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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Weimin Liaw (ranked 6500 p4p, 556 weight class) and Elijah Pitakaka (ranked 9339 p4p, 603 weight class). Pitakaka is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: my dick. This should be a great matchup!
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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
4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Weimin Liaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 49 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Pitakaka!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Pitakaka.
Pitakaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Pitakaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Elijah Pitakaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liaw scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Liaw moves into range and clinches up with Pitakaka.
Pitakaka tries to circle away but Liaw has him pinned against the ropes.
Liaw breaks the clinch.
Liaw instigates a clinch.
Pitakaka is trying to push Liaw away but Liaw has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Liaw has Pitakaka pressed against the ropes, preventing Pitakaka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pitakaka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Liaw breaks from the clinch.
Pitakaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pitakaka throws a lazy body kick
and Liaw counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Pitakaka to the mat, face first! Liaw goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Pitakaka is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!
Pitakaka is rocked!
It looks like Elijah Pitakaka has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liaw has closed the distance and engaged Pitakaka in a clinch.
Pitakaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Liaw finish him?
Liaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pitakaka seems to have recovered his senses.
Liaw ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Pitakaka out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Weimin Liaw!
An out of breath Weimin Liaw 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryan Johnson (ranked 23579 p4p, 484 weight class) and Hank Hill (ranked 6000 p4p, 419 weight class). Hill is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: King Of The Hill Theme. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Hill!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnson slips under a jab from Hill.
Hill lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
Hill has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Johnson walks into a big right hand from Hill and goes down! The referee sends Hill to a neutral corner as Johnson gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Johnson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BAM! Hill delivers a spinning backfist that drops Johnson like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Hank Hill!
A victorious Hank Hill thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Saku Lehtonen (ranked 7154 p4p, 468 weight class) and Alex Alexandrov (ranked 6444 p4p, 437 weight class). Alex Alexandrov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saku Lehtonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Alexandrov!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Lehtonen.
Alexandrov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lehtonen, pushing him back against the ropes.
Lehtonen is trying to break the clinch but Alexandrov is controlling him.
Alexandrov keeps control of Lehtonen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alexandrov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lehtonen is trying to break the clinch but Alexandrov has him pressed against the ropes.
Lehtonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lehtonen tries to break the clinch but Alexandrov is controlling the position.
Lehtonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alexandrov checks a leg kick nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lehtonen, right into the meat.
Lehtonen scores with a leg kick.
Alexandrov wants to clinch but Lehtonen slips to the side
enabling Lehtonen to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehtonen looks to throw the jab but Alexandrov is out of range.
Lehtonen throws a leg kick which misses Alexandrov's front leg but catches the back leg as Alexandrov tries to avoid it.
Lehtonen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LA Vale Tudo in the buildup to the fight.
Alexandrov instigates a clinch.
Lehtonen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Lehtonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alexandrov.
Lehtonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lehtonen could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lehtonen.
Lehtonen cracks Alexandrov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Lehtonen misses.
Alexandrov moves in looking to clinch but Lehtonen pushes him off.
Lehtonen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alexandrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lehtonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lehtonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alexandrov is looking to clinch.
Lehtonen throws a body punch but Alexandrov moves out of range.
Lehtonen throws out a leg kick but Alexandrov moves out of range and Lehtonen only half commits.
Alexandrov tries to clinch there but Lehtonen circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lehtonen.
Lehtonen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alexandrov counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexandrov tries to clinch but Lehtonen is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Lehtonen tenderised Alexandrov's leg. Alexandrov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lehtonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alexandrov moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Lehtonen.
Lehtonen tries a low kick but Alexandrov avoids it.
Lehtonen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alexandrov.
Lehtonen connects with a body shot.
Alexandrov rushes Lehtonen and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Alexandrov working hard to break the clinch.
Alexandrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexandrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lehtonen manages to break the clinch.
Alexandrov forces Lehtonen back against the ropes and clinches.
Alexandrov tries to stall but Lehtonen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lehtonen misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saku Lehtonen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lehtonen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alexandrov. That did some damage!
Alexandrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alexandrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lehtonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alexandrov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alexandrov tries to clinch there but Lehtonen circles away.
Alexandrov instigates a clinch.
Alexandrov tries a body shot but Lehtonen blocks it.
Alexandrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexandrov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lehtonen manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandrov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lehtonen can pounce on him.
Lehtonen wants to slow Alexandrov down by chopping away at his legs.
Alexandrov clinches with his opponent.
Lehtonen misses with a body punch.
Alexandrov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lehtonen misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lehtonen's efforts to push away.
Alexandrov pushes Lehtonen back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Alexandrov lands with a short shot to the head.
Lehtonen wants to get back to striking at distance but Alexandrov won't allow it.
Alexandrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lehtonen.
Lehtonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lehtonen takes a swing at Alexandrov's ribcage but misses.
Alexandrov clinches up with Lehtonen and pushes him back against the ropes.
Lehtonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Lehtonen.
Lehtonen wants to break free but Alexandrov has control.
Lehtonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lehtonen tries to circle away but Alexandrov has him pinned against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alexandrov tries to clinch but Lehtonen moves out of range.
Alexandrov misses with a combination
and Lehtonen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alexandrov tries to move into range but Lehtonen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lehtonen lands with a nice body punch.
Lehtonen thumps Alexandrov with a low kick.
Alexandrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lehtonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alexandrov can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexandrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lehtonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lehtonen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Saku Lehtonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That kick from Lehtonen tenderised Alexandrov's leg. Alexandrov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alexandrov rushes Lehtonen and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Lehtonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alexandrov lands a hook that snaps the head of Lehtonen backwards.
Lehtonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lehtonen lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saku Lehtonen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Alexandrov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Lehtonen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lehtonen breaks the clinch.
Lehtonen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lehtonen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Saku Lehtonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lehtonen scores with a body shot.
Lehtonen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alex Alexandrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lehtonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexandrov misses with a body kick.
Alexandrov moves out of range as Lehtonen strikes.
Lehtonen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehtonen throws a front kick aimed at Alexandrov's knee but Alexandrov avoids it well.
Alexandrov has managed to clinch.
Lehtonen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alexandrov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov misses with a knee strike.
Alexandrov tries to throw a body punch but Lehtonen avoids it by throwing Alexandrov back against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lehtonen breaks the clinch.
A jab lands there for Lehtonen.
Lehtonen lands a body shot.
Lehtonen tried to score with a low kick but Alexandrov checks it.
Lehtonen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lehtonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alexandrov manages to avoid it.
Lehtonen connects with a leg kick. Alexandrov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alexandrov has Lehtonen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Alexandrov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lehtonen's efforts to push away.
Alexandrov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lehtonen's efforts to push away.
Lehtonen is looking to break free of the clinch but Alexandrov has double underhooks.
Saku Lehtonen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen breaks from the clinch.
Lehtonen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lehtonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lehtonen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alexandrov forces Lehtonen back against the ropes and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Alexandrov fails to land.
Lehtonen wants to break free but Alexandrov has control.
Alexandrov can't break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov tries a body shot but Lehtonen blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alexandrov.
Lehtonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saku Lehtonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lehtonen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saku Lehtonen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Gulay Shinawatra (ranked 5730 p4p, 474 weight class) and Muhammad Jabari (ranked 6848 p4p, 510 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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Excellent MT
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gulay Shinawatra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Muhammad Jabari!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabari looks to throw the jab but Shinawatra is out of range.
Shinawatra was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shinawatra has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Master Chai's Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Shinawatra jabs at Jabari's body.
Jabari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jabari. Shinawatra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shinawatra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jabari throws a head kick that half lands.
Shinawatra throws a big shot that misses.
Jabari swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shinawatra slips under a jab.
Shinawatra misses with a body shot.
Jabari is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Shinawatra lands a head kick!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jabari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jabari scores with a nice head shot.
Jabari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shinawatra throws the left hand but Jabari avoids the punch easily.
Jabari throws a body punch but Shinawatra moves out of range.
Jabari moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shinawatra misses with a low kick.
Shinawatra connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shinawatra looks to land a combination. Jabari sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Shinawatra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jabari.
Shinawatra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shinawatra misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinawatra scores with a sloppy right hand. Jabari should have avoided that one.
Jabari looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A head kick misses from Jabari.
A big left from Shinawatra misses.
Jabari stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shinawatra.
Shinawatra finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shinawatra throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Shinawatra defending well as Jabari loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Jabari misses.
Nice defenses there by Shinawatra.
Jabari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shinawatra seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jabari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shinawatra misses with a double jab.
Shinawatra paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jabari misses with a body shot.
Shinawatra lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shinawatra throws a jab but it's blocked by Jabari.
Jabari let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jabari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shinawatra.
Jabari loads up on a big right hand but Shinawatra slips the punch.
Jabari ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shinawatra swats away the attempt to clinch by Jabari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinawatra punishes Jabari's body with a nice straight punch.
Shinawatra with a hook.
Shinawatra misses with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jabari lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shinawatra has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shinawatra and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jabari takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shinawatra on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jabari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jabari on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shinawatra. Shinawatra obviously looking to wear him down.
Jabari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shinawatra has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shinawatra takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shinawatra takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jabari ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jabari lands with a slapping head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shinawatra misses with a hook. Jabari ducked under it nicely.
Shinawatra looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shinawatra bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jabari throws a head kick that misses.
Shinawatra misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gulay Shinawatra will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jabari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gulay Shinawatra is winning the standup battle so far.
Jabari takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Muhammad Jabari has been cut.
Shinawatra throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jabari misses the jab.
Jabari tries a head kick but it misses.
Jabari misses with a hook
and Shinawatra counters with a stiff right hand.
Shinawatra ducks right into an uppercut from Jabari.
Shinawatra throws a hook but Jabari avoids it easily.
Shinawatra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jabari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shinawatra moves away.
Shinawatra throws out a loose jab but Jabari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jabari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shinawatra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jabari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shinawatra.
Shinawatra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shinawatra scores with a spinning back kick!
Jabari walks into a left hand.
Shinawatra with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jabari swings widly with a right hand
and Shinawatra counters with a right, followed by a huge uppercut that sends Jabari crashing to the mat! Jabari is trying to use the ropes to get back to his feet but he's all over the place - the referee has seen enough and has stopped the fight! Shinawatra screams with a mixture of joy and relief, whilst celebrating with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gulay Shinawatra!
Gulay Shinawatra 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cyril Makarenko (ranked 3374 p4p, 28 weight class) and Sanderlei Bitetti (ranked 5383 p4p, 43 weight class). Makarenko comes to the ring accompanied by Macarena - Original version. Sanderlei Bitetti has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Cyril Makarenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sanderlei Bitetti!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Makarenko, as that shot connected.
Makarenko lands with a right hand.
It looks like Sanderlei Bitetti has been cut.
Makarenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bitetti counters with a really nice, stiff jab that drops Makarenko 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.
It looks like Cyril Makarenko has been cut.
We've been informed that Bitetti 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.
Makarenko lands with a kick to the temple. Bitetti shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makarenko misses with a left hand
and Bitetti counters with a right hand to the body.
Makarenko works Bitetti's body with a nice hook.
Makarenko tries to bum rush Bitetti with a series of wild strikes but Bitetti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bitetti raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Makarenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bitetti.
Bitetti avoids the head kick by Makarenko.
Makarenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Makarenko works the jab nicely.
Makarenko swings widly with a right hand
letting Bitetti counter with a right hand.
Makarenko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitetti on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bitetti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Makarenko scores with a sloppy right hand. Bitetti should have avoided that one.
Makarenko misses the shot to the body.
Makarenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bitetti doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Makarenko scores with a jab to the body.
Makarenko takes a swing at Bitetti's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Bitetti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Makarenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makarenko throws a head kick that Bitetti semi-blocks.
Bitetti drops his hands momentarily and Makarenko needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Bitetti just on the top of the head. Bitetti drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Bitetti - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cyril Makarenko!
Cyril Makarenko was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Bun Chantha (ranked 7104 p4p, 590 weight class) and Blake Wightman (ranked 14488 p4p, 599 weight class). Chantha comes to the ring accompanied by WORDS BOXIN. Wightman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by BFMV-You want a battle(here's a war). 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?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bun Chantha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Blake Wightman!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Wightman misses
and Chantha counters with a series of strikes. Wightman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chantha works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wightman lands with a hook. Chantha tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chantha 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.
Chantha closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Chantha.
Chantha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wightman.
Chantha scores with a shoulder strike.
Chantha missing with knees to the body.
Chantha misses with a body punch.
Chantha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wightmans head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Chantha.
Chantha lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chantha.
Chantha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Chantha fails to land.
Chantha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wightman's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wightman throws an elbow but it misses.
Chantha lands a nice shot to the body.
Chantha misses with a punch to the body.
Chantha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wightmans head.
Wightman misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Wightman.
Wightman tries to throw a body punch but Chantha avoids it by throwing Wightman back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chantha.
Chantha manages to break the clinch.
Chantha misses with a double jab.
Wightman throws a hook to the side of Chantha's head but Chantha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chantha walks into a jab.
Chantha looks to score with a jab to the body but Wightman is just out of range.
Nice shot by Chantha.
Wightman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chantha.
Wightman scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Chantha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chantha scores with a jab to the jaw.
A punch combination from Wightman misses.
It looked like Chantha wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chantha slips a jab and a cross from Wightman.
Wightman throws a leg kick but Chantha moved away.
Chantha swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Wightman. Beautiful body shot.
Chantha scores with a jab. Wightman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chantha scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wightman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wightman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chantha counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chantha.
Chantha looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chantha misses with a knee strike.
Chantha breaks from the clinch.
Chantha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bun Chantha 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.
Chantha shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chantha checks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Wightman misses.
Wightman misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Chantha misses the target.
Wightman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wightman throws a series of punches but Chantha avoids them all with ease.
Wightman lands with a good body shot.
Blake Wightman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chantha tries to close the distance and clinch but Wightman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That kick from Wightman tenderised Chantha's leg. Chantha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chantha is looking to clinch.
Blake Wightman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chantha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wightman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chantha checks a low kick from Wightman.
Bun Chantha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chantha stalks Wightman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wightman's face. Wightman staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chantha lands with a nice body punch.
Chantha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chantha is looking to clinch but Wightman is avoiding it.
Chantha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Wightman misses.
Chantha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chantha with a jab.
Wightman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wightman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chantha's head backwards.
Chantha throws a lazy right hand but Wightman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Wightman. Those never looked like landing.
Chantha throws a nice looking combination but Wightman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chantha missing with a left hand there. Wightman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wightman moves away from the strike by Chantha.
Wightman tried to score with a low kick but Chantha checks it.
Wightman throws a looping overhand right but Chantha ducks down to avoid it.
Chantha throws a series of punches but Wightman moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Wightman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wightman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chantha.
Chantha cracks Wightman with a good jab.
Chantha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wightman was well out of range. Poor timing from Chantha.
Wightman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wightman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chantha lands a jab-cross combination.
Chantha throws a looping overhand right but Wightman ducks down to avoid it.
Wightman misses with an uppercut. Chantha saw that one coming.
Wightman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wightman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chantha is rocked!
Wightman cracks Chantha with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Blake Wightman!
After winning the bout, Blake Wightman thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Bun Chantha spoke after the fight, saying 'thank'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Juan Fonseca (ranked 4822 p4p, 485 weight class) and Steven Kennedy (ranked 4083 p4p, 442 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Fonseca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kennedy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fonseca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kennedy was well out of range. Poor timing from Fonseca.
Fonseca throws an overhand right that lands on Kennedy's shoulder, as Kennedy tries to avoid the shot.
Juan Fonseca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kennedy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fonseca in his tracks.
Kennedy tries to clinch up.
Fonseca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Kennedy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fonseca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kennedy.
A shot to the body from Kennedy misses
and Kennedy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kennedy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fonseca connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kennedy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fonseca.
Fonseca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fonseca. Kennedy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fonseca lands a jab to Kennedy's midsection.
Fonseca lands a nice looking body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Fonseca.
Fonseca rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kennedy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kennedy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonseca scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kennedy doesn't seem bothered though.
Fonseca looks to throw the jab but Kennedy is out of range.
Fonseca fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kennedy checks it well.
Kennedy wants to clinch.
Kennedy takes one to the side of the head.
Kennedy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kennedy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fonseca rather than just go for the knockout.
Kennedy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Donk. Fonseca catches Kennedy right on the button with a cross.
Fonseca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kennedy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fonseca.
Kennedy misses with an uppercut. Fonseca saw that one coming.
Kennedy tries to clinch there but Fonseca circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Fonseca misses its target.
Fonseca connects with a body shot.
Kennedy lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kennedy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fonseca slips under a jab from Kennedy.
Fonseca scoring well with a low kick there.
Kennedy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fonseca was well out of range. Poor timing from Kennedy.
Kennedy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fonseca moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fonseca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kennedy.
Fonseca walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fighters circling - Fonseca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A clash of legs there as Fonseca blocks the low kick.
Kennedy avoids the head kick by Fonseca.
Kennedy throws a jab when Fonseca was well out of range.
Kennedy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fonseca throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fonseca misses with a low kick.
Fonseca works the jab nicely.
Kennedy connects with a body shot that sends Fonseca's belly button to the back.
Juan Fonseca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kennedy jabs at Fonseca's body.
Fonseca misses the body punch
and Kennedy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Fonseca dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Kennedy misses with a head kick.
Kennedy throws a wild body kick that Fonseca sees coming a mile off.
Fonseca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kennedy was well out of range. Poor timing from Fonseca.
Fonseca lands a nice shot to the body.
Fonseca throws a hook but Kennedy blocks it.
Fonseca misses with a few strikes there.
Fonseca feints and then cracks Kennedy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kennedy down.
Kennedy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fonseca.
A nice side step and Kennedy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A lazy left from Fonseca finds it's target.
Fonseca punishes Kennedy's body with a nice straight punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Fonseca blocks the leg kick.
Kennedy misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fonseca moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fonseca darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fonseca lands a jab to the head.
Fonseca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kennedy can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kennedy scores with a shot to the body.
Fonseca defending well as Kennedy loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fonseca walks into a straight right hand from Kennedy.
Fonseca moves out of range as Kennedy strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fonseca crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kennedy - the referee stops the clock and Fonseca gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kennedy. Fonseca manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kennedy swings for the body but Fonseca moves out of range.
Kennedy swings for the body but Fonseca moves out of range.
Fonseca stalks Kennedy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kennedy's face. Kennedy staggers backwards, shaken.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fonseca. That's going to slow Kennedy down.
Fonseca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fonseca throws a sloppy head kick and Kennedy moves out of range easily.
Fonseca misses with a right hand
and Kennedy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kennedy misses with a body kick.
Kennedy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kennedy connects with a right hand. Fonseca shakes it off.
Kennedy lands with a good body shot.
Fonseca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kennedy moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca misses with a body shot.
Kennedy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kennedy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fonseca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fonseca shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fonseca throws a low kick, looking for Kennedy's leg but Kennedy calmly moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kennedy! But no joy.
Kennedy tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fonseca darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kennedy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fonseca blocks the body kick.
Fonseca scoring well with a low kick there.
Kennedy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fonseca lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kennedy circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kennedy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice shot lands for Fonseca.
Juan Fonseca is winning the standup battle so far.
Kennedy throws a body punch but Fonseca moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Fonseca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Fonseca dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kennedy punishes Fonseca's body with a nice straight punch.
Kennedy slips a jab and a cross from Fonseca.
Kennedy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fonseca with a body shot.
Fonseca scores with a body shot.
Fonseca takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kennedy misses with a low kick as Fonseca jumps back.
Fonseca misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kennedy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kennedy throws a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Kennedy.
Fonseca takes a swing at Kennedy's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot by Fonseca.
Kennedy tries to move into range but Fonseca moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kennedy. That's going to slow Fonseca down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fonseca misses with a body shot.
Kennedy tries to counter with a clinch but Fonseca shakes him off and moves away.
Fonseca looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fonseca looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonseca keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses.
Kennedy throws a push kick but Fonseca slaps the foot to one side.
Fonseca blocks a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Fonseca as he connects with a hook.
Kennedy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fonseca looks to score with a jab to the body but Kennedy is just out of range.
Kennedy throws a wild body kick that Fonseca sees coming a mile off.
Juan Fonseca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fonseca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fonseca checks a leg kick nicely.
Fonseca misses with an uppercut.
Fonseca dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kennedy. That did some damage!
Fonseca scores with a leg kick.
Fonseca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kennedy moves away.
Fonseca's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kennedy under the eye.
Fonseca blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fonseca misses with a lunging right hand
and Kennedy counters with a nice body kick.
Kennedy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fonseca lands a jab.
Kennedy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kennedy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kennedy takes one on the button.
Fonseca fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kennedy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fonseca.
Kennedy swings for the body but Fonseca moves out of range.
A jab from Fonseca does it's job there.
Fonseca misses with a straight right.
Fonseca misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kennedy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fonseca.
Fonseca backing away here, and Kennedy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kennedy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fonseca was well out of range. Poor timing from Kennedy.
Steven Kennedy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kennedy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fonseca swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Fonseca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fonseca 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Fonseca!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Makunouchi Ippo (ranked 12858 p4p, 435 weight class) and Maya Chigg (ranked 4242 p4p, 337 weight class). Ippo comes to the ring accompanied by Indestructible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
37 - 16 - 0 |
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142 lbs
28 - 11 - 1 |
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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
37 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makunouchi Ippo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maya Chigg!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ippo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chigg.
Ippo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ippo is looking to clinch.
Chigg lands a nice hook to Ippo's body. Ippo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ippo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ippo lands with a cross.
Chigg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ippo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ippo is looking for a counter combo.
A big left from Ippo misses.
Ippo connects with the punch.
Ippo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ippo lands with an uppercut that bounces Chigg off the ropes and back into range.
Ippo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Ippo.
Ippo is looking to clinch but Chigg is avoiding it.
Chigg throws a fast counter high kick but Ippo manages to duck under it in time.
Ippo scores with a nice head shot.
Chigg misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ippo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Chigg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chigg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chigg throws a hook but Ippo avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chigg scores with a head kick. Ippo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ippo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ippo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chigg throws a jab when Ippo was well out of range.
Chigg wants to slow Ippo down by chopping away at his legs.
Chigg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ippo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chigg will feel that in the morning.
Chigg is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ippo, right into the meat.
Ippo misses with an uppercut.
Ippo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chigg swings wildly with an uppercut but Ippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ippo has a couple of punches blocked by Chigg.
Chigg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ippo.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ippo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ippo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chigg tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
Chigg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chigg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ippo's elbow.
Chigg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chigg manages to break the clinch.
Ippo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ippo lands a nice looking body shot.
Ippo blocks a head kick by Chigg.
Ippo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ippo.
Ippo misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo tests Chigg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ippo clinches with his opponent.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Ippo misses the jab.
Chigg avoids the body shot from Ippo.
As Ippo backs off Chigg throws a huge counter combo but Ippo manages to avoid it all.
Ippo doesn't manage to clinch there - Chigg circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ippo.
Chigg slips under a jab from Ippo.
Chigg only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ippo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chigg counters with a nice leg kick.
Ippo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chigg can do to turn this around?
Ippo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chigg. That did some damage!
Chigg throws a head kick but Ippo moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Ippo misses its target.
Ippo throws a jab but it's blocked by Chigg.
Chigg tries to land a front kick but Ippo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chigg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chigg connects with a single shot there.
Ippo scores with a decent looking hook.
Chigg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ippo throwing a counter right hand but Chigg manages to avoid it.
Ippo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chigg.
A counter left hand to the body from Ippo misses its target.
A good leg kick by Ippo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chigg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ippo finds it's way round the side to connect with Chigg's head.
Ippo works the jab nicely.
Ippo lands a jab to the head.
A leg kick checked by Ippo.
Ippo throws a wild body kick that Chigg sees coming a mile off.
Chigg misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Ippo misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Ippo.
Chigg wants to counter the offense by Ippo and move into the clinch position.
Ippo scores with a push kick.
Ippo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chigg defending well as Ippo loads up on a big left hand.
Ippo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chigg.
Chigg now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ippo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ippo throws an overhand right that lands on Chigg's shoulder, as Chigg tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chigg throws a leg kick
and Ippo counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chigg tries to keep at a distance but Ippo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ippo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ippo scores with a knee to the head.
Chigg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ippo's elbow.
Chigg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Chigg blocks with his arms.
Ippo trying to land knees to the body.
Chigg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ippo lands a nice knee to the body.
Chigg struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
Chigg struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
Chigg blocks an uppercut.
Chigg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chigg can't find room to land a body shot as Ippo controls the action.
Chigg lands a right hand.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Ippo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Maya Chigg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Makunouchi Ippo is winning the standup battle so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Ippo as he connects with a hook.
Chigg is looking to land body kicks.
Ippo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chigg thumps Ippo with a low kick.
Chigg throws a head kick but Ippo moves out of range.
Chigg is looking to chop away at Ippo's legs.
Ippo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chiggs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ippo throws the left hand but Chigg avoids the punch easily.
Ippo throws a leg kick
and Chigg counters by moving into the clinch.
Chigg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ippo lands a shoulder strike.
Chigg struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
Chigg avoiding damage as Ippo throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chigg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ippo missing with knees to the body.
Ippo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chigg is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chigg gets through Ippo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Chigg blocks it.
Chigg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Chigg.
Chigg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chigg misses with a body punch.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Chigg blocks with his arms.
Chigg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chigg misses with a punch to the body.
Ippo gets through Chigg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ippo.
Ippo working Chigg over with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ippo fails to land.
Chigg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Ippo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chigg has a couple of punches blocked by Ippo.
Chigg misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chigg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chigg avoiding damage as Ippo throws knees to the body.
Chigg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chigg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ippo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chigg misses with a punch to the body.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chigg avoids it.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ippo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chigg tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Chigg back against the ropes.
Chigg scores with a shoulder strike.
Makunouchi Ippo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chigg misses with some punches.
Chigg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chigg struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chigg throws a punch but it's blocked by Ippo.
Chigg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ippo's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Chigg.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ippo.
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 Makunouchi Ippo.
Well Ippo 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makunouchi Ippo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mario Zambrana (ranked 3403 p4p, 385 weight class) and Buzz Meeks (ranked 1936 p4p, 247 weight class). Zambrana comes to the ring accompanied by Impact is Imminent. Buzz Meeks told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Zambrana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Buzz Meeks!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zambrana lands with a shot to the body.
Meeks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meeks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zambrana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zambrana misses with an uppercut.
Zambrana lands with an uppercut that bounces Meeks off the ropes and back into range.
A good leg kick by Zambrana.
Meeks moves into the clinch.
Zambrana breaks from the clinch.
Nice jab there from Meeks.
Zambrana jabs at Meeks's body.
Meeks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zambrana.
A counter left hand to the body from Zambrana misses its target.
Zambrana lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meeks misses with a head kick.
Zambrana is looking to counter punch.
Zambrana scores with a nice right hand.
A left lands for Zambrana.
Zambrana moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Meeks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zambrana was well out of range. Poor timing from Meeks.
Zambrana was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Meeks moves into range and clinches up with Zambrana.
Zambrana misses with a punch to the body.
Meeks gets through Zambrana's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Zambrana.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zambrana.
Zambrana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meeks stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Zambrana.
Meeks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Zambrana.
Zambrana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meeks misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Zambrana on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zambrana misses with an attempted mid kick.
Meeks misses the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zambrana.
Zambrana loads up on a big right hand but Meeks slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zambrana. Meeks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meeks scores with a spinning back kick!
Meeks tries to clinch up but Zambrana circles away and keeps his distance.
Buzz Meeks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meeks throws a jab when Zambrana was well out of range.
Zambrana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meeks.
Meeks steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Zambrana.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Meeks lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zambrana has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zambrana and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little feinted left hand from Zambrana on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Meeks wants to clinch up but Zambrana keeps it at a distance.
Meeks misses with a body shot.
Zambrana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meeks was well out of range. Poor timing from Zambrana.
Zambrana slips under a jab from Meeks.
Meeks clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meeks digs a right hand underneath Zambrana's ribcage. Zambrana let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zambrana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Meeks is defending well for now.
A short right from Meeks on the inside.
It looks like Mario Zambrana has been cut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Meeks.
Meeks scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zambrana.
Meeks lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zambrana.
Meeks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meeks lands with a right to the head.
Zambrana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meeks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zambrana scores with a hook to the body.
Zambrana lands a body shot.
Meeks tries a body shot but Zambrana blocks it.
Meeks prevents a body shot from Zambrana.
Meeks misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zambrana misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meeks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meeks.
Meeks is leaning against Zambrana and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meeks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Buzz Meeks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mario Zambrana's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Meeks tries to move into range but Zambrana moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Meeks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zambrana throws a lazy right hand but Meeks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meeks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zambrana.
Zambrana sets himself, and Meeks steps forward looking for the clinch! Zambrana avoids it this time.
Zambrana scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zambrana digs a good hook to Meeks's body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Meeks!
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zambrana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meeks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meeks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zambrana. Zambrana obviously looking to wear him down.
Zambrana misses with a looping right.
Meeks closes the distance but Zambrana moves to the side
enabling Zambrana to counter with a crisp jab.
Meeks throws a hook to the side of Zambrana's head but Zambrana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meeks pushes Zambrana up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meeks.
Zambrana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zambrana misses with a punch to the body.
Meeks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zambrana misses with a knee strike.
Meeks misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambrana misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zambrana misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zambrana blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Meeks.
Zambrana misses with a punch to the body.
Zambrana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zambrana.
Zambrana tries to throw a body punch but Meeks avoids it by throwing Zambrana back against the ropes.
Zambrana blocking some punches.
Zambrana is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Meeks is breathing heavily.
Zambrana lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zambrana cracks Meeks with a nice body shot.
Zambrana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Zambrana.
A short body shot lands from Zambrana as the two fighters clinch.
Zambrana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zambrana fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Meeks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zambrana connects with a solid leg kick.
Zambrana stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meeks drops his hands momentarily and Zambrana takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zambrana connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meeks wants to clinch.
Zambrana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meeks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meeks walks into a straight right hand from Zambrana.
Zambrana scores with a nice head shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Meeks.
Zambrana scores with a jab. Meeks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zambrana circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meeks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meeks moves out of range as Zambrana strikes.
Zambrana swats away the attempt to clinch by Meeks.
Zambrana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meeks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zambrana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meeks.
Zambrana scores with a nice strike.
Zambrana thuds a left hand into Meeks's body.
Meeks looks to land a right hand but Zambrana moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Zambrana dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mario Zambrana's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Meeks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch but Zambrana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meeks tries to clinch up but Zambrana circles away and keeps his distance.
Zambrana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meeks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Meeks throws a head kick that misses.
Meeks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zambrana, pushing him back against the ropes.
Meeks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zambrana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meeks can do to turn this around?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meeks.
Meeks prevents a body shot from Zambrana.
Zambrana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meeks's elbow.
Zambrana tries to throw a body punch but Meeks avoids it by throwing Zambrana back against the ropes.
Zambrana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meeks.
Zambrana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meeks blocks a body shot from Zambrana.
Buzz Meeks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Zambrana scores with a nice short uppercut.
Meeks has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Zambrana seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Meeks can turn it around.
Meeks blocking some punches.
Zambrana tries to throw a body punch but Meeks avoids it by throwing Zambrana back against the ropes.
Zambrana tries to throw a body punch but Meeks avoids it by throwing Zambrana back against the ropes.
Meeks misses with some punches.
Zambrana misses with a punch on the inside.
Zambrana scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambrana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meeks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zambrana blocks an uppercut.
Meeks lands a body shot.
Meeks misses with some punches.
Zambrana lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Meeks.
Meeks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Meeks prevents a body shot from Zambrana.
Meeks struggles to land a body shot inside as Zambrana controls his hands.
Zambrana lands a nice uppercut.
Zambrana looking to throw knees to the head but Meeks is blocking nicely.
A body shot lands from Zambrana.
Zambrana blocks an uppercut.
Meeks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meeks lands a left hand.
Zambrana works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zambrana.
Meeks working aggressively here.
Zambrana landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zambrana lands a right hand that snaps the head of Meeks backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zambrana digs a right hand into Meeks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Meeks's gas tank.
Zambrana lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zambrana is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zambrana lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Meeks or not.
Zambrana lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Zambrana - that landed with a thud.
Meeks takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zambrana manages to break the clinch.
Zambrana bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Meeks's head.
Meeks is looking to clinch but Zambrana is avoiding it.
Zambrana lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Meeks is rocked!
Zambrana connects with a quick right hand that sends Meeks tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mario Zambrana!
A pretty intense looking Mario Zambrana took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Lambert George (ranked 16402 p4p, 448 weight class) and Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 3294 p4p, 279 weight class). George's entrance music is Ca fait mal. A fine choice. Musashi has chosen Kodō (鼓童)_Shake as his entrance music. Miyamoto Musashi is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
31 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lambert George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miyamoto Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George fails with an attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Musashi.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Musashi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from George - the referee stops the clock and Musashi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says George. Musashi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Musashi, right into the meat.
Miyamoto Musashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Musashi misses with a looping right.
Musashi scores with a hook to the body. George takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
George looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good shot there by George.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Musashi is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Musashi. George does a little dance to reset his feet.
Musashi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
George closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Musashi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Musashi misses with the head strike.
George misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Musashi misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Musashi.
George with a knee to the head.
It looks like Miyamoto Musashi has been cut.
A short right from Musashi on the inside.
George throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Musashi misses with a punch on the inside.
Musashi is looking to control George's arms but George gets an underhook and turns him. Now Musashi has his back to the ropes.
George misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Musashi swings wildly with an uppercut but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
Musashi swings wildly with an uppercut but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
Musashi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Musashi misses with a punch on the inside.
Musashi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Musashi takes a shot to the head.
George blocking some punches.
Musashi lands with a left to the head.
Musashi avoids a wild elbow strike from George.
George misses with a knee to the head.
George throws a knee to the head but misses.
George throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Musashi lands a hook that snaps the head of George backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Musashi.
Musashi misses with a punch on the inside.
Musashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
George misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Musashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Musashi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Musashi avoids the elbow strike from George, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, George just misses with a elbow thrown towards Musashi's brow.
Musashi is trying to break free.
Musashi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. George seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Musashi can turn it around.
Musashi takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch on the inside from Musashi fails to land.
George prevents Musashi from breaking the clinch.
George blocks an uppercut.
George keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Musashi's efforts to push away.
Musashi throws a head punch that misses.
George misses with an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from George.
George lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George pushes off an throws an elbow but Musashi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Musashi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Georges head.
George misses with an elbow over the top.
George throws a knee to the head but misses.
Musashi is looking to break free of the clinch but George has double underhooks.
George doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Miyamoto Musashi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Miyamoto Musashi'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.
Musashi fails to land with a series of punches.
Musashi blocks a head kick by George.
Musashi takes a swing at George's ribcage but misses.
Musashi avoids a kick to the body.
George misses with a head kick.
George throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
George misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Musashi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Musashi misses the body punch
and George counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Musashi misses with a head kick.
George's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Musashi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! George scrambles back to his feet.
Musashi throws a half hearted mid kick.
George throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
George throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Musashi wants to slow George down by chopping away at his legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Musashi checks a leg kick.
George throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
George throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
George throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Musashi's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Musashi throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi scores with a crisp jab that stopped George in his tracks.
Musashi misses with a left hand
and George counters with a stiff right hand.
George closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Musashi lands a head shot.
Musashi misses with an uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from George.
George blocks a head kick by Musashi.
Musashi checks a leg kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Musashi.
Musashi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
George moves out of range of the strikes.
George works the jab nicely.
Musashi misses with a straight right.
Musashi misses with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Some bone on bone action there as Musashi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Musashi looks to land a right hand but George moved out of range.
George lands with an uppercut that bounces Musashi off the ropes and back into range.
George staying out of range there.
George lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George slips under a jab.
That kick from George tenderised Musashi's leg. Musashi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Musashi slips a jab from George.
Nice straight punches there by Musashi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Musashi.
George looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Musashi lands a nice leg kick that just misses George's sensitive parts.
Musashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Musashi throws out a powerful jab.
George uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
George has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Musashi tries to land a front kick but George steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little feinted left hand from George on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
George throws a head kick that misses.
George misses with a wild body shot.
George throws a leg kick which misses Musashi's front leg but catches the back leg as Musashi tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - George looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
George missing with a left hand there. Musashi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Musashi dips to his left and cracks George with an uppercut!
Musashi throws a hook but George avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lambert George will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Miyamoto Musashi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Musashi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from George.
Musashi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jab, jab by Musashi - just one landing.
George connects with a jab.
George misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Musashi.
Musashi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
George lands the left hand.
Musashi lands with a right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Musashi.
Musashi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before George can pounce on him.
George is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
George checks the leg kick nicely there.
Musashi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Musashi missing with a left hand there. George was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Musashi.
George lands a lovely overhand right.
Musashi lands a head shot.
George throws a head kick but Musashi moves out of range.
George tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Miyamoto Musashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Musashi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Musashi throws out a loose jab but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
George throws a head kick but Musashi moves out of range.
George lands with a slapping head kick.
Musashi loads up on a big right hand but George slips the punch.
Musashi works George's body with a nice hook.
Musashi moves out of range of the body kick from George.
Musashi throws a hook but George avoids it easily.
George misses with a head kick.
George staying out of range there.
George misses with a straight left.
Musashi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but George circles away quickly and effectively.
Musashi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by George. George obviously looking to wear him down.
George dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Musashi. That did some damage!
George is looking to land body kicks.
Musashi tries to counter with a clinch but George shakes him off and moves away.
George avoids the body shot from Musashi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Musashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
George lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Musashi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but George circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of George 's head but he takes it in his stride.
George lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
George tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
George scores with a push kick.
George pulls out of a head kick attempt.
George connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
George throws a right and a left that both miss.
Musashi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. George sees it coming and avoids it easily.
George misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from George.
Musashi lands a jab to George's midsection.
Musashi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Musashi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and George counters with a thumping low kick.
Musashi fakes the leg kick and cracks George in the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Musashi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from George.
George throws a push kick but Musashi slaps the foot to one side.
Musashi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and George counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
George displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Musashi throws out the jab.
George is looking to clinch but Musashi is avoiding it.
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 Lambert George.
I think George has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lambert George!
Lambert George decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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