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S-1 WGP 2022 in Rio PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ricardo Barbosa (ranked 5210 p4p, 6451 weight class) and Zachary Crawford (ranked 254 p4p, 284 weight class). Zachary Crawford has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricardo Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zachary Crawford!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crawford throws a series of punches but Barbosa avoids them all with ease.
A leg kick checked by Barbosa.
A punch combination from Barbosa misses.
Crawford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crawford tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crawford scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crawford looks to throw a body kick
and Barbosa counters with a left and a right that stings Crawford.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Crawford.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Crawford feints and then cracks Barbosa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbosa down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barbosa fails to land with a series of punches.
Crawford has managed to clinch.
Barbosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barbosa gets tackled into the ropes by Crawford. Crawford maintains the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crawford misses with a knee strike.
Barbosa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crawford has him pressed against the ropes.
Crawford breaks the clinch.
Crawford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
As Crawford looks to move away, Barbosa throws a big counter combo but Crawford just gets out of the way.
Zachary Crawford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawford gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Crawford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crawford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Crawford.
Barbosa tries to counter by clinching up but Crawford breaks away and moves out of range.
Crawford closes the distance and pushes Barbosa back into the ropes.
Barbosa breaks from the clinch.
Barbosa misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zachary Crawford dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Crawford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa connects with a crisp jab.
Crawford gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Crawford is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Come on Crawford - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Barbosa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crawford has him pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crawford connects with a looping right hand.
Crawford pushes Barbosa up against the ropes in a clinch.
Crawford is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford breaks from the clinch.
Barbosa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barbosa has Crawford up against the ropes in a clinch.
Barbosa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crawford breaks the clinch.
Crawford looks to land a body kick but Barbosa moved away.
Crawford moves into range and clinches up with Barbosa.
Crawford blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
Crawford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crawford.
A jab from Crawford finds it's way through Barbosa's defenses.
Barbosa misses with a series of wild punches.
Barbosa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crawford.
As Barbosa backs off Crawford throws a huge counter combo but Barbosa manages to avoid it all.
Barbosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crawford throws a body kick that misses.
Barbosa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crawford.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zachary Crawford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crawford misses with a kick to the body.
Crawford clinches with his opponent.
Crawford manages to break the clinch.
Zachary Crawford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crawford gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barbosa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ricardo Barbosa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crawford gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barbosa letting Crawford take a breather here.
Barbosa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa throws an elbow that misses.
Barbosa can't break the clinch.
Crawford lands a nice knee to the body.
Crawford breaks from the clinch.
Crawford throws a body kick that misses.
Barbosa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Barbosa instigates a clinch.
Crawford breaks the clinch.
Crawford tries to clinch up.
Barbosa throws a big counter combination but Crawford scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Crawford scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbosa is looking for a counter combo.
Barbosa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crawford closes the distance and pushes Barbosa back into the ropes.
Crawford is working Barbosa over against the ropes.
Crawford effectively controlling the action here.
Ricardo Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short uppercut from Crawford.
Crawford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barbosa blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Crawford blocks it.
Barbosa can't break the clinch.
Zachary Crawford is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Crawford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zachary Crawford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crawford has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zachary Crawford!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Kento Haraguchi (ranked 6264 p4p, 6120 weight class) and Cendrik Evans (ranked 279 p4p, 445 weight class). Evans has chosen KB as his entrance music. The key to victory for Kento Haraguchi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kento Haraguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cendrik Evans!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans is looking to clinch.
Evans throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Evans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Evans instigates a clinch.
Haraguchi taking a breather.
Evans keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haraguchi's efforts to push away.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Evans as Haraguchi tries to tie him up.
Evans looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haraguchi avoiding damage as Evans throws knees to the body.
Evans is trying to break free.
Evans wants to break free but Haraguchi has control.
Evans is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Haraguchi.
The referee calls for Haraguchi to work.
Haraguchi is trying to stall.
Evans is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Evans is trying to break free.
Haraguchi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Evans has him pressed against the ropes.
Evans is trying to force a seperation but Haraguchi has the dominant position.
Evans tries to land a knee to the head but Haraguchi blocks with his arms.
Haraguchi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Haraguchi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Haraguchi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Evans keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haraguchi's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haraguchi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Haraguchi has had enough of the clinch but Evans keeps him there for the moment.
Haraguchi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Evans is keeping busy.
Evans wants to break free but Haraguchi has control.
Evans wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Evans is trying to break free.
Evans keeps control of Haraguchi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Haraguchi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt.
Evans has closed the distance and engaged Haraguchi in a clinch.
Evans is trying to maintain a safe position but Haraguchi gets an underhook and turns Evans into 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 Kento Haraguchi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Evans lands with a good body shot.
Haraguchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haraguchi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haraguchi sets himself, and Evans steps forward looking for the clinch! Haraguchi avoids it this time.
Evans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haraguchi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Evans blocks a jab.
Haraguchi misses with a few strikes there.
Evans throws a fast counter high kick but Haraguchi manages to duck under it in time.
Haraguchi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haraguchi.
Evans looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Haraguchi looks to land a combination but Evans avoids it well.
Haraguchi sets himself, and Evans steps forward looking for the clinch! Haraguchi avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans avoids a kick to the body.
Evans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haraguchi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haraguchi blocks a head kick by Evans.
Evans throws the kick towards the body but Haraguchi avoids it.
Evans pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haraguchi tries to clinch but Evans is having none of it.
Haraguchi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch but Haraguchi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haraguchi tries to close the distance and clinch but Evans swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Evans closes the distance looking to clinch
and Haraguchi counters with a three punch combo that has Evans backing up. Evans nods at Haraguchi to acknowledge the strikes.
 Evans is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haraguchi has closed the distance and engaged Evans in a clinch.
Evans is still on wobbly legs! Can Haraguchi finish him?
Haraguchi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Haraguchi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Haraguchi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Evans can do to turn this around?
Haraguchi creates a bit of distance and cracks Evans with a big uppercut! Evans goes down! The referee pushes Haraguchi away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Evans make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Haraguchi takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kento Haraguchi!
Cendrik Evans was interviewed post fight and said 'Congrats to the champ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Yasuhiro Kido (ranked 3836 p4p, 25206 weight class) and Geared Jaycood (ranked 410 p4p, 590 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Yasuhiro Kido has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Yasuhiro Kido seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yasuhiro Kido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Geared Jaycood!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kido wants to clinch up but Jaycood keeps it at a distance.
Jaycood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kido.
Kido throws a big counter combination but Jaycood scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Geared Jaycood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaycood rushes Kido and presses him up against the ropes.
Jaycood prevents Kido from breaking the clinch.
Kido breaks the clinch.
Jaycood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kido paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kido looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kido listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kido tries to clinch up.
Kido moves in looking to clinch but Jaycood pushes him off.
Jaycood misses with a few strikes there.
Jaycood tries to clinch but Kido moves away
and Kido counters with a three punch combo that has Jaycood backing up. Jaycood nods at Kido to acknowledge the strikes.
Kido rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaycood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jaycood moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kido is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kido lands a good knee to the midsection. Jaycood won't want to take too many of those.
Kido looking to stall.
Kido prevents Jaycood from breaking the clinch.
Jaycood is trying to stall.
Jaycood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jaycood tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kido manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kido throws a nice looking combination but Jaycood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kido throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jaycood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jaycood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kido tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jaycood manages to circle out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kido circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kido counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jaycood thinking.
Kido throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kido jabs Jaycood to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jaycood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jaycood is looking for the big counter here.
Jaycood tries to clinch but Kido is having none of it.
Kido connects with a looping right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaycood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jaycood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kido counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kido.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaycood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kido manages to break the clinch.
Jaycood wants to clinch up but Kido keeps it at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yasuhiro Kido dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jaycood wants to clinch.
Jaycood tries to clinch up but Kido circles away and keeps his distance.
Jaycood has Kido up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kido is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Jaycood will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kido up against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaycood being controlled against the ropes.
Jaycood tries to break free but Kido pushes him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kido looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jaycood working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jaycood's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kido utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jaycood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaycood wants to get back to striking at distance but Kido won't allow it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kido manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Kido.
Yasuhiro Kido is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters circling a little - Kido finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kido lands with a nice body punch.
Kido with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jaycood is breathing heavily.
Jaycood tries to clinch up.
Jaycood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kido throws a leg kick which misses Jaycood's front leg but catches the back leg as Jaycood tries to avoid it.
Kido tries to clinch but Jaycood moves out of range.
Jaycood is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kido connects with a body shot that sends Jaycood's belly button to the back.
Kido tries to clinch but Jaycood moves away
and Jaycood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kido tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jaycood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kido takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jaycood fails to land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jaycood looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kido working Jaycood over with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yasuhiro Kido dominated that second round.
That's time! Kido's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kido takes the fight into the clinch.
Kido pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kido throws a series of punches but Jaycood moves out of range.
Kido throws a one two combo.
Jaycood throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jaycood moves in looking to clinch but Kido pushes him off.
Jaycood tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kido counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jaycood is rocked!
Jaycood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaycood is still on wobbly legs! Can Kido finish him?
A punch lands to the side of Kido 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jaycood seems to have recovered his senses.
Jaycood doesn't manage to clinch there - Kido circles away.
Jaycood tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jaycood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kido. That's going to slow Jaycood down.
Jaycood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kido scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jaycood doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kido!
Jaycood tries to clinch up.
Kido is looking for a counter combo.
Kido throws an overhand right that has Jaycood reeling! Kido follows up with more punches and Jaycood is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yasuhiro Kido!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ren Hashimoto (ranked 4058 p4p, 5239 weight class) and Lee Kim Park (ranked 225 p4p, 256 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kim Park's choice of entrance music: Hit The Floor. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ren Hashimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Kim Park!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hashimoto moves away from the strike by Kim Park.
Kim Park scores with a hook to the body. Hashimoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kim Park looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hashimoto needs to keep his hands up - Kim Park had a free shot at his head there.
Hashimoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee Kim Park seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim Park swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kim Park throws a good cross that connects.
Hashimoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kim Park paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
 Hashimoto is rocked!
 It looks like Ren Hashimoto has been cut.
Hashimoto leaves his chin hanging out and Kim Park seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Hashimoto crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lee Kim Park!
Lee Kim Park tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Yushi Sakura (ranked 4168 p4p, 5124 weight class) and Charles Mason (ranked 371 p4p, 404 weight class). Charles Mason looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yushi Sakura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Mason !
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason doesn't manage to clinch there - Sakura circles away.
Sakura keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A low kick from Mason is predictable there
and Sakura counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sakura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mason paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mason throws a body kick that misses.
Charles Mason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mason swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mason is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sakura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mason throws a head kick that half lands.
Mason looks winded!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sakura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mason tries a quick counter leg kick but Sakura is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason rushes Sakura and presses him up against the ropes.
Mason lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sakura backwards.
Sakura is looking to break free of the clinch but Mason has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason misses with a body punch.
Mason avoiding damage.
Mason escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sakura with a nice calf kick.
Sakura tries to clinch there but Mason circles away.
Mason keeps the fight on the outside.
Mason throws a counter combo.
Sakura tries to keep at a distance but Mason has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mason told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Sakura lands a nice uppercut.
Sakura wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sakura misses with a punch on the inside.
Sakura lands a hook that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
Mason prevents Sakura from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakura struggles to land a body shot inside as Mason controls his hands.
Mason blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sakura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sakura can't break the clinch.
Sakura wants to break free but Mason has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sakura.
Sakura throws a punch but it's blocked by Mason .
Mason missing with knees to the body.
Mason is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sakura is defending well for now.
A short right from Sakura on the inside.
Sakura lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Sakura fails to land.
Mason blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mason prevents a body shot from Sakura.
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 Yushi Sakura will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sakura checks a leg kick.
Sakura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A low kick from Mason misses
and Sakura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sakura instigates a clinch.
Sakura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sakura is looking to clinch but Mason is avoiding it.
Mason gets a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sakura creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sakura lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakura lands a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sakura.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mason is breathing heavily.
Sakura makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Sakura on the inside.
Sakura lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mason .
A short uppercut from Sakura.
Sakura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mason has him pressed against the ropes.
Sakura working aggressively here.
Sakura lands a right hand.
A frustrated look appears on Sakura's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sakura lands with a short shot to the head.
Mason wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees to the body from Sakura.
Sakura misses with the head strike.
Sakura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sakura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason keeps the fight on the outside.
Sakura cracks a nice hook into Mason 's ribs.
Sakura doesn't manage to clinch there - Mason circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sakura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sakura lands with a kick to the temple. Mason shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mason tries to clinch up.
Yushi Sakura is winning the standup battle so far.
Sakura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yushi Sakura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sakura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mason .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yushi Sakura dominated that second round.
That's time! Sakura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Crunch! Sakura slams his shin into Mason 's torso.
Sakura is looking to clinch.
Mason throws a counter combo.
Sakura lands a two punch combo.
Mason looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sakura tries to clinch but Mason moves out of range.
Mason keeps the fight on the outside.
Sakura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakura keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mason is looking to clinch.
Sakura seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sakura closes the distance and pushes Mason back into the ropes.
Mason takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mason misses with a body punch.
Mason wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason blocking some punches.
Sakura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mason tries to circle away but Sakura has him pinned against the ropes.
Sakura lands a nice uppercut.
Sakura is looking to break free of the clinch but Mason has double underhooks.
Sakura lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sakura makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sakura breaks from the clinch.
Yushi Sakura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sakura tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Mason manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sakura tries to clinch but Mason is having none of it.
Mason unleashes a big counter combination but Sakura bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mason swats away the attempt to clinch by Sakura.
Mason is looking for the big counter here.
Sakura wants to clinch but Mason slips to the side
and Mason counters with a series of strikes. Sakura will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakura doesn't manage to clinch there - Mason circles away.
Sakura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mason throws a counter combo.
Sakura is looking to clinch but Mason is avoiding it.
Despite the aggression on Mason 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mason takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sakura tries to clinch but Mason moves out of range.
Mason avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakura clinches up against the ropes.
Yushi Sakura has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sakura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sakura makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sakura scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mason .
Charles Mason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yushi Sakura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sakura is trying to push Mason away but Mason has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yushi Sakura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sakura 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yushi Sakura!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hector Barbossa (ranked 5302 p4p, 4275 weight class) and Petr Sirotek (ranked 588 p4p, 520 weight class). Barbossa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hoist The Colors. Sirotek has chosen Igraj moja Hrvatska as his entrance music. The key to victory for Hector Barbossa has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hector Barbossa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Petr Sirotek!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sirotek clinches.
A short uppercut from Barbossa.
Barbossa misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbossa.
Barbossa tries to circle away but Sirotek has him pinned against the ropes.
Sirotek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barbossa's efforts to push away.
Sirotek displaying some good clinch control by pressing Barbossa up against the ropes.
Barbossa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sirotek is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sirotek breaks the clinch.
Sirotek looks to throw a body kick
and Sirotek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbossa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barbossa throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbossa throws a nice looking combination but Sirotek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sirotek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barbossa, pushing him back against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Barbossa managing to block the knees to the body from Sirotek.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sirotek as Barbossa tries to tie him up.
Barbossa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barbossa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbossa lands an elbow just above Sirotek 's eye.
Sirotek is trying to break the clinch but Barbossa has him pressed against the ropes.
Barbossa throws a head punch that misses.
Barbossa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barbossa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirotek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sirotek moves into the clinch.
Barbossa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sirotek.
Sirotek stalling against the ropes.
Barbossa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Come on Sirotek - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sirotek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbossa fails to land with a series of punches.
Barbossa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbossa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Barbossa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Barbossa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sirotek takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Barbossa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barbossa throws a one two combo.
Hector Barbossa is winning the standup battle so far.
Sirotek forces Barbossa back against the ropes and clinches.
Barbossa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sirotek can do to turn this around?
A body shot lands from Barbossa.
Barbossa tries to break free but Sirotek pushes him back against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Sirotek tries a body shot but Barbossa blocks it.
Barbossa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sirotek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sirotek throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barbossa throws a head kick that half lands.
Sirotek instigates a clinch.
Sirotek has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barbossa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Siroteks head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbossa looking to slow down the pace here.
Sirotek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barbossa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbossa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Siroteks head.
Sirotek can't break the clinch.
Sirotek tries a body shot but Barbossa blocks it.
Sirotek is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Barbossa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sirotek is keeping busy.
Sirotek leaning his opponent against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Barbossa tries to circle away but Sirotek has him pinned against the ropes.
Barbossa tries to break free but Sirotek pushes him back against the ropes.
Sirotek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barbossa stalling in the clinch but Sirotek improves position.
Sirotek'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.
Sirotek prevents a body shot from Barbossa.
Petr Sirotek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbossa tries to break the clinch but Sirotek is controlling the position.
Barbossa lands a good knee to the midsection. Sirotek won't want to take too many of those.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Barbossa dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Barbossa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Siroteks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sirotek rushes Barbossa and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Barbossa trying to control the position but instead, Sirotek has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barbossa into the ropes.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Barbossa here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Sirotek looking to throw knees to the head but Barbossa is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for Sirotek to work.
Barbossa has had enough of the clinch but Sirotek keeps him there for the moment.
Barbossa manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sirotek drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barbossa.
Sirotek takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sirotek swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirotek takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sirotek tries to clinch up but Barbossa circles away and keeps his distance.
As Sirotek looks to move away, Barbossa throws a big counter combo but Sirotek just gets out of the way.
Barbossa scores with a nice head shot.
Sloppy strikes from Barbossa. Those never looked like landing.
Barbossa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sirotek attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Petr Sirotek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sirotek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barbossa lands with a slapping head kick.
Sirotek blocks a head kick by Barbossa.
Barbossa with a hook.
Sirotek closes the distance and pushes Barbossa back into the ropes.
Barbossa tries a body shot but Sirotek blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirotek tries to circle away but Barbossa has him pinned against the ropes.
Sirotek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbossa scores with a one two! Sirotek had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbossa lands with a nice combination. Sirotek backs away looking to recover.
Some wild striking there from Sirotek.
Barbossa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbossa misses with a head kick.
Barbossa lands a jab-cross combination.
Sirotek on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barbossa. Barbossa obviously looking to wear him down.
Barbossa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sirotek is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Barbossa tries to clinch but Sirotek is having none of it.
Despite the aggression on Sirotek's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hector Barbossa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sirotek forces Barbossa back against the ropes and clinches.
Barbossa trying to control the position but instead, Sirotek has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barbossa into the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Barbossa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barbossa, 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Barbossa!
Hector Barbossa looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I'm curious; After killing me what is it you're planning on doing next?'.
In defeat, Petr Sirotek stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks to my family, my friends and my trainers and also my sponsors. I'LL BE BACK!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Aiko Inhanamoto (ranked 3285 p4p, 6090 weight class) and Jack Tequila (ranked 417 p4p, 587 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Aiko Inhanamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Tequila!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tequila throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Inhanamoto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tequila takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tequila looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Inhanamoto moves out of range of the strikes.
Inhanamoto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Inhanamoto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Inhanamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tequila moves away.
Tequila throws a lazy right hand but Inhanamoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tequila cracks Inhanamoto with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Inhanamoto is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Inhanamoto is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Inhanamoto is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Inhanamoto darts in and clinches Tequila up against the ropes.
Tequila throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Inhanamoto's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Inhanamoto slowing the pace effectively.
Tequila letting Inhanamoto take a breather here.
Inhanamoto seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Inhanamoto tries to break free but Tequila pushes him back against the ropes.
Inhanamoto blocks a body shot from Tequila.
A body shot lands from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto working hard to break the clinch.
Tequila can't find room to land a body shot as Inhanamoto controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inhanamoto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tequila has a couple of punches blocked by Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto tries to circle away but Tequila has him pinned against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Tequila fails to land.
Tequila swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tequila misses with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Inhanamoto.
Tequila tries to work over Inhanamoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tequila lands a hook that snaps the head of Inhanamoto backwards.
Inhanamoto is trying to push Tequila away but Tequila has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Inhanamoto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Inhanamoto has had enough of the clinch but Tequila keeps him there for the moment.
Tequila misses with some punches.
Inhanamoto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tequila misses with the head strike.
Inhanamoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Inhanamoto defending well as Tequila loads up on a big left hand.
Jack Tequila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto throws a hook to the side of Tequila's head but Tequila sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Inhanamoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tequila jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Inhanamoto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tequila, pushing him back against the ropes.
Inhanamoto is trying to break the clinch but Tequila has him pressed against the ropes.
Tequila misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tequila misses with a punch on the inside.
Inhanamoto blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tequila.
A short right from Inhanamoto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inhanamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tequila throws a head punch that misses.
Inhanamoto has had enough of the clinch but Tequila keeps him there for the moment.
Tequila tries a body shot but Inhanamoto blocks it.
Tequila being controlled against the ropes.
Tequila 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.
Having scored a knockdown, Jack Tequila should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
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.
Tequila connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Inhanamoto momentarily.
Tequila throws a looping overhand right but Inhanamoto ducks down to avoid it.
Inhanamoto misses the shot to the body.
Inhanamoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tequila.
Tequila throws a body punch but Inhanamoto moves out of range.
Inhanamoto pushes Tequila up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tequila struggles to land a body shot inside as Inhanamoto controls his hands.
Tequila goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tequila has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right from Inhanamoto on the inside.
Tequila throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tequila.
Tequila swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inhanamoto has had enough of the clinch but Tequila keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Tequila fails to land.
Inhanamoto lands a left hand.
Tequila misses with some punches.
Inhanamoto can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inhanamoto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tequila or not.
Inhanamoto blocks an uppercut.
Inhanamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tequila working aggressively here.
Tequila misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto is trying to force a seperation but Tequila has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Inhanamoto.
Still in the clinch, Inhanamoto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Inhanamoto has had enough of the clinch but Tequila keeps him there for the moment.
Inhanamoto lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tequila.
Inhanamoto lands a right hand.
Tequila lands with a light punch inside.
Inhanamoto blocking some punches.
Tequila misses with a short punch on the inside.
Inhanamoto tries to circle away but Tequila has him pinned against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tequila tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tequila lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Inhanamoto is trying to push Tequila away but Tequila has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Inhanamoto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Inhanamoto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Inhanamoto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tequila tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Inhanamoto just leaning against Tequila, taking a breather.
Inhanamoto wants to break free but Tequila has control.
Tequila misses with some punches.
Tequila misses with a hook to the ribs.
Inhanamoto wants to get back to striking at distance but Tequila won't allow it.
Tequila misses with a punch on the inside.
Tequila misses with a hook from the clinch.
Inhanamoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tequila has him pressed against the ropes.
Tequila working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Tequila showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A cross from Tequila lands.
Aiko Inhanamoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tequila takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tequila connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oh Inhanamoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tequila might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Inhanamoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Inhanamoto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Inhanamoto seems to have got his legs back now.
Inhanamoto blocks an uppercut.
Tequila takes a shot to the head.
Tequila misses with the head strike.
Tequila misses with a punch on the inside.
Aiko Inhanamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Inhanamoto pushes Tequila back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tequila throws a punch but it's blocked by Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto blocking some punches.
Tequila's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Inhanamoto.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Inhanamoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Inhanamoto.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tequila.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inhanamoto pushes Tequila back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tequila misses with some punches.
Inhanamoto is trying to push Tequila away but Tequila has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tequila.
Inhanamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Inhanamoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Inhanamoto misses with a wild combination.
Inhanamoto darts in and clinches Tequila up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tequila.
Tequila tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tequila keeps control of Inhanamoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Inhanamoto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aiko Inhanamoto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Inhanamoto is stalling here.
Tequila goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tequila working aggressively here.
Tequila keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Inhanamoto's efforts to push away.
Inhanamoto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tequila has a couple of punches blocked by Inhanamoto.
A right hand to the body from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tequila throws a punch but it's blocked by Inhanamoto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inhanamoto works on Tequila's body with a couple of short punches.
Tequila misses with a short punch on the inside.
Inhanamoto lands a body shot.
Inhanamoto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tequila.
Tequila misses with a punch on the inside.
Jack Tequila is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Still in the clinch, Inhanamoto scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aiko Inhanamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tequila 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Tequila!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Roboute Guilliman (ranked 23156 p4p, 2610 weight class) and Jamison Cassidy (ranked 621 p4p, 331 weight class). Guilliman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sabaton- Carolus Rex. Cassidy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Space Oddity by David Bowie. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roboute Guilliman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jamison Cassidy!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassidy clinches up with Guilliman and pushes him back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cassidy.
Cassidy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cassidy 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.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Guilliman blocks a head kick by Cassidy.
Cassidy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Guilliman, pushing him back against the ropes.
Guilliman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
 It looks like Jamison Cassidy has been cut.
Cassidy throws a head punch that misses.
Cassidy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guilliman is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cassidy.
Cassidy can't find room to land a body shot as Guilliman controls the action.
Cassidy tries a knee to the head but Guilliman blocks it.
Guilliman blocks an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Guilliman obliges.
Cassidy dodges an elbow strike from Guilliman.
Cassidy breaks from the clinch.
Guilliman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Guilliman cracks Cassidy with an open hand slap.
Cassidy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Guilliman.
Cassidy tries to close the distance and clinch but Guilliman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guilliman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Guilliman counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guilliman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cassidy tries to clinch up.
Cassidy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cassidy misses with a few strikes there.
Cassidy misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Guilliman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cassidy misses with the body kick
and Guilliman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cassidy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Guilliman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cassidy is rocked!
Cassidy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cassidy is still on wobbly legs! Can Guilliman finish him?
Guilliman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Guilliman connects with a quick right hand that sends Cassidy tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Roboute Guilliman!
A relieved looking Roboute Guilliman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Jamison Cassidy was interviewed post fight and said 'I will write about this in my book.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Aad Ridderinkhof (ranked 3042 p4p, 4823 weight class) and Andrei Sobral (ranked 382 p4p, 534 weight class). Aad Ridderinkhof could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andrei Sobral's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aad Ridderinkhof!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Ridderinkhof.
Sobral lands a jab to Ridderinkhof's midsection.
Sobral instigates a clinch.
Ridderinkhof breaks from the clinch.
Sobral gets a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sobral.
Ridderinkhof looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ridderinkhof manages to break the clinch.
Ridderinkhof pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ridderinkhof gets tackled into the ropes by Sobral. Sobral maintains the clinch.
Ridderinkhof tries to break the clinch but Sobral is controlling the position.
Ridderinkhof breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sobral takes the fight into the clinch.
Ridderinkhof tries to break free but Sobral pushes him back against the ropes.
Ridderinkhof looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sobral pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sobral closes the distance and pushes Ridderinkhof back into the ropes.
Sobral lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ridderinkhof escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridderinkhof misses the jab.
Sobral closes the distance and pushes Ridderinkhof back into the ropes.
Ridderinkhof escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sobral closes the distance and clinches.
Sobral pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sobral moves into range and clinches up with Ridderinkhof.
Sobral lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sobral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ridderinkhof throws a shot to the body.
Ridderinkhof looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ridderinkhof misses with a right hand
and Sobral counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Ridderinkhof badly! Sobral follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Ridderinkhof out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Sobral finished him against the ropes.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andrei Sobral!
Andrei Sobral is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Andrei Sobral 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 Marious La De Hoya (ranked 22608 p4p, 5465 weight class) and Farto Fuerte (ranked 291 p4p, 419 weight class). Marious La De Hoya could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Farto Fuerte's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marious La De Hoya!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Farto Fuerte!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La De Hoya tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fuerte counters with a nice body shot.
La De Hoya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fuerte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fuerte replies with a solid counter kick to the body but La De Hoya blocks it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya closes the distance and clinches.
La De Hoya crunches a lovely knee into Fuerte's ribcage.
Fuerte is trying to break free.
La De Hoya works on Fuerte's body with a couple of short punches.
Fuerte breaks the clinch.
Good leg kick by La De Hoya.
La De Hoya lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
La De Hoya bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
La De Hoya throws a nice outside leg kick.
La De Hoya rushes Fuerte and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La De Hoya lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fuerte backwards.
La De Hoya blocks the elbow strike.
Fuerte tries to break the clinch but La De Hoya is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuerte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
La De Hoya looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fuerte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
La De Hoya tries to land a body kick
and Fuerte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
La De Hoya throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
La De Hoya changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fuerte gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marious La De Hoya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La De Hoya lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
La De Hoya dips to his left and cracks Fuerte with an uppercut!
La De Hoya clinches up against the ropes.
Fuerte tries to work over La De Hoya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fuerte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
La De Hoya lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fuerte wants to break free but La De Hoya has control.
Fuerte wants to get back to striking at distance but La De Hoya won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya blocks the elbow strike.
La De Hoya lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for La De Hoya.
La De Hoya lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fuerte backwards.
Fuerte has had enough of the clinch but La De Hoya keeps him there for the moment.
A shot in the inside from La De Hoya.
Fuerte looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short uppercut from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya struggles to land a body shot inside as Fuerte controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, La De Hoya creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fuerte throws a punch but it's blocked by La De Hoya.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, La De Hoya creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
La De Hoya lands with a right to the head.
La De Hoya makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuerte is looking to break free of the clinch but La De Hoya has double underhooks.
La De Hoya unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by La De Hoya.
It looks like Farto Fuerte has been cut.
La De Hoya lands a knee to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marious La De Hoya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Farto Fuerte's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
La De Hoya has managed to clinch.
Fuerte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fuerte doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
La De Hoya with the inside leg kick.
La De Hoya scores with a kick to the midsection.
La De Hoya lands with a hook. Fuerte tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
La De Hoya pushes Fuerte away with a front kick.
Marious La De Hoya is winning the standup battle so far.
La De Hoya scores with a kick to the body.
La De Hoya misses with an attempted mid kick.
La De Hoya's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
La De Hoya lands a jab to the nose.
La De Hoya lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fuerte's sensitive parts.
La De Hoya moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuerte is trying to force a seperation but La De Hoya has the dominant position.
La De Hoya misses with a punch on the inside.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting La De Hoya here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Fuerte is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuerte has a couple of punches blocked by La De Hoya.
La De Hoya unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice left hand lands by La De Hoya.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. La De Hoya obliges.
Fuerte is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Fuerte is looking to break free of the clinch but La De Hoya has double underhooks.
Fuerte wants to break free but La De Hoya has control.
La De Hoya lands a damaging elbow.
Fuerte is trying to push La De Hoya away but La De Hoya has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Fuerte working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by La De Hoya.
Fuerte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
La De Hoya misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marious La De Hoya has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by La De Hoya.
Fuerte is trying to force a seperation but La De Hoya has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Fuerte's face as he tries to break the clinch.
La De Hoya is working Fuerte over against the ropes.
La De Hoya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fuerte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya connects with a solid leg kick.
La De Hoya has Fuerte up against the ropes in a clinch.
La De Hoya lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
La De Hoya is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fuerte can do to turn this around?
La De Hoya lands an elbow just above Fuerte 's eye.
Fuerte has had enough of the clinch but La De Hoya keeps him there for the moment.
Fuerte trying to land knees to the body.
La De Hoya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fuerte lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fuerte is breathing heavily.
Fuerte looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
La De Hoya goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, La De Hoya creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
La De Hoya pushes Fuerte back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
La De Hoya scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuerte is looking to break free of the clinch but La De Hoya has double underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marious La De Hoya dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Farto Fuerte'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.
La De Hoya buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
La De Hoya punishes Fuerte's body with a nice straight punch.
La De Hoya with a body punch. A glancing blow.
La De Hoya lands with a nice body kick.
Fuerte has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
La De Hoya lands with a nice body kick.
Good shot there by La De Hoya.
La De Hoya fakes the leg kick and cracks Fuerte in the body.
La De Hoya lands with a kick to the temple. Fuerte shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fuerte avoids a kick to the body.
La De Hoya's corner calls for a 1-2. La De Hoya obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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!
La De Hoya has Fuerte up against the ropes in a clinch.
La De Hoya creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fuerte's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La De Hoya keeps control of Fuerte as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
La De Hoya keeps control of Fuerte as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fuerte is trying to force a seperation but La De Hoya has the dominant position.
La De Hoya creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fuerte's defenses.
That has opened up Farto Fuerte's cut even more.
Fuerte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fuerte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fuerte stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from La De Hoya.
Donk. La De Hoya catches Fuerte right on the button with a cross.
La De Hoya fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fuerte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Farto Fuerte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
La De Hoya lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
La De Hoya moves into range and clinches up with Fuerte.
La De Hoya works on Fuerte's body with a couple of short punches.
La De Hoya avoiding damage as Fuerte throws knees to the body.
La De Hoya goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya working Fuerte over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
La De Hoya keeps control of Fuerte as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
La De Hoya keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fuerte's efforts to push away.
La De Hoya throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fuertes head.
La De Hoya lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fuerte backwards.
A short uppercut from Fuerte.
A left hand lands to the body for Fuerte.
A frustrated look appears on Fuerte's face as he tries to break the clinch.
La De Hoya lands a right hand.
La De Hoya scores with a shot to the side of Fuerte's head.
La De Hoya lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fuerte tries to work over La De Hoya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fuerte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from La De Hoya.
Fuerte wants to break free but La De Hoya has control.
La De Hoya digs a right hand into Fuerte's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fuerte's gas tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. La De Hoya obliges.
Fuerte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
La De Hoya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marious La De Hoya clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Farto Fuerte's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
La De Hoya pushes Fuerte away with a front kick.
Fuerte is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
La De Hoya lands a nice looking body kick.
La De Hoya clobbers Fuerte with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
La De Hoya clinches up against the ropes.
La De Hoya with a knee to the head.
Fuerte is trying to break the clinch but La De Hoya is controlling him.
Knees in the clinch landing for La De Hoya.
La De Hoya lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from La De Hoya.
Fuerte throws an elbow that misses.
Fuerte is trying to break the clinch but La De Hoya is controlling him.
Knees in the clinch landing for La De Hoya.
Fuerte is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuerte takes a shot to the head.
La De Hoya using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La De Hoya cracks Fuerte with a nice body shot.
La De Hoya lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. La De Hoya obliges.
La De Hoya lands with a short punch from the clinch.
La De Hoya lands an elbow inside.
La De Hoya lands a shot to the body.
La De Hoya is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
La De Hoya landing knees to the body.
La De Hoya lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from La De Hoya as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from La De Hoya.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La De Hoya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fuerte lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
La De Hoya scores a nice knee to the body.
La De Hoya lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
La De Hoya lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from La De Hoya.
Fuerte's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
La De Hoya drops Fuerte on his ass with a big knee up the middle! Fuerte bounces straight back to his feet before the referee can even start a count. We'll have to wait a moment to see if that actually hurt him or not, as he takes the standing 8 count.
Fuerte is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya throws a good cross that connects.
Fuerte is still on wobbly legs! Can La De Hoya finish him?
Fuerte tries to keep at a distance but La De Hoya has taken the fight into the clinch.
La De Hoya lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for La De Hoya.
Fuerte seems to have recovered his senses.
La De Hoya lands a body punch in the clinch.
La De Hoya scores with a shoulder strike.
La De Hoya scores a nice knee to the body.
La De Hoya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
La De Hoya crunches a lovely knee into Fuerte's ribcage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
La De Hoya unloads a knee to the mid-section.
La De Hoya lands a good knee to the midsection. Fuerte won't want to take too many of those.
La De Hoya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fuerte lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
La De Hoya lands a good knee to the midsection. Fuerte won't want to take too many of those.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marious La De Hoya takes the final round due to the solitary knockdown.
The cut man is working on Farto Fuerte's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Good leg kick by La De Hoya.
Farto Fuerte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marious La De Hoya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jab, jab by La De Hoya - just one landing.
La De Hoya throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fuerte takes a head kick and keeps coming.
La De Hoya with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from La De Hoya - that will leave a mark!
La De Hoya lands a jab to Fuerte's midsection.
La De Hoya lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fuerte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fuerte takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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 nice inside leg kick there by La De Hoya. That's going to slow Fuerte down.
La De Hoya closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, La De Hoya scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La De Hoya scores with a shot to the side of Fuerte's head.
Fuerte is looking to break free of the clinch but La De Hoya has double underhooks.
Fuerte works on La De Hoya's body with a couple of short punches.
La De Hoya blocks an uppercut.
Fuerte is trying to break the clinch but La De Hoya has him pressed against the ropes.
Fuerte working hard to break the clinch.
Fuerte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fuerte throws a head punch that misses.
La De Hoya scores with a shoulder strike.
La De Hoya lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fuerte or not.
La De Hoya blocks the elbow strike.
La De Hoya unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fuerte is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Fuerte takes a shot to the head.
La De Hoya prevents Fuerte from breaking the clinch.
Fuerte tries to work over La De Hoya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fuerte missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuerte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fuerte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fuerte is trying to break the clinch but La De Hoya has him pressed against the ropes.
Fuerte looking to throw knees to the head but La De Hoya is blocking nicely.
A shot in the inside from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fuerte backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La De Hoya avoiding damage as Fuerte throws knees to the body.
La De Hoya blocks a body shot from Fuerte.
Still in the clinch, La De Hoya scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fuerte misses with an elbow over the top.
La De Hoya lands an elbow inside that Fuerte shrugs off.
Fuerte trying to land knees to the body.
La De Hoya prevents a body shot from Fuerte.
La De Hoya lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fuerte misses with some punches.
Fuerte tries to land a knee to the head but La De Hoya blocks with his arms.
La De Hoya lands with a right to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. La De Hoya obliges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marious La De Hoya showed his dominance in that final round.
Well La De Hoya 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:42
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 50:44
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marious La De Hoya!
Marious La De Hoya decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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