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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Marciano Cobb (ranked 2776 p4p, 5656 weight class) and Crown Halo (ranked 364 p4p, 594 weight class). Cobb comes to the ring accompanied by Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A.. Halo has chosen Me Too By Meghan Trainor as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marciano Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 37 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Crown Halo!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb moves into the clinch.
Halo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cobb pushes Halo back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Halo struggles to land a body shot inside as Cobb controls his hands.
Halo misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Cobb.
Cobb lands an elbow just above Halo 's eye.
A short uppercut from Cobb.
Cobb on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cobb throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cobb breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cobb has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halo tries a body shot but Cobb blocks it.
Cobb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cobb is leaning against Halo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Halo fails to land.
Halo has Cobb pressed against the ropes.
Cobb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Halo tries a body shot but Cobb blocks it.
Cobb blocks a body shot from Halo.
Cobb blocks a body shot from Halo.
Cobb makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Halo looks winded!
Cobb lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cobb throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halos head.
 Halo is rocked!
Cobb lands a shoulder strike.
Halo is still on wobbly legs! Can Cobb finish him?
A short right from Cobb.
Nice body punch from Cobb.
Cobb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cobb is leaning against Halo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Cobb on the inside.
Cobb lands a left hand that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
A shot in the inside from Cobb.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cobb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cobb lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Cobb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cobb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Halo is defending well for now.
A hook to the body from Cobb.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cobb.
Cobb has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Halo to the canvas! Can Halo beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Halo was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Cobb is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Marciano Cobb!
After the fight, Marciano Cobb was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between En Route (ranked 23747 p4p, 4120 weight class) and Dieselnoi Por Pramuk (ranked 485 p4p, 372 weight class). Por Pramuk is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Muay Thai Music - Wai Khru Ram Muay. 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 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, En Route!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dieselnoi Por Pramuk!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Por Pramuk misses with a lunging right hand
and Route cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Route misses with a low kick as Por Pramuk jumps back.
Route moves out of range of the strikes.
Por Pramuk lunges at Route with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Route's hand.
Route slips a straight right by Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk looks to score with a jab to the body but Route is just out of range.
Route tries to land a front kick but Por Pramuk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A bone on bone clash there as Route blocks the leg kick.
Por Pramuk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A low kick from Por Pramuk misses
and Route counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Route looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Route misses with a low kick as Por Pramuk jumps back.
Por Pramuk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Por Pramuk lands with a good body shot.
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!
Route misses with a left hand
and Por Pramuk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Route scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Route throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Por Pramuk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Por Pramuk misses the body punch
and Route counters with a straight right hand.
Por Pramuk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Route checks a leg kick.
Route looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Route lands with a nice body kick.
Route takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Route takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Route takes a swing at Por Pramuk's ribcage but misses.
Route throws an off balance right hand
and Por Pramuk counters with a nice body shot.
Route keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Por Pramuk throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Route misses.
Route connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Route throws a body shot but no joy.
Por Pramuk shapes to counter with a head kick.
Route throws a quick inside leg kick.
Route throws a nice inside leg kick.
Route swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Por Pramuk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Route thinking.
Route on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Por Pramuk. Por Pramuk obviously looking to wear him down.
Route thuds a left hand into Por Pramuk's body.
Route will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Route throws a jab when Por Pramuk was well out of range.
Route moves out of range of the leg kick from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk avoids a kick to the body.
Route ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Por Pramuk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Por Pramuk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Route.
Por Pramuk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Route.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
En Route dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Por Pramuk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Route tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Por Pramuk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
En Route is winning the standup battle so far.
Por Pramuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Route moves away.
Route was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Por Pramuk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Route forces Por Pramuk back against the ropes and clinches.
Route's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Por Pramuk moves out of range as Route throws a body kick.
Por Pramuk looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Route throws a body shot but no joy.
Por Pramuk moves out of range as Route throws a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Por Pramuk misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Por Pramuk looks to land a left hand but Route moved out of range nicely.
Por Pramuk thuds a left hand into Route's body.
Route throws a nice outside leg kick.
Route clips Por Pramuk with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Por Pramuk a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Por Pramuk is rocked!
 It looks like Dieselnoi Por Pramuk has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Por Pramuk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Route lands with a good body shot.
Route uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Por Pramuk.
Route was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Route defending well as Por Pramuk loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Route misses the target.
Por Pramuk thuds a left hand into Route's body.
Por Pramuk connects with a jab.
Por Pramuk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Route fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Por Pramuk checks it well.
A left and a right from Por Pramuk both land. Nice combination.
Route throws a half hearted mid kick.
Por Pramuk throws out a counter right but Route avoids it with no problem.
Route looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Por Pramuk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Route.
Por Pramuk moves out of range of the body kick from Route.
Por Pramuk lands with a kick to the temple. Route shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Route takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Route looks to land a right hand but Por Pramuk moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Route chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Por Pramuk can pounce on him.
Route keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Route ducks under a wild hook from Por Pramuk.
A nice leg kick from Route, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Por Pramuk misses.
En Route seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Por Pramuk throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Route on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Route misses with a double jab.
Por Pramuk avoids the body shot from Route.
Route fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Route scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Route avoids a punch combination nicely.
Route feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Por Pramuks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
En Route will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Dieselnoi Por Pramuk'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!
Por Pramuk swings for the body but Route moves out of range.
En Route is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice uppercut lands for Route. That snapped Por Pramuk's head back.
Por Pramuk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Route counters with a straight right hand.
Por Pramuk throws a hook to the side of Route's head but Route sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Por Pramuk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A good leg kick by Route.
Route with a jab.
Route is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Route is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Por Pramuk can do to turn this around?
Por Pramuk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Por Pramuk misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Route lands an overhand right.
Por Pramuk scores with a jab to the head.
Por Pramuk just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Por Pramuk throws a body punch but Route moves out of range.
Route connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Route misses its intended target.
Route ducks under a wild hook from Por Pramuk.
Route moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Route throws a half hearted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk just misses with a punch to the body.
Route's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Por Pramuk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Route scrambles back to his feet.
Por Pramuk misses with a low kick.
Route swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Route connects with a body shot.
Por Pramuk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Route takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Route blocks a head kick by Por Pramuk.
Route lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Route.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Por Pramuk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Route scores with a body shot.
Route misses with a body kick.
Por Pramuk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Por Pramuk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Route rather than just go for the knockout.
Route lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Route looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Route lets loose with a powerful body kick. Por Pramuk will feel that in the morning.
Route throws a body shot but no joy.
Por Pramuk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab, jab by Route - just one landing.
Route lands with a straight right. Por Pramuk didn't see that one coming.
Route fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Por Pramuk.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Por Pramuk. Route does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
En Route showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Route 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... En Route!
En Route seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Dieselnoi Por Pramuk stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well fought! I'll be back stronger next time!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tom Louis (ranked 22920 p4p, 21691 weight class) and Adam Larsson (ranked 655 p4p, 671 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 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson tries a low kick but Louis avoids it.
Larsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Louis moves away.
Larsson misses with a leg kick
and Louis counters with a good, hard body kick but Larsson shrugs it off.
Larsson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Louis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Louis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Louis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Larsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Louis ducks right into an uppercut from Larsson.
Nice defenses there by Louis.
Louis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larsson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Larsson! But no joy.
Larsson loads up on a big right hand but Louis slips the punch.
Louis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Larsson throws out a loose jab but Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsson throws an overhand right that lands on Louis's shoulder, as Louis tries to avoid the shot.
Larsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Louis throws a body kick that misses.
Larsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Louis circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Louis tries a head kick but it misses.
Louis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Louis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Louis misses with a leg kick
and Larsson counters with a low kick, right behind Louis 's knee.
Larsson sizes up Louis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Louis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big left from Larsson misses.
Larsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Larsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Louis throws an off balance right hand
and Larsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Larsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Louis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Decent striking displayed by Larsson there.
Louis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larsson.
Larsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Larsson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Larsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsson staying out of range there.
Larsson throws a good cross that connects.
Louis throws a push kick but Larsson slaps the foot to one side.
Larsson moves out of range as Louis strikes.
Larsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Louis.
Larsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Louis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Larsson.
Louis misses with a hook. Larsson ducked under it nicely.
Louis throws a looping overhand right but Larsson ducks down to avoid it.
Larsson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Louis.
Larsson throws a combination that misses
and Louis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Larsson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Louis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Larsson can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Larsson misses.
Larsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Larsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Larsson looks to land a right hand but Louis moved out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Louis. That snapped Larsson's head back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Larsson dominated that round.
That's time! Louis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big left from Louis misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Louis.
Nice uppercut lands for Louis. That snapped Larsson's head back.
The fighters circling - Larsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Larsson moves out of range as Louis strikes.
Louis throws a series of strikes that have Larsson backpedaling.
Larsson looks to throw a body kick
and Louis counters with a straight right hand.
Louis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Larsson is rocked!
Louis closes the distance and catches Larsson with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Larsson is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Larsson is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Larsson is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Louis takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tom Louis!
Our winner, Tom Louis, 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 Taz Bandichoo (ranked 22630 p4p, 21567 weight class) and Johnny Waldron (ranked 151 p4p, 204 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 33 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Bandichoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Waldron!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waldron moves away from the strike by Bandichoo.
Waldron blocks a jab.
Waldron is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bandichoo.
Waldron throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bandichoo throws a jab when Waldron was well out of range.
Bandichoo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Waldron.
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.
Bandichoo stuns Waldron with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Waldron displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bandichoo throws out the jab.
Bandichoo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Waldron.
Bandichoo lands a slapping body shot.
Waldron moves into the clinch.
Bandichoo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bandichoo throws a head punch that misses.
Bandichoo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bandichoo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Waldron's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waldron takes the fight into the clinch.
Bandichoo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Waldron.
Bandichoo is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Waldron.
Bandichoo struggles to land a body shot inside as Waldron controls his hands.
Waldron creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bandichoo misses with the head strike.
Waldron lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
 It looks like Taz Bandichoo has been cut.
Bandichoo manages to break the clinch.
Bandichoo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Waldron throws a leg kick but Bandichoo checks it.
Bandichoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Waldron was well out of range. Poor timing from Bandichoo.
It seemed like Waldron was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bandichoo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Waldron staying out of range there.
Waldron tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bandichoo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Waldron slips under a jab from Bandichoo.
Waldron tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Waldron avoids a kick to the body.
Waldron dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bandichoo. That did some damage!
Bandichoo cracks Waldron with an open hand slap.
Bandichoo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Waldron can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waldron wants to clinch up but Bandichoo keeps it at a distance.
Taz Bandichoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waldron throws a quick inside leg kick.
Waldron closes the distance and clinches.
Bandichoo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Waldron missing with knees to the body.
Waldron keeps control of Bandichoo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bandichoo lands with a short shot to the head.
Bandichoo lands with a light punch inside.
Waldron scores with a shot to the side of Bandichoo's head.
Bandichoo working aggressively here.
Waldron misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bandichoo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bandichoo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bandichoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Waldron was well out of range. Poor timing from Bandichoo.
Waldron throws a sloppy head kick and Bandichoo moves out of range easily.
Bandichoo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Waldron doesn't manage to clinch there - Bandichoo circles away.
Bandichoo loads up on a big right hand but Waldron slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Waldron lands with a good body shot.
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 Taz Bandichoo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Taz Bandichoo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bandichoo checks a leg kick.
Bandichoo misses with an uppercut. Waldron saw that one coming.
Bandichoo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Waldron scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Waldron fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bandichoo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Johnny Waldron has been cut.
Bandichoo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Waldron counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Waldron.
Waldron scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bandichoo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bandichoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waldron fails with an attempt to clinch.
Waldron takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bandichoo throws the left hand but Waldron avoids the punch easily.
Bandichoo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waldron.
Waldron throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waldron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bandichoo moves away.
Bandichoo misses the jab.
Waldron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Waldron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Waldron. That's going to slow Bandichoo down.
A shot to the liver by Waldron. Beautiful body shot.
Bandichoo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bandichoo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Bandichoo finds it's way through Waldron's defenses.
Waldron staying out of range there.
Waldron misses the body punch
letting Bandichoo counter with a right hand.
Bandichoo slips under a jab.
Waldron blocks the body kick.
Bandichoo backing away here, and Waldron unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Waldron clinches up against the ropes.
Bandichoo takes an elbow to the temple.
Bandichoo tries to break the clinch but Waldron is controlling the position.
Waldron looking to throw knees to the head but Bandichoo is blocking nicely.
Waldron misses with a knee strike.
Bandichoo wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Waldron creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waldron looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldron misses with an elbow over the top.
Bandichoo tries to break free but Waldron pushes him back against the ropes.
Bandichoo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Waldron creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bandichoo's defenses.
Johnny Waldron seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bandichoo struggles to land a body shot inside as Waldron controls his hands.
Bandichoo working hard to break the clinch.
Bandichoo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Bandichoo misses.
Bandichoo misses with an uppercut
and Waldron cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bandichoo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Waldron counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bandichoo thinking.
Waldron sizes up Bandichoo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Waldron throws a leg kick that misses.
Bandichoo throws out a loose jab but Waldron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bandichoo misses with a straight right.
Bandichoo misses with a hook.
Waldron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bandichoo throws a sloppy head kick and Waldron moves out of range easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Waldron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bandichoo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Waldron scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Waldron.
Bandichoo misses with a body kick.
A big left from Bandichoo misses.
Waldron scores with a nice right hand.
Bandichoo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Waldron to score with a decent uppercut.
Waldron tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bandichoo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Waldron ducks under a wild hook from Bandichoo.
Waldron slips under a jab.
Bandichoo scores with a nice strike.
Waldron moves into the clinch.
Bandichoo breaks the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Waldron.
An inside leg kick lands from Waldron.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waldron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Waldron takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Waldron walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Waldron throws a series of punches but Bandichoo avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandichoo looks to land a right hand but Waldron moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Waldron on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bandichoo throws out a loose jab but Waldron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waldron tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bandichoo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Bandichoo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bandichoo. Waldron does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bandichoo misses with a right hand
and Waldron makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bandichoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Waldron was well out of range. Poor timing from Bandichoo.
Waldron fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bandichoo, pushing him back against the ropes.
Waldron utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Waldron can't find room to land a body shot as Bandichoo controls the action.
Waldron with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bandichoo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Waldron's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Waldron lands an elbow just above Bandichoo 's eye.
Waldron lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Waldron throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bandichoos head.
A short body shot lands from Waldron as the two fighters clinch.
A knee to the head by Waldron.
Bandichoo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bandichoo working hard to break the clinch.
Waldron taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldron has Bandichoo pressed against the ropes, preventing Bandichoo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Waldron lands an elbow that stopped Bandichoo in his tracks for a moment.
Waldron lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bandichoo backwards.
A short right from Bandichoo on the inside.
Waldron is looking to control Bandichoo's arms but Bandichoo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Waldron has his back to the ropes.
Bandichoo blocks an elbow strike from Waldron.
Waldron comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Waldron controlling the action here for a moment.
Waldron lands an elbow that stopped Bandichoo in his tracks for a moment.
Waldron is trying to stall.
Bandichoo tries to break free but Waldron pushes him back against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Waldron.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Waldron lands a nice elbow.
Waldron softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Waldron has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice elbow from Waldron.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Waldron comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Waldron 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Waldron!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nenad Jovanovic (ranked 6113 p4p, 21431 weight class) and Fred Bizihwaeile (ranked 633 p4p, 684 weight class). Bizihwaeile comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Playboi Carti- Red Bandana Santana kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 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 24 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Fred Bizihwaeile!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jovanovic pushes Bizihwaeile up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Bizihwaeile.
It looks like Nenad Jovanovic has been cut.
Jovanovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jovanovic misses with a punch to the body.
Bizihwaeile's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bizihwaeile pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jovanovic is out of range and Bizihwaeile settles back down.
Jovanovic is looking to clinch.
Jovanovic blocks a head kick by Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bizihwaeile misses with a body shot
and Jovanovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Bizihwaeile keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bizihwaeile misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jovanovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bizihwaeile swats away the attempt to clinch by Jovanovic.
Bizihwaeile with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Bizihwaeile misses
letting Jovanovic counter with a right hand.
Bizihwaeile lands a head shot.
Bizihwaeile throws a looping overhand right but Jovanovic ducks down to avoid it.
Bizihwaeile misses the jab.
Bizihwaeile lands a nice looking body shot.
Jovanovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile dips to his left and cracks Jovanovic with an uppercut!
Good standup being displayed there by Jovanovic as he connects with a hook.
Bizihwaeile throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jovanovic counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Bizihwaeile throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jovanovic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at L.A. Stars in the buildup to the fight.
Bizihwaeile throws out a loose jab but Jovanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bizihwaeile swings for the body but Jovanovic moves out of range.
Jovanovic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big left from Jovanovic misses.
Bizihwaeile looks to score with a jab to the body but Jovanovic is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jovanovic slips under a jab from Bizihwaeile.
Jovanovic takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bizihwaeile takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Jovanovic.
Bizihwaeile softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bizihwaeile blocks a body shot from Jovanovic.
A right hand to the body from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic tries to throw a body punch but Bizihwaeile avoids it by throwing Jovanovic back against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bizihwaeile.
Still in the clinch, Jovanovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jovanovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jovanovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Bizihwaeile uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bizihwaeile misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jovanovic.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jovanovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bizihwaeile's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bizihwaeile breaks from the clinch.
Jovanovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fred Bizihwaeile will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nenad Jovanovic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jovanovic throws a right hand that Bizihwaeile ducks under and follows up with a left that Bizihwaeile also avoids with ease.
Bizihwaeile misses with a body punch
and Jovanovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bizihwaeile tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jovanovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Bizihwaeile.
A little feinted left hand from Jovanovic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jovanovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bizihwaeile appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That kick from Bizihwaeile tenderised Jovanovic's leg. Jovanovic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jovanovic moves in looking to clinch but Bizihwaeile pushes him off.
Jovanovic jabs Bizihwaeile right on the nose. Bizihwaeile blinks but takes it well.
Jovanovic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An inside leg kick from Bizihwaeile misses.
Jovanovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Jovanovic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jovanovic lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jovanovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bizihwaeile misses with a wild body shot.
Jovanovic misses with a hook.
Bizihwaeile throws a looping overhand right but Jovanovic ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Jovanovic misses its intended target.
Bizihwaeile feints a counter leg kick.
Bizihwaeile throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bizihwaeile throws a hook to the side of Jovanovic's head but Jovanovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bizihwaeile slips a straight right by Jovanovic.
Bizihwaeile misses with a lunging right hand
and Jovanovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bizihwaeile goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bizihwaeile with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jovanovic throws the left hand but Bizihwaeile avoids the punch easily.
Bizihwaeile flicks out a counter leg kick but Jovanovic steps away.
Bizihwaeile feints and then cracks Jovanovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jovanovic down.
Bizihwaeile moves out of range as Jovanovic strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Bizihwaeile misses.
Bizihwaeile takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Bizihwaeile finds it's way through Jovanovic's defenses.
Jovanovic tries to clinch but Bizihwaeile moves out of range.
Jovanovic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bizihwaeile tries to keep at a distance but Jovanovic has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile is looking to break free of the clinch but Jovanovic has double underhooks.
Bizihwaeile throws an elbow that misses.
Jovanovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jovanovic tries to throw a body punch but Bizihwaeile avoids it by throwing Jovanovic back against the ropes.
Bizihwaeile throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jovanovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Jovanovic fails to land.
Bizihwaeile manages to break the clinch.
Bizihwaeile bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jovanovic's head.
Jovanovic clinches up against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Jovanovic as the two fighters clinch.
Jovanovic lands with a right to the head.
Jovanovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Bizihwaeile uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jovanovic has a couple of punches blocked by Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile wants to break free but Jovanovic has control.
Bizihwaeile breaks from the clinch.
Jovanovic has managed to clinch.
Bizihwaeile using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jovanovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Fred Bizihwaeile will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nenad Jovanovic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Jovanovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bizihwaeile sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bizihwaeile swings for the body but Jovanovic moves out of range.
Bizihwaeile with a nice cross.
Bizihwaeile connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jovanovic's hands.
Jovanovic tries to clinch there but Bizihwaeile circles away.
Jovanovic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jovanovic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bizihwaeile throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jovanovic thuds his right hand into Bizihwaeile's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bizihwaeile missing with a left hand there. Jovanovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some bone on bone action there as Jovanovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nenad Jovanovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bizihwaeile keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jovanovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizihwaeile takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bizihwaeile tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bizihwaeile circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jovanovic wants to clinch up but Bizihwaeile keeps it at a distance.
Jovanovic lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile sizes up Jovanovic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bizihwaeile scores with a nice head shot.
Jovanovic tries to clinch but Bizihwaeile is having none of it.
Bizihwaeile throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jovanovic.
A punch combination from Bizihwaeile misses.
Jovanovic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bizihwaeile swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jovanovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Bizihwaeile.
Jovanovic misses the jab.
Bizihwaeile scores with a nice strike.
Fred Bizihwaeile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jovanovic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jovanovic works over Bizihwaeile's head and body with a nice combination.
Jovanovic moves out of range of the leg kick from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile slips a straight right by Jovanovic.
Bizihwaeile swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bizihwaeile swings for the body but Jovanovic moves out of range.
Jovanovic is looking to counter punch.
Jovanovic tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bizihwaeile manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic moves into the clinch.
Jovanovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bizihwaeile using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jovanovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short body shot lands from Jovanovic as the two fighters clinch.
Bizihwaeile misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic cracks Bizihwaeile with a nice body shot.
Bizihwaeile takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bizihwaeile pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Jovanovic misses
and Bizihwaeile counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jovanovic wants to clinch up but Bizihwaeile keeps it at a distance.
Bizihwaeile tries to bum rush Jovanovic with a series of wild strikes but Jovanovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jovanovic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bizihwaeile to score with a decent uppercut.
Jovanovic wants to clinch
and Bizihwaeile counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bizihwaeile circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bizihwaeile swats away the attempt to clinch by Jovanovic.
Bizihwaeile throws out a counter right but Jovanovic avoids it with no problem.
Jovanovic misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Bizihwaeile comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bizihwaeile winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Fred Bizihwaeile!
Fred Bizihwaeile bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kingsley Brown (ranked 3386 p4p, 3805 weight class) and Arild Ringnes (ranked 88 p4p, 138 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 27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arild Ringnes !
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown lands a head kick!
It looks like Arild Ringnes has been cut.
Nice jab there from Ringnes .
It looks like Kingsley Brown has been cut.
Ringnes misses with a looping right.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Ringnes moves away and avoids it.
Ringnes throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Ringnes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brown.
Ringnes catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Brown stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Brown walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
 Brown is rocked!
Kingsley Brown's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ringnes throws a big shot that misses.
Ringnes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ringnes weaves into range and cracks Brown right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Brown goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Ringnes is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arild Ringnes !
Arild Ringnes managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, HELLS BALLS RECOVERY, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Silva Scorpion (ranked 18411 p4p, 1867 weight class) and Yajson Rram (ranked 492 p4p, 198 weight class). Scorpion comes to the ring accompanied by Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz). Rram is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Overhaul. 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 featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 47 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Silva Scorpion!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yajson Rram!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scorpion jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Scorpion swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Scorpion has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rram.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A shot to the liver by Scorpion. Beautiful body shot.
Scorpion darts in and clinches Rram up against the ropes.
Scorpion lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Scorpion misses with some punches.
Rram misses with a punch on the inside.
Rram lands a right hand that snaps the head of Scorpion backwards.
Rram lands a hook that snaps the head of Scorpion backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rram blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scorpion tries to work over Rram's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rram breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scorpion moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Scorpion looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scorpion turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Scorpion misses with an attempted mid kick.
Scorpion misses with a body shot.
Scorpion on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Scorpion misses with a head kick.
Rram misses with a wild body shot.
Rram misses the jab.
Rram tried to score with a low kick but Scorpion checks it.
Scorpion jabs at Rram's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rram.
Scorpion takes one on the button.
Rram throws a shot from downtown. Scorpion moves away and avoids it.
Scorpion looks to land a left hand but Rram moved out of range nicely.
Scorpion misses with a wild body shot.
Rram is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rram lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Scorpion wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rram misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick from Scorpion misses.
Scorpion is looking to chop away at Rram's legs.
Scorpion dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rram. That did some damage!
Rram misses with a two punch combination.
Scorpion misses with a low kick.
Rram looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice leg kick from Scorpion, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rram misses with a series of wild punches.
Rram walks into a straight right hand from Scorpion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rram throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rram takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scorpion looks to land a left hand but Rram moved out of range nicely.
Rram throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scorpion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scorpion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rram moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rram! But no joy.
Scorpion throws a body punch but Rram moves out of range.
Scorpion misses with a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rram!
Rram swinging wildly here.
Scorpion digs a good hook to Rram's body.
Rram keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rram is looking to land body kicks.
Scorpion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rram moves away.
Scorpion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rram.
Scorpion slips under a jab.
It looked like Scorpion wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Scorpion misses with a low kick.
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 Silva Scorpion 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.
Scorpion throws a leg kick but Rram checks it.
Sloppy strikes from Scorpion. Those never looked like landing.
Scorpion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Rram was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rram moves out of range as Scorpion strikes.
Scorpion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva Scorpion is winning the standup battle so far.
Scorpion jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scorpion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rram.
Scorpion looks to throw the jab but Rram is out of range.
Silva Scorpion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rram punishes Scorpion's body with a nice straight punch.
Scorpion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scorpion scores with a punch to the head.
Scorpion lands with a hook. Rram tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Scorpion takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rram throws a quick inside leg kick.
Scorpion throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Scorpion scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Scorpion staying out of range there.
Scorpion slips a jab from Rram.
Scorpion throwing a counter right hand but Rram manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scorpion. Rram does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Scorpion checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Scorpion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion misses the shot to the body.
Scorpion is looking to wear down Rram with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Scorpion lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rram's sensitive parts.
Scorpion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rram just misses with a punch to the body.
Scorpion looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Scorpion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rram moves away.
Rram defending well as Scorpion loads up on a big left hand.
Scorpion rushes Rram and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Rram misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rram prevents a body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scorpion is working Rram over against the ropes.
Rram fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion gets through Rram's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Scorpion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rram lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rram working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Scorpion tries to stall but Rram uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Scorpion tries to throw a body punch but Rram avoids it by throwing Scorpion back against the ropes.
Rram tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scorpion lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rram.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scorpion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rram swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scorpion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Rram.
Rram lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rram.
Yajson Rram seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rram lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rram pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scorpion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Scorpion buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rram takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rram crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Scorpion - the referee stops the clock and Rram gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Scorpion. Rram manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rram avoids the body shot from Scorpion.
A big left from Rram misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rram looks to land a combination but Scorpion avoids it well.
A bone on bone clash there as Rram blocks the leg kick.
Scorpion fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rram is out of range.
Rram swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rram takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Scorpion throws the kick towards the body but Rram avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Scorpion dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rram lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scorpion circles away quickly and effectively.
Rram throws a right and a left that Scorpion avoids nicely.
Scorpion lands with an uppercut that bounces Rram off the ropes and back into range.
Scorpion scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rram doesn't seem bothered though.
Rram throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rram pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Scorpion back to the ropes. Rram follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rram chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rram uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scorpion.
Scorpion swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rram.
Yajson Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scorpion avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rram fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rram takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scorpion was well out of range. Poor timing from Rram.
Scorpion tries to clinch up but Rram circles away and keeps his distance.
Rram misses with a double jab.
Rram checks a leg kick nicely.
Scorpion swings for the body but Rram moves out of range.
A big right from Rram misses.
Scorpion looks to score with a jab to the body but Rram is just out of range.
Rram avoids the body shot from Scorpion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Scorpion.
Scorpion is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Scorpion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Rram.
Scorpion with the inside leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rram.
Scorpion stuns Rram with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rram misses with a wild combination.
A slow jab from Rram misses its intended target.
Scorpion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rram was well out of range. Poor timing from Scorpion.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rram.
Rram looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rram throws a series of strikes that have Scorpion backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scorpion throws out a powerful jab.
Rram avoids the body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion lands a nice looking body shot.
A lazy left from Scorpion finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion sizes up Rram with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Scorpion clinches with his opponent.
Rram manages to break the clinch.
Scorpion thuds a left hand into Rram's body.
Scorpion takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Scorpion lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rram takes a step back to recover.
Scorpion takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rram sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rram lets loose with a powerful body kick. Scorpion will feel that in the morning.
Scorpion's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rram under the eye.
Nice uppercut lands for Scorpion. That snapped Rram's head back.
Rram rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scorpion moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scorpion misses with a straight left.
Scorpion ducks under a wild hook from Rram.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scorpion fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rram has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rram fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scorpion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scorpion scores with a shot to the body.
Scorpion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rram.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Silva Scorpion did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Scorpion moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Scorpion wants to clinch up but Rram keeps it at a distance.
Scorpion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rram was well out of range. Poor timing from Scorpion.
Rram throws a right hand that Scorpion ducks under and follows up with a left that Scorpion also avoids with ease.
Scorpion throws a solid leg kick but Rram takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Scorpion.
An inside leg kick from Rram misses.
Rram throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scorpion.
Scorpion tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Scorpion fakes the leg kick and cracks Rram in the body.
Rram misses with a hook.
Scorpion tries to clinch there but Rram circles away.
Rram scores with a nice strike.
Scorpion lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rram at a distance.
Rram gets tackled into the ropes by Scorpion. Scorpion maintains the clinch.
Rram manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Scorpion misses.
Rram takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rram throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rram thuds a left hand into Scorpion's body.
A punch lands to the side of Rram 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion lands with a thumping leg kick.
Scorpion lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Scorpion moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rram jabs at Scorpion's body.
Scorpion is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rram misses with a wild body shot.
Rram throws a combination. Scorpion tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rram throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rram misses the shot to the body.
Rram throws a low kick but Scorpion moves out of range easily.
Scorpion tries a low kick but Rram avoids it.
Rram takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rram takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scorpion lands a two punch combo.
Rram takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rram wants to land a leg kick but Scorpion is out of range.
Rram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scorpion moves away.
A head kick misses from Scorpion.
Rram misses with a leg kick
and Scorpion counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion jabs Rram to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rram has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rram there as he acknowledges the shot.
Scorpion tries to close the distance and clinch but Rram swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scorpion throws a low kick but Rram moves out of range easily.
Rram has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rram finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Scorpion throws a front kick aimed at Rram's knee but Rram avoids it well.
Rram takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Scorpion throws a body punch but Rram moves out of range.
Rram thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rram uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scorpion.
Scorpion lands a head kick!
Rram takes a swing at Scorpion's ribcage but misses.
Scorpion rushes Rram and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Scorpion lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rram.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rram escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scorpion tests Rram's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sloppy strikes from Scorpion. Those never looked like landing.
Rram missing with a left hand there. Scorpion was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scorpion buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Scorpion had his way with Yajson Rram in that round.
That's time! Scorpion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Scorpion has closed the distance and engaged Rram in a clinch.
Rram misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scorpion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rram blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rram throws a punch but it's blocked by Scorpion.
Good body shot from Scorpion.
Rram misses with some punches.
Scorpion pushes Rram back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Rram breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scorpion rushes Rram and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Scorpion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rram breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scorpion takes a swing at Rram's ribcage but misses.
Rram misses with a looping left.
Scorpion misses the shot to the body.
Rram uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scorpion.
Scorpion takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rram misses with a double jab.
Rram tries to move into range but Scorpion moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Scorpion darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Scorpion throws a leg kick but Rram sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rram scores with a three punch combo!
Scorpion misses with a low kick.
A combination from Rram does no damage.
Scorpion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rram. Scorpion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scorpion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scorpion slips a jab from Rram.
Silva Scorpion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Scorpion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rram steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scorpion.
Rram throws a wild body kick that Scorpion sees coming a mile off.
Rram's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Scorpion closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rram swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rram throws a leg kick that misses.
Scorpion lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Scorpion throws a front kick that sends Rram stumbling back into the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick by Scorpion misses
and Rram counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Scorpion.
Scorpion cracks Rram with an open hand slap.
Scorpion fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rram has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scorpion scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Scorpion will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Scorpion lands with a kick to the temple. Rram shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Scorpion has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rram finds it's way round the side to connect with Scorpion's head.
Rram misses with a double jab
and Scorpion counters with an outside leg kick.
Rram tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Scorpion is able to avoid easily.
Scorpion was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rram throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rram tries to bum rush Scorpion with a series of wild strikes but Scorpion uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scorpion has closed the distance and engaged Rram in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scorpion struggles to land a body shot inside as Rram controls his hands.
Rram has had enough of the clinch but Scorpion keeps him there for the moment.
Yajson Rram has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rram has a couple of punches blocked by Scorpion.
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 Silva Scorpion.
Well Scorpion 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silva Scorpion!
Silva Scorpion retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Silva Scorpion thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Hokuto Akira (ranked 2115 p4p, 22249 weight class) and Marco Salamanca (ranked 245 p4p, 581 weight class). Salamanca is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Superstar Cypress Hill. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 25 - 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 17 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Salamanca!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akira misses with a looping right.
Akira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Akira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salamanca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Salamanca scores with a four punch combination!
Salamanca scores with a jab to the jaw.
Salamanca throws a right hand that misses
letting Akira counter with a right hand.
Akira throws an overhand right that lands on Salamanca's shoulder, as Salamanca tries to avoid the shot.
Salamanca doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick from Salamanca, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akira moves into the clinch successfully.
Salamanca lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Salamanca fails to land.
Akira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salamanca's elbow.
Salamanca blocks a body shot from Akira.
Salamanca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salamanca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salamanca backwards.
A short uppercut from Salamanca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Salamanca.
Salamanca tries to circle away but Akira has him pinned against the ropes.
Salamanca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salamanca jabs Akira right on the nose. Akira blinks but takes it well.
Salamanca lands with a right hand.
Salamanca misses with a body kick.
Marco Salamanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salamanca wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Akira throws a right and a left that Salamanca avoids nicely.
Akira takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Salamanca throws a head kick but Akira moves out of range.
Akira walks into a straight right hand from Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Salamanca throws a combination that misses
and Akira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salamanca misses with an uppercut.
Akira swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca wants to land a leg kick but Akira is out of range.
Salamanca lands a two punch combo.
Akira lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Akira misses with a wild combination.
Salamanca takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Akira takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Akira tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salamanca throws an off balance right hand
and Akira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akira on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Salamanca misses with a body punch
and Salamanca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salamanca is rocked!
Akira throws a poor cross that misses
and Salamanca counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Akira takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Akira blocks a jab.
Salamanca lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Salamanca has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Akira throws an off balance right hand
and Salamanca counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Akira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salamanca. Salamanca obviously looking to wear him down.
Akira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Salamanca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salamanca scores with a nice right hand.
Salamanca lunges at Akira with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Akira's hand.
Akira is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Akira lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Akira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Salamanca looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marco Salamanca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salamanca thuds his right hand into Akira's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salamanca throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Akira.
Akira looks to land a right hand but Salamanca moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akira ducks under a wild hook from Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a solid leg kick but Akira takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Salamanca.
Akira scores with a jab to the body.
Salamanca throws a lazy uppercut
and Akira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Akira slips a straight right by Salamanca.
Akira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Salamanca misses with a body shot.
Salamanca misses with a lunging right hand
and as Salamanca tries to reset, Akira cracks him with a perfect counter right hand that drops him to the mat! Salamanca is trying to get up but he's doing the chicken dance and face plants back to the floor - that's enough for the referee and he's called the bout! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 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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