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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Steven Seagal (ranked 21302 p4p, 24053 weight class) and Clem Davy (ranked 190 p4p, 188 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Seagal might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Route 23. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steven Seagal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clem Davy!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seagal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davy.
Seagal dodges the punch combination from Davy.
We've been told by Seagal's head coaches at Canucks Combat Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Seagal misses with a two punch combination.
Davy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davy slips a jab and a cross from Seagal.
Seagal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davy doesn't manage to clinch there - Seagal circles away.
Seagal throws a right and a left that Davy avoids nicely.
Davy tries to clinch but Seagal moves out of range.
Seagal delivers a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seagal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davy tries to close the distance and clinch but Seagal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Seagal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Seagal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davy throws a sloppy head kick and Seagal moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Davy both land. Nice combination.
 It looks like Steven Seagal has been cut.
Davy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seagal scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Davy 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.
 It looks like Clem Davy has been cut.
Steven Seagal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davy misses with a body kick.
Seagal scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seagal scores with a big combo that sends Davy crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Davy flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Seagal jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Seagal!
Steven Seagal took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I invented kickboxing so me winning was expected! By the way I new movie Enter The Buffet is coming out next week.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Giant Zuluzinho (ranked 4948 p4p, 6198 weight class) and Matt Dammon (ranked 158 p4p, 193 weight class). Giant Zuluzinho has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giant Zuluzinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Dammon!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuluzinho clips Dammon with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Dammon a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
 Dammon is rocked!
It looks like Matt Dammon has been cut.
Look low, kick high! Zuluzinho uses the oldest trick in the book to send Dammon tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Zuluzinho is absolutely delighted - when Dammon wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Giant Zuluzinho!
An out of breath and clearly excited Giant Zuluzinho thanked Concrete Clothing (Laundry Re Stock Coming Soon) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Richard Pryor (ranked 2378 p4p, 4902 weight class) and Tzu Chu (ranked 243 p4p, 407 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Pryor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tzu Chu!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pryor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Pryor.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chu! But no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pryor.
Pryor just misses with a punch to the body.
Pryor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Pryor.
Pryor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chu in his tracks.
Pryor connects with an inside leg kick.
Chu lands a body shot.
Pryor throws a leg kick but Chu moved away.
Jab from Pryor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pryor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chu.
Pryor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chu ducks under a wild hook from Pryor.
Pryor drives through and clinches with Chu against the ropes.
Chu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Chu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pryor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Pryor has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Pryor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chu backwards.
Pryor dodges an elbow strike from Chu.
Chu working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pryor.
Pryor misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pryor gets through Chu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Pryor.
Pryor lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Pryor.
Chu throws a punch but it's blocked by Pryor.
Pryor tries to land a knee to the head but Chu blocks with his arms.
Pryor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chu swings wildly with an uppercut but Pryor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pryor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pryor manages to break the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Chu blocks the low kick.
Pryor lands with a cross.
Chu swinging wildly here.
Pryor throws an overhand right that lands on Chu's shoulder, as Chu tries to avoid the shot.
Chu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pryor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pryor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chu tries to clinch up but Pryor circles away and keeps his distance.
Chu walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Chu.
Pryor looks to score with a jab to the body but Chu is just out of range.
Chu lands with a right hand.
Pryor throws an overhand right that lands on Chu's shoulder, as Chu tries to avoid the shot.
Good shot there by Chu.
Pryor lands a front kick.
Chu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice body kick there by Pryor.
Chu throws out a leg kick but Pryor moves out of range and Chu only half commits.
Pryor defending well as Chu loads up on a big left hand.
Pryor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chu.
Chu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pryor.
Pryor lands a nice hook to Chu's body. Chu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pryor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pryor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chu.
Chu gets a clinch.
Pryor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pryor misses with some punches.
Chu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pryor breaks the clinch.
Pryor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chu's hands.
Pryor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chu slips under a jab from Pryor.
Chu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Pryor misses its target.
Pryor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pryor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pryor misses with a right hand
and Chu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pryor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pryor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chu.
Pryor throws a shot from downtown. Chu moves away and avoids it.
Chu staying out of range there.
Good leg kick by Chu.
Chu looks to land a body kick but Pryor moved away.
Richard Pryor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pryor throws a leg kick but Chu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pryor slips under a jab from Chu.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chu swings for the body but Pryor moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pryor.
Chu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pryor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pryor throws a looping overhand right but Chu ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pryor takes a swing at Chu's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Pryor misses.
Chu just misses with a punch to the body.
Pryor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pryor.
A little jabbing left from Chu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pryor finds it's way round the side to connect with Chu's head.
Chu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pryor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chu under the eye.
No joy there for Chu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pryor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chu.
Chu misses with a body kick.
Chu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pryor.
Chu takes a swing at Pryor's ribcage but misses.
Pryor misses with an uppercut
and Chu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pryor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pryor misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chu.
Pryor misses the jab.
Pryor cracks Chu with an open hand slap.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Pryor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pryor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pryor tries to score with a low kick but Chu moves his leg out of the way.
Chu slips a jab from Pryor.
Tzu Chu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pryor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Richard Pryor is winning the standup battle so far.
Chu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pryor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chu throws out the jab.
Pryor connects with a right hand. Chu shakes it off.
Chu moves out of range of the leg kick from Pryor.
Chu moves into range and clinches up with Pryor.
Pryor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pryor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chu can do to turn this around?
Pryor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pryor lands a nice uppercut.
Pryor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chu backwards.
Pryor blocking some punches.
Pryor can't break the clinch.
Richard Pryor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pryor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pryor lunges at Chu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chu's hand.
Pryor changes levels and scores with a jab 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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Chu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chu defending well as Pryor loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pryor throws a big shot that misses.
Pryor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pryor scores with a body shot.
Pryor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chu feints and then cracks Pryor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pryor down.
Pryor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chu.
A punch lands to the side of Chu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pryor.
Chu scoring well with a low kick there.
Pryor throws a lazy right hand but Chu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Chu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A head kick misses from Chu.
Chu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chu closes the distance and clinches.
Chu lands an elbow that stopped Pryor in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pryor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chu swings for the body but Pryor moves out of range.
Pryor lands with a right hand.
Pryor ducks under a wild hook from Chu.
Pryor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pryor scores with a jab.
Pryor misses with a wild body shot.
Pryor throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pryor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pryor. Chu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chu misses with a straight right.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pryor.
Chu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pryor throws a punch but it's blocked by Chu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pryor.
Pryor throws a punch but it's blocked by Chu.
Chu misses with some punches.
Chu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pryor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pryor misses with a punch on the inside.
Chu misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Pryor.
Pryor working aggressively here.
Pryor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pryor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chu backwards.
Chu working aggressively here.
Pryor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chu pushes Pryor up against the ropes in a clinch.
Chu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pryors head.
Chu lands a right hand.
Pryor trying to land knees to the body.
Pryor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pryor working aggressively here.
Pryor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chu tries a body shot but Pryor blocks it.
Pryor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pryor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chu slips under a jab.
Pryor misses with a low kick.
Chu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pryor misses with a body kick.
Crunch! Pryor slams his shin into Chu's torso.
Chu lands a jab to Pryor's midsection.
Chu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pryor tries to keep at a distance but Chu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pryor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chu has Pryor pressed against the ropes, preventing Pryor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chu tries to work over Pryor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chu misses with some punches.
Pryor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some bone on bone action there as Chu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pryor manages to avoid it.
Pryor lands a jab to Chu's midsection.
Pryor dodges the punch combination from Chu.
Chu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Pryor dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pryor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chu avoids the body shot from Pryor.
Chu ducks right into an uppercut from Pryor.
Pryor throws a jab but it's blocked by Chu.
Pryor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pryor connects with a solid leg kick.
Chu scores with a body shot.
Chu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Chu checks a leg kick nicely.
Pryor jabs at Chu's body.
Chu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick from Pryor misses.
Chu staying out of range there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pryor - the referee stops the clock and Chu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pryor. Chu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pryor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And Chu responds with a good body kick, but Pryor manages to step out the way in time.
Chu slips a jab from Pryor.
Chu moves into the clinch.
Pryor misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pryor breaks from the clinch.
Chu avoids the body shot from Pryor.
Pryor doesn't manage to clinch there - Chu circles away.
Pryor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pryor.
Pryor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chu. Chu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chu tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Pryor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pryor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pryor works the jab nicely.
Chu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pryor avoids the body shot from Chu.
Chu checks a leg kick nicely.
Pryor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chu thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Chu misses.
Pryor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pryor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chu.
Chu takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pryor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chu clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pryor.
Chu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pryor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chu is looking to score with low kicks.
Pryor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chu moves away.
Chu slips a jab from Pryor.
Chu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pryor swats away the attempt to clinch by Chu.
Chu moves in looking to clinch but Pryor pushes him off.
Pryor lands a glancing blow to the side of Chu's head.
Chu keeps the fight on the outside.
Pryor cracks Chu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pryor throws a looping overhand right but Chu ducks down to avoid it.
Pryor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pryor misses with a lunging right hand
and Chu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pryor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chu.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pryor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pryor misses with a shot to the body
and Chu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pryor pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chu back to the ropes. Pryor follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pryor motions for Chu to come forward. Pryor throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pryor throws a lazy uppercut
and Chu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pryor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chu can pounce on him.
Chu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pryor.
Chu checks the leg kick.
Chu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pryor if he has to take too many more of those.
Pryor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chu.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pryor throws a right hand that Chu ducks under and follows up with a left that Chu also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pryor throws an overhand right that lands on Chu's shoulder, as Chu tries to avoid the shot.
Pryor misses the jab.
Chu tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Pryor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pryor throws a low kick but Chu moves out of range easily.
Pryor misses with a right hand
and Chu counters with a nice body kick.
Pryor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chu dips to his left and cracks Pryor with an uppercut!
Pryor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chu with the inside leg kick.
Chu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pryor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pryor swings for the body but Chu moves out of range.
Chu is looking to clinch.
Pryor throws a combination that misses
and Chu counters with a right hand to the body.
Chu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pryor takes a step back to recover.
Nice defenses there by Chu.
Pryor throws a body punch but Chu moves out of range.
Pryor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pryor is looking to score with low kicks.
Pryor swats away the attempt to clinch by Chu.
Pryor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chu counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pryor looks to throw the jab but Chu is out of range.
Chu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Pryor.
Chu throws a head kick but Pryor moves out of range.
Tzu Chu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice leg kick lands there from Pryor.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Pryor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pryor 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Richard Pryor!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Richard Pryor!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Richard Pryor!
Richard Pryor wins by unanimous decision!
Richard Pryor bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jonathan Davis (ranked 5934 p4p, 4023 weight class) and Vladimir Tarlac (ranked 620 p4p, 513 weight class). Davis comes to the ring accompanied by Korn - Freak On a Leash. Tarlac comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nobody Knows- The Tony RIch Project kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jonathan Davis has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonathan Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Tarlac!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarlac wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
Tarlac moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Davis has closed the distance and engaged Tarlac in a clinch.
Davis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Davis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tarlac's elbow.
Tarlac's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Davis blocks a body shot from Tarlac.
Tarlac misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Davis on the inside.
Tarlac misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but Tarlac avoids it by throwing Davis back against the ropes.
Tarlac tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
I was talking to Davis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis looking to stall.
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Davis.
Tarlac throws a head punch that misses.
Tarlac blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Davis tries to work over Tarlac's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tarlac can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Davis fails to land.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Tarlac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Davis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Davis takes a shot to the head.
Tarlac swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Davis has a couple of punches blocked by Tarlac.
Tarlac is trying to break free.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tarlac letting Davis take a breather here.
Tarlac tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
Tarlac working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tarlac cracks Davis with a nice body shot.
Tarlac scores with a shoulder strike.
Tarlac misses with the head strike.
Davis blocks a body shot from Tarlac.
Davis blocks a body shot from Tarlac.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but Tarlac avoids it by throwing Davis back against the ropes.
Tarlac misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davis digs a right hand underneath Tarlac's ribcage. Tarlac let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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!
Davis is working Tarlac over against the ropes.
Tarlac can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
Davis tries a body shot but Tarlac blocks it.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davis tries to work over Tarlac's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tarlac tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tarlacs head.
Tarlac tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davis lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a punch to the body.
Davis trying to stall but Tarlac improves his position.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but Tarlac avoids it by throwing Davis back against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Davis.
Tarlac fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tarlac misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tarlac misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davis looking to stall.
Davis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tarlac lands a shoulder strike.
Davis lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
A left hand lands to the body for Davis.
Davis looking to slow down the pace here.
Davis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tarlac misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davis blocks a body shot from Tarlac.
Tarlac misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've been informed that Tarlac has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
Davis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Davis can't find room to land a body shot as Tarlac controls the action.
Davis is trying to maintain a safe position but Tarlac gets an underhook and turns Davis into the ropes.
Davis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tarlac blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Tarlac uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Davis lands a nice uppercut.
Davis misses with a punch to the body.
Davis blocks a body shot from Tarlac.
Davis misses with some punches.
Tarlac lands a nice uppercut.
Davis struggles to land a body shot inside as Tarlac controls his hands.
Davis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tarlac lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Davis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tarlac takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Davis jabs Tarlac right on the nose. Tarlac blinks but takes it well.
Davis blocks a jab.
Vladimir Tarlac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tarlac thows a body kick. Davis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Davis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tarlac takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Davis closes the distance and pushes Tarlac back into the ropes.
Tarlac misses with some punches.
Davis trying to control the position but instead, Tarlac has worked for underhooks and has pushed Davis into the ropes.
Tarlac lands with a left to the head.
Davis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Davis blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tarlac's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Davis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tarlac swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Davis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarlac.
Tarlac blocking some punches.
Davis has a couple of punches blocked by Tarlac.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Davis.
Tarlac lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Davis tries a body shot but Tarlac blocks it.
Tarlac throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tarlac backwards.
Tarlac misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis gets through Tarlac's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Davis misses with some punches.
Jonathan Davis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Davis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Davis.
Davis has a couple of punches blocked by Tarlac.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Davis.
Davis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
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!
Davis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davis misses with a punch on the inside.
Davis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tarlac softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
Tarlac misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Davis.
Good body shot from Tarlac.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tarlac.
Davis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tarlac swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tarlac's elbow.
Tarlac misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tarlac misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tarlac swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tarlac lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Tarlac swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davis trying to control the position but instead, Tarlac has worked for underhooks and has pushed Davis into the ropes.
Davis lands with a left to the head.
Tarlac goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davis misses with a body punch.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but Tarlac avoids it by throwing Davis back against the ropes.
Davis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tarlac works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Davis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tarlac goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davis works on Tarlac's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarlac struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
Tarlac misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davis prevents a body shot from Tarlac.
Tarlac misses with some punches.
Davis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tarlac's elbow.
Tarlac tries to throw a body punch but Davis avoids it by throwing Tarlac back against the ropes.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davis lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
Davis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tarlac misses with a body punch.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tarlac can do to turn this around?
Davis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Davis trying to stall but Tarlac improves his position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Davis scores with a hook to the body.
Tarlac is breathing heavily.
Davis scores with a shot to the side of Tarlac's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Davis dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Davis connects with a jab.
Davis moves into the clinch successfully.
Davis leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tarlac working aggressively here.
Davis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davis has a couple of punches blocked by Tarlac.
A head punch on the inside from Davis fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Davis working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarlac tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tarlac can't break the clinch.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Tarlac.
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
Tarlac tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davis misses with some punches.
Davis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Tarlac.
Tarlac misses with the head strike.
Davis misses with a punch on the inside.
Tarlac fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Davis.
Tarlac swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Davis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tarlac has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
Tarlac tries to throw a body punch but Davis avoids it by throwing Tarlac back against the ropes.
Tarlac misses with a body punch.
Tarlac blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis scores with a shoulder strike.
Tarlac working aggressively here.
Tarlac tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davis's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tarlac.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
Tarlac takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Davis cracks Tarlac with a nice body shot.
Davis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Davis scores with a shot to the side of Tarlac's head.
Vladimir Tarlac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tarlac backwards.
Davis pushes Tarlac back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Davis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tarlac backwards.
A short right from Davis on the inside.
Tarlac is rocked!
Davis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tarlac is still on wobbly legs! Can Davis finish him?
A right hook to the body lands for Davis.
A short uppercut from Davis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Davis.
Davis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Davis creates a bit of distance and cracks Tarlac with a big uppercut! Tarlac goes down! The referee pushes Davis away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Tarlac make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Davis takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jonathan Davis!
A very excited looking Jonathan Davis rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
In defeat, Vladimir Tarlac stepped up to the mic, saying 'until next time '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Claudio Benedetti (ranked 2257 p4p, 3555 weight class) and Duster Bouglas (ranked 301 p4p, 436 weight class). Benedetti comes into the arena with Atrevete te blaring out of the sound system. Duster Bouglas 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Claudio Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duster Bouglas!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti clips Bouglas with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Bouglas a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
It looks like Duster Bouglas has been cut.
Benedetti drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Bouglas onto his butt! Bouglas pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Benedetti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Finch Gym in the buildup to the fight.
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!
Bouglas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bouglas walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Bouglas is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Claudio Benedetti!
A very excited looking Claudio Benedetti made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Dave Wearmouth (ranked 2661 p4p, 3417 weight class) and Ubaldo Cortez (ranked 362 p4p, 434 weight class). 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, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Wearmouth!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ubaldo Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wearmouth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands a two punch combo.
Wearmouth tries to clinch but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wearmouth definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cortez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cortez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wearmouth fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cortez checks it well.
Cortez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A low kick from Wearmouth misses
and Cortez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cortez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wearmouth is out of range.
We've been informed that Cortez 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.
Wearmouth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wearmouth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Wearmouth misses.
Cortez connects with a leg kick.
Cortez throws a body shot but no joy.
Cortez scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wearmouth throws a hook to the side of Cortez's head but Cortez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wearmouth moves into the clinch successfully.
Cortez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cortez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cortez misses with some punches.
Wearmouth lands an uppercut.
Cortez misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wearmouth just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cortez's brow.
Cortez manages to break the clinch.
Cortez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wearmouth looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wearmouth connects with a jab.
Cortez works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wearmouth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
Cortez thuds his right hand into Wearmouth's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wearmouth!
Wearmouth looks to throw the jab but Cortez is out of range.
Wearmouth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab, jab by Cortez - just one landing.
Cortez scores with the left hand. Wearmouth knows he should have avoided that one.
Cortez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wearmouth's head.
Wearmouth scores with a jab. Cortez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wearmouth avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cortez lands a leg kick that knocks Wearmouth off balance momentarily.
Wearmouth misses with a straight right.
Wearmouth on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cortez misses with a low kick as Wearmouth jumps back.
Dave Wearmouth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez throws a lazy right hand but Wearmouth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wearmouth tries to clinch up.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wearmouth!
A jab from Cortez finds it's way through Wearmouth's defenses.
Wearmouth misses with a leg kick
and Cortez counters with a stiff right hand.
Cortez scores with a nice head shot.
Cortez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cortez.
Cortez is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cortez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wearmouth misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wearmouth has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cortez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cortez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wearmouth's head backwards.
Wearmouth cracks Cortez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wearmouth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wearmouth throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cortez.
Cortez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cortez throws a wild body kick that Wearmouth sees coming a mile off.
Wearmouth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cortez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wearmouth. That did some damage!
Cortez missing with a left hand there. Wearmouth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wearmouth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cortez.
Wearmouth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cortez just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ubaldo Cortez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wearmouth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands a really nice looking cross but Cortez seems unphased.
Wearmouth scores with a nice head shot.
Wearmouth throws the kick towards the body but Cortez avoids it.
Wearmouth throws a sloppy head kick and Cortez moves out of range easily.
Cortez lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Dave Wearmouth has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez keeps the fight on the outside.
Wearmouth lands with a kick to the temple. Cortez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wearmouth throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wearmouth looks to throw a body kick
and Wearmouth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez tries to clinch but Wearmouth moves out of range.
Cortez scores with a jab to the body.
Cortez digs a good hook to Wearmouth's body.
Wearmouth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cortez. Cortez obviously looking to wear him down.
Wearmouth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cortez throws out the jab.
Wearmouth moves into range and clinches up with Cortez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wearmouth.
Cortez lands a nice uppercut.
Cortez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wearmouth blocking some punches.
Cortez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wearmouth scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wearmouth takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cortez scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wearmouth takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cortez catches Wearmouth with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good leg kick by Wearmouth.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cortez.
Cortez misses with a body shot.
Wearmouth throws a head kick that misses.
Cortez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cortez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wearmouth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wearmouth slips under a jab.
Wearmouth throws a low kick, looking for Cortez's leg but Cortez calmly moves out of range.
Cortez throws a front kick aimed at Wearmouth's knee but Wearmouth avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Wearmouth misses the target.
Cortez punishes Wearmouth's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth moves out of range as Cortez strikes.
It looked like Wearmouth was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wearmouth cracks Cortez with an open hand slap.
Wearmouth throws a lazy uppercut
and Cortez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wearmouth ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cortez. Wearmouth shrugs it off though.
Wearmouth loads up on a big right hand but Cortez slips the punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cortez!
Cortez tests Wearmouth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wearmouth misses with a left hand
and Cortez counters with a low kick, right behind Wearmouth 's knee.
Wearmouth is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wearmouth takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wearmouth looks to throw the jab but Cortez is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez throws a leg kick which misses Wearmouth's front leg but catches the back leg as Wearmouth tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Cortez.
Cortez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wearmouth connects with a high kick.
Cortez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cortez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wearmouth slips a straight right by Cortez.
Cortez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wearmouth's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wearmouth.
Cortez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It looked like Wearmouth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jab from Cortez.
Cortez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wearmouth blocks a head kick by Cortez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ubaldo Cortez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dave Wearmouth's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cortez tries to clinch up but Wearmouth circles away and keeps his distance.
Cortez tries to clinch up but Wearmouth circles away and keeps his distance.
Wearmouth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cortez's hands.
Dave Wearmouth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wearmouth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wearmouth shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cortez eats them both and turns towards Wearmouth to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Crunch! Cortez slams his shin into Wearmouth's torso.
Wearmouth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cortez lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wearmouth tries to clinch up.
Cortez lands a nice shot to the body.
Cortez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cortez scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wearmouth swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cortez counters with a nice body kick.
Cortez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wearmouth.
Nice body kick there by Cortez.
Cortez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cortez misses with a hook
and Wearmouth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wearmouth thows a leg kick but Cortez checks it
and Cortez counters with a left to the body.
Cortez with a jab.
Cortez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wearmouth takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cortez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dave Wearmouth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wearmouth misses with the combination.
Cortez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wearmouth throws a leg kick
and Cortez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wearmouth throws a jab when Cortez was well out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Cortez as he connects with a hook.
Good exchange - Cortez coming out on top.
Cortez staying out of range there.
Cortez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ubaldo Cortez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wearmouth moves away.
Wearmouth is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cortez.
Wearmouth needs to keep his hands up - Cortez had a free shot at his head there.
Cortez tries to land a front kick but Wearmouth steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A shot to the liver by Cortez. Beautiful body shot.
Cortez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cortez throws a push kick but Wearmouth slaps the foot to one side.
Cortez thuds a left hand into Wearmouth's body.
Cortez jabs Wearmouth to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wearmouth connects with a solid leg kick.
Cortez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cortez scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth throws a low kick, looking for Cortez's leg but Cortez calmly moves out of range.
Good shot there by Cortez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wearmouth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cortez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wearmouth takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cortez with a nice cross.
Wearmouth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wearmouth throws a right and a left that Cortez avoids nicely.
Nice cross by Cortez.
Cortez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wearmouth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ubaldo Cortez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cortez 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Ubaldo Cortez!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Ubaldo Cortez!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Ubaldo Cortez!
Ubaldo Cortez wins by unanimous decision!
Ubaldo Cortez is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Ubaldo Cortez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Yajson Rram (ranked 882 p4p, 5608 weight class) and Oshan Jackson (ranked 98 p4p, 438 weight class). Rram's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Overhaul. Yajson Rram had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yajson Rram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oshan Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rram moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Rram looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rram connects with a body shot.
Jackson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jackson throws a nice head kick!
Jackson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Rram counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jackson thinking.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson throws a head kick but Rram moves out of range.
Rram closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A nice leg kick from Rram, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rram lands a lovely overhand right.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rram lands with a shot to the body.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Jackson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rram looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Rram. Those never looked like landing.
Rram lands a glancing blow to the side of Jackson's head.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Rram moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Rram bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson looks winded!
A left lands for Rram.
Rram lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rram fails to land with a series of punches.
Rram connects with the punch.
Jackson throws a right hand that Rram ducks under and follows up with a left that Rram also avoids with ease.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rram circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Rram jabs at Jackson's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rram.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson throws a series of strikes that have Rram backpedaling.
Rram has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rram lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rram breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rram connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rram connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jackson momentarily.
Jackson tries to move into range but Rram moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jackson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jackson is rocked!
Rram sizes up Jackson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Rram finish him?
Rram connects with a leg kick.
Rram staggers Jackson with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Jackson looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Rram is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yajson Rram!
Yajson Rram gave a mention to KOMBAT KLOTHING in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
The defeated Oshan Jackson had this to say: 'I tryed my best i want to thank the fans for coming out and supporting me. Ill be back and next time ill get the finish for you guys.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Bill Beukeboom (ranked 1276 p4p, 2547 weight class) and Lee Roy (ranked 194 p4p, 348 weight class). Roy has chosen General Lee as his entrance music. Lee Roy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Beukeboom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Roy!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beukeboom takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Roy connects with a leg kick.
Roy defending well as Beukeboom loads up on a big left hand.
Roy wants to land a leg kick but Beukeboom is out of range.
Beukeboom takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Roy throws a shot from downtown. Beukeboom moves away and avoids it.
Beukeboom throws a lazy uppercut
and Roy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Beukeboom misses.
Beukeboom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beukeboom.
Roy blocks a jab.
Roy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lee Roy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beukeboom takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Roy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Beukeboom's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roy misses with a double jab.
Beukeboom on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Roy. Roy obviously looking to wear him down.
Roy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Roy. That's going to slow Beukeboom down.
Roy throws a hook to the side of Beukeboom's head but Beukeboom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beukeboom is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Lee Roy has been cut.
Beukeboom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roy was well out of range. Poor timing from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom just misses with a punch to the body.
Roy connects with an inside leg kick.
Roy instigates a clinch.
A short left from Roy.
Roy lands a shoulder strike.
Roy throws a punch but it's blocked by Beukeboom.
Beukeboom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Beukeboom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roy pushes off an throws an elbow but Beukeboom leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Beukeboom misses with a punch on the inside.
Roy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
I was talking to Beukeboom's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
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!
Roy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Beukeboom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beukeboom is trying to break the clinch but Roy has him pressed against the ropes.
Beukeboom lands a shoulder strike.
Roy blocks a body shot from Beukeboom.
Roy can't find room to land a body shot as Beukeboom controls the action.
Beukeboom misses with a punch to the body.
Roy misses with a punch on the inside.
Roy trying to control the position but instead, Beukeboom has worked for underhooks and has pushed Roy into the ropes.
Beukeboom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Roy misses with a punch on the inside.
Beukeboom misses with some punches.
Beukeboom works on Roy's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Beukeboom.
Roy trying to stall but Beukeboom improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beukeboom working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Beukeboom.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Beukeboom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Beukeboom as the two fighters clinch.
Beukeboom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roy.
Nice body punch from Beukeboom - that landed with a thud.
Roy misses with some punches.
Beukeboom lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Roy.
Roy looks winded!
Roy takes a shot to the head.
Beukeboom digs a right hand underneath Roy's ribcage. Roy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Beukeboom digs a right hand into Roy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roy's gas tank.
Beukeboom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beukeboom scores with a shot to the side of Roy's head.
Beukeboom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roy backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beukeboom lands a hook that snaps the head of Roy backwards.
Beukeboom lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roy backwards.
Beukeboom misses with the head strike.
Roy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Beukeboom misses with some punches.
Roy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beukeboom blocks an elbow strike from Roy.
Roy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Beukeboom lands a shoulder strike.
Beukeboom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Beukeboom in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Roy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beukeboom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beukeboom digs a right hand underneath Roy's ribcage. Roy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roy takes a shot to the head.
Roy throws an elbow that misses.
Beukeboom misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Beukeboom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lee Roy's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Roy connects with a solid leg kick.
Roy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beukeboom.
Roy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beukeboom circles away quickly and effectively.
Beukeboom throws out a loose jab but Roy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lee Roy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beukeboom misses with a straight left.
Beukeboom walks into a stiff left hand from Roy.
Roy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Beukeboom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roy motions for Beukeboom to come forward. Roy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Beukeboom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roy moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beukeboom on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Roy. Roy obviously looking to wear him down.
Beukeboom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Roy 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Beukeboom checks a leg kick.
Beukeboom is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beukeboom digs a good hook to Roy's body.
Roy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beukeboom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beukeboom throws an overhand right that lands on Roy's shoulder, as Roy tries to avoid the shot.
Roy cracks Beukeboom with an open hand slap.
Beukeboom throws a hook to the side of Roy's head but Roy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roy lands with a nice body kick.
Beukeboom bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Roy's head.
That has opened up Lee Roy's cut even more.
Roy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beukeboom scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Roy beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Roy is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roy moves away from the strike by Beukeboom.
Beukeboom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roy throws out the jab.
It looked like Beukeboom wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Beukeboom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beukeboom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roy.
Roy throws a solid leg kick but Beukeboom takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Roy.
A little feinted left hand from Beukeboom on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Roy does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom throws the left hand but Roy avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Roy. That snapped Beukeboom's head back.
Beukeboom looks to land a right hand but Roy moved out of range.
Roy slips a jab from Beukeboom.
A clash of legs there as Beukeboom blocks the low kick.
Beukeboom throws a jab but it's blocked by Roy.
Beukeboom throws out a loose jab but Roy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beukeboom ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Roy defending well as Beukeboom loads up on a big left hand.
Roy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beukeboom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Beukeboom was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Roy.
Roy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Roy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Beukeboom blocks a leg kick.
Roy throws a big shot that misses.
Roy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beukeboom moves away.
Beukeboom lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Roy goes down! The ref sends Beukeboom to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Roy is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
The cut above Lee Roy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Beukeboom with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Beukeboom scores with a body shot.
Roy is breathing heavily.
Beukeboom throws a body punch but Roy moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roy digs a good body shot into Beukeboom's ribs.
Beukeboom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Beukeboom looks to land a right hand but Roy moved out of range.
Roy swings for the body but Beukeboom moves out of range.
Beukeboom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roy can do to turn this around?
That kick from Roy tenderised Beukeboom's leg. Beukeboom is trying to keep his angry face on.
Roy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lee Roy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Beukeboom misses with an uppercut.
Beukeboom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roy.
Beukeboom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy moves away from the strike by Beukeboom.
Beukeboom is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Beukeboom loads up on a big right hand but Roy slips the punch.
Roy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Roy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Beukeboom takes a step back to recover.
The fighters circling - Roy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Roy.
A little feinted left hand from Beukeboom on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Roy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Beukeboom misses with a straight left.
Roy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roy clobbers Beukeboom with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Roy scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roy connects with a solid leg kick.
Roy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Beukeboom wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Roy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom throws a jab when Roy was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Beukeboom dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lee Roy's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Roy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Beukeboom looks to throw the jab but Roy is out of range.
Roy throws out a powerful jab.
Roy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Beukeboom misses with a looping left.
Roy throws out a loose jab but Beukeboom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beukeboom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Roy is looking to score with low kicks.
Roy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beukeboom checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beukeboom misses with a straight right.
Beukeboom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Beukeboom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Roy misses the target.
Roy tried to score with a low kick but Beukeboom checks it.
Roy slips a jab from Beukeboom.
Roy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Beukeboom throws a hook to the side of Roy's head but Roy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roy misses with a wild combination.
Beukeboom throwing a counter right hand but Roy manages to avoid it.
Roy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom moves out of range of the strikes.
Roy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Roy throws a head kick that misses
and Roy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roy throws a right hand that Beukeboom ducks under and follows up with a left that Beukeboom also avoids with ease.
Beukeboom moves out of range of the body kick from Roy.
Roy blocks a jab.
Roy misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy takes one to the side of the head.
Roy ducks under a wild hook from Beukeboom.
Roy throws an overhand right that lands on Beukeboom's shoulder, as Beukeboom tries to avoid the shot.
Roy looks to land a right hand but Beukeboom moved out of range.
Beukeboom misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beukeboom lands a jab to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lee Roy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bill Beukeboom!
Bill Beukeboom retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dru Quick (ranked 21773 p4p, 22232 weight class) and Songkom Fairtex (ranked 198 p4p, 118 weight class). Quick comes to the ring accompanied by Gangster's Paradise- Coolio. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dru Quick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Songkom Fairtex!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quick takes one to the chin there.
Fairtex tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Quick finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Quick 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.
Quick cracks Fairtex with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Fairtex is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Fairtex is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
It looks like Songkom Fairtex has been cut.
Fairtex drops his guard momentarily, allowing Quick to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Fairtex! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Quick takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dru Quick!
Dru Quick 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Thom Tharrier (ranked 3508 p4p, 4833 weight class) and Jon Erikson (ranked 129 p4p, 96 weight class). Erikson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gåte - Statt Opp. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Erikson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erikson lands with a nice body punch.
Tharrier has been working on his boxing with his coaches at whitey's gym in the buildup to the fight.
Erikson checks the leg kick nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tharrier.
Erikson works Tharrier's body with a nice hook.
Erikson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tharrier misses with a lunging right hand
and Erikson counters with a straight right hand.
Erikson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Erikson misses with a wild body shot.
Tharrier fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Jon Erikson has been cut.
Tharrier takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Erikson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tharrier. Tharrier circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Erikson cracks a nice hook into Tharrier's ribs.
Erikson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Erikson moves away from the strike by Tharrier.
Erikson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tharrier has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tharrier doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Erikson scores with a push kick.
Erikson lands a lovely overhand right.
Erikson connects with a leg kick.
Erikson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tharrier misses with a body shot
and Erikson counters with an inside leg kick.
Erikson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tharrier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikson lands a jab to the nose.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tharrier. Erikson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tharrier misses with a hook. Erikson ducked under it nicely.
Erikson cracks a nice hook into Tharrier's ribs.
Erikson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tharrier tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tharrier throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Erikson to counter with a crisp jab.
Tharrier with the inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Erikson.
Erikson connects with a looping right hand.
Erikson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Erikson needs to keep his hands up - Tharrier had a free shot at his head there.
Tharrier throws a body punch but Erikson moves out of range.
Tharrier thows a leg kick but Erikson checks it
and Erikson counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tharrier tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Erikson 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.
Tharrier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Erikson lands with an uppercut that bounces Tharrier off the ropes and back into range.
Erikson with the inside leg kick.
Tharrier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Erikson connects with a body shot.
Erikson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erikson clinches up with Tharrier and pushes him back against the ropes.
Tharrier is trying to push Erikson away but Erikson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tharrier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tharrier swings wildly with an uppercut but Erikson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tharrier tries to throw a body punch but Erikson avoids it by throwing Tharrier back against the ropes.
Erikson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Erikson tries a body shot but Tharrier blocks it.
Erikson blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tharrier.
Tharrier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tharrier breaks the clinch.
Erikson ducks under a wild hook from Tharrier.
Erikson has managed to clinch.
Erikson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tharrier lands with a right to the head.
Tharrier takes a shot to the head.
Tharrier throws a punch but it's blocked by Erikson.
Tharrier takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tharrier pushes Erikson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tharrier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tharrier has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tharrier is trying to break free.
Tharrier misses with the head strike.
Erikson with a knee to the head.
It looks like Thom Tharrier has been cut.
Erikson lands an uppercut.
Erikson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Erikson is leaning against Tharrier and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tharrier lands a right hand.
Erikson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tharrier's face.
Erikson has a couple of punches blocked by Tharrier.
Erikson scores a nice knee to the body.
Tharrier is breathing heavily.
A short left from Erikson.
A short right from Erikson on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Erikson pushes Tharrier back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Tharrier takes a shot to the head.
Erikson blocking some punches.
Tharrier throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tharrier tries to break free but Erikson pushes him back against the ropes.
Erikson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Erikson lands with a short shot to the head.
Erikson lands with a short shot to the head.
Erikson tries to throw a body punch but Tharrier avoids it by throwing Erikson back against the ropes.
Erikson is leaning against Tharrier and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Erikson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Erikson looking to throw knees to the head but Tharrier is blocking nicely.
Tharrier managing to block the knees to the body from Erikson.
Erikson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tharrier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tharrier takes a shot to the head.
Tharrier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Erikson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tharrier backwards.
Erikson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tharrier's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Erikson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Erikson.
Erikson scores with a knee to the head.
Erikson lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Erikson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tharrier throws a sloppy body shot
and Erikson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Erikson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Erikson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tharrier is just out of range.
Jon Erikson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tharrier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Erikson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tharrier misses with a low kick.
A shot to the body from Tharrier misses
and Erikson counters with a stiff right hand.
Erikson ducks under a wild hook from Tharrier.
Erikson connects with a body shot that sends Tharrier's belly button to the back.
Erikson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tharrier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Erikson.
Erikson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tharrier.
Erikson lands a nice shot to the body.
Tharrier pivots, looking for a leg kick but Erikson is out of range and Tharrier settles back down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tharrier throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Erikson slips a straight right by Tharrier.
Tharrier is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Erikson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Erikson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thom Tharrier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Tharrier as he connects with a hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Erikson darts in and clinches Tharrier up against the ropes.
Erikson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Erikson lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Erikson.
Erikson lands a nice knee to the body.
Erikson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Erikson tries a body shot but Tharrier blocks it.
Tharrier takes a shot to the head.
Erikson lands with a light punch inside.
Erikson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tharrier takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Erikson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Erikson drops Tharrier with a big knee! Will Tharrier beat the count? Yep, he's up already and we're only at 3... let's see if he's just faking it or if he's actually OK.
Tharrier has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Erikson.
Erikson scores with a body shot.
Nice cross by Erikson.
Erikson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Erikson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Erikson! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erikson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Erikson throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Erikson finds it's way through Tharrier's defenses.
Erikson catches Tharrier with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Erikson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Erikson with a jab.
Tharrier chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Erikson is looking to slow Tharrier down with leg kicks.
Tharrier misses with a hook.
Erikson connects with a crisp jab.
Tharrier throws a right and a left that both miss.
Erikson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tharrier misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Erikson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tharrier misses with an uppercut. Erikson saw that one coming.
Tharrier walks into a stiff left hand from Erikson.
Erikson lands a head shot.
A solid body kick from Erikson.
Erikson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tharrier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erikson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tharrier looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tharrier misses with a straight left.
Tharrier is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Erikson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Erikson connects with a body shot that sends Tharrier's belly button to the back.
Erikson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tharrier.
Tharrier takes a swing at Erikson's ribcage but misses.
Erikson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick lands for Erikson.
Erikson with a nice cross.
Tharrier lands a jab.
Erikson slips under a jab from Tharrier.
Tharrier misses with a looping left.
Erikson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Erikson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tharrier on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tharrier shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tharrier walks into a straight right hand from Erikson.
Tharrier tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Erikson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tharrier looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Erikson - just one landing.
Tharrier tries to move into range but Erikson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Erikson connects with a body shot.
Erikson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tharrier throws a looping overhand right but Erikson ducks down to avoid it.
Erikson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Erikson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Erikson ducks under a wild hook from Tharrier.
Tharrier walks into a straight right hand from Erikson.
Danga de danga de dang - Erikson scores with a four punch combination!
Tharrier on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Erikson!
Erikson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tharrier at a distance.
Erikson lunges at Tharrier with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tharrier's hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Erikson connects with a leg kick.
Tharrier throws a body shot but no joy.
Erikson connects with a single shot there.
Erikson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tharrier momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Erikson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Erikson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A jab from Tharrier misses.
Tharrier misses with a looping right.
Tharrier takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Crunch! Erikson slams his shin into Tharrier's torso.
Erikson lands a nice hook to Tharrier's body. Tharrier takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Erikson scores with a hook to the body. Tharrier takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Erikson throws a head kick that Tharrier semi-blocks.
A shot to the liver by Erikson. Beautiful body shot.
Erikson cracks Tharrier with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Erikson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Erikson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tharrier misses with a shot to the body
and Erikson counters with a thumping low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Erikson tests Tharrier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tharrier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tharrier misses with a right hand
and Erikson counters with a left to the body.
Tharrier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Erikson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikson slips under a jab from Tharrier.
Erikson lands a jab.
Erikson with the inside leg kick.
Tharrier connects with a leg kick.
Erikson feints and then cracks Tharrier's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tharrier down.
Tharrier misses with a looping left.
Erikson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Erikson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tharrier looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tharrier tries to score with a low kick but Erikson moves his leg out of the way.
A swing and a miss from Tharrier.
Erikson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Erikson tests Tharrier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tharrier misses with a looping right.
Erikson cracks Tharrier with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Tharrier misses with an uppercut
and Erikson counters with a crisp hook 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!
Erikson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Erikson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Erikson feints a counter leg kick.
Tharrier's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Tharrier lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thom Tharrier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erikson connects with a leg kick.
Tharrier fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Erikson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Erikson throws a shot to the body.
Tharrier swings for the body but Erikson moves out of range.
Erikson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tharrier in his tracks.
Erikson connects with a leg kick.
Erikson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Erikson slips a straight right by Tharrier.
Tharrier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Erikson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Erikson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Erikson clobbers Tharrier with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tharrier misses the body punch
and Erikson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Erikson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tharrier looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Erikson lands with a thumping leg kick.
A low kick from Tharrier is predictable there
and Erikson counters by moving into the clinch.
Tharrier is trying to maintain a safe position but Erikson gets an underhook and turns Tharrier into the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erikson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tharriers head.
Jon Erikson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A knee to the head by Erikson.
Tharrier managing to block the knees to the body from Erikson.
Erikson crunches a lovely knee into Tharrier's ribcage.
A head punch on the inside from Tharrier fails to land.
Erikson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Erikson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tharrier lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Erikson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tharrier's elbow.
Erikson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Erikson.
Erikson lands with a right to the head.
Erikson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tharrier in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Erikson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Erikson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Erikson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Erikson presses Tharrier against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Erikson scores a nice knee to the body.
Tharrier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Tharrier's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erikson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Erikson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Erikson.
A short body shot lands from Erikson as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Erikson as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Erikson.
Erikson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Erikson tries a knee to the head but Tharrier blocks it.
Erikson lands an uppercut.
Erikson crunches a lovely knee into Tharrier's ribcage.
Erikson lands a hook that snaps the head of Tharrier backwards.
Erikson pushes Tharrier back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Erikson.
Erikson is leaning against Tharrier and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Erikson lands a knee to the head.
Erikson is working Tharrier over against the ropes.
Tharrier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Erikson scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Erikson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Erikson 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Jon Erikson!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Jon Erikson!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Jon Erikson!
Jon Erikson wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Jon Erikson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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