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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Paulo Kimura (ranked 4150 p4p, 4059 weight class) and Ispa Murhapuro (ranked 388 p4p, 379 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulo Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ispa Murhapuro!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhapuro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kimura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murhapuro.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kimura is trying to stall.
Kimura tries to break the clinch but Murhapuro is controlling the position.
Murhapuro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murhapuro clinches up with Kimura and pushes him back against the ropes.
Murhapuro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kimura tries to keep at a distance but Murhapuro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murhapuro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murhapuro pushes Kimura back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhapuro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murhapuro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murhapuro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kimura just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhapuro gets a clinch.
Murhapuro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murhapuro pushes Kimura up against the ropes in a clinch.
Murhapuro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murhapuro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murhapuro cracks Kimura with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kimura swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Murhapuro to counter with a crisp jab.
Ispa Murhapuro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kimura throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A shot to the liver by Murhapuro. Beautiful body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Murhapuro.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhapuro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhapuro stalks Kimura and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kimura's face. Kimura staggers backwards, shaken.
Murhapuro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murhapuro 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.
Kimura takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kimura takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura fails to land with a series of punches.
Kimura is breathing heavily.
Murhapuro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kimura on the side of the head.
Murhapuro cracks a nice hook into Kimura's ribs.
Donk. Murhapuro catches Kimura right on the button with a cross.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murhapuro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murhapuro connects with a single shot there.
Murhapuro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murhapuro cracks Kimura with a right hand to the side of the head.
Murhapuro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kimura doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice shot lands for Murhapuro.
Kimura ducks right into an uppercut from Murhapuro.
 Kimura is rocked!
Kimura looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oh Kimura is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murhapuro closes the distance and catches Kimura with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Kimura is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Kimura is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Kimura is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Murhapuro takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ispa Murhapuro!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Franko De Cremonesi (ranked 6125 p4p, 5700 weight class) and Manolito Spiteri (ranked 538 p4p, 521 weight class). De Cremonesi comes to the ring accompanied by Paint It, Black. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
Granite chin
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franko De Cremonesi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manolito Spiteri!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spiteri closes the distance looking to clinch
and De Cremonesi counters with a really nice, stiff jab that drops Spiteri onto his ass. He'll have to take the mandatory count from the referee but he's back on his feet and he seems OK to continue.
 Spiteri is rocked!
 It looks like Manolito Spiteri has been cut.
Spiteri leaves his chin hanging out and De Cremonesi seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Spiteri crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Franko De Cremonesi!
Franko De Cremonesi decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Luis Sinisterra (ranked 1535 p4p, 5023 weight class) and Andrei Sobral (ranked 232 p4p, 536 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Andrei Sobral enters the ring!
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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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Sinisterra!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Sinisterra to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Sinisterra just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andrei Sobral! Andrei Sobral retains his heavyweight title!
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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Turner Meeks (ranked 3215 p4p, 2781 weight class) and Peter Dinklage (ranked 405 p4p, 354 weight class). Peter Dinklage will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Turner Meeks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Dinklage!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinklage scores with a nice head shot.
 It looks like Turner Meeks has been cut.
Meeks throws a hook to the side of Dinklage's head but Dinklage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dinklage clinches up against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Meeks throws an elbow but misses.
Dinklage blocks the elbow strike.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dinklage avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the ropes.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Meeks misses with an elbow over the top.
Meeks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Meeks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meeks throws an elbow that misses.
Dinklage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dinklage takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Meeks throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinklage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dinklage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dinklage moves into the clinch.
Meeks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dinklage lands an elbow inside that Meeks shrugs off.
Dinklage unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Meeks throws an elbow that misses.
Meeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meeks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Meeks lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Peter Dinklage has been cut.
Meeks pushes off an throws an elbow but Dinklage leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Meeks.
Dinklage manages to break the clinch.
Dinklage forces Meeks back against the ropes and clinches.
Meeks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Meeks throws an elbow but misses.
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!
Meeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meeks throws an elbow but it misses.
Dinklage blocks the elbow strike.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Meeks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dinklage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dinklage has Meeks up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dinklage avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the ropes.
Dinklage blocks an elbow strike from Meeks.
Meeks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Meeks pushes off an throws an elbow but Dinklage leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Meeks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
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 Turner Meeks will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Meeks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Meeks tries to clinch up but Dinklage circles away and keeps his distance.
Meeks loads up on a big right hand but Dinklage slips the punch.
Dinklage moves into the clinch.
Meeks misses with an elbow over the top.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Meeks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Meeks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Meeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dinklage is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dinklage avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the ropes.
Meeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meeks throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinklage blocks an elbow strike.
Meeks misses with an elbow strike.
Dinklage blocks the elbow strike.
Dinklage avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the ropes.
Dinklage lands an elbow inside that Meeks shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinklage blocks the elbow strike.
Meeks misses with an elbow strike.
Meeks misses with an elbow over the top.
Turner Meeks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dinklage dodges an elbow strike from Meeks.
Meeks throws an elbow but it misses.
Dinklage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meeks moves into range and clinches up with Dinklage.
Dinklage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Meeks has him pressed against the ropes.
Meeks misses with an elbow over the top.
Dinklage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dinklage takes one on the button.
Dinklage lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Meeks misses with an uppercut
and Meeks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turner Meeks's cut is getting worse.
Meeks throws a sloppy body shot
and Meeks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meeks fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dinklage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meeks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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!
Meeks loads up on a big right hand but Dinklage slips the punch.
Meeks tries to clinch there but Dinklage circles away.
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dinklage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meeks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dinklage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meeks is rocked!
Dinklage lands a nice leg kick that just misses Meeks's sensitive parts.
Oh Meeks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Meeks misses with a hook
and Dinklage counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dinklage.
Meeks seems to have got his legs back now.
Meeks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Meeks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Meeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meeks misses with an elbow strike.
Dinklage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dinklage moves into range and clinches up with Meeks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Peter Dinklage will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A shot to the body from Meeks misses
and before Meeks has any time to reset, Dinklage cracks him with a big right hand that drops him face first to the canvas! He's hurt! I don't think he's going to get back up from that one! He's trying but he's doing the chicken dance and has face planted into to ropes, causing the referee to bring this fight to an end! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Peter Dinklage!
Turner Meeks was interviewed post fight and said 'I blame the Ivermectin'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Matheus Figueiredo (ranked 5429 p4p, 24007 weight class) and Clinton Strong (ranked 234 p4p, 261 weight class). The key to victory for Matheus Figueiredo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matheus Figueiredo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clinton Strong !
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Figueiredo gets tackled into the ropes by Strong . Strong maintains the clinch.
Strong missing with knees to the body.
Figueiredo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Strong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Figueiredo has had enough of the clinch but Strong keeps him there for the moment.
Strong scores with a shoulder strike.
Figueiredo working hard to break the clinch.
Figueiredo is looking to break free of the clinch but Strong has double underhooks.
Figueiredo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Figueiredo tries to throw a body punch but Strong avoids it by throwing Figueiredo back against the ropes.
Strong prevents a body shot from Figueiredo.
Strong throws a punch but it's blocked by Figueiredo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Figueiredo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Strong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Matheus Figueiredo has been cut.
Figueiredo blocks a body shot from Strong .
Figueiredo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueiredo keeps the fight on the outside.
Figueiredo instigates a clinch.
Strong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Figueiredo avoids it.
Strong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Strong fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Strong fails to land.
Strong scores a nice knee to the body.
Strong tries to land knees in the clinch but Figueiredo avoids the damage to the body.
Figueiredo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strong takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Strong is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Strong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Strong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Figueiredo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Strong tries to throw a body punch but Figueiredo avoids it by throwing Strong back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong misses with the head strike.
Figueiredo stalling in the clinch but Strong improves position.
Strong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Figueiredo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Figueiredo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Figueiredo wants to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Strong crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Figueiredo - the referee stops the clock and Strong gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Figueiredo. Strong manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Strong moves into range and clinches up with Figueiredo.
Strong missing with knees to the body.
Figueiredo pushes Strong back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Figueiredo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Strong .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clinton Strong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matheus Figueiredo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Strong closes the distance and pushes Figueiredo back into the ropes.
Strong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Figueiredo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Figueiredo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Strong circles away quickly and effectively.
Figueiredo has closed the distance and engaged Strong in a clinch.
Figueiredo manages to break the clinch.
Strong clinches.
Strong misses with a punch to the body.
Strong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Figueiredo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Figueiredo looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Figueiredo tries to close the distance and clinch but Strong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Figueiredo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Figueiredo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strong misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Figueiredo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strong moves in looking to clinch but Figueiredo pushes him off.
Strong moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Strong .
Strong tries a knee to the head but Figueiredo blocks it.
Figueiredo manages to break the clinch.
Matheus Figueiredo is winning the standup battle so far.
Figueiredo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Figueiredo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Figueiredo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Strong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Strong tries to clinch up.
Figueiredo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Strong manages to circle out of the way.
Strong clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Figueiredo.
Figueiredo is looking to control Strong 's arms but Strong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Figueiredo has his back to the ropes.
Figueiredo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Figueiredo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Figueiredo tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figueiredo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strong drives through and clinches with Figueiredo against the ropes.
Figueiredo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strong closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strong misses with a knee strike.
Figueiredo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Strong as Figueiredo tries to tie him up.
Figueiredo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Strong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Figueiredo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Strong misses with a knee strike.
Figueiredo is trying to break the clinch but Strong has him pressed against the ropes.
Strong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strong tries a knee to the head but Figueiredo blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clinton Strong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matheus Figueiredo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Figueiredo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Strong gets a clinch.
Figueiredo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Strong is keeping busy.
Clinton Strong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Figueiredo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Figueiredo tries to break free but Strong pushes him back against the ropes.
Figueiredo wants to get back to striking at distance but Strong won't allow it.
Figueiredo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strong rushes Figueiredo and presses him up against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Strong .
Strong working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Figueiredo avoiding damage as Strong throws knees to the body.
Figueiredo tries to circle away but Strong has him pinned against the ropes.
Strong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Figueiredo avoids it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Strong .
Clinton Strong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueiredo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Strong struggles to land a body shot inside as Figueiredo controls his hands.
Figueiredo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Figueiredo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Strong drives through and clinches with Figueiredo against the ropes.
Figueiredo tries to break free but Strong pushes him back against the ropes.
Strong lands a knee to the body.
Strong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Strong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Figueiredo blocks an elbow strike.
Figueiredo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Figueiredo blocks a body shot from Strong .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Strong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Strong tries to land knees in the clinch but Figueiredo avoids the damage to the body.
Strong scores with a shot to the side of Figueiredo's head.
Strong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Figueiredo or not.
Strong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Figueiredo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strong is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Figueiredo fails to land.
Figueiredo can't break the clinch.
Strong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clinton Strong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Strong 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clinton Strong !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Einar Ragnarsen (ranked 5494 p4p, 2631 weight class) and Ricardo P Cruz (ranked 584 p4p, 336 weight class). Ricardo P Cruz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Einar Ragnarsen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo P Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsen misses the shot to the body.
Ragnarsen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
P Cruz throws a one two combo.
Ragnarsen swinging wildly here.
Ragnarsen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ragnarsen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ragnarsen connects with a jab.
Ragnarsen walks into a stiff left hand from P Cruz.
Ragnarsen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by P Cruz.
P Cruz moves into range and clinches up with Ragnarsen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
P Cruz manages to break the clinch.
P Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick by Ragnarsen misses
and P Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Ragnarsen misses with a series of wild punches.
Ragnarsen misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from P Cruz does no damage.
As P Cruz looks to move away, Ragnarsen throws a big counter combo but P Cruz just gets out of the way.
P Cruz has Ragnarsen up against the ropes in a clinch.
P Cruz manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
P Cruz darts in and clinches Ragnarsen up against the ropes.
P Cruz breaks the clinch.
Ragnarsen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ragnarsen stuns P Cruz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
P Cruz rushes Ragnarsen and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ragnarsen.
Ragnarsen throws an elbow that misses.
Ragnarsen looking to stall.
Ragnarsen trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
P Cruz avoids a wild elbow strike from Ragnarsen.
Ragnarsen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from P Cruz.
P Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ragnarsen doesn't manage to clinch there - P Cruz circles away.
Ragnarsen throws the left hand but P Cruz avoids the punch easily.
P Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ragnarsen.
P Cruz tries a quick counter leg kick but Ragnarsen is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ragnarsen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnarsen misses with a few strikes there.
P Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ragnarsen.
P Cruz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by P Cruz.
P Cruz works the jab nicely.
P Cruz throws a series of punches but Ragnarsen moves out of range.
P Cruz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
P Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Ragnarsen scores with a nice strike.
Ricardo P Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnarsen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ragnarsen is rocked!
P Cruz ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Ragnarsen out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricardo P Cruz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Raniel Mancuso (ranked 3448 p4p, 25195 weight class) and Capitan Fairtex (ranked 171 p4p, 272 weight class). Mancuso's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, O Retrô Ativo - Heróis do Status Quo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raniel Mancuso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Capitan Fairtex!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mancuso drives through and clinches with Fairtex against the ropes.
Mancuso breaks the clinch.
Fairtex takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mancuso clinches with his opponent.
Fairtex manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Fairtex.
Mancuso is looking for a counter combo.
Mancuso throws a nice head kick!
Mancuso looks low and kicks high, catching Fairtex right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Fairtex is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mancuso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fairtex is still on wobbly legs! Can Mancuso finish him?
Fairtex tries to clinch but Mancuso moves out of range.
Fairtex seems to have recovered his senses.
Some bone on bone action there as Fairtex checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fairtex throws a body shot but no joy.
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mancuso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fairtex fails to land with a series of punches.
Mancuso really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mancuso lands with a slapping head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fairtex looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mancuso went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Fairtex does no damage.
Crunch! Mancuso slams his shin into Fairtex's torso.
Mancuso throws a sloppy head kick and Fairtex moves out of range easily.
Fairtex backs away from a small jab... but Mancuso lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Fairtex crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Mancuso with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Raniel Mancuso!
Raniel Mancuso spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Arturito Tampukpuk (ranked 4895 p4p, 3830 weight class) and Julio Martines (ranked 555 p4p, 472 weight class). Martines comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 300 Violins Orchestra kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Arturito Tampukpuk has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arturito Tampukpuk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Martines!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martines throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martines misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Martines misses.
Tampukpuk blocks a head kick by Martines.
Tampukpuk clinches.
Tampukpuk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tampukpuk looks to land a body kick but Martines moved away.
Martines throws a head kick that misses.
Tampukpuk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Martines scores with a decent looking hook.
Tampukpuk rushes Martines and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tampukpuk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tampukpuk pushes Martines up against the ropes in a clinch.
Martines breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martines fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tampukpuk throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
No joy there for Martines, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tampukpuk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martines misses with the combination.
Tampukpuk lands with an uppercut that bounces Martines off the ropes and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martines keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tampukpuk lands a leg kick that knocks Martines off balance momentarily.
Tampukpuk misses with a straight right.
Martines steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Martines throws a combination. Tampukpuk tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Martines throws a head kick that misses
and Tampukpuk counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Martines goes down! Will Martines beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tampukpuk lands a front kick.
Martines looks winded!
Tampukpuk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martines takes a swing at Tampukpuk's ribcage but misses.
Martines throws a combination that misses
and Tampukpuk counters with a body kick.
Martines moves out of range of the body kick.
Tampukpuk lands a right hook to the body.
Tampukpuk feints and then cracks Martines's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martines down.
Tampukpuk lands with a shot to the body.
Tampukpuk cracks Martines with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arturito Tampukpuk!
Arturito Tampukpuk is the new middleweight champion!
Julio Martines spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Roberto Karokaro (ranked 4969 p4p, 3385 weight class) and Aiko Inhanamoto (ranked 532 p4p, 413 weight class). Roberto Karokaro could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aiko Inhanamoto's chin.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roberto Karokaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Aiko Inhanamoto!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inhanamoto has managed to clinch.
Karokaro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Inhanamoto has him pressed against the ropes.
Inhanamoto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Inhanamoto works on Karokaro's body with a couple of short punches.
Inhanamoto stalling.
Inhanamoto breaks from the clinch.
Karokaro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Karokaro.
Karokaro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karokaro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karokaro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karokaro misses with the combination.
Inhanamoto is looking to clinch.
A jab from Karokaro misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karokaro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Inhanamoto circles away quickly and effectively.
Inhanamoto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Inhanamoto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Inhanamoto breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Karokaro misses.
Inhanamoto is looking to clinch but Karokaro is avoiding it.
Karokaro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karokaro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karokaro throws a combination that misses
and Inhanamoto counters by moving into the clinch.
Inhanamoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karokaro tries to break the clinch but Inhanamoto is controlling the position.
Inhanamoto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Inhanamoto misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto controlling the action here for a moment.
Karokaro working hard to break the clinch.
Inhanamoto tries to work over Karokaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karokaro wants to get back to striking at distance but Inhanamoto won't allow it.
Inhanamoto stalls.
Karokaro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Inhanamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Karokaro controls the action.
Inhanamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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 Roberto Karokaro will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Inhanamoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Inhanamoto let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Karokaro.
Inhanamoto dodges the punch combination from Karokaro.
Inhanamoto tries to clinch up.
Roberto Karokaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Karokaro does no damage.
Inhanamoto wants to counter the offense by Karokaro and move into the clinch position.
Inhanamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karokaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Inhanamoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Inhanamoto steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Karokaro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karokaro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Inhanamoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karokaro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karokaro misses with a wild combination.
Karokaro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Inhanamoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Inhanamoto clinches.
Inhanamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karokaro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Inhanamoto can do to turn this around?
Karokaro gets tackled into the ropes by Inhanamoto. Inhanamoto maintains the clinch.
Inhanamoto misses with a punch to the body.
Inhanamoto stalls.
Inhanamoto has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Karokaro seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Inhanamoto can turn it around.
Inhanamoto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Inhanamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karokaro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Inhanamoto circles away quickly and effectively.
Karokaro misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Karokaro.
Inhanamoto has managed to clinch.
Inhanamoto works on Karokaro's body with a couple of short punches.
Inhanamoto slows down the pace here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee calls for Inhanamoto to work.
Inhanamoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Inhanamoto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Karokaro dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Inhanamoto drives through and clinches with Karokaro against the ropes.
Inhanamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karokaro tries to bum rush Inhanamoto with a series of wild strikes but Inhanamoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Inhanamoto moves in looking to clinch but Karokaro pushes him off.
Karokaro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karokaro misses with a combination
and Inhanamoto counters by clinching up.
Aiko Inhanamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Inhanamoto throws a punch but it's blocked by Karokaro.
Come on Inhanamoto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inhanamoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Inhanamoto working aggressively here.
Inhanamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karokaro's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inhanamoto pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Inhanamoto leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Inhanamoto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Karokaro is keeping busy.
Inhanamoto is trying to maintain a safe position but Karokaro gets an underhook and turns Inhanamoto into the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Aiko Inhanamoto.
Karokaro lands a glancing blow to the side of Inhanamoto's head.
Karokaro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Roberto Karokaro is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Karokaro misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro misses with the combination.
Inhanamoto darts in and clinches Karokaro up against the ropes.
Inhanamoto controlling the action here for a moment.
Inhanamoto tries to stall but Karokaro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Roberto Karokaro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Inhanamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karokaro throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Inhanamoto is looking to clinch.
Inhanamoto darts in and clinches Karokaro up against the ropes.
Inhanamoto manages to break the clinch.
Karokaro fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aiko Inhanamoto.
I think Karokaro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Yushi Sakura (ranked 4387 p4p, 2493 weight class) and Peter Petrov (ranked 405 p4p, 262 weight class). Peter Petrov has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 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 19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov misses with a straight right.
Sakura feints a jab promting Petrov to slip. Sakura then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Petrov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Petrov throws out a powerful jab.
Petrov throws a series of punches but Sakura avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Petrov misses.
Petrov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Petrov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Petrov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sakura with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Petrov to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakura wants to clinch
and Petrov counters with a three punch combo that has Sakura backing up. Sakura nods at Petrov to acknowledge the strikes.
Sakura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sakura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sakura thinks about countering with a head kick.
Petrov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Petrov misses with a double jab.
Sakura tried to counter with a leg kick but Petrov avoided it.
Sakura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sakura wants to clinch up but Petrov keeps it at a distance.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Sakura ducks down to avoid it.
Sakura moves in looking to clinch but Petrov pushes him off.
Sakura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. Sakura moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakura takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakura wants to clinch.
Petrov lands a really nice looking cross but Sakura seems unphased.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Sakura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakura seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov sizes up Sakura with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sakura tries to clinch up but Petrov circles away and keeps his distance.
Sakura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Petrov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sakura takes one to the side of the head.
Petrov lands a nice shot that snaps Sakura's head back.
Peter Petrov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sakura defending well as Petrov loads up on a big left hand.
Sakura is looking to clinch but Petrov is avoiding it.
Petrov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sakura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
Petrov lands a head shot.
Petrov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Petrov catches Sakura with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Petrov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakura tries to clinch up but Petrov circles away and keeps his distance.
Sakura lands a nice looking body shot.
Sakura takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sakura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov throws a hook but Sakura avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Sakura misses its target.
Sakura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
Sakura throws a big counter combination but Petrov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sakura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrov connects with a crisp jab.
Peter Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakura staying out of range there.
Petrov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Petrov misses with a hook
and Sakura counters with a left and a right that stings Petrov.
Sakura tries to clinch there but Petrov circles away.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Sakura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sakura appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Petrov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sakura moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov throws a poor cross that misses
and Sakura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sakura. Sakura obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Petrov.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. Sakura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Petrov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Petrov misses with a lunging right hand
and Sakura counters with an outside leg kick.
Sakura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Sakura gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Petrov clobbers Sakura with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Petrov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sakura staying out of range there.
Sakura is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Petrov.
Petrov misses with a hook. Sakura ducked under it nicely.
Sakura is looking to counter the offense by Petrov and move into the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Sakura scores with a four punch combination!
Petrov misses with a two punch combination.
Petrov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sakura under the eye.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Sakura ducks down to avoid it.
Petrov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Sakura thinks about countering with a head kick.
Petrov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sakura eats them both and turns towards Petrov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sakura takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Sakura saw that one coming.
Petrov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sakura tries to counter by clinching up but Petrov breaks away and moves out of range.
Sakura wants to clinch up but Petrov keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Sakura uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Sakura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sakura is looking for a counter combo.
Petrov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Petrov throws a hook but Sakura blocks it.
Sakura is looking to counter the offense by Petrov and move into the clinch.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Sakura.
Sakura lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sakura slips a straight right by Petrov.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Sakura ducks down to avoid it.
Sakura lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Petrov scores with a hook to the body. Sakura takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big left from Petrov misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Petrov finds it's way through Sakura's defenses.
A head kick misses from Sakura.
Petrov misses with a hook. Sakura ducked under it nicely.
Sakura slips under a jab.
Petrov needs to keep his hands up - Sakura had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakura tries to clinch
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sakura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sakura tries to clinch up.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov swats away the attempt to clinch by Sakura.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Petrov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Petrov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Petrov!
After winning the bout, Peter Petrov 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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