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AKF 51 | Akira vs. Kovingten PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Eward Knight (ranked 5967 p4p, 1345 weight class) and Lester Neich (ranked 441 p4p, 146 weight class). Neich has chosen YKWIM? - Yot club as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Lester Neich is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eward Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lester Neich!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight throws a combination that misses
letting Neich counter with a right hand.
Eward Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight slips under a jab.
Knight throws a big counter combination but Neich scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A punch combination from Knight misses.
A nice combination there by Neich.
Neich moves into range and connects with a jab.
Knight throws a combination that misses
and Neich counters by clinching up.
Neich has Knight pressed against the ropes, preventing Knight from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Neich pushes Knight back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Neich lands a body punch.
Knight is trying to break the clinch but Neich has him pressed against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Knight obliges.
Knight is trying to break the clinch but Neich is controlling him.
A short right from Neich.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knight closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Knight definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Knight tries to circle away but Neich has him pinned against the ropes.
Neich will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Knight up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight is trying to force a seperation but Neich has the dominant position.
Knight is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Knight wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knight takes a shot to the head.
Knight wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knight tries to work over Neich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knight misses with a body punch.
Knight is trying to force a seperation but Neich has the dominant position.
A right hand to the body from Neich.
Knight is trying to push Neich away but Neich has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nice body punch from Neich - that landed with a thud.
Neich scores with a shot to the side of Knight's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knights head.
Neich has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Knight seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Neich can turn it around.
Knight is trying to push Neich away but Neich has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Neich.
Neich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Good body shot from Neich.
Knight wants to break the clinch but can't.
Neich slows down the pace here.
Neich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knights head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knight's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Knight has had enough of the clinch but Neich keeps him there for the moment.
A hook to the body from Neich.
Neich is leaning against Knight and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Neich dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Neich lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Neich clinches up against the ropes.
Neich lands with a short shot to the head.
Knight is trying to break the clinch but Neich has him pressed against the ropes.
Neich has Knight pushed against the ropes.
Knight is trying to break the clinch but Neich has him pressed against the ropes.
Neich has Knight pressed against the ropes, preventing Knight from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knight tries to break the clinch but Neich is controlling the position.
Neich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knight struggles to land a body shot inside as Neich controls his hands.
Neich slowing the pace effectively.
A short uppercut from Neich.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neich pushes Knight back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knight wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Neich lands with a short shot to the head.
Knight misses with a body punch.
Neich dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Neich as Knight tries to tie him up.
Knight wants to break free but Neich has control.
Neich lands a left hand.
Neich's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Neich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knight tries to break the clinch but Neich is controlling the position.
Knight is trying to break free.
Neich prevents Knight from breaking the clinch.
Neich lands a body punch.
Neich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Neich lands with a left to the head.
Knight wants to break free but Neich has control.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Neich.
Neich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
 Knight is rocked!
Neich cracks Knight with a nice body shot.
Neich lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Knight or not.
Neich lands a shoulder strike.
Neich lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Knight is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Neich on the inside.
Neich controlling the action here for a moment.
Neich lands a right hand.
Neich lands a left hand.
Neich prevents Knight from breaking the clinch.
Neich dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Neich lands a shoulder strike.
Knight is looking to control Neich's arms but Neich gets an underhook and turns him. Now Knight has his back to the ropes.
Knight is trying to break the clinch but Neich is controlling him.
Neich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Neich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Knight throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Neich to counter with a crisp jab.
Neich sizes up Knight with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Neich with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Neich's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Neich duly obliges.
Neich closes the distance and catches Knight with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Knight is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Knight is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Knight is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Neich takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Lester Neich!
After winning the bout, Lester Neich 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Harry Entei (ranked 19482 p4p, 4010 weight class) and Dieselnoi Por Pramuk (ranked 486 p4p, 359 weight class). Por Pramuk has chosen Muay Thai Music - Wai Khru Ram Muay 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 33 - 6, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Entei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dieselnoi Por Pramuk!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Entei takes one on the button.
A cross from Entei lands.
Entei uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Entei scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Entei connects with a solid leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Por Pramuk crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Entei - the referee stops the clock and Por Pramuk gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Entei. Por Pramuk manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Por Pramuk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Entei swings for the body but Por Pramuk moves out of range.
Por Pramuk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Entei.
Por Pramuk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Entei.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Por Pramuk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Entei can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Entei.
Por Pramuk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Entei throws an overhand right that lands on Por Pramuk's shoulder, as Por Pramuk tries to avoid the shot.
Por Pramuk wants to land a leg kick but Entei is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Por Pramuk.
It seemed like Por Pramuk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Entei fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Por Pramuk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Entei. Beautiful body shot.
Por Pramuk misses the shot to the body.
Entei looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Por Pramuk throws a big shot that misses.
Por Pramuk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Por Pramuk needs to keep his hands up - Entei had a free shot at his head there.
Entei lands a jab to Por Pramuk's midsection.
Por Pramuk lands a jab to Entei's midsection.
Por Pramuk scores with a decent looking hook.
Por Pramuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Entei.
Por Pramuk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Entei throws out the jab.
Por Pramuk lands with a good body shot.
Entei's corner calls for a 1-2. Entei obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Por Pramuk lands a nice shot to the body.
Por Pramuk throws a body shot but no joy.
Por Pramuk throws a hook but Entei blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Entei finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A jab from Por Pramuk misses.
Por Pramuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Entei finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Entei.
Entei misses with an uppercut. Por Pramuk saw that one coming.
Entei lands a leg kick that knocks Por Pramuk off balance momentarily.
Por Pramuk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Por Pramuk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Por Pramuk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Entei was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Entei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Por Pramuk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab lands there for Entei.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Por Pramuk misses with a wild body shot.
Entei lands a jab to the nose.
Entei bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Por Pramuk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Entei dominated that round.
That's time! Entei's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Entei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Por Pramuk.
Harry Entei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Por Pramuk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Entei connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Entei lands a jab-cross combination.
Entei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Por Pramuk.
Entei with the inside leg kick.
Por Pramuk tries a head kick but it misses.
Por Pramuk swings for the body but Entei moves out of range.
Por Pramuk loads up on a big right hand but Entei slips the punch.
A leg kick checked by Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Entei wants to land a leg kick but Por Pramuk is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Entei misses with a double jab.
Entei is looking to slow Por Pramuk down with leg kicks.
Entei misses with a body kick.
Entei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A lazy left from Entei finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Entei ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Entei.
Entei catches Por Pramuk with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Por Pramuk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
An inside leg kick from Entei misses.
Harry Entei is winning the standup battle so far.
Entei misses with a straight left.
Entei lands with a hook. Por Pramuk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Por Pramuk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Entei rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheers as Por Pramuk lands an impressive looking overhand right. Entei doesn't seem phased though.
Entei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Por Pramuk can do to turn this around?
Por Pramuk misses with a leg kick
and Entei counters with a nice body kick.
Por Pramuk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Por Pramuk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Entei. Entei obviously looking to wear him down.
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 getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Entei avoids the head kick by Por Pramuk.
Entei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Por Pramuk.
Entei just misses with a punch to the body.
Entei throws a lazy body kick
letting Por Pramuk counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Entei lands a nice shot to the body.
Por Pramuk scores with a head kick. Entei tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Entei scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Por Pramuk doesn't seem bothered though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Por Pramuk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Por Pramuk throws a jab when Entei was well out of range.
Entei misses the shot to the body.
Por Pramuk flicks out a counter leg kick but Entei steps away.
Por Pramuk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A little feinted left hand from Entei on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Entei lands an overhand right.
Por Pramuk tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Entei motions for Por Pramuk to come forward. Entei throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Por Pramuk throws a fast counter high kick but Entei manages to duck under it in time.
Por Pramuk throws a head kick but Entei moves out of range.
Entei misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Entei dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Entei throws a shot to the body.
Por Pramuk misses with a looping right.
Por Pramuk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Entei.
Entei swings for the body but Por Pramuk moves out of range.
Por Pramuk misses with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Entei.
Entei keeps Por Pramuk at a distance using the push kick.
Por Pramuk checks the leg kick.
Entei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Por Pramuk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Entei.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Entei lands with a cross.
A jab from Entei does it's job there.
Entei missing with a left hand there. Por Pramuk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Entei backing away here, and Por Pramuk unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Por Pramuk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Entei.
Por Pramuk walks into a stiff left hand from Entei.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuk throws a right hand that misses
and Entei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Por Pramuk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Entei throws out the jab.
Por Pramuk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Entei.
Por Pramuk throws a leg kick
and Entei counters with a stiff right hand.
Entei with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Entei swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Por Pramuk throws a head kick that misses.
Por Pramuk takes a swing at Entei's ribcage but misses.
Por Pramuk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Entei finds it's way round the side to connect with Por Pramuk's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Entei.
Entei tries a low kick but Por Pramuk avoids it.
Entei avoids the body shot from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Por Pramuk throws a head kick but Entei moves out of range.
Entei is looking for a counter combo.
Entei scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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!
Por Pramuk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Por Pramuk wants to slow Entei down by chopping away at his legs.
Por Pramuk throws a series of punches but Entei moves out of range.
Por Pramuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Entei was well out of range. Poor timing from Por Pramuk.
Entei throws out a loose jab but Por Pramuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Por Pramuk walks into a straight right hand from Entei.
Entei fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Por Pramuk.
Harry Entei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Por Pramuk avoids the body shot from Entei.
Por Pramuk defending well as Entei loads up on a big left hand.
Por Pramuk doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Por Pramuk swings away with a body shot that misses
and Entei counters with a leg kick.
Entei throws a jab but it's blocked by Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Por Pramuk avoids the body shot from Entei.
Entei lands with a thumping leg kick.
Entei smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Por Pramuk throws a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Entei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Entei 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Entei!
A less than humble Harry Entei misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
The defeated Dieselnoi Por Pramuk had this to say: 'Well fought! I'll be back stronger next time!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Kamaru Umuhoza (ranked 24465 p4p, 6173 weight class) and Malachy Guillermo (ranked 464 p4p, 449 weight class). Umuhoza's entrance music is 2Pac- Only God Can Judge Me. A fine choice. Kamaru Umuhoza has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamaru Umuhoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malachy Guillermo!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umuhoza pushes Guillermo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Umuhoza struggles to land a body shot inside as Guillermo controls his hands.
Umuhoza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guillermo's elbow.
Umuhoza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Umuhoza blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guillermo.
Umuhoza lands a body shot in the clinch.
Guillermo misses with a punch to the body.
Umuhoza gets through Guillermo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Guillermo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Umuhoza misses with a punch to the body.
Guillermo lands a damaging elbow.
Umuhoza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guillermo misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guillermo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guillermo misses with some punches.
Guillermo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Umuhoza lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guillermo backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Umuhoza.
Guillermo throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umuhoza misses with some punches.
Guillermo misses with a punch on the inside.
Guillermo lands with a right to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Guillermo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Umuhoza's brow.
A short left from Umuhoza.
Umuhoza scores with a nice hook to the head.
Umuhoza blocks a body shot from Guillermo.
Umuhoza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guillermo pushes off an throws an elbow but Umuhoza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Guillermo lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Umuhoza.
Umuhoza tries to throw a body punch but Guillermo avoids it by throwing Umuhoza back against the ropes.
Guillermo can't break the clinch.
Guillermo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Umuhoza lands with a light punch inside.
Guillermo lands a damaging elbow.
Guillermo misses with an elbow strike.
Guillermo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guillermo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Umuhoza misses with a body punch.
Umuhoza blocks the elbow strike.
Umuhoza misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Umuhoza.
Umuhoza misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Guillermo fails to land.
Umuhoza lands a nice uppercut.
Guillermo lands with a right to the head.
Umuhoza tries a body shot but Guillermo blocks it.
Umuhoza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guillermo's elbow.
Guillermo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Umuhoza as the two fighters clinch.
Umuhoza dodges an elbow strike from Guillermo.
Umuhoza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Umuhoza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guillermo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Umuhoza scores with a shot to the side of Guillermo's head.
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 Kamaru Umuhoza will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Guillermo.
An attempted straight right counter from Umuhoza misses the target.
Guillermo misses with a wild combination.
Umuhoza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guillermo.
Umuhoza scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Umuhoza pushes Guillermo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Umuhoza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Umuhoza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guillermo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umuhoza works on Guillermo's body with a couple of short punches.
Umuhoza lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Umuhoza throws a punch but it's blocked by Guillermo.
Umuhoza can't find room to land a body shot as Guillermo controls the action.
Umuhoza tries to work over Guillermo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guillermo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guillermo tries to circle away but Umuhoza has him pinned against the ropes.
Umuhoza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Guillermo tries to circle away but Umuhoza has him pinned against the ropes.
Umuhoza struggles to land a body shot inside as Guillermo controls his hands.
Umuhoza misses with a punch on the inside.
Umuhoza lands a body punch.
Guillermo prevents a body shot from Umuhoza.
Guillermo lands a hook that snaps the head of Umuhoza backwards.
Umuhoza throws a punch but it's blocked by Guillermo.
Guillermo blocks a body shot from Umuhoza.
Guillermo misses with the head strike.
Guillermo blocks a body shot from Umuhoza.
Umuhoza struggles to land a body shot inside as Guillermo controls his hands.
Umuhoza lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Guillermo blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Umuhoza.
Umuhoza swings wildly with an uppercut but Guillermo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guillermo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Umuhoza seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Guillermo can turn it around.
Umuhoza lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guillermo backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umuhoza takes a shot to the head.
Umuhoza digs a right hand into Guillermo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Guillermo's gas tank.
Umuhoza misses with the head strike.
Umuhoza avoids the elbow strike from Guillermo, against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Umuhoza takes a shot to the head.
Umuhoza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Umuhoza swings wildly with an uppercut but Guillermo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Umuhoza scores with a shoulder strike.
Guillermo misses with an elbow over the top.
Umuhoza can't find room to land a body shot as Guillermo controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Umuhoza scores with a nice short uppercut.
Umuhoza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Umuhoza lands a shot to the body.
Umuhoza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guillermo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kamaru Umuhoza dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Umuhoza forces Guillermo back against the ropes and clinches.
Guillermo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Umuhoza backwards.
Guillermo prevents a body shot from Umuhoza.
Guillermo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guillermo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Umuhoza's defenses.
 It looks like Kamaru Umuhoza has been cut.
Umuhoza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Guillermo prevents a body shot from Umuhoza.
Guillermo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Umuhoza tries to work over Guillermo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guillermo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Umuhoza's elbow.
Umuhoza makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Umuhoza avoids the elbow strike from Guillermo, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guillermo.
Guillermo wants to get back to striking at distance but Umuhoza won't allow it.
Umuhoza blocks an elbow strike from Guillermo.
Umuhoza struggles to land a body shot inside as Guillermo controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Umuhoza.
Umuhoza softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guillermo misses with a body punch.
Guillermo throws an elbow but it misses.
Guillermo blocks a body shot from Umuhoza.
Umuhoza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Umuhoza can't find room to land a body shot as Guillermo controls the action.
Umuhoza lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Umuhoza fails to land.
Umuhoza lands a hook that snaps the head of Guillermo backwards.
Guillermo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Umuhoza backwards.
Umuhoza stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Umuhoza pushes Guillermo back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Umuhoza lands a nice shot to the body.
Guillermo prevents a body shot from Umuhoza.
Umuhoza can't find room to land a body shot as Guillermo controls the action.
Guillermo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Umuhoza scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guillermo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umuhoza misses with a punch to the body.
Guillermo misses with some punches.
Guillermo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guillermo throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Umuhoza.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Umuhoza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guillermo's elbow.
Umuhoza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guillermo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Umuhoza's elbow.
Guillermo pushes off an throws an elbow but Umuhoza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Umuhoza lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Guillermo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Guillermo prevents a body shot from Umuhoza.
Umuhoza struggles to land a body shot inside as Guillermo controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Umuhoza.
Guillermo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Umuhozas head.
Kamaru Umuhoza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guillermo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malachy Guillermo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Umuhoza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kamaru Umuhoza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Umuhoza, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kamaru Umuhoza!
A relieved looking Kamaru Umuhoza thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nenad Jovanovic (ranked 6129 p4p, 14208 weight class) and Carter Jose De La Cus (ranked 623 p4p, 685 weight class). Jose De La Cus has chosen Garnett Silk - Gave you everything 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 16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nenad Jovanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 38 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carter Jose De La Cus!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jose De La Cus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic lands a slapping body shot.
Jovanovic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jose De La Cus goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Nenad Jovanovic has been cut.
Jose De La Cus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jovanovic lands an overhand right.
Jose De La Cus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jose De La Cus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jovanovic is out of range and Jose De La Cus settles back down.
Jovanovic darts in and clinches Jose De La Cus up against the ropes.
Jovanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jovanovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jovanovic misses with a punch to the body.
Jovanovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jose De La Cus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jovanovic keeps control of Jose De La Cus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jovanovic digs a right hand underneath Jose De La Cus's ribcage. Jose De La Cus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jose De La Cus breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovanovic closes the distance and pushes Jose De La Cus back into the ropes.
Jose De La Cus tries to circle away but Jovanovic has him pinned against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus prevents a body shot from Jovanovic.
Jose De La Cus takes a shot to the head.
Jose De La Cus pushes off an throws an elbow but Jovanovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Jovanovic misses with a punch to the body.
Jose De La Cus takes a shot to the head.
Jovanovic tries to throw a body punch but Jose De La Cus avoids it by throwing Jovanovic back against the ropes.
Jovanovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Jose De La Cus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jovanovic has him pressed against the ropes.
Jovanovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jovanovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Jovanovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jose De La Cus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jovanovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jose De La Cus prevents a body shot from Jovanovic.
Jose De La Cus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jovanovic is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Jovanovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jose De La Cus prevents a body shot from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jose De La Cus's elbow.
Jovanovic prevents Jose De La Cus from breaking the clinch.
Jovanovic digs a right hand into Jose De La Cus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jose De La Cus's gas tank.
Jose De La Cus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jovanovic lands an uppercut.
Jovanovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jovanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jovanovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jovanovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jovanovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jose De La Cus can't break the clinch.
Jovanovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Jose De La Cus controls his hands.
Jovanovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jose De La Cus backwards.
Jose De La Cus tries to break the clinch but Jovanovic is controlling the position.
Jose De La Cus is trying to force a seperation but Jovanovic has the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nenad Jovanovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nenad Jovanovic's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Jose De La Cus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jovanovic.
Jose De La Cus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jovanovic checks it well.
Jose De La Cus rushes Jovanovic and presses him up against the ropes.
Jovanovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jose De La Cus trying to stall but Jovanovic improves his position.
Jovanovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jose De La Cus backwards.
Jovanovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jovanovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jose De La Cus has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jovanovic seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jose De La Cus can turn it around.
Jovanovic lands a nice uppercut.
Jose De La Cus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jovanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jovanovic misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jose De La Cus content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jose De La Cus struggles to land a body shot inside as Jovanovic controls his hands.
Jovanovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jose De La Cus's elbow.
Jovanovic misses with a body punch.
Jovanovic lands a right hand.
Jose De La Cus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nenad Jovanovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus is trying to break the clinch but Jovanovic is controlling him.
Jose De La Cus wants to get back to striking at distance but Jovanovic won't allow it.
Jovanovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Jose De La Cus controls his hands.
Jovanovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jose De La Cus's elbow.
Jovanovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jovanovic works on Jose De La Cus's body with a couple of short punches.
Jose De La Cus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from Jovanovic.
Jose De La Cus is breathing heavily.
Jovanovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jovanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jovanovic lands with a right to the head.
Jose De La Cus prevents a body shot from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic misses with a body punch.
Jose De La Cus can't break the clinch.
Jovanovic lands a left hand.
Jovanovic tries to throw a body punch but Jose De La Cus avoids it by throwing Jovanovic back against the ropes.
Jovanovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Jovanovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Jovanovic.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Jovanovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jovanovic lands a body punch.
Jovanovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jose De La Cus backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jovanovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jose De La Cus.
Jovanovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jovanovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jovanovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jovanovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jovanovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jose De La Cus can do to turn this around?
Jovanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jovanovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jose De La Cus.
Jovanovic scores with a shot to the side of Jose De La Cus's head.
Jovanovic lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Jovanovic.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nenad Jovanovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nenad Jovanovic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jovanovic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jose De La Cus misses the shot to the body.
Jovanovic lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jovanovic.
Jovanovic blocks a head kick by Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jovanovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jovanovic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jovanovic scores with a decent looking hook.
A shot to the liver by Jovanovic. Beautiful body shot.
Jovanovic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jovanovic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jovanovic cracks Jose De La Cus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jose De La Cus darts in trying to clinch
and Jose De La Cus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 Jose De La Cus is rocked!
Jose De La Cus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jose De La Cus is still on wobbly legs! Can Jovanovic finish him?
Jose De La Cus drops his guard momentarily, allowing Jovanovic to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Jose De La Cus! 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! Jovanovic takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nenad Jovanovic!
During a confident post fight interview, Nenad Jovanovic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Yajson Rram (ranked 1746 p4p, 21141 weight class) and Rob $tone (ranked 187 p4p, 506 weight class). Rram comes to the ring accompanied by Overhaul. Rob $tone is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 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 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob $tone!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rram swings widly with a right hand
and $tone counters with a nice uppercut.
$tone throws a front kick that sends Rram stumbling back into the ropes.
Rram gets cracked with a nice right hand there by $tone.
$tone goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
$tone throws a head kick that misses.
$tone throws a head kick that misses.
Rram connects with a leg kick.
That kick from Rram tenderised $tone's leg. $tone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rram turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from $tone finds it's target.
$tone avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rram looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yajson Rram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rram takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rram slips under a jab.
$tone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rram with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rram swings for the body but $tone moves out of range.
Rram connects with a body shot that sends $tone's belly button to the back.
Rram attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
$tone lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
$tone misses with the combination.
Rram avoids a kick to the body.
Rram misses with a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Rram.
Rram scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rram keeps the fight on the outside.
Rram takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
$tone misses with a looping right.
Rram scores with a hook to the body. $tone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
$tone throws a body shot but no joy.
Rram throws out a loose jab but $tone uses good head movement to avoid it.
$tone avoids a punch combination nicely.
$tone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rram dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on $tone. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
$tone lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rram thuds a left hand into $tone's body.
$tone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Rram, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
$tone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rram.
Rram scores with a jab.
Rram throws a combination. $tone tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
$tone throws a wild body kick that Rram sees coming a mile off.
$tone moves away from the strike by Rram.
$tone throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rram.
Rram throws the left hand but $tone avoids the punch easily.
Rram throws a combination but it was largely blocked by $tone.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rram throws a solid leg kick but $tone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rram.
A lazy left from $tone finds it's target.
Rram connects with a solid leg kick.
$tone throws a right and a left that Rram avoids nicely.
Rram moves away from the strike by $tone.
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.
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.
Rram ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
$tone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rram to score with a decent uppercut.
$tone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rram connects with a single shot there.
Nice uppercut lands for $tone. That snapped Rram's head back.
$tone looks to land a body kick but Rram moved away.
Rram looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rram feints and then cracks $tone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow $tone down.
$tone throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rram's head.
$tone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rram throws a leg kick which misses $tone's front leg but catches the back leg as $tone tries to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from $tone. Those never looked like landing.
Nice shot by Rram.
Yajson Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rram throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rram throws a right and a left that both miss.
$tone doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
$tone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rram moves away.
Rram throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rram misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like $tone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rram finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
$tone staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
$tone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
$tone throws a low kick but Rram moves out of range easily.
$tone throws a head kick but Rram moves out of range.
Rram throws a combination that misses
and $tone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
$tone throws a hook to the side of Rram's head but Rram sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
$tone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Rram, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yajson Rram is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice cross by $tone.
Rram wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rram throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
$tone cracks Rram with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rram works the jab nicely.
$tone ducks under a wild hook from Rram.
Rram ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
$tone throws a body punch but Rram moves out of range.
Rram scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
$tone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram swings away with a body shot that misses
and $tone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rram ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but $tone manages to avoid it.
$tone with a hook.
Rram moves out of range of the body kick from $tone.
$tone has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rram takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rram's hands are dropping dangerously low here and $tone connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rram scrambles back to his feet.
$tone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
$tone misses with the combination.
It looked like Rram wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
$tone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rram avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rram cracks a nice hook into $tone's ribs.
$tone has Rram up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
$tone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rram breaks the clinch.
Rram takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but $tone was well out of range. Poor timing from Rram.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rob $tone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but $tone was well out of range. Poor timing from Rram.
$tone throws a big counter head kick but Rram avoids it with no problem.
Rram misses the shot to the body.
Rram connects with a jab.
A punch combination from Rram misses.
And $tone responds with a good body kick, but Rram manages to step out the way in time.
$tone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rram momentarily.
$tone checks a leg kick nicely.
Rram connects with a looping right hand.
Rram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rram throws a hook but $tone blocks it.
$tone checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
$tone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rram.
$tone throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
$tone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rram moves away.
$tone misses with a looping left.
Rram blocks a jab.
Rram tried to score with a low kick but $tone checks it.
$tone was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
$tone throws out a loose jab but Rram uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by $tone. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from $tone. Rram does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rram lands with a cross.
$tone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rram misses the shot to the body.
$tone misses with an uppercut. Rram saw that one coming.
Rram blocks a head kick by $tone.
Rram scores with a nice head shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
$tone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rram's sensitive parts.
Some wild striking there from Rram.
$tone throws a jab but it's blocked by Rram.
Rram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but $tone manages to avoid it.
$tone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rram circles away quickly and effectively.
Rram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but $tone manages to avoid it.
Rram throws a hook but $tone blocks it.
Rram throws out a loose jab but $tone uses good head movement to avoid it.
$tone throws a nice looking combination but Rram bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram throws a combination that misses
enabling $tone to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rram misses with a left hand
and $tone counters with a thumping low kick.
Rram throws an ugly left hook that misses
and $tone counters with a thumping low kick.
Rram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but $tone manages to avoid it.
$tone rushes Rram and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Rram pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
$tone thows a left - swing and a miss!
$tone takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
$tone scores with a push kick.
Rram misses with a wild combination.
Rram wants to slow $tone down by chopping away at his legs.
Rram swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by $tone.
$tone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rram throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
$tone catches Rram with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yajson Rram.
I think Rram has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Yajson Rram!
Yajson Rram really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KOMBAT KLOTHING logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Nik Snow (ranked 2649 p4p, 2526 weight class) and Addition BySubtraction (ranked 268 p4p, 261 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying BySubtraction's choice of entrance music: Lay My Claim. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 5, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nik Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Addition BySubtraction!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow clobbers BySubtraction with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
BySubtraction misses with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big left from BySubtraction misses.
BySubtraction lands with a nice body punch.
Snow lands a nice looking kick to the body. BySubtraction takes a step back to recover.
BySubtraction lands a right hook to the body.
BySubtraction misses with a hook. Snow ducked under it nicely.
BySubtraction throws an overhand right that lands on Snow's shoulder, as Snow tries to avoid the shot.
Snow was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
BySubtraction thows a left - swing and a miss!
BySubtraction scores with a hook.
BySubtraction throws a hook to the side of Snow's head but Snow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
BySubtraction looks to throw the jab but Snow is out of range.
BySubtraction drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snow lands with a hook. BySubtraction tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
BySubtraction connects with a good right hand that stumbles Snow. Snow circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Snow keeps the fight on the outside.
Snow feinted there with a counter leg kick.
BySubtraction tries to clinch but Snow is having none of it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Snow.
Snow has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Clark's Champion's in the buildup to the fight.
BySubtraction misses with a body shot.
BySubtraction looks to land a right hand but Snow moved out of range.
A slow jab from BySubtraction misses its intended target.
BySubtraction tried to score with a low kick but Snow checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow slips a jab from BySubtraction.
Snow lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Snow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Snow ducks under a wild hook from BySubtraction.
A jab from BySubtraction misses.
BySubtraction jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snow throws a body punch but BySubtraction moves out of range.
Snow throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck BySubtraction on the side of the head.
BySubtraction throws a shot to the body.
BySubtraction misses with a looping right.
BySubtraction is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Snow defending well as BySubtraction loads up on a big left hand.
Snow throws a nice inside leg kick.
BySubtraction swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
BySubtraction connects with a body shot that sends Snow's belly button to the back.
BySubtraction rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Snow to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BySubtraction fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Snow is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Snow.
BySubtraction shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Snow lands an overhand right.
Snow moves away from the strike by BySubtraction.
BySubtraction thows a left - swing and a miss!
BySubtraction connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow slips a jab from BySubtraction.
BySubtraction moves out of range of the body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Snow - that will leave a mark!
Snow throws a body kick that misses.
Snow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Snow scores with a hook.
Snow lands a lovely overhand right.
Snow throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck BySubtraction on the side of the head.
Snow slips a jab from BySubtraction.
Snow moves into range and connects with a jab.
BySubtraction throws a jab when Snow was well out of range.
BySubtraction throws a right hand that misses
and Snow makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Snow is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A big right from BySubtraction misses.
BySubtraction uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snow.
BySubtraction throws a hook but Snow blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snow misses with a head kick.
Snow takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
BySubtraction misses the jab.
BySubtraction uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snow.
BySubtraction darts in and clinches Snow up against the ropes.
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 Nik Snow will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
BySubtraction uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snow.
Snow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and BySubtraction has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
BySubtraction wants to land a leg kick but Snow is out of range.
BySubtraction misses the jab.
Snow throws a lazy right hand but BySubtraction sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Snow looks to land a body kick but BySubtraction moved away.
BySubtraction lands the left hand.
BySubtraction misses with an uppercut. Snow saw that one coming.
BySubtraction tries to clinch but Snow moves out of range.
BySubtraction avoids the head kick by Snow.
BySubtraction lands a jab.
BySubtraction stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Snow.
Snow looks to land a right hand but BySubtraction moved out of range.
Snow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow connects with a body shot.
Snow connects with a solid leg kick.
Snow misses with a leg kick.
BySubtraction throws a right hand that misses
and Snow counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from BySubtraction misses.
Snow ducks right into an uppercut from BySubtraction.
BySubtraction throws a jab when Snow was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BySubtraction takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Snow misses with a looping left.
It seemed like BySubtraction was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Snow looks for the body kick but BySubtraction saw that one coming.
Snow dips to his left and cracks BySubtraction with an uppercut!
BySubtraction lands with a nice body punch.
Snow takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Snow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from BySubtraction.
Nice defenses there by Snow.
Snow takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from BySubtraction misses.
Snow scores with a decent looking hook.
Snow throws a body kick that misses.
BySubtraction looks to clinch
and Snow counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from BySubtraction misses its intended target.
Snow fires out a quick counter leg kick but BySubtraction just manages to avoid it.
BySubtraction's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
BySubtraction misses with a looping left.
It looked like Snow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
BySubtraction pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
BySubtraction throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Snow connects with a right hand. BySubtraction shakes it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Snow misses the target.
Snow slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BySubtraction loads up on a big right hand but Snow slips the punch.
Snow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
BySubtraction misses with a wild body shot.
BySubtraction walks into a straight right hand from Snow.
Sloppy strikes from BySubtraction. Those never looked like landing.
BySubtraction avoids the head kick by Snow.
BySubtraction swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
BySubtraction slips a straight right by Snow.
Nice shot lands for BySubtraction.
BySubtraction tries to clinch but Snow moves out of range.
Snow is looking to slow BySubtraction down with leg kicks.
A jab from Snow misses.
A little jabbing left from BySubtraction on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
BySubtraction misses with a looping right.
Snow throws an overhand right that lands on BySubtraction's shoulder, as BySubtraction tries to avoid the shot.
Snow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Snow tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snow listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
BySubtraction ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snow moves away.
Snow fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but BySubtraction is out of range.
Snow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
BySubtraction looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
BySubtraction looks to land a left hand but Snow moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nik Snow will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
BySubtraction cracks Snow with a right hand to the side of the head.
Addition BySubtraction has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nik Snow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
BySubtraction pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
BySubtraction rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Snow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Snow lands with a nice body kick.
Snow moves out of range as BySubtraction strikes.
BySubtraction misses with a hook. Snow ducked under it nicely.
Snow is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Snow attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
BySubtraction takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Addition BySubtraction seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snow tried to score with a low kick but BySubtraction checks it.
Snow throws a low kick but BySubtraction avoids it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Snow. BySubtraction shrugs it off though.
BySubtraction takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
BySubtraction swings widly with a right hand
and Snow counters with a straight right hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Snow!
Snow ducks under a wild hook from BySubtraction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BySubtraction misses with a straight right.
BySubtraction rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Snow counters with an inside leg kick.
Snow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by BySubtraction.
It looked like Snow was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from BySubtraction.
Nik Snow is winning the standup battle so far.
BySubtraction misses with a hook.
Snow swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Snow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
BySubtraction on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
BySubtraction misses with an uppercut.
BySubtraction loads up on a big right hand but Snow slips the punch.
BySubtraction has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Snow misses with a body kick.
BySubtraction pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick from Snow lands but BySubtraction takes it in his stride.
BySubtraction pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick from Snow, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Snow.
A chopping leg kick lands by Snow.
BySubtraction ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snow moves away.
BySubtraction misses with a looping left.
Snow moves out of range as BySubtraction strikes.
A swing and a miss from BySubtraction.
Snow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
BySubtraction takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Snow digs a good hook to BySubtraction's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Snow.
A good leg kick by Snow.
BySubtraction on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow looks for the body kick but BySubtraction saw that one coming.
BySubtraction waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Snow.
It looked like Snow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Snow works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
BySubtraction throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
BySubtraction lands a glancing blow to the side of Snow's head.
Snow lands with a kick to the temple. BySubtraction shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
BySubtraction misses the shot to the body.
Snow connects with a leg kick.
Snow's corner calls for a 1-2. Snow obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
BySubtraction pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
BySubtraction has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Snow.
BySubtraction is looking to clinch but Snow is avoiding it.
Snow lands with a kick to the temple. BySubtraction shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
BySubtraction moves out of range of the body kick.
A punch lands to the side of BySubtraction 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from BySubtraction.
Snow throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Snow looks for the body kick but BySubtraction saw that one coming.
Snow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and BySubtraction has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Snow misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nik Snow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Snow, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nik Snow!
Our winner, Nik Snow, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kenny Tchusuk (ranked 22809 p4p, 3662 weight class) and Arild Ringnes (ranked 196 p4p, 131 weight class). Arild Ringnes will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 30 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Tchusuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arild Ringnes !
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tchusuk just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot by Ringnes .
Tchusuk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Kenny Tchusuk has been cut.
Ringnes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tchusuk.
A big left from Ringnes misses.
Tchusuk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tchusuk looks to score with a jab to the body but Ringnes is just out of range.
Ringnes 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.
Tchusuk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ringnes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tchusuk scrambles back to his feet.
Ringnes throws an overhand right that lands on Tchusuk's shoulder, as Tchusuk tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Tchusuk misses the target.
Tchusuk walks into a big right hand from Ringnes and goes down! The referee sends Ringnes to a neutral corner as Tchusuk gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tchusuk is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Ringnes doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Tchusuk crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Tchusuk's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arild Ringnes !
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Arild Ringnes made sure he mentioned HELLS BALLS RECOVERY, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Camulius Talboteasar (ranked 21827 p4p, 21746 weight class) and Johnny Waldron (ranked 137 p4p, 201 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Camulius Talboteasar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Waldron!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waldron connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Waldron 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.
Waldron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Talboteasar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Talboteasar misses with a hook.
Talboteasar misses with a straight left.
Talboteasar throws a poor cross that misses
and Waldron counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Talboteasar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Talboteasar looks to land a left hand but Waldron moved out of range nicely.
Waldron misses with a hook.
Talboteasar lands a lovely overhand right.
Talboteasar misses with an uppercut. Waldron saw that one coming.
Talboteasar looks to throw the jab but Waldron is out of range.
It seemed like Waldron was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Talboteasar throws a jab but it's blocked by Waldron.
Talboteasar staying out of range there.
Talboteasar misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waldron throws a nice inside leg kick.
Waldron throws a sloppy head kick and Talboteasar moves out of range easily.
Waldron misses the shot to the body.
Talboteasar throws a hook to the side of Waldron's head but Waldron sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Talboteasar throws a right hand that misses
and Waldron counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldron is looking to clinch.
Talboteasar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Waldron cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Waldron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Talboteasar.
Waldron looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Waldron uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Talboteasar.
Waldron dodges the punch combination from Talboteasar.
Waldron blocks a jab.
Waldron tries to clinch
enabling Talboteasar to counter with a crisp jab.
Talboteasar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Talboteasar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Waldron ducks under a wild hook from Talboteasar.
Talboteasar looks to score with a jab to the body but Waldron is just out of range.
Waldron gets a clinch.
Waldron using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Talboteasar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Waldron lands a left hand.
Waldron throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Waldron taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Talboteasar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldron lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talboteasar can't find room to land a body shot as Waldron controls the action.
Waldron swings wildly with an uppercut but Talboteasar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waldron with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Talboteasar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Waldron throws an elbow but misses.
Our sources have told us that Talboteasar has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Talboteasar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Talboteasar blocks an elbow strike.
Waldron manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Talboteasar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
 It looks like Johnny Waldron has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Talboteasar.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Waldron throws an elbow but misses.
Waldron lands with a left to the head.
Waldron lands an elbow inside.
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 Camulius Talboteasar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Waldron's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Talboteasar ducks under a wild hook from Waldron.
Talboteasar went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That kick from Talboteasar tenderised Waldron's leg. Waldron is trying to keep his angry face on.
Waldron throws a half hearted mid kick.
Talboteasar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Talboteasar throws a hook but Waldron blocks it.
Waldron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Waldron lands a leg kick that knocks Talboteasar off balance momentarily.
Camulius Talboteasar is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for Waldron.
Waldron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Talboteasar. Waldron does a little dance to reset his feet.
Talboteasar throws a front kick aimed at Waldron's knee but Waldron avoids it well.
Talboteasar throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talboteasar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Waldron doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Waldron throws a wild body kick that Talboteasar sees coming a mile off.
Waldron uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Talboteasar.
A big right from Waldron misses.
Talboteasar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Waldron takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Talboteasar tests Waldron's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Talboteasar swats away the attempt to clinch by Waldron.
Waldron is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Talboteasar.
Waldron thumps Talboteasar with a low kick.
Waldron throws a looping overhand right but Talboteasar ducks down to avoid it.
Talboteasar scores with a punch to the head.
Waldron chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Waldron displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Talboteasar throws out the jab.
Waldron keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Talboteasar.
Waldron blocks a jab.
Talboteasar lands a jab to the head.
Good work by Talboteasar as he checks the leg kick.
Waldron misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waldron wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talboteasar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Talboteasar connects with a jab.
Waldron blocks a jab.
Talboteasar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Waldron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Waldron takes a swing at Talboteasar's ribcage but misses.
Waldron wants to clinch.
Talboteasar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Waldron throws a good cross that connects.
Waldron has managed to clinch.
Talboteasar avoids a wild elbow strike from Waldron.
Waldron lands with a short shot to the head.
Waldron is struggling to control the position.
Talboteasar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Camulius Talboteasar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Waldron'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. And we move into the final round!
Talboteasar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Waldron in his tracks.
Talboteasar stuns Waldron with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Talboteasar takes a swing at Waldron's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Waldron.
Talboteasar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waldron closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Talboteasar throws a poor cross that misses
and Waldron counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Talboteasar.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Waldron has Talboteasar pressed against the ropes, preventing Talboteasar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Talboteasar blocks the elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Waldron as Talboteasar tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waldron with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Talboteasar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Talboteasar trying to stall but Waldron improves his position.
Talboteasar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Waldron tries to land knees in the clinch but Talboteasar avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talboteasar tries to work over Waldron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Talboteasar.
Waldron lands a right hand that snaps the head of Talboteasar backwards.
Waldron has a couple of punches blocked by Talboteasar.
Talboteasar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Waldron.
Waldron lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Waldron throws an elbow but misses.
Talboteasar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Talboteasar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Waldron wants to stall.
Waldron misses with an elbow strike.
Talboteasar working aggressively here.
Talboteasar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Talboteasar struggles to land a body shot inside as Waldron controls his hands.
Talboteasar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Waldron takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Talboteasar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnny Waldron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Waldron lands with a light punch inside.
Talboteasar blocks the elbow strike.
Waldron misses with a knee to the head.
Talboteasar tries a body shot but Waldron blocks it.
Talboteasar tries to stall but Waldron uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Talboteasar blocks an elbow strike from Waldron.
Talboteasar avoids a wild elbow strike from Waldron.
Talboteasar blocks the elbow strike.
Talboteasar is working Waldron over against the ropes.
Talboteasar lands a knee to the body.
Talboteasar tries to throw a body punch but Waldron avoids it by throwing Talboteasar back against the ropes.
Waldron prevents a body shot from Talboteasar.
Waldron scores with a nice hook to the head.
Talboteasar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Waldron misses with an elbow over the top.
Talboteasar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Talboteasar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Talboteasar lands with a left to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Camulius Talboteasar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Talboteasar 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Camulius Talboteasar!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Melankomas Caria (ranked 22807 p4p, 22426 weight class) and Marco Salamanca (ranked 626 p4p, 632 weight class). Caria's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz). Salamanca has chosen Superstar Cypress Hill as his entrance music. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Melankomas Caria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Salamanca!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Caria.
Caria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caria looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Caria throws out a leg kick but Salamanca moves out of range and Caria only half commits.
Caria missing with a left hand there. Salamanca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salamanca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Salamanca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salamanca changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Caria misses with a hook
and Salamanca counters with a nice uppercut.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut.
Caria moves forwards but Salamanca connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Salamanca tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salamanca throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice shot lands for Caria.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria throws a hook to the side of Salamanca's head but Salamanca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Salamanca was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Caria moved away.
Caria's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Salamanca connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Caria scrambles back to his feet.
A left lands for Salamanca.
Salamanca scores with a jab to the body.
Caria motions for Salamanca to come forward. Caria throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Salamanca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salamanca throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Salamanca misses the target.
Salamanca lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca keeps the fight on the outside.
Salamanca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
Caria tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Salamanca is able to avoid easily.
Salamanca needs to keep his hands up - Caria had a free shot at his head there.
Salamanca looks to land a left hand but Caria moved out of range nicely.
Salamanca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caria.
Salamanca rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caria counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Caria looks to score with a jab to the body but Salamanca is just out of range.
Salamanca flicks out a counter leg kick but Caria steps away.
Salamanca misses with a body kick.
Salamanca takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Caria misses the shot to the body.
Caria shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Caria misses with an uppercut. Salamanca saw that one coming.
Caria backing away here, and Salamanca unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Caria takes a swing at Salamanca's ribcage but misses.
Salamanca scores with a sloppy right hand. Caria should have avoided that one.
Caria moves away from the strike by Salamanca.
Salamanca scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Salamanca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Caria.
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!
Caria thuds a left hand into Salamanca's body.
Salamanca takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Caria closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Caria looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca looks to land a left hand but Caria moved out of range nicely.
Salamanca takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Caria avoids the body shot from Salamanca.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Salamanca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caria just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick lands for Caria.
Caria throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Caria is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Salamanca connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Salamanca misses with a looping left.
Salamanca throws a jab when Caria was well out of range.
Salamanca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caria.
Salamanca throws an overhand right that lands on Caria's shoulder, as Caria tries to avoid the shot.
Caria ducks under a wild hook from Salamanca.
Caria cracks Salamanca with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Salamanca throws a low kick but Caria avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caria throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Salamanca counter with a right hand.
Salamanca moves away from the strike by Caria.
Salamanca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caria scores with the left hand. Salamanca knows he should have avoided that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Salamanca.
Caria scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Salamanca throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Salamanca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Caria. Caria obviously looking to wear him down.
Salamanca misses with a body kick.
Salamanca turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Caria tries to work over Salamanca's front leg with a kick but Salamanca checks it.
Caria misses the shot to the body.
Salamanca let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Salamanca slips a jab from Caria.
A swing and a miss from Salamanca.
Salamanca defending well as Caria loads up on a big left hand.
Caria throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Salamanca stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Caria sees it coming and moves out of range.
Caria has Salamanca up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short right from Salamanca on the inside.
Caria lands with a left to the head.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Salamanca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Caria as the two fighters clinch.
Salamanca blocks a body shot from Caria.
Salamanca looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salamanca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Salamanca tries to circle away but Caria has him pinned against the ropes.
Salamanca prevents a body shot from Caria.
Caria lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Salamanca or not.
Salamanca wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Caria is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Salamanca is defending well for now.
Salamanca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caria.
A short uppercut from Caria.
Caria scores with a nice hook to the head.
Caria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salamanca.
Salamanca swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
Salamanca putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Caria in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
Caria works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Salamanca working aggressively here.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Salamanca blocks a body shot from Caria.
Salamanca lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Salamanca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caria lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria lands a nice uppercut.
Caria tries to work over Salamanca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Salamanca.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salamanca scores with a nice hook to the head.
Salamanca makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Salamanca manages to break the clinch.
Caria swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Salamanca walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Caria just misses with a punch to the body.
Salamanca walks into a stiff left hand from Caria.
Salamanca looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.
Salamanca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Caria.
A cross from Salamanca lands.
Salamanca lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Caria at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Caria sees it coming and moves out of range.
Salamanca avoids the body shot from Caria.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Caria gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Salamanca breaks from the clinch.
Salamanca ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Salamanca scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Caria misses the body punch
and Salamanca makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Salamanca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caria.
Salamanca cracks Caria with a good jab.
Caria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Salamanca circles away.
Salamanca thumps Caria with a low kick.
Salamanca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caria manages to avoid it.
Salamanca lands a body shot.
Salamanca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
Salamanca misses with a hook.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
Caria takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Caria misses its intended target.
Nice cross by Caria.
Marco Salamanca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caria clobbers Salamanca with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Salamanca circles away from the clinch attempt.
Salamanca tried to score with a low kick but Caria checks it.
Caria throwing a counter right hand but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Caria.
Salamanca lands a body shot.
Caria defending well as Salamanca loads up on a big left hand.
Salamanca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caria.
Caria misses the jab.
Caria blocks a low kick nicely.
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Salamanca checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Caria blocks a leg kick.
Salamanca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caria connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Salamanca wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Caria stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Salamanca.
Salamanca slips a straight right by Caria.
Salamanca takes one to the chin there.
Caria cracks Salamanca with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Salamanca misses with a series of wild punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salamanca stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caria.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca scores with a nice right hand.
Salamanca throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Caria's head.
Salamanca throws a jab but it's blocked by Caria.
Caria attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Caria is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Salamanca 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.
Caria connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Salamanca misses the target.
Caria was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Caria on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salamanca. Salamanca obviously looking to wear him down.
Salamanca ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Caria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salamanca keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Caria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salamanca blocks a leg kick.
Caria throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Caria misses with a jab to the body
and Salamanca counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Salamanca tries to move into range but Caria moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Salamanca misses with a looping left.
Caria swings away with a leg kick that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Salamanca.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Salamanca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Salamanca has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Salamanca!
A victorious Marco Salamanca 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Hokuto Akira (ranked 2010 p4p, 22828 weight class) and Kyle Kovingten (ranked 243 p4p, 610 weight class). Kovingten has chosen Tool - Schism as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 24 - 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 32 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Kovingten!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovingten throws a leg kick
and Akira counters with a nice uppercut.
Kovingten lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Akira checks a leg kick nicely.
Kovingten scores with a body shot.
Kovingten closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Kovingten - that landed with a thud.
Akira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Akira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akira throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Akira.
Kovingten lands a nice uppercut.
I was talking to Akira's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Akira misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Akira.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akira gets through Kovingten's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Akira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kovingten throws a leg kick that misses.
Akira is looking to counter punch.
Kovingten throws a leg kick
and Akira counters with a nice uppercut.
Kovingten looks to score with a jab to the body but Akira is just out of range.
Akira moves out of range as Kovingten strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akira misses with an uppercut.
Akira takes a kick to the side of the head.
A left lands for Kovingten.
Akira moves out of range as Kovingten strikes.
Kovingten throws the kick towards the body but Akira avoids it.
Kovingten throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Akira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice jab there from Kovingten.
Kovingten gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Akira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akira misses with a punch to the body.
Akira misses with the head strike.
Kovingten breaks from the clinch.
Akira misses with a hook
enabling Kovingten to counter with a crisp jab.
Kovingten ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Akira missing with a left hand there. Kovingten was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kovingten misses with a double jab
enabling Akira to counter with a crisp jab.
Kovingten tries to close the distance and clinch but Akira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kovingten throws a shot to the body.
Kovingten misses with an attempted mid kick.
Akira throwing a counter right hand but Kovingten manages to avoid it.
Kyle Kovingten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kovingten.
Akira throws a jab when Kovingten was well out of range.
A big right from Kovingten misses.
It looked like Akira wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kovingten fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Akira has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kovingten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An attempted straight right counter from Akira misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovingten fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Akira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kovingten throws a low kick but Akira moves out of range easily.
Akira scores with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kyle Kovingten will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Akira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looks like Kyle Kovingten has been cut.
Akira tries to clinch up but Kovingten circles away and keeps his distance.
Akira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kovingten lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kovingten works the jab nicely.
Kovingten thumps Akira with a low kick.
Kovingten takes the fight into the clinch.
Akira misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kovingten.
Akira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Akira.
Kovingten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Akira blocks a body shot from Kovingten.
Akira tries a body shot but Kovingten blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akira lands a shoulder strike.
Akira trying to control the position but instead, Kovingten has worked for underhooks and has pushed Akira into the ropes.
Akira lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kovingten backwards.
Akira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akira misses with some punches.
Akira breaks the clinch.
Akira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kovingten with a hook.
Kovingten throws a lazy uppercut
and Akira counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Kovingten to the mat, face first! Akira goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Kovingten is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovingten takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kovingten has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Akira drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Kovingten onto his butt! Kovingten pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Kovingten is rocked!
Kovingten throws a body kick that misses.
Kovingten throws a leg kick
and Akira counters with a straight right that drops Kovingten to the canvas! Will Kovingten beat the count? He's still wobbly and as the count reaches 7, he's still struggling to make it. 8...9...10. He's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Hokuto Akira!
Hokuto Akira retains his lightweight title!
Hokuto Akira seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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