson!
George Peterson made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Gilberto should retire! Not being a douche, but he simply isn't blessed quality! '.