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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Baby Boy Harris (ranked 6847 p4p, 546 weight class) and Elijah Pitakaka (ranked 9380 p4p, 590 weight class). Pitakaka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. my dick kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Elijah Pitakaka has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Baby Boy Harris's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 32 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baby Boy Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 48 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Pitakaka!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitakaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris moves out of range as Pitakaka throws a body kick.
Harris lunges at Pitakaka with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pitakaka's hand.
Some wild striking there from Harris.
Harris takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harris scores with a push kick.
Pitakaka takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Pitakaka walks into a left hand.
A left and a right from Harris both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Elijah Pitakaka has been cut.
Pitakaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pitakaka looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pitakaka throws a front kick aimed at Harris's knee but Harris avoids it well.
As Pitakaka looks to move away, Harris throws a big counter combo but Pitakaka just gets out of the way.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick from Pitakaka.
Harris lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pitakaka throws a leg kick
and Harris counters with a nice body kick.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick from Pitakaka.
Harris blocks a head kick by Pitakaka.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harris.
Harris connects with a crisp jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Harris. Pitakaka shrugs it off though.
Pitakaka looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Harris.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harris.
Harris catches Pitakaka napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Pitakaka 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! Harris raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Baby Boy Harris!
A relieved looking Baby Boy Harris thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Karol Tarczynski (ranked 3376 p4p, 378 weight class) and Simon Kanitz (ranked 10383 p4p, 581 weight class). Simon Kanitz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Karol Tarczynski's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
51 - 27 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karol Tarczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Kanitz!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarczynski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kanitz.
Tarczynski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Relentless Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Tarczynski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kanitz.
Kanitz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kanitz connects with a nice looking jab.
Kanitz misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tarczynski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kanitz has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A good leg kick by Kanitz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanitz dips to his left and cracks Tarczynski with an uppercut!
Simon Kanitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarczynski tries to land a front kick but Kanitz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kanitz lands a jab to Tarczynski's midsection.
Tarczynski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tarczynski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski throws a head kick that half lands.
Kanitz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tarczynski scores with the left hand. Kanitz knows he should have avoided that one.
Kanitz throws a leg kick
and Tarczynski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tarczynski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kanitz.
Tarczynski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kanitz.
Tarczynski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kanitz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tarczynski.
Kanitz steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Tarczynski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kanitz's hands.
Tarczynski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tarczynski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kanitz.
A slow jab from Tarczynski misses its intended target.
Kanitz takes a swing at Tarczynski's ribcage but misses.
Kanitz swings for the body but Tarczynski moves out of range.
Tarczynski throws a counter high kick but Kanitz was just alert enough to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tarczynski swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tarczynski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kanitz's hands.
Tarczynski cracks Kanitz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Tarczynski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tarczynski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kanitz is rocked!
Tarczynski moves out of range of the body kick.
Kanitz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tarczynski's hands.
Tarczynski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tarczynski connects with a looping right hand.
Kanitz is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tarczynski is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kanitz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kanitz tries to land a leg kick but Tarczynski saw it coming and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kanitz. That's going to slow Tarczynski down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Simon Kanitz will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kanitz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kanitz scoring well with a low kick there.
Simon Kanitz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tarczynski moves out of range as Kanitz strikes.
Tarczynski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kanitz's calf.
Kanitz throws a jab when Tarczynski was well out of range.
Nice cross by Kanitz.
Tarczynski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tarczynski throws a jab but it's blocked by Kanitz.
Nice defenses there by Tarczynski.
Kanitz feints and then cracks Tarczynski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tarczynski down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanitz throws a push kick but Tarczynski slaps the foot to one side.
Kanitz scores with a hook to the body. Tarczynski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kanitz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kanitz tries to work over Tarczynski's front leg with a kick but Tarczynski checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kanitz.
Tarczynski jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kanitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kanitz throws a leg kick but Tarczynski sees it coming and moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kanitz.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tarczynski.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tarczynski crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kanitz - the referee stops the clock and Tarczynski gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kanitz. Tarczynski manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A slow jab from Kanitz misses its intended target.
Tarczynski looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Tarczynski tries to clinch up but Kanitz circles away and keeps his distance.
Tarczynski scores with a punch to the head.
Tarczynski checks a leg kick nicely.
Kanitz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kanitz throws a shot from downtown. Tarczynski moves away and avoids it.
Kanitz ducks under a wild hook from Tarczynski.
Kanitz wants to land a leg kick but Tarczynski is out of range.
Tarczynski throwing a counter right hand but Kanitz manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kanitz throws a head kick but Tarczynski moves out of range.
Kanitz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kanitz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tarczynski throws a hook but Kanitz blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tarczynski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kanitz checks a leg kick nicely.
Kanitz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tarczynski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tarczynski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kanitz.
Tarczynski cracks the inside of Kanitz's front leg.
Kanitz punishes Tarczynski's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice body kick there by Tarczynski.
Kanitz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tarczynski throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Simon Kanitz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tarczynski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tarczynski throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kanitz avoids it.
Tarczynski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tarczynski just misses with a punch to the body.
Kanitz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Kanitz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karol Tarczynski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tarczynski lands a slapping body shot.
Tarczynski moves out of range of the body kick.
Kanitz tries to move into range but Tarczynski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tarczynski lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kanitz is still on wobbly legs! Can Tarczynski finish him?
Tarczynski throws a jab but it's blocked by Kanitz.
Kanitz seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarczynski cracks Kanitz with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Kanitz is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Kanitz is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
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!
Kanitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kanitz manages to circle out of the way.
Kanitz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tarczynski counters with a really nice, stiff jab that drops Kanitz onto his ass. He'll have to take the mandatory count from the referee but he's back on his feet and he seems OK to continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski motions for Kanitz to come forward. Tarczynski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kanitz counters with a body kick.
Kanitz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kanitz misses with an uppercut. Tarczynski saw that one coming.
Kanitz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And Tarczynski counters with a quick kick to the body but Kanitz blocks it.
Tarczynski thows a body kick. Kanitz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kanitz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tarczynski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kanitz.
Tarczynski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice jab there from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski knocks out Kanitz with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Tarczynski before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Tarczynski picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karol Tarczynski!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sarmat Tigiev (ranked 5586 p4p, 50 weight class) and Duke Nukem (ranked 2150 p4p, 86 weight class). Nukem is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Here comes the boom. Duke Nukem has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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286 lbs
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sarmat Tigiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duke Nukem!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nukem turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nukem connects with a body shot.
Nukem uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tigiev.
Tigiev takes one on the button.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tigiev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nukem.
A little jabbing left from Nukem on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nukem keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tigiev.
A cross from Nukem lands.
Tigiev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tigiev walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Nukem rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Tigiev has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nukem misses with a two punch combination.
Nukem will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nukem throws a solid leg kick but Tigiev takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nukem.
Tigiev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tigiev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nukem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nukem avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nukem catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Tigiev stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Tigiev walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Tigiev is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tigiev is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Nukem uses the oldest trick in the book to send Tigiev tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Nukem is absolutely delighted - when Tigiev wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Duke Nukem!
Duke Nukem managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sin City Allstars, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kenny Tchusuk (ranked 2529 p4p, 98 weight class) and Henryk Tymonowicz (ranked 3610 p4p, 40 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Granite chin
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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
13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Tchusuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Henryk Tymonowicz!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tchusuk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tymonowicz doesn't seem bothered though.
Tchusuk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tchusuk.
Tymonowicz blocks a jab.
Tymonowicz takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Henryk Tymonowicz has been cut.
Tchusuk tries a head kick but it misses.
Kenny Tchusuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tchusuk misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Tchusuk misses its intended target.
It seemed like Tymonowicz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tchusuk lands a head kick that sends Tymonowicz down! Tymonowicz is flopping around the mat trying to get back up, leaving the referee no choice but to wave off the fight! Tchusuk is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Kenny Tchusuk!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Miko Dimelo (ranked 19386 p4p, 598 weight class) and Emil Marinov (ranked 1710 p4p, 222 weight class). Miko Dimelo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Emil Marinov's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Miko Dimelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Emil Marinov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marinov tries to clinch up.
Dimelo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Dimelo.
Marinov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dimelo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marinov wants to counter with a clinch but Dimelo pushes him away.
Marinov moves to clinch but Dimelo breaks away
and Dimelo counters with a stiff right hand.
Dimelo is looking to chop away at Marinov's legs.
Marinov misses with a double jab.
Dimelo is looking to counter punch.
Dimelo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dimelo sets himself, and Marinov steps forward looking for the clinch! Dimelo avoids it this time.
Marinov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dimelo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dimelo moves out of range of the body kick.
Dimelo throws a leg kick but Marinov checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marinov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dimelo was well out of range. Poor timing from Marinov.
Marinov walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Dimelo rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Marinov has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimelo throws a solid leg kick but Marinov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dimelo.
Marinov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dimelo.
Marinov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dimelo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dimelo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dimelo throws a sloppy head kick and Marinov moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dimelo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Dimelo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dimelo 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.
Dimelo misses with a body punch.
Dimelo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marinov backwards.
Marinov tries to work over Dimelo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marinov scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Dimelo.
Dimelo can't find room to land a body shot as Marinov controls the action.
Marinov takes a shot to the head.
Dimelo has a couple of punches blocked by Marinov.
Dimelo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marinov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dimelo's elbow.
Dimelo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dimelo tries to throw a body punch but Marinov avoids it by throwing Dimelo back against the ropes.
Dimelo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marinov backwards.
Marinov takes a shot to the head.
Marinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marinov throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dimelo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marinov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimelo working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Dimelo.
Marinov working aggressively here.
Marinov tries to work over Dimelo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimelo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Marinov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dimelo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Marinov can turn it around.
Marinov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dimelo struggles to land a body shot inside as Marinov controls his hands.
Dimelo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marinov.
Dimelo lands a left hand.
Marinov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marinov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dimelo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marinov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimelo misses with a body punch.
Dimelo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marinov backwards.
Dimelo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marinov swings wildly with an uppercut but Dimelo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimelo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miko Dimelo should take that round, based on the knockdown.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dimelo scoring well with a low kick there.
Marinov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dimelo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marinov.
Dimelo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marinov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dimelo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice shot by Marinov.
Dimelo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marinov can do to turn this around?
Dimelo connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Marinov onto his butt! Marinov bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marinov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dimelo throwing a counter right hand but Marinov manages to avoid it.
Dimelo scores with a leg kick.
Dimelo misses with a straight left.
Dimelo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marinov.
Marinov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marinov tries to close the distance and clinch but Dimelo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Dimelo misses the target.
Marinov blocks a head kick by Dimelo.
Marinov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dimelo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dimelo misses with a head kick.
Marinov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dimelo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dimelo, pushing him back against the ropes.
Marinov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dimelo tries to work over Marinov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimelo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dimelo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marinov struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimelo controls his hands.
Marinov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marinov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marinov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marinov takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dimelo fails to land.
Marinov struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimelo controls his hands.
Dimelo lands with a right to the head.
Dimelo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marinov's elbow.
Marinov tries a body shot but Dimelo blocks it.
Marinov tries a body shot but Dimelo blocks it.
Dimelo can't find room to land a body shot as Marinov controls the action.
Marinov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimelo swings wildly with an uppercut but Marinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimelo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miko Dimelo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marinov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dimelo presses Marinov against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dimelo.
Dimelo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice left hand lands by Dimelo.
Dimelo lands an uppercut.
Marinov is rocked!
Dimelo digs a right hand underneath Marinov's ribcage. Marinov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marinov is still on wobbly legs! Can Dimelo finish him?
Dimelo cracks Marinov with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Marinov goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Marinov wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Miko Dimelo!
An out of breath Miko Dimelo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Eros Ramasotti (ranked 3134 p4p, 35 weight class) and Roberto Williams (ranked 3461 p4p, 115 weight class). Ramasotti comes to the ring accompanied by Pray for me ft the weekend . Williams has chosen HERNIA banda 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
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eros Ramasotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Williams!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams moves away from the strike by Ramasotti.
Williams cracks Ramasotti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Williams connects with a jab.
Ramasotti swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Ramasotti with a nice cross.
Ramasotti slips a jab from Williams.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramasotti misses the target.
Williams staying out of range there.
Ramasotti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Williams throws out a leg kick but Ramasotti moves out of range and Williams only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramasotti misses with a looping right.
Ramasotti misses with a body shot.
Williams throws a counter combo.
Ramasotti takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams connects with a nice looking jab.
We've been informed that Williams 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.
Ramasotti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Ramasotti misses.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Ramasotti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ramasotti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Williams has time to react.
Ramasotti misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramasotti. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramasotti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Williams throws a head kick but Ramasotti moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Ramasotti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramasotti misses the target.
Williams closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Ramasotti crashing to the mat! Ramasotti uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Williams working aggressively here.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramasotti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Williams swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ramasotti.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick.
Williams appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ramasotti feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
A leg kick checked by Williams.
Williams staying out of range there.
As Ramasotti backs off Williams throws a huge counter combo but Ramasotti manages to avoid it all.
The fighters circling - Ramasotti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Williams tries to clinch but Ramasotti is having none of it.
Williams has Ramasotti up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ramasotti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ramasottis head.
Williams is trying to stall.
Williams works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Williams 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.
Having scored a knockdown, Roberto Williams should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ramasotti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ramasotti is looking to land body kicks.
Ramasotti throws a predictable looking body shot
and Williams counters with a beautiful hook that drops Ramasotti to the mat! Will Ramasotti be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Williams to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Ramasotti is up. He looks OK to continue.
Williams connects with a right hand. Ramasotti shakes it off.
Ramasotti is rocked!
Ramasotti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ramasotti blocks it well.
Williams throws a front kick to the face that drops Ramasotti face first to the mat! Oh, he's in big trouble! He's stumbling all over the place and has face planted into the ropes, causing the referee to call an end to the fight! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Front Kick). Roberto Williams!
An out of breath Roberto Williams thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dennis Fischer (ranked 635 p4p, 92 weight class) and Mario Zambrana (ranked 3021 p4p, 348 weight class). Zambrana is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Impact is Imminent. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Fischer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Zambrana!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zambrana staying out of range there.
Zambrana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fischer.
Fischer feints and then cracks Zambrana's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zambrana down.
Fischer lands a nice looking body shot.
Zambrana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fischer lands with a cross.
Fischer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zambrana 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.
Nice defenses there by Fischer.
Fischer throws a solid leg kick but Zambrana takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fischer.
Fischer seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A big right from Zambrana misses.
Zambrana thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zambrana throws a looping overhand right but Fischer ducks down to avoid it.
Good exchange - Zambrana coming out on top.
Zambrana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fischer manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fischer looks to score with a jab to the body but Zambrana is just out of range.
Zambrana thinks about the counter body kick.
Fischer slips under a jab.
Fischer is looking to counter punch.
A big left from Fischer misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zambrana misses with a straight left.
Fischer lands a nice shot that snaps Zambrana's head back.
Zambrana misses the jab.
Zambrana misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fischer.
Dennis Fischer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fischer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zambrana can pounce on him.
Fischer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fischer lands a jab.
Fischer thuds his right hand into Zambrana's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zambrana throws a looping overhand right but Fischer ducks down to avoid it.
Fischer lands an overhand right.
Fischer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zambrana.
Fischer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zambrana throws a leg kick but Fischer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fischer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A leg kick checked by Zambrana.
Fischer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zambrana manages to avoid it.
Fischer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fischer loads up on a big right hand but Zambrana slips the punch.
Zambrana throws out a counter right but Fischer avoids it with no problem.
A cross from Fischer lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fischer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fischer is looking to score with low kicks.
Zambrana moves out of range of the body kick from Fischer.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Zambrana crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fischer - the referee stops the clock and Zambrana gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fischer. Zambrana manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fischer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fischer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zambrana is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Fischer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zambrana misses with a body shot.
Fischer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Zambrana misses with a body shot.
Fischer looks to land a left hand but Zambrana moved out of range nicely.
Fischer misses with a kick to the body.
Fischer misses with a kick to the body.
Fischer tries a low kick but Zambrana avoids it.
Zambrana tries to land a front kick but Fischer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That kick from Zambrana tenderised Fischer's leg. Fischer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fischer misses the shot to the body.
Fischer scores with a hook to the body. Zambrana takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fischer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fischer lands a leg kick that knocks Zambrana off balance momentarily.
Zambrana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fischer moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fischer avoids the body shot from Zambrana.
Fischer misses with a hook.
Fischer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zambrana has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A shot to the liver by Zambrana. Beautiful body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fischer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Fischer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zambrana misses with a looping right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fischer.
Zambrana misses with an uppercut.
Zambrana lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fischer's sensitive parts.
Fischer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zambrana doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fischer throws a good cross that connects.
Fischer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fischer throws a series of punches but Zambrana moves out of range.
Fischer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zambrana.
Fischer throws out a leg kick but Zambrana moves out of range and Fischer only half commits.
Zambrana feints a counter leg kick.
Fischer swings for the body but Zambrana moves out of range.
Fischer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zambrana can do to turn this around?
Fischer tries to bum rush Zambrana with a series of wild strikes but Zambrana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fischer moves out of range as Zambrana strikes.
Fischer throws an overhand right that lands on Zambrana's shoulder, as Zambrana tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zambrana throws a leg kick but Fischer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fischer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zambrana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fischer moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Fischer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fischer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zambrana manages to avoid it.
Zambrana has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fischer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zambrana has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambrana misses with a hook. Fischer ducked under it nicely.
Zambrana checks a leg kick.
Zambrana will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zambrana throws a body shot but no joy.
Zambrana misses with a low kick as Fischer jumps back.
A jab from Fischer finds it's way through Zambrana's defenses.
Fischer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fischer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fischer lands a lovely overhand right.
Zambrana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fischer throws out the jab.
Fischer takes a swing at Zambrana's ribcage but misses.
Fischer throws a nice inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Fischer.
A nice side step and Zambrana releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fischer scores with a nice right hand.
Fischer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fischer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zambrana throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fischer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fischer scores with a sloppy right hand. Zambrana should have avoided that one.
Fischer takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zambrana.
Zambrana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by Zambrana as he checks the leg kick.
Zambrana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fischer.
Zambrana throws a hook but Fischer blocks it.
Fischer throws a hook to the side of Zambrana's head but Zambrana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zambrana tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zambrana's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zambrana darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zambrana takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zambrana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fischer was well out of range. Poor timing from Zambrana.
Zambrana looks to land a combination. Fischer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fighters circling - Fischer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fischer blocks a jab.
A good leg kick by Zambrana.
Zambrana has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fischer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fischer throws a push kick but Zambrana slaps the foot to one side.
Dennis Fischer is winning the standup battle so far.
Zambrana takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zambrana misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Fischer misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Fischer dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Fischer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zambrana.
Zambrana goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fischer jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Fischer moves in looking to clinch but Zambrana pushes him off.
Zambrana throws a series of punches but Fischer moves out of range.
Fischer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fischer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fischer connects with a right hand. Zambrana shakes it off.
Zambrana lands a jab to the nose.
Fischer misses with a low kick.
Zambrana is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fischer with a body shot.
Zambrana scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fischer in his tracks.
Zambrana tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fischer scores with a jab. Zambrana acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice shot by Fischer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Fischer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fischer throws a leg kick that misses.
Zambrana flicks out a counter leg kick but Fischer steps away.
Fischer throws a lazy right hand but Zambrana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fischer throws a jab when Zambrana was well out of range.
Zambrana appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Zambrana keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zambrana lands a nice looking body shot.
Fischer throws a leg kick
and Zambrana counters with a big head kick but Fischer shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambrana connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zambrana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fischer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zambrana checks it well.
A jab lands there for Fischer.
Zambrana takes a swing at Fischer's ribcage but misses.
Zambrana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fischer.
Fischer walks into a left hand.
Zambrana throws a hook to the side of Fischer's head but Fischer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fischer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zambrana.
Zambrana takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mario Zambrana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zambrana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fischer moves away.
Fischer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zambrana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fischer manages to avoid it.
Fischer punishes Zambrana's body with a nice straight punch.
Fischer misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Fischer misses
and Zambrana counters with a nice uppercut.
Zambrana takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zambrana punishes Fischer's body with a nice straight punch.
Fischer scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Fischer.
A big left from Zambrana misses.
Fischer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zambrana checks a low kick from Fischer.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zambrana.
Zambrana checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zambrana blocks a jab.
A low kick from Fischer misses
and Zambrana counters with a solid body kick.
Fischer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fischer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zambrana comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fischer scores with a head kick. Zambrana tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fischer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zambrana.
Fischer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice straight punches there by Fischer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fischer.
Zambrana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fischer manages to avoid it.
Fischer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fischer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fischer.
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 Dennis Fischer.
Well Fischer 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Fischer!
After the fight, Dennis Fischer was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Oson Bon (ranked 711 p4p, 29 weight class) and Jacques Durand (ranked 18477 p4p, 60 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Durand's choice of entrance music: 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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257 lbs
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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
25 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Oson Bon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durand swings for the body but Bon moves out of range.
Bon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bon throws a lazy uppercut
and Durand counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Durand defending well as Bon loads up on a big left hand.
Durand slips under a jab from Bon.
Durand cracks the inside of Bon's front leg.
Bon keeps the fight on the outside.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Durand.
Durand waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bon.
Durand moves forwards but Bon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bon thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand lands a body shot.
Durand misses the jab.
Durand thows a leg kick but Bon checks it
enabling Bon to counter with a crisp jab.
Bon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durand moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bon loads up on a big right hand but Durand slips the punch.
Bon backing away here, and Durand unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Durand clinches up against the ropes.
Durand blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bon lands a nice hook to Durand's body. Durand takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bon looks to throw the jab but Durand is out of range.
Bon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bon throws a jab when Durand was well out of range.
Durand throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Durand looks to land a body kick but Bon moved away.
Bon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durand.
Bon swings widly with a right hand
and Durand counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Durand looks to throw the jab but Bon is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Durand cracks the inside of Bon's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durand throws a body shot but no joy.
Bon throwing a counter right hand but Durand manages to avoid it.
Bon misses with a looping right.
Durand replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bon blocks it well.
Durand scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Durand keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durand now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bon with a nice cross.
Bon misses the body punch
and Durand counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Durand misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Bon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Durand lands a head kick. Bon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jacques Durand will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Durand, as that shot connected.
Bon avoids the head kick by Durand.
Bon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Durand finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jacques Durand seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bon swings widly with a right hand
and Durand counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bon slips under a jab.
Bon looks to land a right hand but Durand moved out of range.
Bon moves out of range as Durand throws a body kick.
Bon looks to throw a body kick
and Durand counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand avoids the body shot from Bon.
A little jabbing left from Durand on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bon throws a body shot but no joy.
Bon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand is looking to land body kicks.
Bon quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Durand finds it's way round the side to connect with Bon's head.
Bon moves out of range of the body kick from Durand.
It looked like Bon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Durand throws out a powerful jab.
Durand ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Durand fails in his attempt to clinch.
Durand tries to close the distance and clinch but Bon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Bon.
Bon swings widly with a right hand
and Durand cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Durand throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bon swings widly with a right hand
and Durand counters with a thumping low kick.
Bon misses the body punch
and Durand counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durand bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Durand now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bon lands with a hook. Durand tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Durand throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bon.
Bon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Durand tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Durand looks to land a right hand but Bon moved out of range.
Bon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Durand misses with a body kick.
Bon throws a right hand that misses
and Durand cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice body kick from Durand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand 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. This is the final round!
Bon misses with a left hand
and Durand counters with a left to the body.
Oson Bon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Durand cracks the inside of Bon's front leg.
Bon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Bon misses the target.
Durand pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bon is out of range and Durand settles back down.
Durand moves out of range of the strikes.
Bon throws a body punch but Durand moves out of range.
Bon moves out of range as Durand strikes.
Durand tries to move into range but Bon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Durand is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bon thuds his right hand into Durand's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bon misses with a hook. Durand ducked under it nicely.
Durand thuds his right hand into Bon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Durand instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bon wants to get back to striking at distance but Durand won't allow it.
Durand with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bon manages to break the clinch.
Durand throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bon.
Bon is looking to counter punch.
Bon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Durand counters with a good low kick that Bon was not able to check.
Durand misses with a body shot
and Bon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Durand.
A quick step to the side and Bon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durand scores with a leg kick.
Durand digs a good body shot into Bon's ribs.
Bon misses the body punch
and Durand counters with a nice leg kick.
Durand fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bon manages to avoid it.
Durand takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Durand ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durand sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Durand moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bon lands a left hand.
Bon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Durand landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Durand throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bon blocks it with crossed arms.
Durand creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jacques Durand is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Durand misses with a knee strike.
Durand blocks an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jacques Durand.
Well Durand 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Durand!
A very excited looking Jacques Durand 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ruma Juttu (ranked 17686 p4p, 576 weight class) and Dwan Diego (ranked 15409 p4p, 578 weight class). Diego has chosen Jiu Jitsu as his entrance music. Ruma Juttu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dwan Diego's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruma Juttu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Dwan Diego!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juttu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Juttu lands an overhand right.
Juttu throws a big shot that misses.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diego checks a leg kick.
Diego throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Juttu on the side of the head.
Diego showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Juttu.
Juttu throws the kick towards the body but Diego avoids it.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Juttu blocks an uppercut.
Juttu blocking some punches.
Juttu swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Juttu.
Juttu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Juttu misses with a punch to the body.
Juttu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
Juttu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Juttu as Diego tries to tie him up.
Juttu scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juttu pushes Diego back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Juttu blocks an uppercut.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Juttu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Juttu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Juttu's defenses.
Diego lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Diego 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 Diego can turn it around.
Diego throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Juttu.
Juttu lands with a left to the head.
Diego gets through Juttu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diego lands an elbow inside that Juttu shrugs off.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Juttu.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Juttu.
Diego lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juttu blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego misses with an elbow strike.
Juttu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diego comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Juttu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Juttu lands a shoulder strike.
Diego lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Juttu throws a head punch that misses.
Diego working aggressively here.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
Diego lands a right hand.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Juttu.
Juttu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diego is trying to stall.
Juttu lands a right hand.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Juttu tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Juttu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diego.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Juttu.
Juttu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Juttu fails to land.
Juttu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Juttu blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dwan Diego will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Juttu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Juttu throws a hook but Diego blocks it.
Diego misses with a leg kick.
Juttu closes the distance and pushes Diego back into the ropes.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Dwan Diego seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Juttu misses with some punches.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Juttu avoids the elbow strike from Diego, against the ropes.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Juttu swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juttu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego lands a nice elbow.
Diego lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Juttu.
Juttu misses with a punch to the body.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Juttu lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Juttu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego blocks a body shot from Juttu.
Diego lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juttu lands with a light punch inside.
Diego gets through Juttu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Juttu.
Juttu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Juttu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Juttu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego is looking to control Juttu's arms but Juttu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diego has his back to the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Juttu.
Juttu blocking some punches.
Juttu misses with the head strike.
Diego lands a nice elbow.
Diego blocking some punches.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego lands an elbow that stopped Juttu in his tracks for a moment.
A short left from Diego.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego lands with a left to the head.
Juttu misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
A head punch on the inside from Juttu fails to land.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Juttu.
Juttu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Juttu blocking some punches.
A short right from Diego.
A nice left hand lands by Juttu.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
Diego tries to stall but Juttu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Juttu misses with a punch to the body.
Diego blocks a body shot from Juttu.
Juttu misses with some punches.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego throws an elbow that misses.
Diego has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Diego lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego digs a right hand into Juttu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Juttu's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Juttu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego lands a hook that snaps the head of Juttu backwards.
Juttu tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
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.
That's time! Back to the action!
Diego moves out of range of the strikes.
Diego takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Juttu. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Diego misses.
Ruma Juttu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego pivots, looking for a leg kick but Juttu is out of range and Diego settles back down.
Diego clobbers Juttu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diego misses with a hook. Juttu ducked under it nicely.
Juttu throws a looping overhand right but Diego ducks down to avoid it.
Diego only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Juttu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diego drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diego throws a body punch but Juttu moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Juttu misses the target.
Diego misses with a kick to the body.
Juttu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diego with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice body kick there by Juttu.
Diego moves away from the strike by Juttu.
Diego scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Juttu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juttu slips under a jab.
Diego throws a push kick but Juttu slaps the foot to one side.
Juttu misses with a low kick as Diego jumps back.
Juttu works Diego's body with a nice hook.
Diego looks to land a body kick but Juttu moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juttu misses with a body kick.
Diego checks a leg kick.
Juttu lands with an overhand left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Juttu throws a nice looking combination but Diego bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Diego.
As Diego backs away, Juttu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Diego bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Juttu tries to land a leg kick but Diego saw it coming and moves away.
Diego's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Diego duly obliges.
Juttu throws a head kick that misses
and Diego counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diego.
Juttu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Juttu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Juttu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A short right from Diego.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juttu swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Juttu.
Diego creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Juttu's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Juttu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Juttu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Juttu lands a body punch.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego blocking some punches.
Juttu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Juttu.
Diego scores with a hook to the body.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Juttu.
Diego takes a shot to the head.
Juttu blocking some punches.
Juttu lands an uppercut.
Juttu lands a nice uppercut.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Juttu scores with a shot to the side of Diego's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Juttus head.
Juttu misses with some punches.
Juttu is working Diego over against the ropes.
Juttu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
A body shot lands from Diego.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ruma Juttu did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Diego checks a leg kick.
Diego throws an overhand right that lands on Juttu's shoulder, as Juttu tries to avoid the shot.
Juttu lands with an uppercut that bounces Diego off the ropes and back into range.
Nice body kick from Juttu.
Diego takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A solid leg kick lands there for Juttu.
Diego's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Juttu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Diego scrambles back to his feet.
Diego checks a low kick from Juttu.
Jab from Juttu.
Diego slips under a jab from Juttu.
Sloppy strikes from Juttu. Those never looked like landing.
Juttu is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Diego misses with a looping left.
Juttu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Juttu.
Diego connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Juttu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juttu fails to land with a series of punches.
Juttu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diego.
A slow jab from Juttu misses its intended target.
Diego takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Diego tried to score with a low kick but Juttu checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego tries to clinch up.
Juttu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Diego connects with a leg kick. Juttu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Juttu.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Juttu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Juttu.
Diego cracks the inside of Juttu's front leg.
Diego uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Juttu.
A jab lands there for Diego.
Juttu throws a solid leg kick but Diego takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Juttu.
Diego misses with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Juttu.
Juttu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diego checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diego throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Juttu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Diego.
Juttu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diego sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Juttu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diego throws out the jab.
Diego misses with a low kick as Juttu jumps back.
Juttu throws a front kick aimed at Diego's knee but Diego avoids it well.
Diego tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Diego throws a series of punches but Juttu moves out of range.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up but Juttu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A chopping leg kick lands by Juttu.
Diego throws a head kick that half lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Diego blocks the leg kick.
Juttu throws a hook to the side of Diego's head but Diego sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Juttu misses with a looping left.
Diego finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Juttu moves into the clinch successfully.
Juttu working aggressively here.
Juttu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Juttu lands a right hand.
Juttu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Diego throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Juttu.
Juttu tries to throw a body punch but Diego avoids it by throwing Juttu back against the ropes.
Juttu misses with a knee strike.
Juttu blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruma Juttu had his way with Dwan Diego in 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Diego throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Juttu on the side of the head.
Diego misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diego swings for the body but Juttu moves out of range.
Diego tries to land a leg kick but Juttu saw it coming and moves away.
Juttu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diego tried to score with a low kick but Juttu checks it.
Diego scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Juttu takes a swing at Diego's ribcage but misses.
Juttu looks to throw the jab but Diego is out of range.
Diego was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Diego will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diego throws a leg kick which misses Juttu's front leg but catches the back leg as Juttu tries to avoid it.
Diego 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.
Diego attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Juttu, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diego was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Juttu misses with a straight left.
Diego throws a counter combo.
Ruma Juttu is winning the standup battle so far.
Diego displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Juttu throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick from Juttu misses.
Juttu moves into range and clinches up with Diego.
Juttu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juttu working aggressively here.
Juttu swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego blocks a body shot from Juttu.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Diego on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
Diego throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Juttu misses with some punches.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Juttu avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Juttu working aggressively here.
A short right from Juttu.
Juttu misses with the head strike.
Juttu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Juttu has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Juttu's defenses.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
Juttu working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego blocks a body shot from Juttu.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Juttu backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juttu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego gets through Juttu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Juttu.
Juttu blocks an uppercut.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Juttu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego tries to work over Juttu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Juttu.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Juttu's elbow.
Diego lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Juttu.
Juttu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Juttu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dwan Diego comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Diego has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 47:48
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwan Diego!
Dwan Diego is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Dwan Diego thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Puck Heidegger (ranked 3189 p4p, 36 weight class) and Nero La Croix (ranked 19092 p4p, 178 weight class). La Croix is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ca Plane Pour Moi. Puck Heidegger has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
27 - 5 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Puck Heidegger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nero La Croix!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heidegger does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
La Croix was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Heidegger throws a head kick that misses.
Heidegger throws a shot to the body.
Heidegger thows a leg kick but La Croix checks it
and La Croix counters with a nice low kick that buckles Heidegger's knee momentarily.
Heidegger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice straight punches there by La Croix. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of La Croix.
Heidegger lands a jab to the head.
Heidegger misses with a head kick.
Heidegger takes one to the side of the head.
La Croix walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Heidegger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
La Croix feints a counter leg kick.
Heidegger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Heidegger backing away here, and La Croix unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Heidegger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
La Croix feints a counter leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Heidegger as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heidegger swings away with a body shot that misses
and La Croix counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
La Croix lands the left hand.
Heidegger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
La Croix staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heidegger throws a poor cross that misses
and La Croix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
La Croix tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Heidegger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've been informed that La Croix 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.
Heidegger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from La Croix.
Heidegger avoids a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Heidegger checks a leg kick.
Heidegger just misses with a punch to the body.
La Croix does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Heidegger is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Heidegger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Heidegger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. La Croix sees it coming and avoids it easily.
La Croix throws a half hearted mid kick.
La Croix lands a head kick that bluckles Heidegger 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 La Croix no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Heidegger is rocked!
It looks like Puck Heidegger has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heidegger tries to land a body kick
and La Croix counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nero La Croix!
Nero La Croix is the new super heavyweight champion!
Nero La Croix decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Puck Heidegger spoke after the fight, saying 'lol @ this matchup. Enjoy.'.
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