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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Berto Kin (ranked 19130 p4p, 2294 weight class) and Gaizka Elizondo (ranked 654 p4p, 306 weight class). Elizondo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Peewee Longway & Money Man - Ooowwweee kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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World class boxer
Very quick
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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 32 - 41 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Berto Kin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gaizka Elizondo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Elizondo there.
Elizondo with a nice calf kick.
Kin throws a nice looking combination but Elizondo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kin scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Elizondo 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elizondo looks to land a left hand but Kin moved out of range nicely.
Kin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Kin misses.
Elizondo thumps Kin with a low kick.
Kin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A solid body kick from Elizondo.
Kin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Some wild striking there from Kin.
Elizondo lands an overhand right.
Kin throws a right and a left that Elizondo avoids nicely.
Elizondo connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elizondo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Elizondo connects with a leg kick.
Elizondo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head kick from Kin lands but Elizondo takes it in his stride.
Kin misses with a two punch combination.
Elizondo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Elizondo connects with a body shot.
Kin needs to keep his hands up - Elizondo had a free shot at his head there.
Kin misses with a few strikes there.
Elizondo looks low and kicks high, catching Kin right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
 Kin is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elizondo lands a nice hook to Kin's body. Kin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oh Kin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kin seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elizondo feints and then cracks Kin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kin down.
Kin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Elizondo slips a jab and a cross from Kin.
Elizondo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Elizondo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kin is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Elizondo lands a head shot.
Kin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Elizondo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Elizondo misses with a kick to the body.
Kin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kin moves forwards but Elizondo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Some wild striking there from Kin.
Elizondo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaizka Elizondo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Elizondo connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Kin's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Kin - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Gaizka Elizondo!
After winning the bout, Gaizka Elizondo 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 featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Wassa Tayu (ranked 22223 p4p, 22062 weight class) and Piger Whok (ranked 453 p4p, 454 weight class). Whok has chosen King of Kings - Motorhead as his entrance music. Wassa Tayu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Insanely flexible
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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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wassa Tayu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Piger Whok!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whok misses with the body kick
and Tayu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Tayu.
Whok misses with a low kick.
Whok lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tayu backs up against the ropes.
Tayu throws a hook to the side of Whok's head but Whok sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tayu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Whok lands with a shot to the body.
Whok clinches with his opponent.
Tayu cracks Whok with a nice body shot.
Tayu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whok blocks a body shot from Tayu.
Whok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Whok throws an elbow but misses.
Tayu misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Whok.
 It looks like Wassa Tayu has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Whok fails to land.
Whok landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tayu working aggressively here.
Tayu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tayu avoids the head kick by Whok.
Tayu just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whok throws the kick towards the body but Tayu avoids it.
A low kick lands for Whok.
Whok fails to land with a series of punches.
Whok has closed the distance and engaged Tayu in a clinch.
Tayu manages to break the clinch.
Whok dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tayu. That did some damage!
Whok tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whok looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tayu checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Tayu.
Whok lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tayu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tayu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tayu gets tackled into the ropes by Whok. Whok maintains the clinch.
Whok makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tayu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whok lands an elbow just above Tayu 's eye.
Tayu blocks the elbow strike.
Tayu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Whok lands an uppercut.
Whok gets through Tayu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tayu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Whok tries to land a knee to the head but Tayu blocks with his arms.
Whok pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Whok throws an elbow but it misses.
Whok lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tayu backwards.
Tayu blocks the elbow strike.
Whok landing knees to the head.
Whok lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whok misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whok's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tayu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whok looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Whok tries a head kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Piger Whok dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wassa Tayu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Whok lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tayu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whok.
Whok takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A left lands for Tayu.
Tayu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whok.
Whok throws a head kick that Tayu semi-blocks.
Piger Whok is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whok takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
 Whok is rocked!
Whok throws a nice outside leg kick.
Whok is still on wobbly legs! Can Tayu finish him?
A punch combination from Whok misses.
Piger Whok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tayu swings for the body but Whok moves out of range.
Whok is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Whok thumps Tayu with a low kick.
Whok seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Whok, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Whok fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Whok has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tayu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whok.
Tayu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whok pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tayu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whok.
Tayu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tayu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Whok with a nice calf kick.
Whok throws a low kick, looking for Tayu's leg but Tayu calmly moves out of range.
Whok tries to clinch there but Tayu circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Tayu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tayu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Whok looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A combination from Whok does no damage.
Whok scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Whok misses with a body kick.
Whok has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tayu finds it's way round the side to connect with Whok's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whok avoids the head kick by Tayu.
Whok pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whok pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whok keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tayu.
Tayu checks a low kick from Whok.
Tayu connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Whok onto his butt! Whok bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whok misses with a right hand
and Tayu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Whok walks into a big right hand from Tayu and goes down! The referee sends Tayu to a neutral corner as Whok gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
A nice leg kick lands there from Whok.
Tayu scores with a big combo that sends Whok crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Whok flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Tayu jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wassa Tayu!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Dutch Schultz (ranked 19183 p4p, 2779 weight class) and Ron Velderman (ranked 632 p4p, 361 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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Dangerous knees
Cardio machine
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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 28 - 31 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dutch Schultz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 3, fighting out of London, Ron Velderman!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz wants to clinch up but Velderman keeps it at a distance.
Schultz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velderman.
A big left from Schultz misses.
Schultz swats away the attempt to clinch by Velderman.
We've been informed that Velderman 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.
Schultz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Velderman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Schultz momentarily.
Schultz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Velderman connects with a right hand. Schultz shakes it off.
Schultz rushes Velderman and presses him up against the ropes.
Schultz lands a good knee to the midsection. Velderman won't want to take too many of those.
Velderman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Velderman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schultz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Velderman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schultz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schultz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Velderman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schultz has a couple of punches blocked by Velderman.
Velderman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schultz lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Schultz blocking some punches.
Schultz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schultz takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Velderman.
Velderman working aggressively here.
Schultz lands a nice uppercut.
Schultz lands a nice knee to the body.
Schultz lands a good knee to the midsection. Velderman won't want to take too many of those.
Schultz lands a right hand.
Schultz lands an uppercut.
Schultz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schultz throws a head punch that misses.
Velderman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schultz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Velderman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Schultz.
Schultz with a knee to the head.
Schultz looking to throw knees to the head but Velderman is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Schultz crunches a lovely knee into Velderman's ribcage.
Velderman looks winded!
A short right from Schultz.
Schultz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Schultz working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Schultz.
Schultz landing knees to the head.
Velderman takes a shot to the head.
Velderman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schultz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schultz.
Schultz gets through Velderman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schultz scores with a shoulder strike.
Velderman misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Velderman tries to work over Schultz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schultz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Veldermans head.
Velderman blocking some punches.
Velderman misses with some punches.
Schultz landing knees to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Schultz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Schultz moves into the clinch successfully.
 It looks like Ron Velderman has been cut.
Schultz with a knee to the head.
Dutch Schultz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Velderman fails to land.
Schultz misses with a knee strike.
Schultz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Schultz lands a knee to the head.
Schultz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schultz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Velderman blocking some punches.
Velderman has a couple of punches blocked by Schultz.
Velderman tries to throw a body punch but Schultz avoids it by throwing Velderman back against the ropes.
Velderman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Velderman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velderman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schultz misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schultz.
Schultz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Velderman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.
Schultz blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Velderman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Velderman pushes Schultz back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Velderman leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Schultz fails to land.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Schultz.
Velderman blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Schultz fails to land.
Schultz working aggressively here.
Schultz lands a nice knee to the body.
Velderman is breathing heavily.
Schultz lands a nice knee to the body.
Schultz pushes Velderman back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schultz throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Velderman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schultz missing with knees to the body.
Velderman blocking some punches.
Schultz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Velderman misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velderman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schultz working Velderman over with knees to the body.
Schultz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Schultz with a knee to the head.
Schultz gets through Velderman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schultz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Schultz lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schultz.
Velderman swings wildly with an uppercut but Schultz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schultz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schultz is leaning against Velderman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Schultz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schultz throws a punch but it's blocked by Velderman.
A body shot lands from Schultz.
Schultz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Schultz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Schultz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ron Velderman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Schultz clinches.
Ron Velderman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schultz scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schultz.
Schultz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Velderman backwards.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the head but Velderman blocks with his arms.
Schultz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schultz obliges.
Velderman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schultz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Velderman is rocked!
Schultz swings wildly with an uppercut but Velderman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schultz lands a left hand.
Velderman is still on wobbly legs! Can Schultz finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schultz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schultz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schultz has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Velderman to the canvas! Can Velderman 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 Velderman was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Schultz is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Dutch Schultz!
Our winner, Dutch Schultz, 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 featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Dirk Van Beest (ranked 2756 p4p, 2404 weight class) and Alec Harvey (ranked 255 p4p, 226 weight class). Harvey is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME - Choke. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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15 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Van Beest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alec Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Beest takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harvey takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Van Beest slips a jab and a cross from Harvey.
Harvey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Beest sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harvey misses with a wild body shot.
Harvey cracks Van Beest with a good jab.
Van Beest moves out of range as Harvey strikes.
Van Beest closes the distance and pushes Harvey back into the ropes.
Van Beest lands an elbow inside.
Harvey misses with a body punch.
Van Beest utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Van Beest is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harvey is defending well for now.
Van Beest tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harvey avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harvey lands a shot to the body.
Van Beest tries to work over Harvey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harvey lands with a light punch inside.
Van Beest swings wildly with an uppercut but Harvey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Beest throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harveys head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Beest comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harvey blocks an elbow strike from Van Beest.
A head punch on the inside from Harvey fails to land.
Van Beest tries a knee to the head but Harvey blocks it.
Harvey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harvey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harvey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Beest lands an elbow inside that Harvey shrugs off.
Van Beest pushes off an throws an elbow but Harvey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Van Beest lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harvey backwards.
Van Beest lands an elbow that stopped Harvey in his tracks for a moment.
Harvey misses with a body punch.
Harvey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harvey lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Van Beest.
Harvey digs a right hand into Van Beest's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Beest's gas tank.
Harvey tries to work over Van Beest's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Beest blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harvey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
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!
Harvey misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harvey.
Van Beest lands a left hand.
Van Beest misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Beest tries to land knees in the clinch but Harvey avoids the damage to the body.
Harvey blocking some punches.
Van Beest landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van Beest looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Beest goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Beest lands an uppercut.
Harvey tries to work over Van Beest's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Beest lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harvey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Van Beest lands an elbow that stopped Harvey in his tracks for a moment.
Van Beest lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Beest.
Harvey misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Beest blocking some punches.
Van Beest works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harvey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Beest lands a left hand.
Van Beest is working Harvey over against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Van Beest dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Harvey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Beest.
Jab by Harvey.
Van Beest scores with a jab to the jaw.
Van Beest throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harvey slips a jab and a cross from Van Beest.
Van Beest takes a swing at Harvey's ribcage but misses.
Harvey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harvey throws a looping overhand right but Van Beest ducks down to avoid it.
Harvey tries to bum rush Van Beest with a series of wild strikes but Van Beest uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Beest moves away.
Harvey throws an overhand right that lands on Van Beest's shoulder, as Van Beest tries to avoid the shot.
Van Beest misses with a wild body shot.
Alec Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Beest pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harvey cracks Van Beest with a good jab.
Harvey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Beest momentarily.
Harvey moves out of range of the strikes.
A combination from Harvey does no damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Van Beest.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Beest uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harvey.
Van Beest fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Beest fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alec Harvey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Beest attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Van Beest blocks a jab.
Van Beest staying out of range there.
Van Beest is looking to slow Harvey down with leg kicks.
Harvey throws the left hand but Van Beest avoids the punch easily.
Harvey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Beest stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harvey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harvey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harvey takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Harvey misses the jab.
Van Beest displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harvey throws out the jab.
Harvey connects with a looping right hand.
Van Beest takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Beest throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Beest instigates a clinch.
Harvey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Beest backwards.
Van Beest connects with a knee to the head.
Van Beest really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Harvey pushes Van Beest back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Beest throws a punch but it's blocked by Harvey.
Van Beest works on Harvey's body with a couple of short punches.
Harvey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harvey blocks a body shot from Van Beest.
Harvey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harvey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Beest lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Van Beest - that landed with a thud.
Van Beest misses with a knee to the head.
Harvey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harvey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harvey lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Beest.
Van Beest lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Harvey can't find room to land a body shot as Van Beest controls the action.
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 Dirk Van Beest will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Van Beest throws a push kick but Harvey slaps the foot to one side.
Dirk Van Beest is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice uppercut there from Harvey.
Harvey 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.
Harvey throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Beest counters with a nice body kick.
Harvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Beest moves away.
Nice defenses there by Van Beest.
Van Beest fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Beest avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Beest keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harvey.
Van Beest gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harvey.
Harvey avoids the head kick by Van Beest.
A big left from Van Beest misses.
Harvey has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Beest waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harvey.
Harvey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Beest.
Van Beest scores with a decent looking hook.
Harvey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harvey misses with an uppercut. Van Beest saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Harvey.
Van Beest fires out a quick counter leg kick but Harvey just manages to avoid it.
Van Beest fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harvey manages to avoid it.
Van Beest misses the shot to the body.
Van Beest avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harvey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Beest.
Harvey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harvey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slow jab from Harvey misses its intended target.
Harvey misses with a right hand
enabling Van Beest to counter with a crisp jab.
Harvey lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Harvey looks to land a left hand but Van Beest moved out of range nicely.
Van Beest with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harvey gets tackled into the ropes by Van Beest. Van Beest maintains the clinch.
Harvey lands a right hand.
Harvey gets through Van Beest's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Harvey tries to work over Van Beest's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harvey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harvey lands a nice shot to the body.
Harvey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Beest blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harvey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harvey lands with a right to the head.
Van Beest lands an elbow inside.
Harvey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harvey tries a body shot but Van Beest blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alec Harvey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Van Beest has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Van Beest!
Dirk Van Beest gave a mention to KOMBAT KLOTHING in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Cheyenne Little Dove (ranked 3293 p4p, 23853 weight class) and Kamaru Umuhoza (ranked 294 p4p, 445 weight class). Umuhoza has chosen 2Pac- Only God Can Judge Me as his entrance music. Cheyenne Little Dove could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kamaru Umuhoza'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 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cheyenne Little Dove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamaru Umuhoza!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umuhoza misses with a head kick.
Little Dove 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.
Umuhoza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Little Dove fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Umuhoza, pushing him back against the ropes.
Little Dove gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Umuhoza dodges an elbow strike from Little Dove.
A short uppercut from Little Dove.
Umuhoza throws a head punch that misses.
Little Dove makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Little Dove misses with an elbow over the top.
Umuhoza prevents a body shot from Little Dove.
Little Dove misses with a punch to the body.
Little Dove throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Umuhozas head.
Little Dove misses with a short punch on the inside.
Little Dove creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Little Dove has Umuhoza pressed against the ropes, preventing Umuhoza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A shot in the inside from Little Dove.
Umuhoza avoids the elbow strike from Little Dove, against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Little Dove.
It looks like Kamaru Umuhoza has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umuhoza can't break the clinch.
Little Dove tries to throw a body punch but Umuhoza avoids it by throwing Little Dove back against the ropes.
Little Dove lands an elbow just above Umuhoza 's eye.
Little Dove lands a nice uppercut.
Umuhoza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Umuhoza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Little Dove misses with a hook
and Umuhoza counters with a straight right hand.
Little Dove forces Umuhoza back against the ropes and clinches.
Little Dove lands a body punch in the clinch.
Little Dove tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Little Dove misses with a hook to the ribs.
Little Dove lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Little Dove struggles to land a body shot inside as Umuhoza controls his hands.
Little Dove lands a nice elbow.
Umuhoza blocks the elbow strike.
Little Dove swings wildly with an uppercut but Umuhoza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little Dove lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little Dove lands a nice uppercut.
Little Dove throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Umuhoza dodges an elbow strike from Little Dove.
Little Dove looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Umuhoza is trying to stall.
Little Dove lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Little Dove lands a nice shot to the body.
Little Dove misses with an elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Little Dove.
Umuhoza is trying to break the clinch but Little Dove is controlling him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Little Dove.
Umuhoza blocks a body shot from Little Dove.
Little Dove misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Little Dove scores with a nice short uppercut.
Umuhoza trying to control the position but instead, Little Dove has worked for underhooks and has pushed Umuhoza into the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cheyenne Little Dove dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kamaru Umuhoza'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.
Little Dove misses with an uppercut.
Little Dove cracks Umuhoza with a right hand to the side of the head.
Little Dove throws an overhand right that lands on Umuhoza's shoulder, as Umuhoza tries to avoid the shot.
Little Dove instigates a clinch.
Little Dove lands a damaging elbow.
Umuhoza tries to stall but Little Dove uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Umuhoza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Little Dove throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Little Dove gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Little Dove lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Umuhoza takes an elbow to the forehead.
Little Dove fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Little Dove throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice body punch from Little Dove - that landed with a thud.
Umuhoza blocks a body shot from Little Dove.
Umuhoza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Little Dove lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Little Dove can't find room to land a body shot as Umuhoza controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little Dove lands with a short shot to the head.
Umuhoza blocks the elbow strike.
Little Dove tries a body shot but Umuhoza blocks it.
Little Dove lands a nice elbow.
Cheyenne Little Dove has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Little Dove gets through Umuhoza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Little Dove.
Little Dove tries to work over Umuhoza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Umuhoza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Umuhoza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A combination from Umuhoza does no damage.
Little Dove needs to keep his hands up - Umuhoza had a free shot at his head there.
Little Dove is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Umuhoza can do to turn this around?
Umuhoza lands with a nice body kick.
A combination from Umuhoza does no damage.
Little Dove is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Umuhoza takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little Dove clinches with his opponent.
Little Dove tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Umuhoza's elbow.
Little Dove lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Little Dove.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umuhoza can't break the clinch.
Little Dove misses with some punches.
Umuhoza tries to break free but Little Dove pushes him back against the ropes.
Umuhoza is looking to break free of the clinch but Little Dove has double underhooks.
Little Dove looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Little Dove digs a right hand underneath Umuhoza's ribcage. Umuhoza let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Umuhoza is breathing heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Little Dove just misses with a elbow thrown towards Umuhoza's brow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Little Dove.
Little Dove lands a nice elbow.
Little Dove pushes Umuhoza back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Little Dove lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Umuhoza takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little Dove lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Umuhoza backwards.
Little Dove lands with a right to the head.
Little Dove throws a head punch that misses.
Little Dove misses with an elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cheyenne Little Dove dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kamaru Umuhoza's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Little Dove closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kamaru Umuhoza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Little Dove struggles to land a body shot inside as Umuhoza controls his hands.
Umuhoza takes a shot to the head.
Umuhoza blocks the elbow strike.
Umuhoza blocks an elbow strike.
A short left from Little Dove.
Little Dove has Umuhoza pressed against the ropes, preventing Umuhoza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Little Dove lands an uppercut.
Little Dove doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Little Dove lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Umuhoza backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Umuhoza.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Little Dove just misses with a elbow thrown towards Umuhoza's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umuhoza blocks an elbow strike from Little Dove.
Little Dove tries to work over Umuhoza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Umuhoza prevents a body shot from Little Dove.
Little Dove throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Little Dove comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umuhoza dodges an elbow strike from Little Dove.
Little Dove lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Umuhoza.
Little Dove just leaning against Umuhoza, taking a breather.
Little Dove pushes Umuhoza back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Little Dove.
Little Dove misses with an elbow over the top.
A right hook to the body lands for Little Dove.
Little Dove misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Little Dove throws an elbow but misses.
Little Dove lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Little Dove.
Little Dove misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Umuhoza fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Little Dove.
Umuhoza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Little Dove throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Little Dove pushes off an throws an elbow but Umuhoza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little Dove working aggressively here.
Umuhoza blocks an elbow strike.
Little Dove misses with a hook from the clinch.
Little Dove lands an uppercut.
Little Dove digs a right hand underneath Umuhoza's ribcage. Umuhoza let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Little Dove scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little Dove tries to work over Umuhoza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Umuhoza is trying to force a seperation but Little Dove has the dominant position.
Little Dove lands a nice shot to the body.
Umuhoza tries to circle away but Little Dove has him pinned against the ropes.
Umuhoza tries to circle away but Little Dove has him pinned against the ropes.
Umuhoza is trying to break the clinch but Little Dove is controlling him.
Little Dove pushes off an throws an elbow but Umuhoza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Little Dove lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Little Dove lands an elbow just above Umuhoza 's eye.
That has opened up Kamaru Umuhoza's cut even more.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Little Dove throws an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cheyenne Little Dove showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Little Dove, 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cheyenne Little Dove!
Cheyenne Little Dove really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brooklyn Threads logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Kamaru Umuhoza spoke after the fight, saying 'Damn he got me. Hats off to him. I don't have any excuses. I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dempsey ONeill (ranked 1120 p4p, 1991 weight class) and Jeremy Cross (ranked 134 p4p, 216 weight class). Cross is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Folk Metal. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dempsey ONeill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Cross!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cross throws a shot from downtown. ONeill moves away and avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
ONeill uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cross.
ONeill feinted there with a counter leg kick.
ONeill misses with a leg kick
and Cross makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
ONeill chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cross slips under a jab from ONeill.
ONeill with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cross on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
ONeill smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cross misses with a lunging right hand
and ONeill counters with a straight right hand.
ONeill moves in looking to clinch but Cross pushes him off.
ONeill on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cross has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from ONeill.
A jab from ONeill misses.
Cross uses good head movement to avoid the hook from ONeill.
ONeill dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cross. That did some damage!
ONeill connects with an inside leg kick.
Cross throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
ONeill slips a straight right by Cross.
Cross throws a big shot that misses.
ONeill lands with an uppercut that bounces Cross off the ropes and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross throws a poor cross that misses
and ONeill counters with a nice leg kick.
ONeill moves out of range of the strikes.
ONeill with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
ONeill blocks a jab.
As Cross backs away, ONeill returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
ONeill scores with a jab. Cross acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
ONeill moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cross misses with an uppercut. ONeill saw that one coming.
ONeill looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cross fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but ONeill is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from ONeill on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
ONeill throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cross swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Cross throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
ONeill appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cross throws a head kick that ONeill semi-blocks.
It looks like Dempsey ONeill has been cut.
Cross looks to land a right hand but ONeill moved out of range.
No joy there for ONeill, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ONeill fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cross 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.
A left lands for ONeill.
ONeill fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cross connects with a beautiful left hand that drops ONeill onto his butt! ONeill bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
ONeill walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! ONeill 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 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jeremy Cross!
Jeremy Cross 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Young Lad (ranked 3318 p4p, 21903 weight class) and Nenad Jovanovic (ranked 452 p4p, 623 weight class). Nenad Jovanovic will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Young Lad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Nenad Jovanovic!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jovanovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Lad darts in and clinches Jovanovic up against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lad.
Jovanovic blocks the elbow strike.
We've been informed that Jovanovic 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.
Jovanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jovanovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jovanovic presses Lad against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Jovanovic fails to land.
Lad lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jovanovic takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Nenad Jovanovic has been cut.
Jovanovic tries a body shot but Lad blocks it.
Lad pushes off an throws an elbow but Jovanovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lad tries a body shot but Jovanovic blocks it.
Lad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jovanovic blocks an elbow strike from Lad.
Lad prevents a body shot from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic misses with a punch to the body.
Jovanovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lad blocks an uppercut.
Lad misses with a punch on the inside.
Lad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jovanovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Lad controls his hands.
Jovanovic misses with the head strike.
Lad looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovanovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lad's elbow.
Jovanovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jovanovic can't find room to land a body shot as Lad controls the action.
Lad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Nenad Jovanovic's cut even more.
Lad lands a right hand.
Lad lands a nice uppercut.
Lad lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jovanovic.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jovanovic.
Lad 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.
Jovanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lad lands a shoulder strike.
The cut above Nenad Jovanovic's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jovanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jovanovic takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Lad fails to land.
Lad lands a shoulder strike.
Lad lands a nice elbow.
Jovanovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jovanovic dodges an elbow strike from Lad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lad scores with a hook to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jovanovic's brow.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jovanovic backwards.
Lad lands with a right to the head.
Nenad Jovanovic's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lad.
Lad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lad pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Jovanovic lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lad.
Lad gets through Jovanovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lad pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lad.
Jovanovic misses with a body punch.
Lad is working Jovanovic over against the ropes.
Jovanovic looks winded!
Lad scores with a shot to the side of Jovanovic's head.
Lad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nenad Jovanovic's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Young Lad!
Young Lad retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tom Obama (ranked 5944 p4p, 22649 weight class) and Grivnindal Doomclaw (ranked 240 p4p, 260 weight class). Doomclaw has chosen Manowar-Warrior of the world as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Grivnindal Doomclaw will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Obama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grivnindal Doomclaw!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Obama throws a quick counter head kick but Doomclaw was just out of range.
Obama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doomclaw.
Obama was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Obama staying out of range there.
Obama misses with a straight left.
Obama drives through and clinches with Doomclaw against the ropes.
Doomclaw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obama.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Obama creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doomclaw is trying to push Obama away but Obama has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Obama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Doomclaws head.
Obama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Obama 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.
Obama lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doomclaw backwards.
Obama lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Obama lands a shoulder strike.
Obama avoiding damage as Doomclaw throws knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doomclaw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Obama controlling the action here for a moment.
A hook to the body from Obama.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Doomclaw throws an elbow but misses.
Obama lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doomclaw or not.
Obama lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Doomclaw is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama throws a head punch that misses.
Doomclaw is still on wobbly legs! Can Obama finish him?
Obama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Obama works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Doomclaw looks winded!
Obama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Obama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Obama fails to land.
Obama misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Obama.
Good body shot from Obama.
Doomclaw seems to have recovered his senses.
A body shot lands from Obama.
A right hand to the body from Obama.
Obama cracks Doomclaw with a nice body shot.
Obama creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Doomclaw crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Doomclaw face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Obama takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tom Obama!
A victorious Tom Obama thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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