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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Maki Damchaigym (ranked 24401 p4p, 24379 weight class) and Tadao Sato (ranked 472 p4p, 464 weight class). Tadao Sato has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Maki Damchaigym's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maki Damchaigym!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tadao Sato!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sato throws a series of punches but Damchaigym avoids them all with ease.
Damchaigym half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sato misses with a combination
and Damchaigym makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A combination from Sato does no damage.
Sato looks to land a combination but Damchaigym avoids it well.
Sato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Sato does no damage.
Damchaigym is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tadao Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damchaigym fails with an attempt to clinch.
Damchaigym looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Damchaigym has Sato up against the ropes in a clinch.
Damchaigym with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like Tadao Sato has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damchaigym escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Damchaigym moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Sato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Damchaigym gets a clinch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Sato has eaten all the pies!
Damchaigym blocks an elbow strike from Sato.
Damchaigym lands with a light punch inside.
Damchaigym avoids the elbow strike from Sato, against the ropes.
Sato misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Damchaigym.
Sato misses with an elbow over the top.
Damchaigym escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sato misses with the combination.
Sato looks winded!
Damchaigym is looking to clinch.
A combination from Sato does no damage.
Damchaigym throws a shot to the body.
Damchaigym has closed the distance and engaged Sato in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sato just misses with a elbow thrown towards Damchaigym's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damchaigym breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato misses with a few strikes there.
Damchaigym was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Damchaigym tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damchaigym tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damchaigym's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Damchaigym duly obliges.
Damchaigym throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Damchaigym slips a jab and a cross from Sato.
Damchaigym throws a quick inside leg kick.
Damchaigym is looking to clinch.
Damchaigym moves in looking to clinch but Sato pushes him off.
Sato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Damchaigym wants to clinch up but Sato keeps it at a distance.
Damchaigym tries to clinch there but Sato circles away.
Good leg kick by Damchaigym.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sato feints a jab promting Damchaigym to slip. Sato then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Damchaigym slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Damchaigym lands a right hook to the body.
Damchaigym swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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 Maki Damchaigym will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tadao Sato's cut.
That's time! Damchaigym's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Damchaigym is looking to clinch but Sato is avoiding it.
Sato lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Damchaigym circles away quickly and effectively.
Damchaigym lands with an overhand left.
A punch combination from Sato misses.
Sato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sato throws a nice looking combination but Damchaigym bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Damchaigym thows a body kick. Sato tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sato tries to keep at a distance but Damchaigym has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sato pushes off an throws an elbow but Damchaigym leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Damchaigym connects with a knee to the head.
Sato throws an elbow but it misses.
Damchaigym stalling the fight.
Sato looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sato throws an elbow that misses.
Sato is breathing heavily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sato looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damchaigym keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sato's efforts to push away.
Damchaigym blocks the elbow strike.
Sato creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Damchaigym trying to control the position but instead, Sato has worked for underhooks and has pushed Damchaigym into the ropes.
Damchaigym breaks the clinch.
Damchaigym lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sato circles away quickly and effectively.
Tadao Sato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Damchaigym showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sato.
Sato misses with a series of wild punches.
Damchaigym tries to clinch up but Sato circles away and keeps his distance.
Damchaigym scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damchaigym connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Damchaigym scores with a nice strike.
Sato swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Damchaigym counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Damchaigym breaks from the clinch.
Sato takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damchaigym tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sato misses with a double jab
and Damchaigym counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
 Sato is rocked!
Damchaigym tries to clinch up but Sato circles away and keeps his distance.
Sato is still on wobbly legs! Can Damchaigym finish him?
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Damchaigym throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Sato is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Maki Damchaigym!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Eric Kronke (ranked 23404 p4p, 18291 weight class) and Bill Goldberg (ranked 602 p4p, 596 weight class). Kronke's entrance music is Feuer Frei. A fine choice. Bill Goldberg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Kronke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kronke slips under a jab from Goldberg.
Goldberg tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kronke is able to avoid easily.
Kronke throws a shot from downtown. Goldberg moves away and avoids it.
Goldberg takes the fight into the clinch.
Kronke blocks a body shot from Goldberg.
Kronke misses with a punch on the inside.
Goldberg has a couple of punches blocked by Kronke.
Goldberg lands a nice shot to the body.
Goldberg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kronke.
Kronke blocks a body shot from Goldberg.
Goldberg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kronke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goldberg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kronke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goldberg tries to throw a body punch but Kronke avoids it by throwing Goldberg back against the ropes.
Goldberg has a couple of punches blocked by Kronke.
Goldberg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kronke or not.
Kronke blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Goldberg fails to land.
Kronke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kronke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goldberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Kronke.
Goldberg misses with a punch to the body.
Goldberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Kronke.
Goldberg misses with a body punch.
Kronke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kronke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kronke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kronke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kronke is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kronke will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Goldberg up against the ropes.
Goldberg lands a body punch.
Goldberg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Goldberg.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goldberg.
Goldberg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kronke's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronke prevents a body shot from Goldberg.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goldberg.
Kronke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goldberg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kronke definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Goldberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Goldberg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Goldberg.
Kronke struggles to land a body shot inside as Goldberg controls his hands.
Goldberg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goldberg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Goldberg scores with a shoulder strike.
Goldberg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goldberg cracks Kronke with a nice body shot.
Kronke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kronke misses with a punch to the body.
Kronke prevents a body shot from Goldberg.
Goldberg lands a body shot.
Kronke is breathing heavily.
Kronke can't find room to land a body shot as Goldberg controls the action.
Goldberg lands a nice shot to the body.
Goldberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Kronke uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Goldberg dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Goldberg throws a leg kick but Kronke moved away.
Goldberg throws out a loose jab but Kronke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goldberg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kronke wants to clinch up but Goldberg keeps it at a distance.
Goldberg walks into a straight right hand from Kronke.
Goldberg throws a head kick but Kronke moves out of range.
Kronke tried to score with a low kick but Goldberg checks it.
Kronke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Goldberg clinches with his opponent.
Kronke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goldberg's elbow.
Goldberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Kronke.
Goldberg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kronke blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kronke scores with a hook to the body.
Kronke blocks an uppercut.
Kronke manages to break the clinch.
Goldberg closes the distance and pushes Kronke back into the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goldberg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kronke.
Kronke blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goldberg.
Goldberg blocks a body shot from Kronke.
Kronke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goldberg lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kronke.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kronke.
Goldberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Goldberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kronke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Goldbergs head.
A right hook to the body lands for Kronke.
Goldberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goldberg blocks an uppercut.
Kronke blocks an uppercut.
Goldberg misses with some punches.
Goldberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Goldberg has a couple of punches blocked by Kronke.
Kronke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goldberg working aggressively here.
Goldberg blocks a body shot from Kronke.
Eric Kronke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Kronke.
Goldberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goldberg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice left hand lands by Goldberg.
Kronke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bill Goldberg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kronke tries to break the clinch but Goldberg is controlling the position.
Goldberg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Goldberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kronke digs a right hand underneath Goldberg's ribcage. Goldberg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kronke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goldberg misses with the head strike.
Goldberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Kronke fails to land.
Goldberg misses with the head strike.
Kronke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kronke takes a shot to the head.
Kronke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goldberg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kronke backwards.
Goldberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Kronke.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Goldberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kronke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Goldberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kronke lands a lovely overhand right.
Kronke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Goldberg's sensitive parts.
Kronke looks to score with a jab to the body but Goldberg is just out of range.
Goldberg misses with an uppercut. Kronke saw that one coming.
Kronke has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kronke lands a hook that snaps the head of Goldberg backwards.
Goldberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kronke blocks an uppercut.
Goldberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goldberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goldberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Kronke looking to slow down the pace here.
Goldberg blocks a body shot from Kronke.
A short right from Kronke.
Goldberg can't find room to land a body shot as Kronke controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Goldberg as Kronke tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kronke swings wildly with an uppercut but Goldberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goldberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kronke prevents a body shot from Goldberg.
A nice left hand lands by Goldberg.
Goldberg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Goldberg.
Goldberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kronke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kronke misses with a punch on the inside.
Goldberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Kronke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goldberg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kronke misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kronke.
Goldberg blocks a body shot from Kronke.
Goldberg tries to throw a body punch but Kronke avoids it by throwing Goldberg back against the ropes.
Goldberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronke misses with a body punch.
Goldberg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kronke backwards.
Goldberg blocks a body shot from Kronke.
A short uppercut from Goldberg.
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!
Kronke blocks an uppercut.
Goldberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Kronke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kronke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kronke digs a right hand underneath Goldberg's ribcage. Goldberg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kronke tries a body shot but Goldberg blocks it.
Goldberg lands a right hand.
Kronke tries to break the clinch but Goldberg is controlling the position.
Kronke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goldberg's elbow.
Kronke lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Goldberg fails to land.
Goldberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goldberg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kronke's elbow.
Kronke swings wildly with an uppercut but Goldberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kronke struggles to land a body shot inside as Goldberg controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bill Goldberg.
I've got Goldberg 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Goldberg!
After winning the bout, Bill Goldberg 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Kaspars Petrovs (ranked 3286 p4p, 1763 weight class) and Liam St. Georges (ranked 399 p4p, 226 weight class). Liam St. Georges has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 22 - 33 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaspars Petrovs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Liam St. Georges !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrovs misses with a left hand
and St. Georges counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrovs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and St. Georges counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Petrovs to the mat, face first! St. Georges goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Petrovs is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!
 Petrovs is rocked!
 It looks like Kaspars Petrovs has been cut.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. St. Georges engages and cracks Petrovs with a massive lead left hook - Petrovs tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! St. Georges is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liam St. Georges !
Jumping up and down and very excited, Liam St. Georges waved his t-shirt featuring Conviction's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ildefonso Jaquez (ranked 4042 p4p, 6322 weight class) and Matt Dammon (ranked 162 p4p, 169 weight class). Ildefonso Jaquez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ildefonso Jaquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 40 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Dammon!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaquez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jaquez digs a good body shot into Dammon's ribs.
Jaquez lands with a shot to the body.
Dammon looks winded!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jaquez.
Dammon should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jaquez lands with a right hand.
Jaquez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dammon.
Jaquez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jaquez scores with a kick to the body.
Dammon walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Dammon is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ildefonso Jaquez!
A relieved looking Ildefonso Jaquez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Luis Sanchez (ranked 23300 p4p, 5251 weight class) and Riku Yamato (ranked 461 p4p, 414 weight class). Sanchez's entrance music is Kodak Black - Super Gremlin. A fine choice. Luis Sanchez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Riku Yamato!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yamato lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yamato has time to react.
Yamato showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Yamato misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yamato tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Luis Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamato throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Sanchez appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sanchez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamato takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Yamato with a series of wild strikes but Yamato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yamato counters with an inside leg kick.
Yamato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Yamato avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Yamato wants to clinch.
Yamato ducks right into an uppercut from Sanchez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Yamato counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yamato moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yamato throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yamato wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Yamato ducks under and follows up with a left that Yamato also avoids with ease.
Despite the aggression on Yamato's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sanchez cracks Yamato with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sanchez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamato.
Yamato is looking for the big counter here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Sanchez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sanchez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yamato eats them both and turns towards Sanchez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Yamato takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yamato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luis Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Yamato wants to counter the offense by Sanchez and move into the clinch position.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yamato doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Yamato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Yamato moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez lunges at Yamato with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yamato's hand.
Yamato misses with a head kick.
Yamato on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Sanchez is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Sanchez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yamato moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yamato moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yamato is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Luis Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Yamato doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Yamato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yamato counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yamato takes one on the button.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Yamato is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Yamato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yamato circles away quickly and effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Sanchez dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanchez takes a swing at Yamato's ribcage but misses.
Yamato takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Yamato takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sanchez throws a combination. Yamato tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A head kick misses from Yamato.
Yamato takes one to the side of the head.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Yamato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yamato doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Sanchez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Yamato closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a series of strikes. Yamato will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Yamato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yamato gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yamato has time to react.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yamato is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Yamato avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Yamato unleashes a big counter combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yamato! But no joy.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Yamato moves out of range.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yamato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yamato misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick by Yamato misses
and Sanchez counters with a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez connects with a body shot.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Yamato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez sets himself, and Yamato steps forward looking for the clinch! Sanchez avoids it this time.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Yamato throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Riku Yamato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yamato throws a push kick but Sanchez slaps the foot to one side.
Sanchez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Yamato has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yamato moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanchez 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Sanchez!
Luis Sanchez took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I'm the baddest motherfucker alive! Who the fuck is you?'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Duster Bouglas (ranked 5615 p4p, 2754 weight class) and Young Lad (ranked 551 p4p, 350 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Duster Bouglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Young Lad!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bouglas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lad clinches up against the ropes.
Lad works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lad.
Lad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bouglas's elbow.
Lad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've been hearing reports that Bouglas has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bouglas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lad misses with a punch to the body.
Bouglas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bouglas throws a punch but it's blocked by Lad.
Bouglas takes an elbow to the temple.
Bouglas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bouglas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lad tries to work over Bouglas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bouglas has a couple of punches blocked by Lad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lad works on Bouglas's body with a couple of short punches.
Lad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Bouglas working aggressively here.
Bouglas blocks a body shot from Lad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouglas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lad works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bouglas is breathing heavily.
Lad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lad misses with a body punch.
Lad lands an elbow just above Bouglas 's eye.
Lad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lad blocks an uppercut.
Bouglas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lad backwards.
Bouglas throws a punch but it's blocked by Lad.
Lad lands an elbow that stopped Bouglas in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Duster Bouglas has been cut.
Lad blocks an uppercut.
Bouglas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bouglas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lad works on Bouglas's body with a couple of short punches.
Lad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Bouglas fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lad looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lad tries to work over Bouglas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bouglas misses with some punches.
Lad lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Lad - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lad cracks Bouglas with a nice body shot.
Lad stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lad.
Bouglas prevents a body shot from Lad.
Lad lands a shot to the body.
Lad scores with a shoulder strike.
Bouglas takes a shot to the head.
Lad lands a nice elbow.
Lad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bouglas's elbow.
Lad tries a body shot but Bouglas blocks it.
Nice body punch from Lad.
Lad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Lad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lad works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Lad.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lad lands a damaging elbow.
Bouglas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lad lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Young Lad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Duster Bouglas's cut.
That's time! Bouglas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lad takes the fight into the clinch.
Young Lad seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lad prevents a body shot from Bouglas.
Lad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bouglas's defenses.
Lad misses with a punch to the body.
Bouglas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lad blocking some punches.
Lad gets through Bouglas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bouglas prevents a body shot from Lad.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lad.
Lad misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bouglas.
Lad lands a left hand.
Bouglas is rocked!
Lad lands a shot to the body.
Oh Bouglas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bouglas lands with a short shot to the head.
Lad cracks Bouglas with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Bouglas goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Bouglas wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Young Lad!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Wesley Taurus (ranked 3280 p4p, 3569 weight class) and Barion Montgomery (ranked 398 p4p, 421 weight class). Taurus comes into the arena with Country Boy - Aaron Lewis blaring out of the sound system. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wesley Taurus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barion Montgomery!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montgomery misses the jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Taurus.
Taurus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Montgomery instigates a clinch.
Taurus trying to control the position but instead, Montgomery has worked for underhooks and has pushed Taurus into the ropes.
Taurus breaks the clinch.
Taurus throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Montgomery! But no joy.
Taurus misses with a looping right.
Taurus throws a leg kick
and Montgomery counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Montgomery takes the fight into the clinch.
Taurus breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taurus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Montgomery on the side of the head.
Taurus throws an overhand right that lands on Montgomery's shoulder, as Montgomery tries to avoid the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Taurus. Those never looked like landing.
Montgomery has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Taurus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus scores with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Montgomery - just one landing.
Montgomery changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Taurus lands a high kick!
A low kick lands for Taurus.
Taurus cracks Montgomery with a right hand to the side of the head.
Taurus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Montgomery throws a body shot but no joy.
Montgomery tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taurus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taurus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Taurus throws a head kick that Montgomery semi-blocks.
Montgomery swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Taurus to counter with a crisp jab.
Montgomery looks winded!
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!
Montgomery throws a lazy uppercut
and Taurus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Montgomery's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Taurus connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Montgomery scrambles back to his feet.
Taurus thuds his right hand into Montgomery's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barion Montgomery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montgomery takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Taurus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Montgomery.
Good exchange - Taurus coming out on top.
Montgomery avoids the head kick by Taurus.
Taurus lands a jab to the head.
Taurus slips a straight right by Montgomery.
Montgomery throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Taurus to counter with a crisp jab.
Montgomery's coach down at For Pride and Prodigies was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Montgomery's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Montgomery misses with an uppercut.
Taurus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Taurus is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Montgomery misses with an uppercut
and Taurus counters with a big head kick but Montgomery shrugs it off.
Taurus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Montgomery looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taurus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice straight punches there by Taurus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Taurus.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Taurus dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Taurus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Montgomery is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Taurus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Montgomery.
Montgomery is looking to clinch but Taurus is avoiding it.
Taurus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Montgomery's hands.
Montgomery swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Taurus counters with a head kick. That will keep Montgomery thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Montgomery misses with an uppercut
and Taurus counters with a head kick. That will keep Montgomery thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Taurus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big left from Montgomery misses.
Taurus lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Wesley Taurus is winning the standup battle so far.
Montgomery shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Taurus throws a right and a left that Montgomery avoids nicely.
Taurus 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.
Montgomery chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Taurus can pounce on him.
Montgomery throws a body punch but Taurus moves out of range.
Montgomery is breathing heavily.
Taurus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Taurus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Montgomery thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus lands with a kick to the temple. Montgomery shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Taurus throws a shot to the body.
Taurus throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Montgomery fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body kick there by Taurus.
Montgomery closes the distance and pushes Taurus back into the ropes.
Taurus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taurus tests Montgomery's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Montgomery takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Taurus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Montgomery momentarily.
Taurus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Montgomery circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
Taurus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A shot to the liver by Taurus. Beautiful body shot.
Montgomery moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery scores with a shoulder strike.
Taurus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Taurus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taurus 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.
Montgomery misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taurus.
Taurus lands a leg kick that knocks Montgomery off balance momentarily.
Montgomery with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Taurus to score with a decent uppercut.
Montgomery closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Taurus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Montgomery.
Montgomery throws a sloppy head kick and Taurus moves out of range easily.
Taurus slips a jab from Montgomery.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taurus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Taurus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Montgomery has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Taurus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A low kick from Montgomery misses
and Taurus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Taurus dominated that second round.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Montgomery throws an off balance right hand
and Taurus counters with a straight right hand.
Montgomery takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Montgomery's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Taurus ducks under a wild hook from Montgomery.
Montgomery misses with a hook to the body
and Taurus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Taurus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Montgomery can do to turn this around?
Taurus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Montgomery has time to react.
Taurus with a hook.
Taurus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Taurus lands a lovely overhand right.
Taurus catches Montgomery with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Montgomery throws a jab when Taurus was well out of range.
Taurus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Montgomery takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taurus scores with a nice body kick.
Montgomery finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As Montgomery looks to move away, Taurus throws a big counter combo but Montgomery just gets out of the way.
Taurus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Montgomery takes one to the side of the head.
Montgomery jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wesley Taurus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Montgomery walks into a stiff left hand from Taurus.
Taurus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Taurus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Montgomery with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Taurus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Taurus lands a head kick!
Taurus swats away the attempt to clinch by Montgomery.
Taurus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Montgomery stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Montgomery misses with a looping right.
Montgomery walks into a stiff left hand from Taurus.
Taurus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice shot lands for Taurus.
Barion Montgomery has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Montgomery gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Taurus.
Taurus digs a good hook to Montgomery's body.
Taurus scores with a leg kick.
Taurus scores with a hook to the body. Montgomery takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Taurus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Montgomery momentarily.
Montgomery pushes Taurus up against the ropes in a clinch.
Taurus manages to break the clinch.
Taurus 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.
Montgomery misses the jab.
Taurus swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Taurus scores with a jab. Montgomery acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taurus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Montgomery is looking to chop away at Taurus's legs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Taurus throws a head kick that Montgomery semi-blocks.
Montgomery takes one on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wesley Taurus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Taurus, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wesley Taurus!
Wesley Taurus 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Henri De Lagardere (ranked 22500 p4p, 3136 weight class) and Larry Lee (ranked 223 p4p, 120 weight class). 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henri De Lagardere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Lee!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Lagardere.
As Lee looks to move away, De Lagardere throws a big counter combo but Lee just gets out of the way.
De Lagardere on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Henri De Lagardere has been cut.
Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Lagardere.
Lee looks to land a combination but De Lagardere avoids it well.
De Lagardere throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've been informed that Lee has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Larry Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Lagardere swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Lagardere showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Lagardere. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee tries to counter with a clinch but De Lagardere shakes him off and moves away.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Lagardere.
Lee throws a combination that misses
and De Lagardere counters with a straight right hand.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danga de danga de dang - Lee scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends De Lagardere crashing to the mat! De Lagardere uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
De Lagardere definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
De Lagardere scores with a nice head shot.
De Lagardere uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
De Lagardere lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
De Lagardere looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
De Lagardere misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Lagardere. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee misses with a hook.
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!
Lee looks to throw the jab but De Lagardere is out of range.
De Lagardere slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
De Lagardere slips a jab from Lee.
De Lagardere throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Lagardere cracks Lee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lee misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lagardere moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Lagardere.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by De Lagardere.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Lagardere comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Lagardere.
De Lagardere connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Lagardere sets himself, and Lee steps forward looking for the clinch! De Lagardere avoids it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
Henri De Lagardere's cut is getting worse.
Lee swings for the body but De Lagardere moves out of range.
De Lagardere is looking to counter punch.
De Lagardere connects with a single shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Larry Lee should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Henri De Lagardere's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De Lagardere feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting De Lagardere counter with a right hand.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Larry Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Lagardere lands a jab.
De Lagardere works the jab nicely.
De Lagardere jabs Lee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from De Lagardere misses the target.
Lee misses with an uppercut. De Lagardere saw that one coming.
De Lagardere scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Lagardere connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and De Lagardere counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lagardere moves out of range of the body kick.
Lee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lee looks to land a combination but De Lagardere avoids it well.
Lee missing with a left hand there. De Lagardere was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Lagardere counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Good leg kick by De Lagardere.
De Lagardere throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but De Lagardere slips the punch.
Good shot there by De Lagardere.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Lagardere checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Lagardere.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Lee lands.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
De Lagardere slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
The crowd cheers as De Lagardere lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lee doesn't seem phased though.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee throws a right hand that De Lagardere ducks under and follows up with a left that De Lagardere also avoids with ease.
De Lagardere lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.
De Lagardere moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Lagardere.
De Lagardere scores with a shot to the body.
Lee throws a series of punches but De Lagardere moves out of range.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Henri De Lagardere will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Henri De Lagardere's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Lagardere pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lee back to the ropes. De Lagardere follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Larry Lee has been cut.
De Lagardere misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Lagardere.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Lagardere tried to counter with a leg kick but Lee avoided it.
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De Lagardere throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
A little feinted left hand from De Lagardere on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Lagardere lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from De Lagardere.
Lee closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends De Lagardere crashing to the mat! De Lagardere uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
De Lagardere is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BAM! Lee delivers a spinning backfist that drops De Lagardere like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Larry Lee!
Larry Lee 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sanderson Reliford (ranked 23625 p4p, 5962 weight class) and Andrei Sobral (ranked 171 p4p, 167 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 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sanderson Reliford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Sobral misses.
Reliford tries to keep at a distance but Sobral has taken the fight into the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Reliford has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Reliford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reliford is trying to force a seperation but Sobral has the dominant position.
Sobral with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sobral swings wildly with an uppercut but Reliford uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Sobral.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Reliford throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reliford struggles to land a body shot inside as Sobral controls his hands.
Sobral manages to break the clinch.
Sobral tries to clinch up.
Reliford has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reliford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sobral breaks from the clinch.
Sobral has managed to clinch.
Sobral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reliford throws a looping overhand right but Sobral ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Sobral was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Reliford gets tackled into the ropes by Sobral. Sobral maintains the clinch.
Reliford misses with a body punch.
Reliford is leaning against Sobral and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reliford throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sobral breaks from the clinch.
Sobral circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reliford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sobral swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sobral throws a right and a left that Reliford avoids nicely.
Sobral throws out a leg kick but Reliford moves out of range and Sobral only half commits.
Reliford tries to clinch but Sobral moves away
and Sobral makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reliford scores with the left hand. Sobral knows he should have avoided that one.
Sobral doesn't manage to clinch there - Reliford circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Sanderson Reliford has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobral tries to clinch up but Reliford circles away and keeps his distance.
Sloppy strikes from Sobral. Those never looked like landing.
Reliford tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sobral manages to circle out of the way.
Sobral takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Reliford clinches up against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Sobral scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sobral trying to land knees to the body.
Sobral wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reliford has him pressed against the ropes.
Reliford throws a head punch that misses.
Reliford breaks from the clinch.
Reliford loads up on a big right hand but Sobral slips the punch.
Sobral throws a head kick but Reliford moves out of range.
Sobral pushes Reliford up against the ropes in a clinch.
Reliford has had enough of the clinch but Sobral keeps him there for the moment.
Sobral avoiding damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Sobral dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sanderson Reliford's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sobral fails to land with a series of punches.
Sobral defending well as Reliford loads up on a big left hand.
Sobral uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reliford.
Sobral takes the fight into the clinch.
Reliford manages to break the clinch.
Sobral fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sobral tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Reliford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sobral drives through and clinches with Reliford against the ropes.
Sobral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sobral connects with a jab.
Reliford misses with a straight right.
Sobral is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Reliford with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reliford thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sobral closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Reliford crashing to the mat! Reliford uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reliford throws a body shot but no joy.
Sobral throws a counter combo.
Sobral closes the distance and pushes Reliford back into the ropes.
Sobral has Reliford pressed against the ropes, preventing Reliford from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sobral is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reliford is defending well for now.
Andrei Sobral seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reliford is trying to break free.
Reliford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sobral scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sobral breaks from the clinch.
Reliford moves in looking to clinch but Sobral pushes him off.
Sanderson Reliford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobral moves into the clinch.
A short right from Sobral.
Reliford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good standup being displayed there by Reliford as he connects with a hook.
Sobral fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reliford lands with a straight right. Sobral didn't see that one coming.
Reliford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sobral moves in looking to clinch but Reliford pushes him off.
Sobral clinches.
Reliford wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sobral has him pressed against the ropes.
Reliford is trying to break the clinch but Sobral is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral manages to break the clinch.
Sobral closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reliford misses with an elbow over the top.
Reliford has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reliford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reliford breaks from the clinch.
Andrei Sobral is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sobral rushes Reliford and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Sobral has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sobral lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reliford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reliford is trying to maintain a safe position but Sobral gets an underhook and turns Reliford into the ropes.
Sobral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reliford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sobral pushes Reliford up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sobral dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Sobral with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Sobral takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Sanderson Reliford's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Reliford looks to score with a jab to the body but Sobral is just out of range.
Sobral appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sobral pushes Reliford up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sobral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sobral throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sobral uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reliford.
Sobral has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sobral using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reliford has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reliford struggles to land a body shot inside as Sobral controls his hands.
Sobral lands a shot to the body.
Reliford wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reliford lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Andrei Sobral has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sobral.
Reliford is trying to stall.
Sobral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reliford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Reliford wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sanderson Reliford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Reliford throws an elbow but misses.
Reliford wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sobral has him pressed against the ropes.
Sobral is struggling to control the position.
Reliford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sobral has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reliford looking to throw knees to the head but Sobral is blocking nicely.
Reliford is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Reliford is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Sobral has Reliford pressed against the ropes, preventing Reliford from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reliford has a couple of punches blocked by Sobral.
Nice body punch from Sobral - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sobral is trying to stall.
Sobral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sobral takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sobral moves away from the strike by Reliford.
Sobral fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reliford, pushing him back against the ropes.
Sobral misses with a knee strike.
Reliford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reliford keeps the fight on the outside.
Andrei Sobral seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reliford circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sobral has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reliford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sobral creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sobral trying to control the position but instead, Reliford has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sobral into the ropes.
Reliford looking to throw knees to the head but Sobral is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Sobral comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sobral 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Sobral!
After winning the bout, Andrei Sobral 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Beta PF (ranked 22102 p4p, 22225 weight class) and Carlotos Spiteri (ranked 593 p4p, 595 weight class). Spiteri has chosen Day to day basis as his entrance music. Beta PF has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beta PF!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Carlotos Spiteri!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
PF throws an overhand right that lands on Spiteri's shoulder, as Spiteri tries to avoid the shot.
Spiteri digs a good hook to PF's body.
Spiteri takes a swing at PF's ribcage but misses.
PF misses with a low kick.
PF misses with a wild body shot.
Spiteri is looking to score with low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spiteri. PF does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carlotos Spiteri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Spiteri.
Spiteri scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. PF doesn't seem bothered though.
Spiteri scores with a nice right hand.
PF takes a swing at Spiteri's ribcage but misses.
PF scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Spiteri buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
PF does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
PF throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
PF has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu in the buildup to the fight.
PF avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
PF digs a good body shot into Spiteri's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spiteri throws a body punch but PF moves out of range.
PF throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
PF pulls out of a head kick attempt.
PF misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
PF checks the leg kick.
PF checks a leg kick nicely.
PF tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spiteri was well out of range. Poor timing from PF.
A slow jab from Spiteri misses its intended target.
PF is looking to counter punch.
PF uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spiteri.
A looping hook to the body misses from PF. Spiteri does a little dance to reset his feet.
PF lands with a good body shot.
Spiteri 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.
Spiteri attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
PF tries a head kick but it misses.
PF looks to score with a jab to the body but Spiteri is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Spiteri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spiteri with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
PF lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
An inside leg kick lands from Spiteri.
PF tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Spiteri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Spiteri checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
PF is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Spiteri throws a low kick, looking for PF's leg but PF calmly moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
PF looks to land a combination but Spiteri avoids it well.
Spiteri unleashes a big counter combination but PF bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by PF!
PF lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spiteri throws an overhand right that lands on PF's shoulder, as PF tries to avoid the shot.
PF walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spiteri checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
PF misses with a wild body shot.
Spiteri throws an off balance right hand
and PF counters with a left and a right that stings Spiteri.
PF fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spiteri manages to avoid it.
Spiteri jabs PF to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Spiteri misses the shot to the body.
Spiteri finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Spiteri throws a solid leg kick but PF takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Spiteri.
A slapping leg kick lands for PF.
PF misses with a looping right.
PF checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spiteri avoids a punch combination nicely.
PF is looking to wear down Spiteri with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
PF pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
PF just misses with a punch to the body.
Spiteri lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Beta PF dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
PF takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
PF throws a low kick, looking for Spiteri's leg but Spiteri calmly moves out of range.
Spiteri fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Spiteri throws a lazy right hand but PF sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Spiteri looks to move away, PF throws a big counter combo but Spiteri just gets out of the way.
Spiteri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from PF.
Spiteri punishes PF's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spiteri. PF does a little dance to reset his feet.
PF takes a swing at Spiteri's ribcage but misses.
Nice cross by Spiteri.
PF ducks under a wild hook from Spiteri.
Beta PF is winning the standup battle so far.
Spiteri swinging wildly here.
Spiteri throws a lazy right hand but PF sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
PF goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
PF tries to land a front kick but Spiteri steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Spiteri throws an overhand right that lands on PF's shoulder, as PF tries to avoid the shot.
PF throws a shot from downtown. Spiteri moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spiteri with the inside leg kick.
PF misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Spiteri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiteri cracks PF with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Spiteri fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and PF has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice body kick from PF.
PF tries a head kick but it misses.
PF lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spiteri takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
PF lands the left hand.
Spiteri connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Spiteri connects with a leg kick.
Spiteri throws a looping overhand right but PF ducks down to avoid it.
PF ducks under a wild hook from Spiteri.
PF lands a really nice looking cross but Spiteri seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spiteri leaves his chin hanging out and PF 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 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Beta PF!
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