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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ray Morrison (ranked 6258 p4p, 2585 weight class) and Mordecai Sackett (ranked 543 p4p, 296 weight class). Morrison comes to the ring accompanied by Leave Me Alone. Mordecai Sackett 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 49 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mordecai Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Morrison scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Morrison thuds a left hand into Sackett's body.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrison manages to avoid it.
It looked like Morrison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morrison takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sackett misses with a straight left.
Morrison gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sackett.
Donk. Morrison catches Sackett right on the button with a cross.
Morrison connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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!
Morrison scores with a head kick. Sackett tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Morrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackett.
Morrison lands a jab to Sackett's midsection.
Morrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sackett only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Morrison throws a nice inside leg kick.
Morrison staying out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Morrison throws a wild body kick that Sackett sees coming a mile off.
Sackett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morrison looks to throw the jab but Sackett is out of range.
Sackett loads up on a big right hand but Morrison slips the punch.
Sackett is looking to chop away at Morrison's legs.
Sackett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morrison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morrison 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett connects with a leg kick.
Sackett throws a nice looking combination but Morrison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Morrison - that will leave a mark!
Morrison lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sackett backs up against the ropes.
Nice uppercut there from Morrison.
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Sackett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Morrison sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Morrison throws a head kick but Sackett moves out of range.
Morrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morrison looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sackett moves away.
Morrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackett.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morrison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Sackett misses its intended target.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sackett's sensitive parts.
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
Sackett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrison moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Morrison moves out of range of the strikes.
Sackett throws a lazy right hand but Morrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sackett cracks a nice hook into Morrison's ribs.
Morrison 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.
Sackett throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Morrison.
Sackett tries a head kick but it misses.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Morrison scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Morrison is looking to land body kicks.
Sackett doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Morrison misses with an uppercut. Sackett saw that one coming.
It seemed like Sackett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sackett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Morrison dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A slapping leg kick lands for Sackett.
Sackett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morrison, pushing him back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morrison.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Morrison fails to land.
Morrison lands with a short shot to the head.
Sackett prevents a body shot from Morrison.
Morrison gets through Sackett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Morrison.
A short right from Morrison.
A right hand to the body from Morrison.
Morrison scores with a shoulder strike.
Morrison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sackett can do to turn this around?
Morrison lands a body shot.
Morrison lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
Morrison lands a shoulder strike.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morrison throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sackett stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morrison lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison scores with a hook.
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
Morrison checks a low kick from Sackett.
Morrison misses with an uppercut. Sackett saw that one coming.
Ray Morrison is winning the standup battle so far.
Sackett lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Morrison moved away.
Sackett misses with an uppercut.
Morrison throws a head kick but Sackett moves out of range.
Morrison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sackett.
Sackett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Morrison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sackett. That did some damage!
A slow jab from Sackett misses its intended target.
Sackett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison tries to land a front kick but Sackett steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morrison sizes up Sackett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sackett misses with a lunging right hand
and Morrison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Morrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Morrison avoids the body shot from Sackett.
Morrison misses with a hook. Sackett ducked under it nicely.
Nice body kick there by Morrison.
Morrison darts in and clinches Sackett up against the ropes.
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morrison breaks from the clinch.
Sackett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Morrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Sackett throws a poor cross that misses
and Morrison counters with a stiff right hand.
Morrison throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sackett's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett misses with a lunging right hand
letting Morrison counter with a right hand.
Morrison tries a head kick but it misses.
As Morrison backs off Sackett throws a huge counter combo but Morrison manages to avoid it all.
Sackett misses with a straight right.
Morrison misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Sackett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Morrison dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sackett throws a lazy right hand but Morrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morrison lands with a good body shot.
Sackett misses with an uppercut.
Morrison fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sackett just manages to avoid it.
Morrison throws a good cross that connects.
Good standup being displayed there by Morrison as he connects with a hook.
Sackett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morrison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Morrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sackett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sackett has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Morrison listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sackett avoids the body shot from Morrison.
Sackett is looking to score with low kicks.
Sackett is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
A slapping body kick lands there for Morrison.
Morrison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morrison cracks Sackett with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Sackett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Morrison catches Sackett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sackett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrison is looking to counter punch.
Morrison connects with a body shot that sends Sackett's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison throws an overhand right that lands on Sackett's shoulder, as Sackett tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Sackett misses.
Morrison lands a jab to Sackett's midsection.
Morrison is looking to score with low kicks.
Sackett thuds his right hand into Morrison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice body punch from Sackett.
Morrison throws a head kick but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett misses with a looping left.
Morrison scores with a hook to the body. Sackett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Morrison lands a body shot.
Sackett takes a swing at Morrison's ribcage but misses.
Morrison fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. Morrison saw that one coming.
Morrison throws out a powerful jab.
Sackett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sackett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sackett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands a jab.
A combination from Morrison does no damage.
Morrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sackett blocks a head kick by Morrison.
Sackett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sackett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sackett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Morrison as he connects with a hook.
Morrison shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sackett looks to throw the jab but Morrison is out of range.
Morrison throws a body kick that misses.
It seemed like Sackett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morrison throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
Morrison tries to move into range but Sackett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrison manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sackett. Morrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sackett lands a front kick.
Mordecai Sackett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ray Morrison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morrison staying out of range there.
Morrison throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Morrison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morrison 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Ray Morrison!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Ray Morrison!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Ray Morrison!
Ray Morrison wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Ray Morrison 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Krit Leekpai (ranked 20523 p4p, 20519 weight class) and Vincent McGuire (ranked 673 p4p, 613 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 17 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krit Leekpai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leekpai.
Leekpai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McGuire is able to avoid easily.
McGuire misses with a hook. Leekpai ducked under it nicely.
McGuire has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McGuire there as he acknowledges the shot.
Leekpai misses with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leekpai. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leekpai throws a leg kick
and McGuire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leekpai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGuire.
A big left from Leekpai misses.
The crowd cheers as McGuire lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leekpai doesn't seem phased though.
McGuire slips under a jab from Leekpai.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Leekpai does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGuire scores with a nice strike.
Leekpai has closed the distance and engaged McGuire in a clinch.
McGuire misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire throws a punch but it's blocked by Leekpai.
McGuire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leekpai landing knees to the head.
A short left from Leekpai.
McGuire working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leekpai misses with some punches.
Leekpai blocks an uppercut.
Leekpai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leekpai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leekpai can't find room to land a body shot as McGuire controls the action.
McGuire avoiding damage as Leekpai throws knees to the body.
McGuire throws a head punch that misses.
Leekpai connects with a nasty looking knee right to McGuire's face.
 It looks like Vincent McGuire has been cut.
Leekpai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McGuire throws a punch but it's blocked by Leekpai.
Leekpai blocks an uppercut.
McGuire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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!
McGuire lands a left hand.
Leekpai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leekpai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGuire throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leekpai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leekpai misses with a knee strike.
Leekpai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short left from McGuire.
 Leekpai is rocked!
Leekpai misses with a punch on the inside.
Oh Leekpai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McGuire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leekpai throws a head punch that misses.
McGuire misses with the head strike.
Leekpai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGuire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leekpai seems to have got his legs back now.
A left hand lands to the body for Leekpai.
Leekpai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from McGuire.
Leekpai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leekpai has a couple of punches blocked by McGuire.
Leekpai lands a shoulder strike.
Leekpai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGuire creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Leekpai crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Leekpai face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! McGuire takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Vincent McGuire!
In his post fight interview, Vincent McGuire started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Sigurd Ragnarsson (ranked 23676 p4p, 19813 weight class) and Arnaldo Silva (ranked 702 p4p, 680 weight class). Ragnarsson comes to the ring accompanied by Wardruna-Blood Eagle. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 28 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sigurd Ragnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arnaldo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Ragnarsson throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ragnarsson will feel that in the morning.
A big left from Ragnarsson misses.
Ragnarsson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ragnarsson works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Ragnarsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ragnarsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva lands a nice hook to Ragnarsson's body. Ragnarsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ragnarsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ragnarsson checks a low kick from Silva.
Ragnarsson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ragnarsson misses with a head kick.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ragnarsson to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ragnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Ragnarsson should have avoided that one.
Ragnarsson misses with a two punch combination.
We've been informed that Silva 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Ragnarsson catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Silva jabs Ragnarsson right on the nose. Ragnarsson blinks but takes it well.
Ragnarsson lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ragnarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ragnarsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ragnarsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ragnarsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Ragnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ragnarsson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarsson lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Ragnarsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ragnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Ragnarsson breaks the clinch.
Ragnarsson looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Ragnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Ragnarsson misses with a straight right.
Silva thuds his right hand into Ragnarsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ragnarsson.
An attempted straight right counter from Ragnarsson misses the target.
Ragnarsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ragnarsson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ragnarsson throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Ragnarsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big right from Ragnarsson misses.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnarsson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ragnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sigurd Ragnarsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Ragnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Ragnarsson finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva rushes Ragnarsson and presses him up against the ropes.
Ragnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ragnarsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva misses with some punches.
Ragnarsson working aggressively here.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarsson.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Ragnarsson avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
Silva misses with some punches.
Sigurd Ragnarsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ragnarsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnarsson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ragnarsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Ragnarsson.
A clash of legs there as Ragnarsson blocks the low kick.
Ragnarsson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ragnarsson throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva blocks a jab.
Ragnarsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ragnarsson lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva cracks Ragnarsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Ragnarsson throws a counter high kick but Silva was just alert enough to avoid it.
Ragnarsson tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ragnarsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Ragnarsson misses.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Ragnarsson is looking to counter punch.
Ragnarsson misses with a straight right.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Ragnarsson misses.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Ragnarsson off balance momentarily.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Ragnarsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Ragnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Ragnarsson lands a left hand.
Ragnarsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ragnarsson misses with the head strike.
Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Silva.
Ragnarsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arnaldo Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
That's time! Ragnarsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ragnarsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Arnaldo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ragnarsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sigurd Ragnarsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Ragnarsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Ragnarsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ragnarsson throws a quick counter head kick but Silva was just out of range.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Ragnarsson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Silva just manages to avoid it.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Ragnarsson's head.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ragnarsson under the eye.
Ragnarsson lands a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Ragnarsson throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ragnarsson staying out of range there.
Ragnarsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Ragnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Ragnarsson throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
Ragnarsson takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Jab from Silva.
Ragnarsson throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ragnarsson.
Jab by Silva.
Ragnarsson throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnarsson is just out of range.
Ragnarsson misses with a looping right.
Ragnarsson lands a head kick!
Silva swings widly with a right hand
enabling Ragnarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Ragnarsson moved away.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Ragnarsson slips a jab from Silva.
Silva swings for the body but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ragnarsson blocks a head kick by Silva.
Ragnarsson throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Ragnarsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
That kick from Ragnarsson tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ragnarsson misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ragnarsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ragnarsson.
An attempted straight right counter from Ragnarsson misses the target.
Ragnarsson tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Ragnarsson backing away here, and Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Ragnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ragnarsson tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Ragnarsson lands an overhand right.
Ragnarsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws the left hand but Ragnarsson avoids the punch easily.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Silva misses.
Ragnarsson misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
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 Sigurd Ragnarsson.
Well Ragnarsson 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Sigurd Ragnarsson!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Sigurd Ragnarsson!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Sigurd Ragnarsson!
Sigurd Ragnarsson wins by unanimous decision!
As Sigurd Ragnarsson got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Holds a bloody glove in the air ...For THe LeGiON!!! Wardruna-Blood Eagle theme song kicks back on and the crowd goes Buzerk!!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Berto Kin (ranked 20156 p4p, 22560 weight class) and Juhjartus Khairannus (ranked 697 p4p, 686 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Berto Kin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juhjartus Khairannus!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kin throws a hook but Khairannus avoids it easily.
Khairannus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Khairannus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kin.
Khairannus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khairannus scores with a punch to the head.
Kin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khairannus to score with a decent uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Kin misses the target.
Kin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Khairannus misses with an uppercut
and Kin counters with a stiff right hand.
Khairannus defending well as Kin loads up on a big left hand.
Kin misses with an uppercut.
Khairannus missing with a left hand there. Kin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Kin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kin throws a hook but Khairannus blocks it.
Khairannus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khairannus throws an overhand right that lands on Kin's shoulder, as Kin tries to avoid the shot.
Kin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Khairannus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin throws a hook but Khairannus blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khairannus! But no joy.
Kin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khairannus.
Khairannus throws a nice looking combination but Kin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kin cracks Khairannus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kin slips under a jab.
Kin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khairannus.
Khairannus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khairannus thows a leg kick but Kin checks it
and Khairannus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khairannus.
Khairannus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Khairannus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kin.
Khairannus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khairannus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kin.
Khairannus throws out a counter right but Kin avoids it with no problem.
A big right from Kin misses.
Khairannus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Juhjartus Khairannus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khairannus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kin was well out of range. Poor timing from Khairannus.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khairannus misses the shot to the body.
Khairannus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kin throws a big shot that misses.
Khairannus looks to land a left hand but Kin moved out of range nicely.
Khairannus punishes Kin's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice body punch from Khairannus.
Khairannus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kin.
Khairannus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kin.
Kin scores with the left hand. Khairannus knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Kin.
Khairannus loads up on a big right hand but Kin slips the punch.
Kin throws a jab when Khairannus was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Khairannus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kin throws an off balance right hand
and Khairannus counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Khairannus.
Khairannus lands a nice looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juhjartus Khairannus will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters circling - Kin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kin throws a hook but Khairannus blocks it.
Khairannus feints a counter leg kick.
Khairannus throws out a loose jab but Kin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Kin misses.
Khairannus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khairannus.
Khairannus throws a shot from downtown. Kin moves away and avoids it.
Kin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khairannus.
Khairannus misses the jab.
Khairannus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khairannus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kin throws a looping overhand right but Khairannus ducks down to avoid it.
Khairannus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Khairannus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Khairannus throws a good cross that connects.
Khairannus lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Khairannus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kin is looking to counter punch.
Kin blocks a low kick nicely.
Khairannus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kin walks into a stiff left hand from Khairannus.
Khairannus throws out a loose jab but Kin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khairannus misses with a body shot.
Kin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Khairannus's hands.
Kin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khairannus.
Kin misses with a straight left.
Khairannus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kin lands a really nice looking cross but Khairannus seems unphased.
A jab from Kin misses.
Khairannus throws a looping overhand right but Kin ducks down to avoid it.
Khairannus scores with a jab.
Khairannus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kin lands a glancing blow to the side of Khairannus's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khairannus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kin ducks under a wild hook from Khairannus.
Khairannus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khairannus.
Khairannus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Khairannus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kin has time to react.
Khairannus throws a body punch but Kin moves out of range.
Nice cross by Khairannus.
Kin moves out of range of the strikes.
Kin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kin misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Khairannus misses with a lunging right hand
and Kin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've been told by Kin's head coaches at Power Plant MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Khairannus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khairannus throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khairannus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khairannus swings widly with a right hand
and Kin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juhjartus Khairannus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Khairannus blocks a jab.
Kin cracks Khairannus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kin defending well as Khairannus loads up on a big left hand.
Kin is looking to counter punch.
Khairannus throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Kin to counter with a crisp jab.
Khairannus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kin throws out the jab.
Kin throws a lazy uppercut
and Khairannus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khairannus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khairannus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A lazy left from Khairannus finds it's target.
Juhjartus Khairannus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kin slips under a jab.
Well,Kin is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Khairannus cracks Kin with an open hand slap.
Kin slips under a jab from Khairannus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kin throws the left hand but Khairannus avoids the punch easily.
Khairannus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kin loads up on a big right hand but Khairannus slips the punch.
Khairannus has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Khairannus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Kin misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khairannus staying out of range there.
Kin staying out of range there.
Kin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khairannus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khairannus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khairannus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Berto Kin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khairannus blocks a jab.
Khairannus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Khairannus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Khairannuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Khairannus jabs Kin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khairannus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khairannus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kin throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Khairannus misses.
Khairannus throws a jab but it's blocked by Kin.
Khairannus throws a right hand that misses
and Kin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Juhjartus Khairannus has been cut.
Kin ducks under a wild hook from Khairannus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kin throws a big shot that misses.
Kin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kin ducks under a wild hook from Khairannus.
Khairannus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kin counters with a straight right hand.
Kin slips under a jab.
Khairannus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kin.
Khairannus misses with a looping right.
Kin misses with an uppercut. Khairannus saw that one coming.
Khairannus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Khairannus slips a straight right by Kin.
Khairannus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Khairannus lunges at Kin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kin's hand.
Kin ducks right into an uppercut from Khairannus.
Khairannus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kin.
Khairannus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Khairannus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kin manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Kin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juhjartus Khairannus.
Well Khairannus 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Juhjartus Khairannus!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Juhjartus Khairannus!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Juhjartus Khairannus!
Juhjartus Khairannus wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John Bennett (ranked 2464 p4p, 23659 weight class) and Antonio Jose De Sucre (ranked 269 p4p, 614 weight class). De Sucre has chosen Bolivianos el Hado Propicio as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 42 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Jose De Sucre!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett throws a nice head kick!
Bennett throws a good cross that connects.
Bennett getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Sucre throws a shot to the body.
De Sucre throws a poor cross that misses
and Bennett counters with a left to the body.
Bennett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Sucre.
Bennett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Sucre.
It seemed like De Sucre was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Sucre misses with a straight left.
Bennett doesn't manage to clinch there - De Sucre circles away.
Bennett checks a leg kick.
Bennett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Sucre.
De Sucre ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Sucre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bennett moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Sucre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Sucre lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bennett backs up against the ropes.
De Sucre misses with a two punch combination.
A left lands for De Sucre.
De Sucre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Sucre with a hook.
Bennett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Sucre.
Bennett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Sucre's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bennett moves out of range of the body kick from De Sucre.
Bennett moves out of range of the strikes.
Bennett tries to close the distance and clinch but De Sucre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bennett tries to close the distance and clinch but De Sucre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bennett has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Clark's Champion's in the buildup to the fight.
De Sucre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bennett is looking to counter punch.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from De Sucre.
Bennett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bennett closes the distance and clinches.
Bennett stalling in the clinch.
De Sucre is looking to break free of the clinch but Bennett has double underhooks.
Bennett will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning De Sucre up against the ropes.
Bennett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Bennett to work.
Bennett utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bennett is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bennett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Sucre's elbow.
Bennett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bennett lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Sucre backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Sucre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Bennett.
Bennett has a couple of punches blocked by De Sucre.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Antonio Jose De Sucre will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A jab from Bennett does it's job there.
Bennett avoids the body shot from De Sucre.
Bennett lands with a hook. De Sucre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Sucre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bennett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bennett closes the distance and clinches.
De Sucre is looking to break free of the clinch but Bennett has double underhooks.
De Sucre breaks from the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bennett, as that shot connected.
Bennett moves into the clinch successfully.
Bennett looking to throw knees to the head but De Sucre is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Bennett - that landed with a thud.
De Sucre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Sucre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Sucre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bennett lands a nice shot that snaps De Sucre's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Sucre has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Sucre misses with a straight left.
Bennett scores with a body shot.
Bennett throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Sucre on the side of the head.
Bennett uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bennett lands a jab to the nose.
De Sucre tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Sucre fails to land with a series of punches.
Bennett shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. De Sucre eats them both and turns towards Bennett to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bennett throws a series of punches but De Sucre moves out of range.
Bennett lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
A decent looking cross lands there for Bennett.
Bennett checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Bennett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Sucre feints and then cracks Bennett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bennett down.
De Sucre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bennett takes the fight into the clinch.
Bennett tries a body shot but De Sucre blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre breaks the clinch.
Bennett scores with a nice strike.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bennett.
De Sucre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses.
Bennett tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Sucre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Sucre throws an off balance right hand
enabling Bennett to counter with a crisp jab.
A cross from Bennett lands.
De Sucre throws an off balance right hand
and Bennett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Sucre takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
 De Sucre is rocked!
Bennett connects with a stiff jab that staggers De Sucre - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Bennett!
A victorious John Bennett 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 Crown Halo (ranked 2659 p4p, 22548 weight class) and Connor McDavid (ranked 300 p4p, 559 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 27 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crown Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Connor McDavid!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDavid checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Halo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDavid lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Halo swings for the body but McDavid moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Halo.
A nice leg kick from McDavid, right into the meat of the thigh.
McDavid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crown Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo throws a series of punches but McDavid moves out of range.
It seemed like McDavid was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Halo misses with a low kick.
McDavid with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McDavid misses with a straight right.
Halo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McDavid lands a head shot.
McDavid ducks under a wild hook from Halo.
Halo throws a jab when McDavid was well out of range.
Halo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McDavid.
McDavid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Halo scores with a head kick. McDavid tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McDavid blocks a head kick by Halo.
A telegraphed right hand from Halo misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo moves out of range as McDavid strikes.
Halo misses with an uppercut.
Halo throws the kick towards the body but McDavid avoids it.
McDavid looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Halo staying out of range there.
Halo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Halo scores with a shot to the body.
McDavid feints and then cracks Halo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Halo down.
McDavid thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Halo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McDavid.
Halo throws out a loose jab but McDavid uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from McDavid misses its intended target.
Halo throws the kick towards the body but McDavid avoids it.
Halo throws a predictable looking body shot
and McDavid counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fighters circling - McDavid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDavid throws a jab but it's blocked by Halo.
Halo tries to score with a low kick but McDavid moves his leg out of the way.
Halo throws a head kick but McDavid moves out of range.
Halo swinging wildly here.
Halo misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDavid throws out the jab.
McDavid lands a really nice looking cross but Halo seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo scores with a leg kick.
Halo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Halo wants to slow McDavid down by chopping away at his legs.
Halo fails in his attempt to clinch.
McDavid moves out of range as Halo strikes.
McDavid feints a counter leg kick.
McDavid connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McDavid's jab looks to have found its range, popping Halo under the eye.
Halo misses with a low kick.
Halo swings for the body but McDavid moves out of range.
Halo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Halo throws a shot from downtown. McDavid moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Halo.
Halo scores with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from McDavid misses the target.
McDavid throws an overhand right that lands on Halo's shoulder, as Halo tries to avoid the shot.
Halo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Halo thinks about countering with a head kick.
Halo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McDavid.
McDavid lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Connor McDavid will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Halo instigates a clinch.
Knees to the body from McDavid.
McDavid misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDavid lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Halo fails to land.
McDavid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McDavid managing to block the knees to the body from Halo.
McDavid lands a right hand that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
McDavid lands a right hand that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
McDavid lands a good knee to the midsection. Halo won't want to take too many of those.
Halo tries to stall but McDavid uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Halo misses with a body punch.
Halo lands with a right to the head.
McDavid scores with a nice hook to the head.
McDavid has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halo swings wildly with an uppercut but McDavid uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDavid misses with the head strike.
Halo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from McDavid as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo prevents a body shot from McDavid.
McDavid can't find room to land a body shot as Halo controls the action.
McDavid scores with a shot to the side of Halo's head.
McDavid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halo trying to stall but McDavid improves his position.
Halo takes a shot to the head.
Halo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Halo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Halo missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McDavid.
Halo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halo prevents a body shot from McDavid.
McDavid has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Halo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McDavid can turn it around.
Halo tries a body shot but McDavid blocks it.
Halo blocking some punches.
McDavid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halo prevents a body shot from McDavid.
Halo throws a knee to the head but misses.
McDavid lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo avoiding damage.
Halo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halo misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDavid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for McDavid.
A head punch on the inside from McDavid fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDavid scores with a nice hook to the head.
Connor McDavid seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Halo tries a knee to the head but McDavid blocks it.
Halo connects with a nasty looking knee right to McDavid's face.
Halo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDavid.
A hook to the body from Halo.
McDavid lands a damaging elbow.
Halo prevents a body shot from McDavid.
McDavid makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Connor McDavid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from McDavid.
Crown Halo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDavid connects with a crisp jab.
Halo ducks under a wild hook from McDavid.
McDavid is looking to slow Halo down with leg kicks.
McDavid misses with a looping right.
Halo swings widly with a right hand
and McDavid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McDavid lands a really nice looking cross but Halo seems unphased.
Halo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDavid ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McDavid misses with a two punch combination.
McDavid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halo.
McDavid ducks under a wild hook from Halo.
Halo misses with a looping right.
Halo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDavid misses with a looping right.
Halo tries to land a leg kick but McDavid saw it coming and moves away.
Halo throws a body punch but McDavid moves out of range.
McDavid throws a solid leg kick but Halo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McDavid.
Halo tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Halo.
Halo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McDavid's hands.
McDavid on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Halo. Halo obviously looking to wear him down.
Halo throws a quick inside leg kick.
McDavid lands a right hook to the body.
McDavid scores with a hook.
Halo misses the shot to the body.
Halo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A low kick lands for McDavid.
McDavid throws an overhand right that lands on Halo's shoulder, as Halo tries to avoid the shot.
Connor McDavid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halo throws the left hand but McDavid avoids the punch easily.
McDavid clinches.
McDavid lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McDavid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halos head.
McDavid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halo trying to control the position but instead, McDavid has worked for underhooks and has pushed Halo into the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Halo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McDavid avoids it.
Halo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Halo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head punch on the inside from McDavid fails to land.
Halo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McDavid tries to land knees in the clinch but Halo avoids the damage to the body.
McDavid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDavid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Halo tries a knee to the head but McDavid blocks it.
Halo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Halo blocking some punches.
McDavid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McDavid misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDavid scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McDavid throws a head punch that misses.
McDavid digs a right hand underneath Halo's ribcage. Halo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short left from McDavid.
And that's the end of the fight!
Connor McDavid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McDavid 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Connor McDavid!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Connor McDavid!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Connor McDavid!
Connor McDavid wins by unanimous decision!
Connor McDavid 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Iaspero Yalixqua (ranked 6750 p4p, 3186 weight class) and Jason Tanner (ranked 638 p4p, 399 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yalixqua might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Stop This Flame. Tanner comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sandy Davidson - The Green Hills of Tyrol kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iaspero Yalixqua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yalixqua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yalixqua throws a head kick but Tanner moves out of range.
Iaspero Yalixqua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanner throws an overhand right that lands on Yalixqua's shoulder, as Yalixqua tries to avoid the shot.
Yalixqua half committed to a counter leg kick.
Yalixqua throws a body kick that misses.
Yalixqua chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tanner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tanner missing with a left hand there. Yalixqua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yalixqua throws the left hand but Tanner avoids the punch easily.
Tanner throws a hook but Yalixqua blocks it.
Yalixqua throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tanner avoids it.
Yalixqua scores with a nice body kick.
Yalixqua takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner lunges at Yalixqua with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yalixqua's hand.
Tanner throws a shot from downtown. Yalixqua moves away and avoids it.
Yalixqua ducks under a wild hook from Tanner.
Yalixqua is looking to land body kicks.
Tanner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tanner's coach down at Handsome Guys Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tanner's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua scores with a nice right hand.
Tanner misses with a hook
and Yalixqua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yalixqua drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yalixqua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yalixqua throws a hook to the side of Tanner's head but Tanner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tanner 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.
Yalixqua fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tanner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tanner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua lands with a nice body punch.
Yalixqua lands a jab to Tanner's midsection.
Nice defenses there by Yalixqua.
Nice defenses there by Yalixqua.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanner throws an overhand right that lands on Yalixqua's shoulder, as Yalixqua tries to avoid the shot.
Yalixqua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tanner checks a leg kick.
Tanner throws out a counter right but Yalixqua avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner throws a lazy right hand but Yalixqua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yalixqua half committed to a counter leg kick.
Yalixqua moves out of range as Tanner strikes.
Yalixqua misses with a wild body shot.
Tanner misses with an uppercut. Yalixqua saw that one coming.
Tanner throws a lazy right hand but Yalixqua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tanner walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tanner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tanner misses with a straight right.
Tanner ducks under a wild hook from Yalixqua.
Tanner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yalixqua slips a straight right by Tanner.
Yalixqua tries to land a front kick but Tanner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tanner blocks a leg kick.
Tanner might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yalixqua.
Tanner looks to land a right hand but Yalixqua moved out of range.
Tanner takes one to the chin there.
Tanner misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iaspero Yalixqua dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tanner loads up on a big right hand but Yalixqua slips the punch.
Yalixqua fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yalixqua misses with a hook
and Tanner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tanner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tanner misses with a straight left.
Yalixqua throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tanner on the side of the head.
Yalixqua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tanner.
Yalixqua scores with a spinning back kick!
Yalixqua misses with a body kick.
Tanner needs to keep his hands up - Yalixqua had a free shot at his head there.
Tanner loads up on a big right hand but Yalixqua slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner throws a lazy right hand but Yalixqua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Iaspero Yalixqua is winning the standup battle so far.
Yalixqua lands a nice shot that snaps Tanner's head back.
Yalixqua swings widly with a right hand
and Tanner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanner blocks the body kick.
Yalixqua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tanner can do to turn this around?
Yalixqua scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Tanner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Yalixqua has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Yalixqua slips under a jab from Tanner.
Yalixqua pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tanner is out of range and Yalixqua settles back down.
Yalixqua moves out of range of the strikes.
Yalixqua throws a leg kick which misses Tanner's front leg but catches the back leg as Tanner tries to avoid it.
Yalixqua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tanner.
Tanner lands a glancing blow to the side of Yalixqua's head.
Tanner connects with a looping right hand.
Yalixqua connects with a jab.
Tanner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yalixqua slips under a jab from Tanner.
A big left from Yalixqua misses.
Tanner tries to counter by closing the distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yalixqua. Tanner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yalixqua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tanner misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Yalixqua to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yalixqua throws a leg kick
enabling Tanner to counter with a crisp jab.
Yalixqua misses with a low kick.
Tanner needs to keep his hands up - Yalixqua had a free shot at his head there.
Yalixqua misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Tanner finds it's way through Yalixqua's defenses.
Tanner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yalixqua thumps Tanner with a low kick.
Yalixqua ducks under a wild hook from Tanner.
Tanner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yalixqua.
Tanner throws out a counter right but Yalixqua avoids it with no problem.
Jab, jab by Yalixqua - just one landing.
Yalixqua lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tanner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yalixqua throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tanner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yalixqua throws a head kick that half lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Iaspero Yalixqua will probably get the nod.
That's time! Yalixqua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Yalixqua misses with a body shot.
Tanner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jason Tanner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice shot by Tanner.
An inside leg kick lands from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yalixqua misses with an uppercut.
Tanner misses with an uppercut. Yalixqua saw that one coming.
Yalixqua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tanner.
Tanner misses the jab.
Tanner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A shot to the body from Yalixqua misses
and Tanner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tanner throws a jab but it's blocked by Yalixqua.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yalixqua ducks under a wild hook from Tanner.
Tanner is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
A jab from Tanner misses.
Tanner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tanner misses with a lunging right hand
and Yalixqua counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tanner's knee momentarily.
Yalixqua moves away from the strike by Tanner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tanner on the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yalixqua.
Tanner scores with a jab to the head.
 It looks like Iaspero Yalixqua has been cut.
Yalixqua walks into a stiff left hand from Tanner.
Yalixqua scores with a punch to the head.
Nice straight punches there by Yalixqua. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yalixqua.
Yalixqua looks to land a body kick but Tanner moved away.
Yalixqua lands with a cross.
Tanner misses the jab.
Yalixqua lands a jab to Tanner's midsection.
Tanner misses with a left hand
and Yalixqua counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tanner lands an overhand right.
Tanner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tanner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner throws an off balance right hand
and Yalixqua counters with a nice uppercut.
Yalixqua connects with a solid leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Yalixqua. Beautiful body shot.
Yalixqua takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yalixqua scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tanner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yalixqua scores with a leg kick.
Tanner misses with a straight right.
Tanner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tanner connects with a jab.
Tanner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tanner misses with a right hand
and Yalixqua counters with a nice uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yalixqua, as that shot connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanner misses with an uppercut
and Yalixqua counters with a stiff right hand.
Yalixqua lands with a straight right. Tanner didn't see that one coming.
Tanner throws a jab when Yalixqua was well out of range.
Iaspero Yalixqua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A shot to the liver by Yalixqua. Beautiful body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iaspero Yalixqua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yalixqua 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Iaspero Yalixqua!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Iaspero Yalixqua!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Iaspero Yalixqua!
Iaspero Yalixqua wins by unanimous decision!
Iaspero Yalixqua decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Litticius Nugetio (ranked 22549 p4p, 18421 weight class) and Brian Baker (ranked 568 p4p, 601 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Litticius Nugetio has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Litticius Nugetio seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Litticius Nugetio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Baker!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little jabbing left from Baker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nugetio lands with a good body shot.
Nugetio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nugetio staying out of range there.
Litticius Nugetio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nugetio throws an overhand right that lands on Baker's shoulder, as Baker tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Baker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A big right from Nugetio misses.
Nugetio misses with a hook. Baker ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nugetio's corner calls for a 1-2. Nugetio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Baker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nugetio tries to bum rush Baker with a series of wild strikes but Baker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nugetio misses with a left hand
and Baker counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugetio throws a hook but Baker avoids it easily.
Baker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nugetio moves away.
Nugetio throws a combination. Baker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Baker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice body punch from Nugetio.
Nugetio throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nugetio moves out of range as Baker strikes.
Baker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nugetio manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Baker.
A shot to the body from Nugetio misses
enabling Baker to counter with a crisp jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nugetio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nugetio loads up on a big right hand but Baker slips the punch.
Baker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nugetio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nugetio throws a one two combo.
Baker throws a hook but Nugetio avoids it easily.
Nugetio throws a shot from downtown. Baker moves away and avoids it.
Baker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nugetio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nugetio just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Baker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nugetio misses with a double jab.
It seemed like Baker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nugetio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nugetio throws a leg kick
and Baker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baker is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nugetio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Baker's hands.
Nugetio scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Nugetio misses.
Baker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nugetio with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Litticius Nugetio dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nugetio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Baker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nugetio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baker can do to turn this around?
Baker forces Nugetio back against the ropes and clinches.
Nugetio breaks the clinch.
Nugetio blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Nugetio.
Nugetio throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Baker on the side of the head.
Nugetio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Baker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nugetio scores with a body shot.
Nugetio dips to his left and cracks Baker with an uppercut!
Baker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nugetio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugetio with a nice cross.
Baker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch combination from Baker misses.
Nugetio thuds his right hand into Baker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nugetio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baker.
As Nugetio backs off Baker throws a huge counter combo but Nugetio manages to avoid it all.
Baker slips a jab and a cross from Nugetio.
Baker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nugetio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nugetio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Baker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baker needs to keep his hands up - Nugetio had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nugetio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nugetio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nugetio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nugetio keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nugetio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nugetio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baker.
A lazy left from Nugetio finds it's target.
Baker cracks Nugetio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nugetio throws a hook to the side of Baker's head but Baker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nugetio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nugetio.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A cross from Nugetio lands.
Baker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Litticius Nugetio dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab lands there for Nugetio.
Nugetio throws a poor cross that misses
and Baker counters with a left to the body.
Baker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nugetio.
Baker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice body punch from Nugetio.
Brian Baker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good exchange - Nugetio coming out on top.
Baker just misses with a punch to the body.
Nugetio is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nugetio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nugetio misses with a hook.
Nugetio lands a lovely overhand right.
Nugetio connects with a leg kick.
Baker throws a shot from downtown. Nugetio moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugetio misses the shot to the body.
Baker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nugetio jabs Baker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nugetio lands with a right hand.
Nugetio loads up on a big right hand but Baker slips the punch.
Baker throws out a counter right but Nugetio avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nugetio. Baker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nugetio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nugetio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nugetio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Baker at a distance.
Baker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Baker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nugetio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Nugetio.
Litticius Nugetio is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nugetio throws a shot to the body.
Nugetio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nugetio jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nugetio connects with an inside leg kick.
Baker throws a jab but it's blocked by Nugetio.
Baker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nugetio throws out the jab.
Baker thinks about the counter body kick.
Nugetio throws a hook but Baker avoids it easily.
Baker shapes to counter with a head kick.
Baker throws out a powerful jab.
Good leg kick by Nugetio.
Baker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Baker lands a nice hook to Nugetio's body. Nugetio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Litticius Nugetio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nugetio, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Litticius Nugetio!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Litticius Nugetio!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Litticius Nugetio!
Litticius Nugetio wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jari Bull (ranked 3095 p4p, 22580 weight class) and Darnell Nurse (ranked 339 p4p, 570 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 29 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jari Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darnell Nurse!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull throws a body shot but no joy.
Bull connects with a nice looking jab.
Nurse lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bull misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Nurse to counter with a crisp jab.
Bull staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Nurse misses its intended target.
Bull throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bull jabs Nurse to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bull ducks under a wild hook from Nurse.
Nurse getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bull goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nurse on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nurse has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nurse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bull fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nurse just manages to avoid it.
Nurse ducks under a wild hook from Bull.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bull changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nurse throws a hook to the side of Bull's head but Bull sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bull tries to counter by clinching up but Nurse breaks away and moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Nurse.
It looks like Jari Bull has been cut.
Bull lands a lovely overhand right.
Bull scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nurse lands a really nice looking cross but Bull seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull takes one on the button.
Nurse takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nurse misses with a looping right.
Nurse takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bull moves away from the strike by Nurse.
Nurse scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Bull to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull throws a body punch but Nurse moves out of range.
Nurse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Nurse misses.
A big right from Nurse misses.
Nurse misses with a hook
and Bull cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bull takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bull moves into the clinch.
Nurse lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bull.
Nurse throws a head punch that misses.
Nurse trying to land knees to the body.
Nurse tries to work over Bull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurse tries to land knees in the clinch but Bull avoids the damage to the body.
Bull throws a punch but it's blocked by Nurse.
Nurse digs a right hand underneath Bull's ribcage. Bull let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nurse blocks an uppercut.
Nurse takes a shot to the head.
Bull can't find room to land a body shot as Nurse controls the action.
Nurse content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nurse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bull.
Bull working aggressively here.
Bull lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nurse backwards.
Bull lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Bull.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right hand to the body from Nurse.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bull.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bull as Nurse tries to tie him up.
Bull throws a punch but it's blocked by Nurse.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Darnell Nurse will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jari Bull's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nurse misses with a straight left.
A combination from Nurse does no damage.
Bull lands a really nice looking cross but Nurse seems unphased.
Bull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nurse.
Bull scores with a head kick.
Nurse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bull.
Nurse throws out a loose jab but Bull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bull avoids the body shot from Nurse.
Bull ducks under a wild hook from Nurse.
Bull on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bull bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bull misses with a low kick.
Bull throws a hook but Nurse blocks it.
Bull moves out of range as Nurse strikes.
Bull thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Nurse was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurse.
Bull tries to counter by clinching up but Nurse breaks away and moves out of range.
Bull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nurse throws out the jab.
Bull takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurse misses with an uppercut. Bull saw that one coming.
Darnell Nurse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Nurse misses.
Nurse takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nurse misses with a looping right.
Bull looks to throw the jab but Nurse is out of range.
Bull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurse throws an overhand right that lands on Bull's shoulder, as Bull tries to avoid the shot.
Bull slips under a jab.
Nurse might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nurse misses the shot to the body.
Nurse moves out of range of the strikes.
It looks like Bull has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Bull moves out of range as Nurse strikes.
Nurse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nurse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bull.
A swing and a miss from Bull.
Bull throws a leg kick but Nurse checks it.
Bull throws a wild body kick that Nurse sees coming a mile off.
Nurse lands with an uppercut that bounces Bull off the ropes and back into range.
Bull ducks under a wild hook from Nurse.
Nurse takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Darnell Nurse has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bull avoids the body shot from Nurse.
Nurse looks to throw the jab but Bull is out of range.
Nurse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bull manages to avoid it.
Bull lands with an overhand left.
Bull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nurse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nurse misses with a hook.
Bull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nurse manages to avoid it.
Nurse on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nurse throws a looping overhand right but Bull ducks down to avoid it.
Bull rushes Nurse and presses him up against the ropes.
Nurse blocking some punches.
Bull misses with the head strike.
Bull lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bull tries to throw a body punch but Nurse avoids it by throwing Bull back against the ropes.
Jari Bull has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bull tries to throw a body punch but Nurse avoids it by throwing Bull back against the ropes.
Bull lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jari Bull will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nurse on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bull. Bull obviously looking to wear him down.
Nurse misses with a straight left.
Nurse jabs Bull right on the nose. Bull blinks but takes it well.
Nurse takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bull's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nurse under the eye.
Bull closes the distance and clinches.
Nurse trying to land knees to the body.
Bull throws a head punch that misses.
Bull makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bull creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bull blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nurse tries a body shot but Bull blocks it.
Bull throws a punch but it's blocked by Nurse.
Bull lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bull misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bull avoiding damage as Nurse throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bull.
Nurse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Nurse fails to land.
Bull struggles to land a body shot inside as Nurse controls his hands.
Bull misses with a body punch.
Bull blocks a body shot from Nurse.
Nurse's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bull throws a chopping leg kick but Nurse manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bull ducks under a wild hook from Nurse.
Bull lands with an uppercut that bounces Nurse off the ropes and back into range.
Bull throws a lazy uppercut
and Nurse counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bull ducks under a wild hook from Nurse.
Bull lands with an uppercut that bounces Nurse off the ropes and back into range.
Bull punishes Nurse's body with a nice straight punch.
Nurse fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Nurse.
Nurse tests Bull's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bull showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nurse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bull fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nurse has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nurse throws a body punch but Bull moves out of range.
Bull throws a lazy right hand but Nurse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bull goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bull throws a chopping leg kick but Nurse manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bull has Nurse up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bull lands a body shot.
Bull blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nurse misses with the head strike.
Nurse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bull gets through Nurse's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bull.
Bull is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nurse lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jari Bull showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bull 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Jari Bull!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Darnell Nurse!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Jari Bull!
Jari Bull wins by split decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Jari Bull thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dick Doss (ranked 23685 p4p, 2305 weight class) and Jesus Robbo (ranked 557 p4p, 254 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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286
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45
210
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Doss!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesus Robbo!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robbo misses the jab.
Robbo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Doss avoids the head kick by Robbo.
Doss throws a head kick but Robbo moves out of range.
Robbo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Robbo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doss.
A left lands for Doss.
Robbo blocks a jab.
Robbo is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Robbo 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.
Doss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robbo throws a head kick that half lands.
Robbo drops his hands momentarily and Doss takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Jesus Robbo has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robbo blocks a head kick by Doss.
Robbo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Doss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Robbo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A big right from Robbo misses.
Doss defending well as Robbo loads up on a big left hand.
Doss is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Robbo.
Robbo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doss 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.
A big left from Robbo misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbo misses with a head kick.
Robbo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Robbo throws a jab but it's blocked by Doss.
Doss instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robbo.
Robbo struggles to land a body shot inside as Doss controls his hands.
Doss manages to break the clinch.
Doss has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Robbo.
Robbo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Robbo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Doss takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Doss lands a nice leg kick that just misses Robbo's sensitive parts.
Robbo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Robbo looks to land a right hand but Doss moved out of range.
Doss misses with an uppercut. Robbo saw that one coming.
Both fighters circling a little - Robbo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doss lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Robbo scores with a jab to the body.
Robbo lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doss swinging wildly here.
Robbo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Doss gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Doss tries to clinch but Robbo moves out of range.
Doss connects with a good right hand that stumbles Robbo. Robbo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Robbo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Doss uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robbo.
Robbo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doss.
Doss misses with a head kick.
Doss tries to clinch but Robbo is having none of it.
Doss clinches up against the ropes.
Doss swings wildly with an uppercut but Robbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doss tries to work over Robbo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robbo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doss prevents a body shot from Robbo.
A short right from Doss on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Robbo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesus Robbo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A jab from Doss finds it's way through Robbo's defenses.
Doss ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jesus Robbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Robbo!
Jesus Robbo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robbo throws an overhand right that lands on Doss's shoulder, as Doss tries to avoid the shot.
Robbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doss.
Robbo throws a jab when Doss was well out of range.
Robbo throws a looping overhand right but Doss ducks down to avoid it.
Robbo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Doss throws a hook but Robbo avoids it easily.
Robbo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Robbo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice cross by Robbo.
Robbo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Doss moves in looking to clinch but Robbo pushes him off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Robbo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doss walks into a straight right hand from Robbo.
Robbo moves away from the strike by Doss.
Robbo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Doss on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Doss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doss wants to clinch up but Robbo keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Doss is looking to clinch.
Robbo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doss stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Robbo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Robbo wants to clinch up but Doss keeps it at a distance.
Robbo throws a push kick but Doss slaps the foot to one side.
Robbo connects with the punch.
Doss tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Doss scores with a nice head shot.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Robbo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Doss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doss throws an overhand right that lands on Robbo's shoulder, as Robbo tries to avoid the shot.
Doss clinches up with Robbo and pushes him back against the ropes.
Robbo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doss's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Robbo.
Robbo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doss has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Robbo to the canvas! Can Robbo beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's going to allow it to continue!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Robbo. Those never looked like landing.
Doss appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Doss uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robbo.
Some wild striking there from Robbo.
Doss is looking to clinch.
Robbo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Doss is looking to clinch but Robbo is avoiding it.
Robbo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Doss looks to land a right hand but Robbo moved out of range.
Doss tries to clinch there but Robbo circles away.
Robbo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Robbo throws a looping overhand right but Doss ducks down to avoid it.
Robbo ducks into a a hook from Doss and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Robbo lands a body shot.
Doss moves into the clinch.
Doss is controlling Robbo's neck. Doss unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Robbo goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Dick Doss!
Dick Doss is the new heavyweight champion!
Dick Doss made sure to mention his sponsor, HARDCORE in his post fight interview.
Jesus Robbo was interviewed post fight and said 'WAIT FOR THE REMATCH!'.
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