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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Gutz Gambino (ranked 5245 p4p, 3825 weight class) and Davis Gill (ranked 158 p4p, 143 weight class). Gill has chosen White Room as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Davis Gill is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gutz Gambino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davis Gill!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gambino rushes Gill and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gill controlling the action here for a moment.
Gill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gill swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gambino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gambino misses with a series of wild punches.
Gambino lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gambino doesn't manage to clinch there - Gill circles away.
Gill gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Gambino is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambino scores with a knee to the head.
Gill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gill throws a head kick but Gambino moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Gill.
Gambino blocks a leg kick.
Gill gets a clinch.
Gambino looking to throw knees to the head but Gill is blocking nicely.
Gambino lands a nice elbow.
 It looks like Davis Gill has been cut.
Gill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Gambino both land. Nice combination.
Gill throws a head kick that misses.
Gill swats away the attempt to clinch by Gambino.
A nice side step and Gill releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gambino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gambino sizes up Gill with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down 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!
Gambino takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gill has closed the distance and engaged Gambino in a clinch.
Gill keeps control of Gambino as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gambino cracks Gill with a nice body shot.
Gambino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gambino!
Gill walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gutz Gambino dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Davis Gill's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gill scoring well with a low kick there.
Gambino darts in trying to clinch
and Gill counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gambino thinking.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gill.
Gill has Gambino up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gill keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gambino's efforts to push away.
Gill stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gambino catches Gill napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Gill crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Gambino raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gutz Gambino!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Jackie Chan (ranked 3938 p4p, 4509 weight class) and Keyser Sezen (ranked 491 p4p, 533 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackie Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keyser Sezen!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sezen throws a low kick but Chan moves out of range easily.
Chan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sezen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chan tries to clinch but Sezen is having none of it.
Sezen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chan's head backwards.
Sezen throws out a powerful jab.
Chan misses with a double jab.
Chan tries a head kick but it misses.
Chan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sezen gets tackled into the ropes by Chan. Chan maintains the clinch.
Chan blocks a body shot from Sezen.
Chan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sezen lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like Jackie Chan has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sezen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sezen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chan or not.
Sezen has Chan pressed against the ropes, preventing Chan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sezen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sezen lands a shoulder strike.
Sezen lands a body shot.
Sezen tries a body shot but Chan blocks it.
Sezen scores with a shoulder strike.
Sezen scores with a shot to the side of Chan's head.
A short right from Sezen on the inside.
Sezen landing knees to the body.
Sezen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sezen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sezen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sezen gets through Chan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
 Chan is rocked!
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!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sezen.
Sezen lands with a left to the head.
Oh Chan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sezen lands an uppercut.
Sezen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
Sezen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sezen scores with a shoulder strike.
Sezen cracks Chan with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Sezen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sezen digs a right hand underneath Chan's ribcage. Chan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sezen lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Sezen.
Sezen lands a good knee to the midsection. Chan won't want to take too many of those.
Chan takes a shot to the head.
Sezen lands a shoulder strike.
Sezen presses Chan against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knees to the body from Sezen.
Sezen digs a right hand underneath Chan's ribcage. Chan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Sezen.
Chan tries to work over Sezen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sezen cracks Chan with a nice body shot.
Sezen has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Chan to the canvas! Can Chan beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Chan was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Sezen is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Keyser Sezen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Einar Ragnarsen (ranked 5844 p4p, 5402 weight class) and The Paladin Dragon (ranked 174 p4p, 161 weight class). The Paladin Dragon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Einar Ragnarsen's chin.
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Einar Ragnarsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, The Paladin Dragon!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsen throws out a powerful jab.
Ragnarsen misses with a few strikes there.
Dragon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dragon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dragon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dragon moves into range and clinches up with Ragnarsen.
Ragnarsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dragon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ragnarsen lands a head kick!
Dragon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dragon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dragon clinches up against the ropes.
Ragnarsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ragnarsen lands a nice looking body shot.
Ragnarsen connects with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ragnarsen. That's going to slow Dragon down.
Ragnarsen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ragnarsen scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Dragon to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
It looks like The Paladin Dragon has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsen fails to land with a series of punches.
Ragnarsen closes the distance and catches Dragon with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Dragon is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Dragon is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Dragon is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Ragnarsen takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Einar Ragnarsen!
Einar Ragnarsen decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Leon Bowser (ranked 5270 p4p, 24270 weight class) and Efim Gracie (ranked 429 p4p, 473 weight class). Bowser comes to the ring accompanied by Tommy Cash - Racked. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gracie's choice of entrance music: The Reunion- Eminem ft. Royce Da 5'9. 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, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Bowser!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Efim Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Bowser.
Bowser swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Bowser counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Bowser counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Bowser changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Bowser counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Bowser moved out of range.
Bowser is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gracie with a jab.
Gracie lands with a right hand.
Bowser lands with a nice body punch.
Bowser definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bowser lands a right 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 decent looking cross lands there for Gracie.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bowser counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bowser misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie throws a hook but Bowser avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Bowser misses the target.
Bowser lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bowser cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bowser tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie misses with a hook. Bowser ducked under it nicely.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bowser.
Bowser throws a big counter combination but Gracie scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Bowser counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowser lands with a right hand.
Gracie misses with a hook. Bowser ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Bowser was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gracie might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bowser.
Bowser's corner calls for a 1-2. Bowser obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Bowser counters with a right hand to the body.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Bowser uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Bowser to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Bowser takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Bowser counters with a nice uppercut.
Bowser lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Bowser counters with a left to the body.
Bowser really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gracie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big right from Gracie misses.
A little feinted left hand from Bowser on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bowser works the jab nicely.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Bowser sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A quick step to the side and Bowser tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Bowser.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Bowser.
Bowser lands a lovely overhand right.
 Gracie is rocked!
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Bowser sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Bowser finish him?
Efim Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowser connects with a crisp jab.
Bowser throws a shot to the body.
Bowser steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Bowser throwing a counter right hand but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Bowser connects with a single shot there.
Bowser staggers Gracie with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Gracie looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Bowser is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Leon Bowser!
Leon Bowser retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Leon Bowser, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Aad Ridderinkhof (ranked 3272 p4p, 3929 weight class) and Estevon Guerra (ranked 95 p4p, 108 weight class). Aad Ridderinkhof could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Estevon Guerra's chin.
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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aad Ridderinkhof!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Estevon Guerra!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerra throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Guerra connects with a jab.
Guerra connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ridderinkhof's hands.
Guerra clinches up against the ropes.
Ridderinkhof managing to block the knees to the body from Guerra.
Ridderinkhof wants to get back to striking at distance but Guerra won't allow it.
Ridderinkhof's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ridderinkhof looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Guerra lands a nice shot to the body.
Guerra throws a good cross that connects.
Ridderinkhof dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Guerra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guerra lands a nice shot to the body.
Aad Ridderinkhof seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guerra stuns Ridderinkhof with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ridderinkhof slips under a jab.
Ridderinkhof scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Estevon Guerra has been cut.
Guerra takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Guerra lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Guerra fails to land with a series of punches.
Ridderinkhof throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guerra wants to counter the offense by Ridderinkhof and move into the clinch position.
Ridderinkhof takes a swing at Guerra's ribcage but misses.
Ridderinkhof throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra sizes up Ridderinkhof with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ridderinkhof fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guerra manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Guerra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guerra avoids the body shot from Ridderinkhof.
Guerra tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ridderinkhof manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ridderinkhof keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guerra.
Guerra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guerra lands a jab to the nose.
Guerra fails to land with a series of punches.
Guerra takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Guerra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ridderinkhof throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guerra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ridderinkhof paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guerra throws a series of punches but Ridderinkhof moves out of range.
Ridderinkhof misses with a body shot.
Guerra stuns Ridderinkhof with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the body from Ridderinkhof misses
and Guerra moves into the clinch.
Guerra is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Guerra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Guerra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ridderinkhof is defending well for now.
Ridderinkhof has a couple of punches blocked by Guerra.
Guerra scores a nice knee to the body.
Ridderinkhof pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guerra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ridderinkhof moves away.
Ridderinkhof looks to score with a jab to the body but Guerra is just out of range.
Ridderinkhof throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Guerra misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Ridderinkhof misses the target.
Guerra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ridderinkhof.
Nice shot lands for Guerra.
Guerra on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ridderinkhof avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guerra misses with a looping right.
Guerra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ridderinkhof ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guerra moves away.
Guerra jabs Ridderinkhof to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Guerra tries to clinch up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Estevon Guerra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Estevon Guerra'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.
Ridderinkhof throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guerra throws a looping overhand right but Ridderinkhof ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Guerra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guerra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Guerra throws a hook but Ridderinkhof blocks it.
Ridderinkhof misses with a wild body shot.
Ridderinkhof is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Guerra clinches up with Ridderinkhof and pushes him back against the ropes.
Guerra scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Aad Ridderinkhof has been cut.
Guerra tries a knee to the head but Ridderinkhof blocks it.
Ridderinkhof breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guerra closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Guerra lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Guerra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ridderinkhof blocks it with crossed arms.
Guerra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ridderinkhof blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ridderinkhof tries to break the clinch but Guerra is controlling the position.
Guerra working Ridderinkhof over with knees to the body.
Guerra looking to throw knees to the head but Ridderinkhof is blocking nicely.
Ridderinkhof can't break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra lands a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Guerra throws a knee to the head but misses.
Guerra keeps control of Ridderinkhof as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ridderinkhof blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guerra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Guerra has Ridderinkhof pressed against the ropes, preventing Ridderinkhof from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ridderinkhof wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Estevon Guerra seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ridderinkhof wants to break free but Guerra has control.
Ridderinkhof breaks the clinch.
Ridderinkhof throws the left hand but Guerra avoids the punch easily.
Estevon Guerra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Guerra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guerra avoids the body shot from Ridderinkhof.
Guerra is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Guerra throws a jab when Ridderinkhof was well out of range.
Guerra misses the jab.
Ridderinkhof pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guerra steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ridderinkhof.
Guerra ducks under a wild hook from Ridderinkhof.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridderinkhof misses with a body shot.
Guerra wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ridderinkhof gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Guerra.
Ridderinkhof is looking to wear down Guerra with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Guerra avoids the body shot from Ridderinkhof.
Guerra looks to land a left hand but Ridderinkhof moved out of range nicely.
Guerra connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guerra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ridderinkhof manages to avoid it.
Guerra misses with a looping left.
Guerra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guerra avoids the body shot from Ridderinkhof.
Ridderinkhof misses the shot to the body.
Guerra moves out of range of the strikes.
Guerra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guerra avoids the body shot from Ridderinkhof.
Ridderinkhof throws a body shot but no joy.
Ridderinkhof slips under a jab.
Guerra throws a jab but it's blocked by Ridderinkhof.
Ridderinkhof swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ridderinkhof throws a body shot but no joy.
Guerra wants to counter the offense by Ridderinkhof and move into the clinch position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Estevon Guerra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ridderinkhof tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guerra was well out of range. Poor timing from Ridderinkhof.
Aad Ridderinkhof has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ridderinkhof swings for the body but Guerra moves out of range.
Ridderinkhof swings for the body but Guerra moves out of range.
Guerra ducks under a wild hook from Ridderinkhof.
Guerra drops his hands momentarily and Ridderinkhof takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Guerra clinches.
Guerra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ridderinkhof blocks it with crossed arms.
Guerra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ridderinkhof blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hand to the body from Ridderinkhof.
Ridderinkhof breaks from the clinch.
Guerra lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Guerra on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Guerra throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ridderinkhof on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Guerra.
Guerra with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Guerra punishes Ridderinkhof's body with a nice straight punch.
Guerra clobbers Ridderinkhof with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ridderinkhof misses with a wild body shot.
Ridderinkhof throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guerra tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ridderinkhof throws out the jab.
Guerra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ridderinkhof.
Guerra jabs Ridderinkhof to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Guerra throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Guerra jabs at Ridderinkhof's body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ridderinkhof throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guerra throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Guerra throws a hook but Ridderinkhof avoids it easily.
Ridderinkhof misses with a straight left.
Ridderinkhof scores with a punch to the head.
Guerra misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guerra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ridderinkhof.
Guerra throws a hook but Ridderinkhof blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Guerra.
Guerra lands an overhand right.
Guerra lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerra avoids the body shot from Ridderinkhof.
Guerra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ridderinkhof jabs Guerra right on the nose. Guerra blinks but takes it well.
Guerra scores with a jab to the head.
Ridderinkhof throws a body punch but Guerra moves out of range.
Ridderinkhof walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ridderinkhof uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guerra.
Good shot there by Guerra.
Ridderinkhof takes a swing at Guerra's ribcage but misses.
Guerra scores with a jab.
Guerra scores with a jab. Ridderinkhof acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Guerra tries to clinch but Ridderinkhof is having none of it.
Ridderinkhof's corner calls for a 1-2. Ridderinkhof obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ridderinkhof misses with a body shot
and Ridderinkhof takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ridderinkhof throws an off balance right hand
and Guerra counters with a nice uppercut.
Ridderinkhof throws a body punch but Guerra moves out of range.
Ridderinkhof fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guerra manages to avoid it.
Estevon Guerra is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Guerra cracks a nice hook into Ridderinkhof's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Estevon Guerra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Guerra 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Estevon Guerra!
During a confident post fight interview, Estevon Guerra thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ozaki Buakaw (ranked 5667 p4p, 2695 weight class) and Dado Mata (ranked 451 p4p, 276 weight class). Mata is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 和楽器バンド / 千本桜. Ozaki Buakaw could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dado Mata'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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ozaki Buakaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dado Mata!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buakaw tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Mata manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mata looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Buakaw defending well as Mata loads up on a big left hand.
Buakaw throws a good cross that connects.
Buakaw fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mata takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mata misses with a leg kick
and Buakaw counters with a solid body kick.
Mata ducks under a wild hook from Buakaw.
Dado Mata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buakaw checks a leg kick nicely.
Mata closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mata is rocked!
BAM! Buakaw delivers a spinning backfist that drops Mata like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Ozaki Buakaw!
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