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AKF 46 | Akira vs. Morrison PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Thorvald Espensen (ranked 21500 p4p, 3312 weight class) and Miguel Sandoval (ranked 680 p4p, 413 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Thorvald Espensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Miguel Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandoval keeps the fight on the outside.
Espensen pushes Sandoval up against the ropes in a clinch.
Espensen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sandoval pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Espensen takes one to the side of the head.
Sandoval scores with a sloppy right hand. Espensen should have avoided that one.
Espensen pushes Sandoval up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sandoval pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sandoval scores with the left hand. Espensen knows he should have avoided that one.
Espensen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Espensen moves in looking to clinch but Sandoval pushes him off.
Sandoval 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.
Sandoval throws a body punch but Espensen moves out of range.
Sandoval swats away the attempt to clinch by Espensen.
Thorvald Espensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sandoval throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Espensen clinches up against the ropes.
Sandoval breaks the clinch.
Espensen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sandoval, pushing him back against the ropes.
Sandoval pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sandoval goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Espensen rushes Sandoval and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Espensen misses with a punch on the inside.
Sandoval's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Espensen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sandoval swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Espensen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sandoval paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sandoval throws out a counter right but Espensen avoids it with no problem.
Espensen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Espensen closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Sandoval to counter with a crisp jab.
Espensen is looking to clinch but Sandoval is avoiding it.
Espensen closes the distance and clinches.
Espensen throws a head punch that misses.
Sandoval escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sandoval scores with a hook.
Sandoval thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice straight punches there by Sandoval. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sandoval.
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!
Sandoval shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Espensen eats them both and turns towards Sandoval to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sandoval loads up on a big right hand but Espensen slips the punch.
Espensen rushes Sandoval and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espensen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sandoval breaks from the clinch.
Espensen 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.
Espensen moves into range and clinches up with Sandoval.
Sandoval pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sandoval swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Espensen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sandoval keeps the fight on the outside.
Espensen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Espensen closes the distance and clinches.
Espensen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sandoval manages to break the clinch.
Sandoval is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Espensen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The fight stays on the outside here - Espensen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from Sandoval on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sandoval thuds a left hand into Espensen's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sandoval throws a good cross that connects.
Sandoval jabs at Espensen's body.
Espensen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sandoval swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sandoval fails to land with a series of punches.
Sandoval swats away the attempt to clinch by Espensen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Sandoval dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sandoval circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sandoval counters with a right hand to the body.
Espensen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sandoval circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sandoval with a jab.
Espensen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sandoval circles away from the clinch attempt.
Espensen tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sandoval manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Espensen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sandoval has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sandoval throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miguel Sandoval seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sandoval punishes Espensen's body with a nice straight punch.
Espensen gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandoval breaks the clinch.
Sandoval jabs Espensen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Espensen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sandoval misses with an uppercut. Espensen saw that one coming.
Sandoval fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Espensen manages to avoid it.
Espensen tries to clinch but Sandoval moves away
and Sandoval counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval scores with a shot to the body.
Sandoval goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Espensen wants to clinch but Sandoval slips to the side
and Sandoval counters with a stiff right hand.
Espensen forces Sandoval back against the ropes and clinches.
Sandoval breaks the clinch.
Espensen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sandoval takes a swing at Espensen's ribcage but misses.
Espensen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Espensen moves to clinch but Sandoval breaks away
and Sandoval counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Espensen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Espensen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Espensen tries to close the distance and clinch but Sandoval swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Espensen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Espensen wants to clinch up but Sandoval keeps it at a distance.
Espensen doesn't manage to clinch there - Sandoval circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Espensen moves into the clinch.
Sandoval manages to break the clinch.
Espensen looks to clinch
and Sandoval counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espensen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sandoval comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sandoval connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sandoval misses with a wild body shot.
Espensen moves in looking to clinch but Sandoval pushes him off.
Espensen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Espensen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sandoval throws a right and a left that Espensen avoids nicely.
Sandoval lands with an uppercut that bounces Espensen off the ropes and back into range.
Sandoval keeps the fight on the outside.
Sandoval circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Sandoval to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sandoval misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Sandoval misses the target.
Sandoval avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Sandoval misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Sandoval showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sandoval scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thorvald Espensen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miguel Sandoval is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Espensen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sandoval counters with a straight right hand.
Sandoval digs a good hook to Espensen's body.
Espensen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sandoval swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sandoval! But no joy.
Espensen wants to clinch up but Sandoval keeps it at a distance.
Sandoval lands a nice hook to Espensen's body. Espensen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Espensen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sandoval thuds his right hand into Espensen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Espensen tries to clinch up but Sandoval circles away and keeps his distance.
Sandoval jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Espensen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Espensen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Espensen.
Espensen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Espensen working aggressively here.
Espensen working aggressively here.
Espensen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Espensen swings wildly with an uppercut but Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sandoval breaks the clinch.
Sandoval bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Espensen's head.
Espensen tries to clinch but Sandoval is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sandoval! But no joy.
Sandoval throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Espensen on the side of the head.
Espensen wants to clinch up but Sandoval keeps it at a distance.
Sandoval lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sandoval avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Espensen tries to close the distance and clinch but Sandoval swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sandoval lands a jab to Espensen's midsection.
Espensen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sandoval ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sandoval dips to his left and cracks Espensen with an uppercut!
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!
Espensen darts in trying to clinch
and Sandoval counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Espensen tries to clinch up.
Sandoval is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Espensen with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espensen doesn't manage to clinch there - Sandoval circles away.
Espensen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Espensen is looking to clinch but Sandoval is avoiding it.
Sandoval lands a glancing blow to the side of Espensen's head.
Espensen fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Espensen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sandoval throws out a counter right but Espensen avoids it with no problem.
Espensen tries to clinch but Sandoval is having none of it.
Espensen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Espensen wants to clinch
and Sandoval cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Espensen wants to clinch up but Sandoval keeps it at a distance.
Sandoval bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Espensen's head backwards.
Espensen has closed the distance and engaged Sandoval in a clinch.
Espensen swings wildly with an uppercut but Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid it.
Espensen misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Sandoval comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sandoval winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Sandoval!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Bobby Santino (ranked 23602 p4p, 18641 weight class) and Joseph Telushikin (ranked 637 p4p, 638 weight class). Santino comes to the ring accompanied by Daddy Why You Die?. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Santino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joseph Telushikin!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santino misses with a jab to the body
and Telushikin counters with a straight right hand.
Telushikin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Telushikin misses with the head strike.
Telushikin working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Telushikin.
A short uppercut from Telushikin.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Telushikin.
Telushikin working aggressively here.
Santino takes a shot to the head.
Telushikin swings wildly with an uppercut but Santino uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Santino.
A head punch on the inside from Telushikin fails to land.
Santino tries to throw a body punch but Telushikin avoids it by throwing Santino back against the ropes.
Telushikin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Telushikin letting Santino take a breather here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santino blocking some punches.
Santino lands a right hand.
Santino lands with a short shot to the head.
Telushikin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Telushikin throws a punch but it's blocked by Santino.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Telushikin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santino.
Telushikin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Telushikin fails to land.
A short right from Santino.
Santino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Santino.
Telushikin lands a nice uppercut.
Santino looking to throw knees to the head but Telushikin is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Telushikin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Telushikin has a couple of punches blocked by Santino.
Telushikin scores with a shoulder strike.
Telushikin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santino tries a knee to the head but Telushikin blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Telushikin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Telushikin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Telushikin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santino backwards.
Telushikin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Santino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Telushikin is defending well for now.
Telushikin lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Telushikin scores with a shoulder strike.
Telushikin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Telushikin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santino.
Santino working aggressively here.
Telushikin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Telushikin throws a head punch that misses.
Santino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Telushikin blocks it with crossed arms.
Telushikin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Telushikin.
Telushikin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The referee calls for Santino to work.
Telushikin lands a nice uppercut.
Telushikin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Telushikin throws a head punch that misses.
Telushikin prevents a body shot from Santino.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Telushikin.
Santino misses with some punches.
Telushikin misses with a punch on the inside.
Telushikin blocking some punches.
Santino misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Telushikin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Santino tests Telushikin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Telushikin lands with a shot to the body.
Telushikin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Telushikin throws a head kick that misses.
Telushikin just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSantino.
Telushikin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A combination from Telushikin does no damage.
No joy there for Telushikin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santino misses with a double jab
and Telushikin counters with a straight right hand.
Santino connects with a leg kick.
Santino takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Telushikin misses with a wild body shot.
Santino lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Telushikin at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santino scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Telushikin rushes Santino and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Telushikin lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santino misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Telushikin.
Santino misses with a knee strike.
Telushikin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Telushikin.
A nice left hand lands by Telushikin.
Telushikin takes a shot to the head.
Telushikin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Santino tries to work over Telushikin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Telushikin avoids it.
Santino lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Telushikin backwards.
Telushikin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Santino scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Telushikin blocks a body shot from Santino.
Santino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Telushikin scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A shot in the inside from Telushikin.
Telushikin lands with a right to the head.
Santino takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Telushikin.
Telushikin pushes Santino back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santino with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joseph Telushikin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Telushikin.
Santino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Telushikin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Telushikin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Telushikin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Santino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santino's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Telushikin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Santino tries to work over Telushikin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Telushikin lands a shoulder strike.
Telushikin takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Telushikin.
Santino softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Telushikin lands with a short shot to the head.
Telushikin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Telushikin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joseph Telushikin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Telushikin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santino circles away quickly and effectively.
Telushikin wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Telushikin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Telushikin throws a head kick that misses
and Santino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santino lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Telushikin at a distance.
Telushikin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santino on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Telushikin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Telushikin avoids the body shot from Santino.
Santino misses with a double jab
and Telushikin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Telushikin moves into range and clinches up with Santino.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Santino wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santino takes a shot to the head.
Santino misses with some punches.
Santino lands a right hand that snaps the head of Telushikin backwards.
Telushikin lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Telushikin swings wildly with an uppercut but Santino uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santino swings wildly with an uppercut but Telushikin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Telushikin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Telushikin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santino is trying to maintain a safe position but Telushikin gets an underhook and turns Santino into the ropes.
Telushikin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santino with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santino working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Santino fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Telushikin as Santino tries to tie him up.
Telushikin blocking some punches.
Telushikin pushes Santino back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Telushikin lands a hook that snaps the head of Santino backwards.
Santino swings wildly with an uppercut but Telushikin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Telushikin blocks an uppercut.
Bobby Santino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Telushikin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Telushikin working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Telushikin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Telushikin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Santino working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Telushikin working aggressively here.
Santino takes a shot to the head.
Telushikin misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santino.
Santino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Telushikin lands a hook that snaps the head of Santino backwards.
Santino throws a head punch that misses.
Santino with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Santino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santino scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Santino.
Telushikin managing to block the knees to the body from Santino.
Santino tries to land knees in the clinch but Telushikin avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Telushikin throws a punch but it's blocked by Santino.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santino.
Santino's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Telushikin lands a right hand.
Santino lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Joseph Telushikin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Santino swings wildly with an uppercut but Telushikin uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Telushikin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Telushikin 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Telushikin!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ross Buchanan (ranked 23104 p4p, 3950 weight class) and Dieselnoi Por Pramuk (ranked 495 p4p, 364 weight class). Buchanan comes to the ring accompanied by Roy Buchanan's Train Blues. Por Pramuk has chosen Muay Thai Music - Wai Khru Ram Muay as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Good chin
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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 32 - 39 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ross Buchanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dieselnoi Por Pramuk!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Por Pramuk cracks Buchanan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That kick from Por Pramuk tenderised Buchanan's leg. Buchanan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Buchanan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Por Pramuk let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Buchanan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Por Pramuk throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Buchanan on the side of the head.
Por Pramuk clinches up with Buchanan and pushes him back against the ropes.
Por Pramuk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Por Pramuk blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Por Pramuk.
Buchanan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Por Pramuk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice jab there from Buchanan.
A shot to the liver by Por Pramuk. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buchanan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk checks a leg kick nicely.
Por Pramuk steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Buchanan.
Buchanan misses with a low kick as Por Pramuk jumps back.
Por Pramuk closes the distance and clinches.
Por Pramuk tries a body shot but Buchanan blocks it.
Buchanan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Buchanan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Por Pramuk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuk pushes off an throws an elbow but Buchanan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Buchanan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Por Pramuk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Por Pramuk breaks the clinch.
Por Pramuk ducks under a wild hook from Buchanan.
Buchanan takes a swing at Por Pramuk's ribcage but misses.
Buchanan sets himself, and Por Pramuk steps forward looking for the clinch! Buchanan avoids it this time.
Por Pramuk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Buchanan, pushing him back against the ropes.
Por Pramuk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk presses Buchanan against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Buchanan avoids a wild elbow strike from Por Pramuk.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Por Pramuk.
Buchanan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Por Pramuk's elbow.
Buchanan scores with a shoulder strike.
Por Pramuk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Buchanan backwards.
Por Pramuk lands an elbow just above Buchanan 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Por Pramuk working aggressively here.
Buchanan throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk breaks the clinch.
Buchanan throws a leg kick
and Por Pramuk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Buchanan missing with a left hand there. Por Pramuk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Buchanan walks into a jab.
Buchanan tries a head kick but it misses.
Por Pramuk is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Buchanan with a body shot.
Por Pramuk darts in and clinches Buchanan up against the ropes.
Por Pramuk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Por Pramuk lands a nice elbow.
 It looks like Ross Buchanan has been cut.
A short right from Buchanan.
Por Pramuk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Por Pramuk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Buchanan is looking for a counter combo.
Nice cross by Buchanan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buchanan throws a right hand that misses
and Por Pramuk counters with a stiff right hand.
Buchanan misses with a hook to the body
and Por Pramuk moves into the clinch.
Buchanan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ross Buchanan'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.
Por Pramuk stuns Buchanan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Por Pramuk lands with a good body shot.
Buchanan misses with a body kick.
Buchanan connects with a nice looking jab.
Buchanan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Buchanan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Por Pramuk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Por Pramuk clinches up with Buchanan and pushes him back against the ropes.
Por Pramuk tries a body shot but Buchanan blocks it.
Buchanan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Buchanan working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Por Pramuk.
Buchanan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Buchanan takes a shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Por Pramuk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Buchanan's elbow.
Por Pramuk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Por Pramuk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Por Pramuk - that landed with a thud.
Buchanan struggles to land a body shot inside as Por Pramuk controls his hands.
Buchanan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Por Pramuk.
Buchanan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Por Pramuk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Por Pramuk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Por Pramuk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk pushes off an throws an elbow but Buchanan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Por Pramuk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Buchanan tries to work over Por Pramuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Por Pramuk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buchanan lands a right hook to the body.
Buchanan throws a head kick but Por Pramuk moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Buchanan. Those never looked like landing.
Buchanan misses with a low kick.
Por Pramuk rushes Buchanan and presses him up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Por Pramuk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Por Pramuk scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ross Buchanan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Por Pramuk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Buchanan swings wildly with an uppercut but Por Pramuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Por Pramuk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Buchanan's elbow.
Por Pramuk breaks from the clinch.
Por Pramuk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Por Pramuk takes a swing at Buchanan's ribcage but misses.
Buchanan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Por Pramuk cracks Buchanan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Buchanan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slow jab from Buchanan misses its intended target.
Por Pramuk scores with the left hand. Buchanan knows he should have avoided that one.
Left hook, right uppercut from Buchanan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Por Pramuk takes a swing at Buchanan's ribcage but misses.
Por Pramuk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Por Pramuk checks a low kick from Buchanan.
Por Pramuk is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Buchanan takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ross Buchanan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Buchanan cracks Por Pramuk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Por Pramuk just misses with a punch to the body.
Por Pramuk has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Buchanan throws a leg kick but Por Pramuk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Por Pramuk finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Buchanan throws a head kick that misses
and Por Pramuk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Por Pramuk tries a body shot but Buchanan blocks it.
Buchanan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buchanan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Por Pramuk's elbow.
Buchanan tries to work over Por Pramuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Por Pramuk digs a right hand underneath Buchanan's ribcage. Buchanan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Por Pramuk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Por Pramuk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Buchanan.
Buchanan throwing a counter right hand but Por Pramuk manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Por Pramuk connects with a body shot that sends Buchanan's belly button to the back.
A jab from Por Pramuk does it's job there.
Buchanan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Por Pramuk has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Buchanan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuk closes the distance and pushes Buchanan back into the ropes.
Buchanan gets through Por Pramuk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Por Pramuk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Por Pramuk connects with a jab.
Por Pramuk feints a jab promting Buchanan to slip. Por Pramuk then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Buchanan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ross Buchanan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Por Pramuk scores with a sloppy right hand. Buchanan should have avoided that one.
 Buchanan is rocked!
Por Pramuk misses with a series of wild punches.
Buchanan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Buchanan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oh Buchanan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Buchanan misses with a double jab
enabling Por Pramuk to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Buchanan tries a head kick but it misses.
Buchanan seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk gets a clinch.
Por Pramuk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Por Pramuk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Buchanan tries to throw a body punch but Por Pramuk avoids it by throwing Buchanan back against the ropes.
Por Pramuk lands a body punch.
Por Pramuk misses with an elbow strike.
Por Pramuk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Por Pramuk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Buchanan's elbow.
Por Pramuk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buchanan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Buchanan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Por Pramuk moves away.
Buchanan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Por Pramuk cracks Buchanan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Por Pramuk moves away from the strike by Buchanan.
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buchanan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ross Buchanan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buchanan misses with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Buchanan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Por Pramuk 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dieselnoi Por Pramuk!
A victorious Dieselnoi Por Pramuk thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Gaizka Elizondo (ranked 3625 p4p, 5041 weight class) and Ubaldo Cortez (ranked 437 p4p, 526 weight class). Elizondo comes to the ring accompanied by Peewee Longway & Money Man - Ooowwweee. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaizka Elizondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ubaldo Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Elizondo.
Cortez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Elizondo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Elizondo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cortez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Cortez misses the target.
Elizondo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A shot to the body from Elizondo misses
and Cortez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cortez misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Elizondo misses the target.
Elizondo misses with a body shot
and Elizondo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elizondo throws a head kick that misses
and Cortez counters with a slapping leg kick.
A cross from Elizondo lands.
Cortez with a jab.
Elizondo misses with a lunging right hand
and Cortez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cortez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Elizondo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elizondo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortez.
Elizondo misses with a left hand
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
Elizondo misses the shot to the body.
Cortez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Elizondo with a body shot.
Elizondo slips under a jab from Cortez.
Elizondo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Thib's Sweat Shoppe in the buildup to the fight.
Elizondo loads up on a big right hand but Cortez slips the punch.
Elizondo throws a shot from downtown. Cortez moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Elizondo throws a hook but Cortez blocks it.
Elizondo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cortez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cortez lands a right hook to the body.
Elizondo misses with a lunging right hand
and Cortez counters with a left to the body.
Cortez misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Cortez misses.
Cortez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Elizondo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elizondo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Elizondo misses with a wild body shot.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cortez takes a swing at Elizondo's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elizondo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cortez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cortez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Elizondo swings widly with a right hand
and Elizondo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Elizondo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cortez counters with a nice uppercut.
Elizondo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cortez.
Elizondo misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez digs a good body shot into Elizondo's ribs.
Cortez staying out of range there.
Elizondo lands with a good body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ubaldo Cortez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Elizondo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Elizondo throws the left hand but Cortez avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Elizondo. Cortez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ubaldo Cortez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Elizondo misses with a wild body shot.
Elizondo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cortez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Elizondo looks to throw the jab but Cortez is out of range.
Elizondo misses with a shot to the body
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
Elizondo missing with a left hand there. Cortez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Elizondo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elizondo tries a head kick but it misses.
Cortez misses with a jab to the body
and Elizondo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Elizondo throws a looping overhand right but Cortez ducks down to avoid it.
Cortez slips a jab from Elizondo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez lands a head shot.
Cortez moves out of range as Elizondo strikes.
Cortez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Elizondo just misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez is looking for the big counter here.
Cortez throws a body punch but Elizondo moves out of range.
Elizondo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Elizondo misses the shot to the body.
Cortez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cortez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Elizondo misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Elizondo throws a wild body kick that Cortez sees coming a mile off.
Cortez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Elizondo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
Elizondo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Elizondo.
Elizondo takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
Cortez avoids the body shot from Elizondo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Cortez.
Elizondo misses with a lunging right hand
and Cortez counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Elizondo.
Elizondo misses with a right hand
and Cortez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That kick from Cortez tenderised Elizondo's leg. Elizondo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Elizondo misses with a hook
and Cortez counters by clinching up.
Elizondo manages to break the clinch.
Cortez lands a front kick.
Cortez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Elizondo throws out the jab.
Elizondo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortez misses with a body shot.
Gaizka Elizondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elizondo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ubaldo Cortez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Elizondo lands a nice looking body shot.
Gaizka Elizondo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cortez misses with a straight left.
Elizondo lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Cortez finds it's way through Elizondo's defenses.
A shot to the body from Elizondo misses
and Cortez counters with a nice uppercut.
Elizondo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cortez counters with a left and a right that stings Elizondo.
Elizondo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cortez avoids the body shot from Elizondo.
A big right from Elizondo misses.
Elizondo throws a right hand that misses
and Cortez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elizondo gets tackled into the ropes by Cortez. Cortez maintains the clinch.
Elizondo lands a nice uppercut.
Cortez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Elizondo or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cortez throws a series of punches but Elizondo avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Elizondo misses.
Cortez scores with a shot to the body.
Cortez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Elizondo misses with a body punch
and Cortez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ubaldo Cortez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Elizondo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Elizondo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cortez.
Elizondo misses with a body shot.
Elizondo throws a right hand that misses
and Cortez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Elizondo.
The fighters circling - Elizondo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Elizondo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elizondo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Elizondo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Elizondo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cortez counters with a nice body shot.
Elizondo misses with a lunging right hand
and Cortez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Elizondo misses with a jab to the body
and Cortez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Elizondo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortez.
Cortez connects with a body shot.
Cortez lands an overhand right.
Cortez throws out a loose jab but Elizondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Elizondo connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot by Cortez.
A low kick lands for Cortez.
Cortez lands a jab to Elizondo's midsection.
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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ubaldo Cortez!
After winning the bout, Ubaldo Cortez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Gaizka Elizondo spoke after the fight, saying 'gonna take some time off '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Yajson Rram (ranked 1559 p4p, 1747 weight class) and Daniel Mendoza (ranked 177 p4p, 190 weight class). Rram comes to the ring accompanied by Overhaul. Yajson Rram could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Daniel Mendoza's chin.
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Cardio machine
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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 25 - 12 - 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 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rram throws a body shot but no joy.
Rram with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mendoza to score with a decent uppercut.
Mendoza 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.
Rram misses with a wild body shot.
Rram throws a body shot but no joy.
Rram takes one to the side of the head.
Mendoza cracks Rram with a good jab.
Rram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rram throws a lazy right hand but Mendoza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rram takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rram looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mendoza defending well as Rram loads up on a big left hand.
Rram tries to clinch up but Mendoza circles away and keeps his distance.
Rram works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rram with the inside leg kick.
Mendoza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rram moves away.
Mendoza lands a glancing blow to the side of Rram's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendoza misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick from Rram, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rram dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mendoza. That did some damage!
Rram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendoza moves away.
Mendoza tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendoza.
Mendoza misses with an uppercut.
Rram turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Rram. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rram.
Mendoza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rram.
Mendoza throws a hook but Rram blocks it.
Rram misses with the combination.
Mendoza lands with a cross.
Mendoza comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rram throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mendoza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Rram - just one landing.
Rram throws a body punch but Mendoza moves out of range.
Rram throws a jab when Mendoza was well out of range.
Rram throws a jab when Mendoza was well out of range.
Mendoza throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendoza was well out of range. Poor timing from Rram.
Mendoza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rram manages to avoid it.
Rram moves away from the strike by Mendoza.
Rram looks to land a right hand but Mendoza moved out of range.
Rram tries to clinch up.
Rram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Rram 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rram lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mendoza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rram moves away.
Rram went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nice uppercut lands for Rram. That snapped Mendoza's head back.
Nice shot lands for Rram.
Rram steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mendoza.
Rram lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rram misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Mendoza misses.
Mendoza throws a hook but Rram avoids it easily.
Mendoza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yajson Rram will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mendoza throws the left hand but Rram avoids the punch easily.
Mendoza with a jab.
Rram scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
 It looks like Daniel Mendoza has been cut.
Mendoza fails to land with a series of punches.
Rram swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mendoza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rram manages to avoid it.
Mendoza misses with a few strikes there.
Yajson Rram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rram lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mendoza throws a jab when Rram was well out of range.
Rram ducks under a wild hook from Mendoza.
Rram moves out of range as Mendoza strikes.
Rram throws a right and a left that Mendoza avoids nicely.
It seemed like Mendoza was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rram swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rram swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mendoza.
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!
Rram waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mendoza.
Yajson Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendoza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rram.
Rram lands with a good body shot.
Mendoza takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mendoza misses with a body shot
and Rram counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram misses with a double jab.
Donk. Rram catches Mendoza right on the button with a cross.
Sloppy strikes from Rram. Those never looked like landing.
Mendoza misses with a looping right.
Rram half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mendoza needs to keep his hands up - Rram had a free shot at his head there.
Mendoza looks to score with a jab to the body but Rram is just out of range.
Rram throws an overhand right that lands on Mendoza's shoulder, as Mendoza tries to avoid the shot.
Mendoza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rram lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mendoza circles away quickly and effectively.
Rram misses with a low kick.
Rram takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rram lands a jab to the head.
Mendoza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rram.
Mendoza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rram throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendoza throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram jabs at Mendoza's body.
Rram is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendoza can do to turn this around?
A jab from Rram finds it's way through Mendoza's defenses.
Rram keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rram ducks under a wild hook from Mendoza.
Rram throws a body punch but Mendoza moves out of range.
Mendoza scores with a jab to the head.
Rram misses with a body shot.
Rram avoids the body shot from Mendoza.
Rram looks to land a body kick but Mendoza moved away.
Rram takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mendoza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rram.
Mendoza moves away from the strike by Rram.
Mendoza misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendoza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rram.
It looked like Rram wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rram lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mendoza tries to move into range but Rram moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yajson Rram dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Mendoza's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Mendoza lands a jab to Rram's midsection.
Daniel Mendoza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yajson Rram is winning the standup battle so far.
Rram lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mendoza. Rram does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mendoza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mendoza has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mendoza throws a series of punches but Rram moves out of range.
Mendoza throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendoza misses the jab.
Mendoza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rram was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendoza.
Rram lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mendoza misses with a straight left.
Rram cracks Mendoza with a good jab.
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!
Rram thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mendoza appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Mendoza. Those never looked like landing.
Mendoza throws out a loose jab but Rram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendoza throws a right hand that misses
and Rram counters with an outside leg kick.
Mendoza throws a sloppy body shot
and Rram counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendoza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendoza throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Rram misses the target.
Mendoza with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rram to score with a decent uppercut.
Rram takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rram lands with an overhand left.
Mendoza ducks right into an uppercut from Rram.
 Mendoza is rocked!
Mendoza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rram.
Mendoza is still on wobbly legs! Can Rram finish him?
A shot to the liver by Mendoza. Beautiful body shot.
Mendoza seems to have recovered his senses.
Mendoza stuns Rram with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mendoza connects with a crisp jab.
Rram swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mendoza counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mendoza throws an overhand right that lands on Rram's shoulder, as Rram tries to avoid the shot.
Rram is looking for a counter combo.
A punch combination from Rram misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendoza blocks a jab.
Rram takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rram scores with a decent looking hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Rram misses the target.
Mendoza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rram.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza slips under a jab.
Rram dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mendoza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rram's hands.
Rram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendoza manages to avoid it.
Rram lands a nice hook to Mendoza's body. Mendoza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mendoza scores with a hook.
Rram looks to land a combination. Mendoza sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mendoza throws a body shot but no joy.
Yajson Rram is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big left from Mendoza misses.
Rram keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendoza.
An attempted straight right counter from Rram misses the target.
No joy there for Rram, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rram sizes up Mendoza with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rram uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendoza.
Mendoza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rram.
Rram throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rram looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yajson Rram showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rram 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yajson Rram!
Yajson Rram managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KOMBAT KLOTHING, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tom Obama (ranked 4160 p4p, 22693 weight class) and Dru Quick (ranked 140 p4p, 226 weight class). Quick comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gangster's Paradise- Coolio kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tom Obama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dru Quick!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama throws a head kick but Quick moves out of range.
Obama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Obama walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Quick checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Quick loads up on a big right hand but Obama slips the punch.
Obama clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Obama.
A nice right hand lands inside from Obama.
Obama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Quick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Obama fails to land.
Obama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obama lands a hook that snaps the head of Quick backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quick is trying to break the clinch but Obama is controlling him.
Obama can't find room to land a body shot as Quick controls the action.
Obama tries to work over Quick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I was talking to Obama's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Quick tries a knee to the head but Obama blocks it.
Quick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Obama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Obama is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Quick is keeping busy.
Obama has Quick pressed against the ropes, preventing Quick from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Obama.
A short uppercut from Obama.
Quick tries to work over Obama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Quick landing knees to the head.
Come on Obama - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Obama is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Obama struggles to land a body shot inside as Quick controls his hands.
Quick misses with a knee to the head.
Obama is pushing Quick up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Obama has a couple of punches blocked by Quick.
A head punch on the inside from Obama fails to land.
Obama tries to throw a body punch but Quick avoids it by throwing Obama back against the ropes.
Quick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Obama blocks it with crossed arms.
Obama lands a right hand.
Obama stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Quick looks winded!
Quick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Obama stalling in the clinch but Quick improves position.
Quick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Obama's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obama cracks Quick with a nice body shot.
Quick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've been informed that Quick 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.
Obama is looking to control Quick's arms but Quick gets an underhook and turns him. Now Obama has his back to the ropes.
Obama lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Quick looking to throw knees to the head but Obama is blocking nicely.
Obama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Obama ducks right into an uppercut from Quick.
Quick tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Obama.
Obama uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Quick has time to react.
Obama lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Obama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quick walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tom Obama!
A victorious Tom Obama thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Riley Knox (ranked 21254 p4p, 23122 weight class) and Sortek Redfist (ranked 692 p4p, 718 weight class). Knox comes to the ring accompanied by Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz). Redfist has chosen Earl Sweatshirt-Chum as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Riley Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sortek Redfist!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redfist scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Redfist lands with a hook. Knox tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Knox takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knox is looking to clinch.
Redfist throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Redfist slips a jab and a cross from Knox.
Knox blocks a jab.
Redfist digs a good hook to Knox's body.
Knox moves out of range as Redfist strikes.
Nice shot lands for Redfist.
Knox throws a head kick but Redfist moves out of range.
It seemed like Redfist was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Redfist takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Redfist scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox looks to land a body kick but Redfist moved away.
Redfist throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Knox thinks about countering with a body kick.
Knox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Redfist lands a nice shot that snaps Knox's head back.
Sortek Redfist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Redfist misses.
Knox seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Knox misses with a head kick.
Redfist throws a counter combo.
Knox takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Redfist looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Redfist looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Knox.
Redfist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Redfist might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Redfist scores with the left hand. Knox knows he should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Knox.
Good shot there by Redfist.
A good leg kick by Redfist.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Redfist connects with a body shot.
Knox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Redfist is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Knox had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The crowd cheers as Redfist lands an impressive looking overhand right. Knox doesn't seem phased though.
Redfist avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knox takes one on the button.
Redfist's jab looks to have found its range, popping Knox under the eye.
Redfist misses the shot to the body.
Redfist throws a big shot that misses.
Knox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knox is looking to clinch.
Knox backing away here, and Redfist unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Redfist misses with a straight left.
Redfist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
As Redfist backs away, Knox returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Redfist catches Knox with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Knox is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sortek Redfist dominated that round.
That's time! Knox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Knox drops his guard momentarily, allowing Redfist to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Knox! 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! Redfist takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sortek Redfist!
Sortek Redfist was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Claudio Benedetti (ranked 3640 p4p, 23135 weight class) and Carlotos Spiteri (ranked 452 p4p, 719 weight class). Benedetti's entrance music is Atrevete te. A fine choice. Spiteri is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Day to day basis. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Claudio Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlotos Spiteri!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
Spiteri throws out a counter right but Benedetti avoids it with no problem.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. Spiteri saw that one coming.
Spiteri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Spiteri tries a quick counter leg kick but Benedetti is wise to it.
Spiteri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benedetti lands a right hook to the body.
A combination from Benedetti does no damage.
Spiteri looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Spiteri is looking to clinch but Benedetti is avoiding it.
Spiteri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spiteri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spiteri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spiteri slips under a jab.
Benedetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Claudio Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benedetti scores with a nice right hand.
Spiteri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiteri moves forwards but Benedetti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benedetti takes one to the side of the head.
Benedetti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Finch Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Spiteri ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Benedetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spiteri.
Spiteri looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Spiteri slips under a jab from Benedetti.
A big right from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti backing away here, and Spiteri unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Spiteri looks to score with a jab to the body but Benedetti is just out of range.
Spiteri takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Spiteri misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benedetti scores with a hook to the body. Spiteri takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Spiteri ducked under it nicely.
Benedetti just misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Spiteris jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedetti checks the leg kick.
Benedetti loads up on a big right hand but Spiteri slips the punch.
Benedetti connects with a single shot there.
Spiteri takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Benedetti throws a hook but Spiteri blocks it.
Benedetti throws a sloppy body shot
and Spiteri counters with a nice uppercut.
Benedetti throws a jab when Spiteri was well out of range.
Benedetti throws a series of punches but Spiteri moves out of range.
Spiteri looks to land a right hand but Benedetti moved out of range.
Benedetti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Spiteri.
The fighters circling - Benedetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benedetti throws a looping overhand right but Spiteri ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Benedetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Claudio Benedetti dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Benedetti throws a hook but Spiteri blocks it.
Benedetti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spiteri moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benedetti swings away with a body shot that misses
and Spiteri counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice straight punches there by Spiteri. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spiteri.
Benedetti is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Spiteri.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benedetti throws a hook but Spiteri avoids it easily.
Spiteri misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
Spiteri feints a counter leg kick.
Benedetti takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Spiteri slips under a jab from Benedetti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spiteri lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Benedetti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spiteri can do to turn this around?
Benedetti misses with a left hand
and Spiteri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Benedetti does no damage.
Spiteri lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiteri throws a body shot but no joy.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Benedetti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spiteri is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Spiteri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Spiteri back to the ropes. Benedetti follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Spiteri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Claudio Benedetti is winning the standup battle so far.
Spiteri slips under a jab.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Spiteri ducked under it nicely.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. Spiteri saw that one coming.
Benedetti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Benedetti misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spiteri. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spiteri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spiteri throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedetti catches Spiteri with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Spiteri lands a nice looking kick to the body. Benedetti takes a step back to recover.
Benedetti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spiteri.
Spiteri cracks Benedetti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on Spiteri's shoulder, as Spiteri tries to avoid the shot.
Spiteri flicks out a counter leg kick but Benedetti steps away.
Spiteri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Benedetti throws a hook but Spiteri blocks it.
A nice side step and Spiteri releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Benedetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spiteri! But no joy.
Spiteri lands a nice looking body shot.
Benedetti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Spiteri is looking to land body kicks.
Benedetti moves out of range as Spiteri throws a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlotos Spiteri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Benedetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spiteri blocks a jab.
Spiteri misses with a body shot.
Spiteri takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Spiteri slips under a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti lands a lovely overhand right.
Benedetti misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Benedetti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spiteri doesn't seem phased though.
Spiteri 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.
Benedetti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti throws a hook but Spiteri blocks it.
Benedetti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Spiteri.
Benedetti throws a hook but Spiteri blocks it.
Benedetti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Spiteri avoids the head kick by Benedetti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiteri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benedetti.
Spiteri throws out a counter right but Benedetti avoids it with no problem.
Benedetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Spiteri.
Benedetti throws a body punch but Spiteri moves out of range.
Benedetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spiteri.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Spiteri ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Spiteri was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Benedetti throws a hook but Spiteri blocks it.
Benedetti throws a hook but Spiteri blocks it.
Benedetti cracks Spiteri with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jab by Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a looping overhand right but Spiteri ducks down to avoid it.
Spiteri doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Spiteri moved out of range.
Spiteri throws a nice inside leg kick.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Spiteri ducked under it nicely.
Benedetti connects with a nice looking jab.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Spiteri.
It looked like Benedetti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benedetti loads up on a big right hand but Spiteri slips the punch.
Benedetti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Spiteri.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spiteri takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Spiteri feints and then cracks Benedetti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benedetti down.
A punch lands to the side of Benedetti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Spiteri connects with a crisp jab.
Benedetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Spiteri with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benedetti to score with a decent uppercut.
Spiteri throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benedetti lands with a cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Benedetti.
Spiteri looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Spiteri misses with a looping right.
Benedetti throws a quick counter head kick but Spiteri was just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Claudio Benedetti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Benedetti 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Daniel Dimitrov (ranked 4546 p4p, 23133 weight class) and Brian Upchurch (ranked 153 p4p, 118 weight class). Dimitrov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Drake - Energy. Upchurch comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Quit Lyin kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 39 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Dimitrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Upchurch!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Dimitrov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Daniel Dimitrov has been cut.
Dimitrov cracks Upchurch with a good jab.
It looks like Brian Upchurch has been cut.
Dimitrov clinches up against the ropes.
Dimitrov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Dimitrov misses with a body punch.
Dimitrov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Upchurch connects with a knee to the head.
Dimitrov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Upchurch blocks it with crossed arms.
Dimitrov can't break the clinch.
Upchurch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dimitrov blocking some punches.
Dimitrov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dimitrov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Upchurch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dimitrov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dimitrov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Dimitrov blocks a body shot from Upchurch.
Upchurch lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dimitrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dimitrov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dimitrov throws a lazy uppercut
and Upchurch counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dimitrov looks to land a combination but Upchurch avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Upchurch moves away.
Upchurch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dimitrov throws a looping overhand right but Upchurch ducks down to avoid it.
Upchurch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniel Dimitrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Upchurch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dimitrov instigates a clinch.
Upchurch lands a nice elbow.
Dimitrov is trying to push Upchurch away but Upchurch has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Upchurch has a couple of punches blocked by Dimitrov.
Upchurch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Upchurch obliges.
Upchurch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Upchurch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Daniel Dimitrov's cut is getting worse.
Upchurch told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A nice left hand lands by Upchurch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Upchurch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dimitrovs head.
Upchurch working Dimitrov over with knees to the body.
Dimitrov is breathing heavily.
Upchurch working Dimitrov over with knees to the body.
Upchurch lands a shoulder strike.
Upchurch is leaning against Dimitrov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Upchurch using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Upchurch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dimitrov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice left hand lands by Upchurch.
Upchurch struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimitrov controls his hands.
Upchurch lands with a right to the head.
Upchurch using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Upchurch pushes Dimitrov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Upchurch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Upchurch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Upchurch lands an elbow that stopped Dimitrov in his tracks for a moment.
Upchurch blocks an elbow strike from Dimitrov.
Our sources have told us that Dimitrov has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Upchurch lands an uppercut.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Upchurch lands an elbow inside that Dimitrov shrugs off.
Daniel Dimitrov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dimitrov can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dimitrov wants to break free but Upchurch has control.
Dimitrov breaks the clinch.
Upchurch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dimitrov with a nice calf kick.
Upchurch moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Upchurch dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Upchurch catches Dimitrov napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Dimitrov crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Upchurch raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brian Upchurch!
After winning the bout, Brian Upchurch thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Hokuto Akira (ranked 1888 p4p, 20473 weight class) and Ray Morrison (ranked 229 p4p, 610 weight class). Morrison has chosen Leave Me Alone as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hokuto Akira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison dips to his left and cracks Akira with an uppercut!
Akira with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morrison to score with a decent uppercut.
Morrison misses with a hook to the body
and Akira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Akira avoids the head kick by Morrison.
Morrison swings widly with a right hand
enabling Akira to counter with a crisp jab.
Morrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morrison lands a nice leg kick that just misses Akira's sensitive parts.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison closes the distance and clinches.
Morrison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morrison tries to work over Akira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Akira.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrison lands with a right to the head.
Morrison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morrison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Morrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morrison throws a poor cross that misses
and Akira counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison is looking to chop away at Akira's legs.
Akira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morrison misses with a body shot
and Morrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morrison falls off balance throwing a combination
and Akira counters with a straight right hand.
Akira misses with an uppercut
and Morrison counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morrison misses with a shot to the body
and Akira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morrison is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Akira misses the target.
Morrison is still on wobbly legs! Can Akira finish him?
Morrison moves out of range as Akira strikes.
Morrison seems to have recovered his senses.
Morrison misses with an uppercut
and Akira counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Morrison goes down! Akira rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Morrison is up to one knee.... 8,9....10! He didn't make it! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Hokuto Akira!
Hokuto Akira retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Hokuto Akira 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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