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AKF 81 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Zico Verhoeven (ranked 24384 p4p, 3732 weight class) and Larry Lee (ranked 246 p4p, 177 weight class). Larry Lee has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Zico Verhoeven'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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zico Verhoeven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Lee!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Verhoeven momentarily.
Lee scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Verhoeven beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verhoeven throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zico Verhoeven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Verhoeven moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Verhoeven circles away quickly and effectively.
Verhoeven walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Verhoeven is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Larry Lee!
Our winner, Larry Lee, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael Collins (ranked 20644 p4p, 19279 weight class) and Sean O Rally (ranked 441 p4p, 454 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 36 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean O Rally!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by O Rally.
Collins missing with a left hand there. O Rally was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Rally misses with a series of wild punches.
Collins throws an off balance right hand
and O Rally counters with a right hand to the body.
O Rally throws a sloppy head kick and Collins moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Collins misses the target.
O Rally scores with a nice right hand.
O Rally scores with a nice right hand.
A big left from O Rally misses.
O Rally misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Collins. O Rally does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Rally punishes Collins's body with a nice straight punch.
Collins throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Rally gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Collins.
Collins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Collins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Rally's jab looks to have found its range, popping Collins under the eye.
Collins throws out a loose jab but O Rally uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Rally looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Collins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins loads up on a big right hand but O Rally slips the punch.
O Rally fails to land with a series of punches.
Collins looks to throw the jab but O Rally is out of range.
Collins fakes a jab and throws a low kick but O Rally checks it well.
O Rally connects with a good right hand that stumbles Collins. Collins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
O Rally avoids the head kick by Collins.
Collins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Collins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like O Rally was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from O Rally misses the target.
Collins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
O Rally ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Collins moves away.
O Rally misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Collins misses the target.
Collins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A swing and a miss from O Rally.
Collins blocks a jab.
O Rally avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Rally misses with a hook. Collins ducked under it nicely.
Collins throws a looping overhand right but O Rally ducks down to avoid it.
O Rally is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Collins with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Rally ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Michael Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Rally looks to land a right hand but Collins moved out of range.
O Rally does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collins looks to throw the jab but O Rally is out of range.
A jab from O Rally misses.
O Rally throws a looping overhand right but Collins ducks down to avoid it.
O Rally tries to bum rush Collins with a series of wild strikes but Collins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Rally. Collins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Collins throws an overhand right that lands on O Rally's shoulder, as O Rally tries to avoid the shot.
Collins is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Collins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Rally cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Collins throws a lazy uppercut
letting O Rally counter with a right hand.
O Rally moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
O Rally misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Collins throws a right hand that misses
enabling O Rally to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Collins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Rally manages to avoid it.
As Collins backs off O Rally throws a huge counter combo but Collins manages to avoid it all.
Collins ducks under a wild hook from O Rally.
O Rally's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Collins connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! O Rally scrambles back to his feet.
Collins throws a poor cross that misses
and O Rally counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean O Rally dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
O Rally lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Collins throws a leg kick that is checked
and O Rally counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Collins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Rally slips a jab from Collins.
Collins throws a combination. O Rally tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
O Rally pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Collins misses with a double jab
and O Rally counters with a nice uppercut.
We've been told by Collins's head coaches at CLOSING that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Collins walks into a left hand.
Collins walks into a stiff left hand from O Rally.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and O Rally counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Collins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
O Rally bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Rally blocks a head kick by Collins.
O Rally has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Rally lands a right hook to the body.
O Rally misses with a straight left.
O Rally connects with a single shot there.
Collins throws a right hand that O Rally ducks under and follows up with a left that O Rally also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins misses with a double jab.
O Rally scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
O Rally on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
O Rally works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
O Rally stalks Collins and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Collins's face. Collins staggers backwards, shaken.
 It looks like Michael Collins has been cut.
O Rally lands an overhand right.
O Rally lands with a thumping leg kick.
O Rally misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by O Rally.
O Rally works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Rally getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Collins throws an off balance right hand
and O Rally counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Rally ducks under a wild hook from Collins.
O Rally misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Collins misses the target.
Collins throws a series of punches but O Rally avoids them all with ease.
Collins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Rally throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Rally uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Collins.
Collins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Collins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Rally lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
O Rally lands with a right hand.
Decent striking displayed by O Rally there.
O Rally paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Collins misses with an uppercut
and O Rally counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
O Rally tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Rally wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Michael Collins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Collins throws a right hand that O Rally ducks under and follows up with a left that O Rally also avoids with ease.
O Rally lands with a cross.
Collins misses with a double jab.
O Rally thuds his right hand into Collins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Rally misses with a leg kick
and Collins holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
O Rally fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Rally pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Collins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean O Rally showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Collins's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Collins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Rally counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Rally throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Collins misses with a looping right.
O Rally misses with an uppercut.
Collins wants to slow O Rally down by chopping away at his legs.
O Rally throws out a counter right but Collins avoids it with no problem.
Collins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Collins slips under a jab from O Rally.
Collins misses with a telegraphed body shot
and O Rally counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Rally avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Collins slips a jab and a cross from O Rally.
Collins throws an off balance right hand
and Collins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Rally ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Collins moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for O Rally.
Nice shot by O Rally.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Rally tries to work over Collins's front leg with a kick but Collins checks it.
Jab, jab by O Rally - just one landing.
A slow jab from O Rally misses its intended target.
Collins slips under a jab from O Rally.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins lands with a nice combination. O Rally backs away looking to recover.
Collins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with O Rally, pushing him back against the ropes.
Collins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Rally ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Collins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Collins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Collins attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Collins tries to move into range but O Rally moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Collins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Rally.
O Rally stuns Collins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Collins throws a right hand that O Rally ducks under and follows up with a left that O Rally also avoids with ease.
Collins throws a shot from downtown. O Rally moves away and avoids it.
O Rally takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collins misses with a looping right.
Collins misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Collins misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Rally slips under a jab.
Sean O Rally is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Rally lands a really nice looking cross but Collins seems unphased.
Collins swings widly with a right hand
and O Rally counters with a stiff right hand.
Collins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
O Rally thuds his right hand into Collins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Collins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Rally jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Rally lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Some wild striking there from O Rally.
O Rally looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from O Rally misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, jab by O Rally - just one landing.
A left lands for O Rally.
O Rally moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Michael Collins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Rally throws a hook to the side of Collins's head but Collins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean O Rally comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got O Rally winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean O Rally!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tor Troeng (ranked 2778 p4p, 22809 weight class) and Joshua Jones (ranked 382 p4p, 614 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Tor Troeng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joshua Jones!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troeng has taken the fight to the clinch.
Troeng is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Troeng misses with a knee to the head.
Troeng with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Troeng clinches up against the ropes.
Troeng misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones tries to clinch there but Troeng circles away.
Jones gets tackled into the ropes by Troeng. Troeng maintains the clinch.
Troeng trying to land knees to the body.
Troeng has Jones pressed against the ropes, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Troeng wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Troeng has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troeng tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Troeng looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones tries to break free but Troeng pushes him back against the ropes.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Troeng looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones rushes Troeng and presses him up against the ropes.
Troeng with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Troeng has Jones pressed against the ropes, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Troeng is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Troeng has double underhooks.
Troeng breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Troeng tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Troeng trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Troeng into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Troeng tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Troeng using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Troeng has him pressed against the ropes.
Troeng trying to land knees to the body.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones is looking to clinch but Troeng is avoiding it.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Troeng throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Troeng has him pressed against the ropes.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Troeng tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones pushes Troeng up against the ropes in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tor Troeng dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Troeng moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Tor Troeng has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Troeng misses with a knee strike.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones clinches up with Troeng and pushes him back against the ropes.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Troeng keeps him there for the moment.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Troeng misses with a knee to the head.
Troeng tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Troeng tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Troeng trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Jones wants to break free but Troeng has control.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Troeng is controlling the position.
Troeng throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Troeng is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troeng keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Troeng tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Troeng keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Troeng tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones forces Troeng back against the ropes and clinches.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Troeng is controlling him.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Troeng tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Troeng closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Troeng gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to break free but Troeng pushes him back against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Troeng lands a right hand.
Troeng tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Troeng is controlling the position.
Troeng tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Troeng with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Joshua Jones has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Troeng using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Troeng has the dominant position.
Troeng has Jones pressed against the ropes, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Troeng has Jones pressed against the ropes, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Troeng misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Troeng swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Troeng lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tor Troeng dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joshua Jones's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Troeng.
Jones tries to clinch but Troeng moves out of range.
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones is trying to break free.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Troeng is controlling the position.
Jones wants to break free but Troeng has control.
Troeng tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Troeng tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Troeng throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Troeng is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Troeng tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Troeng looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Troeng lands with a light punch inside.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troeng trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Troeng into the ropes.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Troeng.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Troeng gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Troeng looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Troeng has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Troeng working Jones over with knees to the body.
Troeng tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Troeng tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Troeng lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Troeng keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Tor Troeng is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Troeng tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Troeng misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones wants to clinch.
It looked like Troeng was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jones.
Troeng closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Troeng has him pressed against the ropes.
Joshua Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Troeng keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tor Troeng showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Troeng, 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tor Troeng!
A victorious Tor Troeng thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nenad Jovanovic (ranked 21876 p4p, 22269 weight class) and Beta PF (ranked 631 p4p, 639 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Nenad Jovanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beta PF!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jovanovic throws a right and a left that PF avoids nicely.
PF throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
PF has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jovanovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as PF throws out the jab.
PF throws a leg kick but Jovanovic moved away.
PF scoring well with a low kick there.
Beta PF seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jovanovic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick misses from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic walks into a straight right hand from PF.
Jovanovic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and PF connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jovanovic scrambles back to his feet.
Jovanovic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
PF throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jovanovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jovanovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
PF scores with a leg kick.
Jovanovic avoids the body shot from PF.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by PF.
Nenad Jovanovic's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovanovic misses with the combination.
PF lands with a nice body kick.
PF feints and then cracks Jovanovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jovanovic down.
PF scores with a hook to the body. Jovanovic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jovanovic defending well as PF loads up on a big left hand.
Jovanovic is looking to clinch but PF is avoiding it.
PF with the inside leg kick.
Jovanovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good work by PF as he checks the leg kick.
Jovanovic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jovanovic misses with a body punch.
Jovanovic lands a hook that snaps the head of PF backwards.
PF tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
PF tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jovanovic tries to work over PF's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jovanovic tries to throw a body punch but PF avoids it by throwing Jovanovic back against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
PF is trying to stall.
Jovanovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jovanovic struggles to land a body shot inside as PF controls his hands.
Jovanovic tries to work over PF's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jovanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
PF misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jovanovic gets through PF's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
PF prevents a body shot from Jovanovic.
PF has Jovanovic pushed against the ropes.
PF working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
PF softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Jovanovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jovanovic works on PF's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
PF blocks a body shot from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with PF's elbow.
Jovanovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Beta PF dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nenad Jovanovic'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.
Jovanovic wants to clinch up but PF keeps it at a distance.
PF tries a quick counter leg kick but Jovanovic is wise to it.
PF throws a hook but Jovanovic avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Jovanovic both land. Nice combination.
PF throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jovanovic counters with a straight right hand.
Jovanovic misses with a body shot.
PF lands with a nice body kick.
PF fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jovanovic checks it well.
PF lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jovanovic scores with a one two! PF had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
PF comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
PF throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As PF looks to move away, Jovanovic throws a big counter combo but PF just gets out of the way.
Jovanovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from PF.
Jovanovic throwing a counter right hand but PF manages to avoid it.
PF lands a jab to Jovanovic's midsection.
Beta PF seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jovanovic tries to move into range but PF moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jovanovic wants to clinch up but PF keeps it at a distance.
PF misses with a low kick as Jovanovic jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovanovic throws a sloppy head kick and PF moves out of range easily.
PF ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jovanovic moves away.
Nenad Jovanovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jovanovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Jovanovic tries to clinch up but PF circles away and keeps his distance.
PF misses with a hook.
Jovanovic tries to clinch but PF moves out of range.
PF takes a swing at Jovanovic's ribcage but misses.
PF connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
PF looks to land a body kick but Jovanovic moved away.
Jovanovic went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
PF tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jovanovic was well out of range. Poor timing from PF.
PF throws the left hand but Jovanovic avoids the punch easily.
PF thuds his shin into the meat of Jovanovic's side.
PF moves out of range of the strikes.
PF lands a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jovanovic moves in looking to clinch but PF pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from PF.
An inside leg kick lands from PF.
Crunch! PF slams his shin into Jovanovic's torso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jovanovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
PF throws a leg kick but Jovanovic moved away.
Jovanovic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
PF throws a quick inside leg kick.
PF wants to land a leg kick but Jovanovic is out of range.
PF with the inside leg kick.
Jovanovic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
PF throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
PF is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jovanovic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jovanovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
PF misses with a body kick.
Jovanovic seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
PF thuds his right hand into Jovanovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Beta PF showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nenad Jovanovic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from PF finds it's way through Jovanovic's defenses.
Jovanovic moves in looking to clinch but PF pushes him off.
Jovanovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from PF.
PF scores with a jab.
Nenad Jovanovic's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
PF misses with an uppercut
and Jovanovic counters with a series of strikes. PF will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jovanovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jovanovic misses with a few strikes there.
Jovanovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from PF.
PF throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jovanovic.
Jovanovic's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
PF slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nenad Jovanovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
PF dodges the punch combination from Jovanovic.
A combination from Jovanovic does no damage.
A nice side step and PF releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Jovanovic.
PF takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Jovanovic.
It seemed like PF was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
PF tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jovanovic is able to avoid easily.
PF fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jovanovic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
PF buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jovanovic tries to clinch up.
PF replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Jovanovic blocks it well.
PF takes a swing at Jovanovic's ribcage but misses.
Jovanovic went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A slow jab from PF misses its intended target.
PF slips a jab and a cross from Jovanovic.
PF throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jovanovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
PF is looking to slow Jovanovic down with leg kicks.
Jovanovic misses with a right hand
and PF counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Jovanovic on his ass! Jovanovic wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
PF lands a nice shot that snaps Jovanovic's head back.
Jeez, Nenad Jovanovic's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
PF misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
PF connects with a solid leg kick.
PF is looking to land body kicks.
PF finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A shot to the liver by PF. Beautiful body shot.
Jovanovic misses with a two punch combination.
PF looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
PF throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
PF lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jovanovic at a distance.
PF cracks Jovanovic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
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 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Beta PF!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Cheyenne Little Dove (ranked 3416 p4p, 2578 weight class) and Alec Harvey (ranked 300 p4p, 239 weight class). Harvey is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME - Choke. Cheyenne Little Dove could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alec Harvey'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 10 - 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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alec Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little Dove scores with a jab. Harvey acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Little Dove throws a body punch but Harvey moves out of range.
Little Dove ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harvey throws the left hand but Little Dove avoids the punch easily.
Little Dove takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Little Dove wants to clinch up but Harvey keeps it at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harvey, as that shot connected.
Little Dove loads up on a big right hand but Harvey slips the punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A jab from Little Dove finds it's way through Harvey's defenses.
Harvey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Little Dove.
Little Dove displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
 Harvey is rocked!
Little Dove ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harvey is still on wobbly legs! Can Little Dove finish him?
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 circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Harvey tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Little Dove wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cheyenne Little Dove!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Cheyenne Little Dove made sure he mentioned Brooklyn Threads, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Johnny Waldron (ranked 21360 p4p, 22370 weight class) and Kingsley Brown (ranked 264 p4p, 242 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Waldron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Brown!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waldron tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Johnny Waldron has been cut.
Waldron looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown lands an overhand right.
Brown's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Waldron connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brown scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Kingsley Brown has been cut.
Kingsley Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waldron takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice shot lands for Brown.
Brown scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
A quick step to the side and Waldron tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Waldron counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waldron takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Waldron misses its intended target.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Brown backs away, Waldron returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Waldron has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brown finds it's way round the side to connect with Waldron's head.
Johnny Waldron's cut is getting worse.
Waldron moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
It looked like Waldron wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jab by Waldron.
Waldron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Waldron moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Waldron is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldron takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brown scores with a head kick.
Brown takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Waldron throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brown comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Waldron throws a leg kick
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnny Waldron's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Waldron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Waldron uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kingsley Brown dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brown motions for Waldron to come forward. Brown throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brown throws a jab when Waldron was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Waldron misses the target.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Waldron throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Waldron appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Waldron.
Waldron moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Waldron.
Waldron walks into a left hand.
Waldron scores with a hook.
Brown digs a good body shot into Waldron's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Waldron throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brown is trying to break free.
Waldron struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Waldron throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Waldron tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brown tries to break the clinch but Waldron is controlling the position.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Waldron backwards.
Jeez, Johnny Waldron's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Waldron blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown is trying to break free.
Waldron using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Waldron lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Kingsley Brown's cut even more.
Brown avoids the elbow strike from Waldron, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldron lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown slips under a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Waldron there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waldron moves into the clinch successfully.
Waldron blocks an elbow strike from Brown.
Waldron blocks an elbow strike from Brown.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Waldron has Brown pressed against the ropes, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Waldron.
The cut above Kingsley Brown's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Waldron with a knee to the head.
Kingsley Brown's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Waldron lands with a left to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Waldron dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Waldron gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Waldron landing knees to the head.
Waldron tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Waldron lands with a light punch inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kingsley Brown's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johnny Waldron!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Rob Roy (ranked 197 p4p, 3809 weight class) and Yajson Rram (ranked 22 p4p, 329 weight class). Rram comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Overhaul kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yajson Rram!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Rram.
Roy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Roy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rram swinging wildly here.
Roy walks into a stiff left hand from Rram.
Rram throws a right hand that Roy ducks under and follows up with a left that Roy also avoids with ease.
Rram looks to land a combination but Roy avoids it well.
Roy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Roy moves out of range as Rram strikes.
Roy is looking to counter with a body kick.
Rram swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roy throws a head kick that misses.
Rram lands a slapping body shot.
Rram throws a low kick but Roy moves out of range easily.
Rram lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Roy misses the target.
Roy slips a jab and a cross from Rram.
Rram fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rram is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Roy misses with an uppercut. Rram saw that one coming.
Rram works over Roy's head and body with a nice combination.
A big left from Rram misses.
Rram lands with a straight right. Roy didn't see that one coming.
Rram thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Rram backs away, Roy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rram throws a leg kick
and Roy counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick lands for Rram.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rram slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Roy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rram with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rram.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rram. Roy shrugs it off though.
Rram moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rram misses with a right hand
and Roy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roy scores with a jab to the head.
Roy moves into the clinch.
Roy manages to break the clinch.
Roy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rram throws a body punch but Roy moves out of range.
Roy looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Yajson Rram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rram moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roy checks a leg kick.
Roy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Roy misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yajson Rram dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rram throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rram fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roy.
Rram keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roy.
Roy motions for Rram to come forward. Roy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A left and a right from Rram both land. Nice combination.
Rram throws a jab when Roy was well out of range.
Roy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rram scores with a jab to the head.
Rram misses with an uppercut.
Roy moves out of range as Rram strikes.
Rram has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rram throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roy.
Rram uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roy.
Rram throws out a counter right but Roy avoids it with no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rram moves out of range of the body kick from Roy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram swinging wildly here.
Roy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rram throws a lazy right hand but Roy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rram misses with a body shot
and Roy counters with a straight right hand.
Rram lands a jab-cross combination.
Roy walks into a left hand.
Rram scores with a nice right hand.
Rram has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rram fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Roy throws a lazy right hand but Rram sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rram looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rram lands a jab-cross combination.
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!
Rram stalks Roy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Roy's face. Roy staggers backwards, shaken.
Rram throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A good leg kick by Rram.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rram throws a hook to the side of Roy's head but Roy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roy throws a leg kick but Rram sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rram throws a left and a right that both miss
and Roy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Rram. That snapped Roy's head back.
Rram misses with a few strikes there.
Rram throws a lazy uppercut
and Roy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yajson Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rram swinging wildly here.
Roy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rram doesn't manage to clinch there - Roy circles away.
Roy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rram throws a right hand that misses
and Roy counters with a body kick that stops Rram in his tracks momentarily.
Rram throws an off balance right hand
enabling Roy to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yajson Rram showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rram rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Roy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rob Roy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rram is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Rram throws the kick towards the body but Roy avoids it.
Roy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rram is still on wobbly legs! Can Roy finish him?
Rram misses with a body kick.
Roy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rram looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rram seems to have recovered his senses.
Rram misses with a double jab.
Rram throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rram takes a swing at Roy's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Roy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rram ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rram attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Roy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Roy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roy swings for the body but Rram moves out of range.
Rram swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Roy counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram missing with a left hand there. Roy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Rram, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roy throwing a counter right hand but Rram manages to avoid it.
Rram fails to land with a series of punches.
Roy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rram throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Roy scores with a leg kick.
Rram connects with a single shot there.
Rram scores with a three punch combo!
Roy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rram.
Roy scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Rram beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rram misses the shot to the body.
Roy throws a quick counter kick to the body but Rram avoids it.
Rram jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Roy. Roy obviously looking to wear him down.
A lazy left from Rram finds it's target.
Roy tries to move into range but Rram moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rram throws a body shot but no joy.
Rram misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Rram.
Roy slips under a jab.
Yajson Rram is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rram throws an overhand right that lands on Roy's shoulder, as Roy tries to avoid the shot.
Rram throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roy tried to counter with a leg kick but Rram avoided it.
Roy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rram scores with a kick to the body.
Rram throws a push kick but Roy slaps the foot to one side.
Rram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yajson Rram comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rram winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ziggy Ozbourne (ranked 3223 p4p, 2374 weight class) and Gaizka Elizondo (ranked 406 p4p, 314 weight class). Ozbourne comes into the arena with Crazy Train blaring out of the sound system. Elizondo has chosen Peewee Longway & Money Man - Ooowwweee as his entrance music. Gaizka Elizondo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Ziggy Ozbourne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gaizka Elizondo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elizondo with a jab.
Elizondo looks to throw the jab but Ozbourne is out of range.
Elizondo throws a jab when Ozbourne was well out of range.
Ozbourne is looking to counter punch.
Ozbourne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Elizondo's head backwards.
Ozbourne just misses with a punch to the body.
Ozbourne avoids the head kick by Elizondo.
Ozbourne fails to land with a series of punches.
Elizondo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ozbourne slips under a jab from Elizondo.
Elizondo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Elizondo.
Elizondo is looking to slow Ozbourne down with leg kicks.
Elizondo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ozbourne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big right from Elizondo misses.
Ozbourne throws a jab but it's blocked by Elizondo.
Elizondo flicks out a counter leg kick but Ozbourne steps away.
Ozbourne lands with a right hand.
Ozbourne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Elizondo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ozbourne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ozbourne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Elizondo pushes Ozbourne away with a front kick.
Elizondo ducks under a wild hook from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne scores with a sloppy right hand. Elizondo should have avoided that one.
Elizondo misses with a low kick.
Ozbourne appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Elizondo misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozbourne throws a hook but Elizondo blocks it.
Elizondo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ozbourne defending well as Elizondo loads up on a big left hand.
Elizondo lands with a hook. Ozbourne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Elizondo ducks under a wild hook from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Elizondo.
It looks like Ziggy Ozbourne has been cut.
Elizondo throws a leg kick but Ozbourne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Elizondo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ozbourne checks a leg kick.
It looked like Ozbourne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ozbourne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elizondo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ozbourne.
A low kick from Ozbourne misses
and Elizondo counters with a good, hard body kick but Ozbourne shrugs it off.
Ozbourne throws a jab but it's blocked by Elizondo.
Ozbourne scores with a nice head shot.
Elizondo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ozbourne scores with a jab. Elizondo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Elizondo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ozbourne just misses with a punch to the body.
Elizondo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ozbourne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Elizondo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elizondo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ziggy Ozbourne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elizondo is looking to land body kicks.
A big left from Elizondo misses.
Ozbourne throwing a counter right hand but Elizondo manages to avoid it.
Elizondo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Elizondo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ozbourne throws out the jab.
Elizondo throws out a powerful jab.
Ozbourne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ozbourne defending well as Elizondo loads up on a big left hand.
Ozbourne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Elizondo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ozbourne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ozbourne misses with an uppercut
and Elizondo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ozbourne rushes Elizondo and presses him up against the ropes.
Elizondo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Ozbourne - that landed with a thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elizondo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ozbourne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Ozbourne.
Elizondo avoiding damage as Ozbourne throws knees to the body.
Elizondo has a couple of punches blocked by Ozbourne.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gaizka Elizondo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ziggy Ozbourne's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A shot to the liver by Elizondo. Beautiful body shot.
Elizondo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Ozbourne.
Jab, jab by Elizondo - just one landing.
Ozbourne takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Elizondo slips a jab and a cross from Ozbourne.
Elizondo throws out a loose jab but Ozbourne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Elizondo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ozbourne swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Elizondo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ozbourne.
A good leg kick by Elizondo.
Ozbourne steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Elizondo. That one must have hurt.
An inside leg kick from Elizondo misses.
Ozbourne moves out of range as Elizondo throws a body kick.
Ozbourne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ozbourne delivers a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ozbourne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elizondo throws a lazy uppercut
and Ozbourne counters with a nice body shot.
Ozbourne takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elizondo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ozbourne.
Elizondo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ozbourne to score with a decent uppercut.
Elizondo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ozbourne.
Ozbourne scores with a nice strike.
Elizondo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ozbourne looks to score with a jab to the body but Elizondo is just out of range.
Ozbourne looks to land a left hand but Elizondo moved out of range nicely.
Elizondo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Elizondo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Elizondo throws a hook but Ozbourne avoids it easily.
Ozbourne digs a good body shot into Elizondo's ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ozbourne.
Ozbourne scoring well with a low kick there.
Elizondo throws a sloppy head kick and Ozbourne moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ozbourne throws a series of punches but Elizondo moves out of range.
Elizondo misses with a looping left.
Ozbourne throws a predictable looking body shot
and Elizondo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Elizondo motions for Ozbourne to come forward. Elizondo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elizondo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ozbourne is looking to land body kicks.
Ozbourne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gaizka Elizondo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ozbourne with a nice cross.
Ozbourne lands with a shot to the body.
Ozbourne's jab looks to have found its range, popping Elizondo under the eye.
Ozbourne looks to score with a jab to the body but Elizondo is just out of range.
Elizondo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ozbourne throws a hook but Elizondo blocks it.
Ozbourne misses with a body shot.
Elizondo scores with a nice right hand.
Ozbourne slips a jab from Elizondo.
Ozbourne closes the distance and pushes Elizondo back into the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ozbourne trying to land knees to the body.
Elizondo working aggressively here.
Ozbourne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ozbourne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Elizondo blocks an uppercut.
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 Ziggy Ozbourne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ziggy Ozbourne's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A big right from Ozbourne misses.
Ozbourne throws a leg kick which misses Elizondo's front leg but catches the back leg as Elizondo tries to avoid it.
Elizondo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ozbourne moves away.
Elizondo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Ozbourne on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Elizondo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Elizondo throws a head kick that misses.
Elizondo slips under a jab.
Ozbourne throws a leg kick but Elizondo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Elizondo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ozbourne is out of range and Elizondo settles back down.
Elizondo lands with an uppercut that bounces Ozbourne off the ropes and back into range.
Ozbourne lands with a cross.
Ozbourne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Elizondo just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromOzbourne.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozbourne scores with a hook to the body. Elizondo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ozbourne scores with a decent looking hook.
Elizondo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elizondo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ozbourne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ozbourne throws a nice looking combination but Elizondo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Elizondo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ozbourne jabs Elizondo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozbourne slips a jab from Elizondo.
Elizondo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Elizondo.
Elizondo throws a leg kick but Ozbourne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Elizondo slips under a jab.
Ozbourne misses with a hook. Elizondo ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ozbourne darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ozbourne looks to land a right hand but Elizondo moved out of range.
Elizondo throws a leg kick but Ozbourne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Elizondo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ozbourne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Elizondo.
Elizondo is looking to clinch.
Ozbourne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ozbourne throws a body punch but Elizondo moves out of range.
Ozbourne lands an overhand right.
Ozbourne throws a series of punches but Elizondo moves out of range.
Ozbourne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Elizondo's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elizondo throws a leg kick but Ozbourne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ozbourne stuns Elizondo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Elizondo misses.
Ozbourne moves out of range of the strikes.
Elizondo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Elizondo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Elizondo tries to move into range but Ozbourne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Elizondo cracks Ozbourne with a right hand to the side of the head.
Elizondo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ozbourne connects with a looping right hand.
Ozbourne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ozbourne throws out a loose jab but Elizondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozbourne misses with a body punch
and Elizondo counters with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elizondo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ozbourne.
Elizondo looks to score with a jab to the body but Ozbourne is just out of range.
Elizondo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ozbourne.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ziggy Ozbourne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ozbourne has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ziggy Ozbourne!
Ziggy Ozbourne decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Gaizka Elizondo had this to say: 'gonna take some time off '.
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Daniel Grigoryan really struggled with his weight cut for this fight. After coming in at 209.6, he had two hours to cut the additional weight. He was unable to do so and as a result, his fight with Cecil Lightning was cancelled. |
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