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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Kaspars Petrovs (ranked 4308 p4p, 17977 weight class) and Joseph Telushikin (ranked 499 p4p, 605 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 34 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaspars Petrovs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joseph Telushikin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Telushikin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Petrovs is trying to break free.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Telushikin.
Petrovs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Telushikin misses with a punch on the inside.
Telushikin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Petrovs misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Telushikin.
Telushikin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Telushikin lands a left hand.
Telushikin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Telushikin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Telushikin fails to land.
Petrovs takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Telushikin prevents Petrovs from breaking the clinch.
Telushikin misses with some punches.
Telushikin has a couple of punches blocked by Petrovs.
Telushikin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Telushikin lands a left hand.
 Petrovs is rocked!
Petrovs misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Telushikin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Petrovs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petrovs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Petrovs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petrovs blocking some punches.
Telushikin misses with the head strike.
Petrovs breaks the clinch.
Telushikin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Telushikin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petrovs seems to have got his legs back now.
Petrovs is trying to break the clinch but Telushikin is controlling him.
Petrovs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Petrovs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Telushikin.
Petrovs is breathing heavily.
Telushikin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Petrovs takes a shot to the head.
Telushikin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Telushikin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Petrovs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Telushikin cracks Petrovs with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Petrovs goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Petrovs wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Joseph Telushikin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Robert Munson (ranked 3885 p4p, 2590 weight class) and Liam George (ranked 470 p4p, 342 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Munson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Liam George!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munson misses with an uppercut.
Munson feints a jab promting George to slip. Munson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. George slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Robert Munson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
George lands with an uppercut that bounces Munson off the ropes and back into range.
 It looks like Robert Munson has been cut.
Munson misses with a double jab
and George finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Munson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by George.
Munson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting George counter with a right hand.
Munson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Munson works over George's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by George.
George shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Munson eats them both and turns towards George to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've been hearing reports that Munson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Munson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
George cracks Munson with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Munson is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Munson is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Munson could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Liam George!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Liam George waved his t-shirt featuring Conviction's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Miguel Sandoval (ranked 22095 p4p, 3250 weight class) and Ron Velderman (ranked 576 p4p, 406 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Miguel Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 3, fighting out of London, Ron Velderman!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Sandoval finds it's way through Velderman's defenses.
Sandoval 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.
Decent striking displayed by Sandoval there.
Velderman throws a series of punches but Sandoval moves out of range.
Sandoval went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
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.
Sandoval stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sandoval throws a body punch but Velderman moves out of range.
Velderman misses with a two punch combination.
Velderman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sandoval moves away from the strike by Velderman.
Velderman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Velderman throws out a loose jab but Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sandoval rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Velderman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sandoval moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velderman misses with a punch on the inside.
Velderman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Velderman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sandovals head.
Sandoval scores with a shoulder strike.
Sandoval works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Velderman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sandoval lands a right hand.
Velderman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sandoval backwards.
Sandoval breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velderman throws a looping overhand right but Sandoval ducks down to avoid it.
Sandoval throwing a counter right hand but Velderman manages to avoid it.
Velderman misses with a right hand
and Sandoval counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sandoval slips under a jab.
Velderman misses the shot to the body.
Velderman is looking to clinch but Sandoval is avoiding it.
No joy there for Velderman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sandoval lands a jab to the nose.
Sandoval scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sandoval lands a body shot.
Sandoval throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Velderman on the side of the head.
Sandoval lands with a nice body punch.
Sandoval walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good standup being displayed there by Sandoval as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velderman throws a lazy right hand but Sandoval sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Velderman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sandoval catches Velderman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sandoval jabs Velderman right on the nose. Velderman blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval has closed the distance and engaged Velderman in a clinch.
Sandoval throws a head punch that misses.
Velderman lands with a short shot to the head.
Sandoval's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sandoval cracks Velderman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sandoval lands a right hook to the body.
Velderman slips under a jab from Sandoval.
Sandoval takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab, jab by Sandoval - just one landing.
Velderman tries to clinch but Sandoval is having none of it.
Velderman throws a jab but it's blocked by Sandoval.
Sandoval misses with an uppercut. Velderman saw that one coming.
Sandoval lands with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sandoval lands with a nice body punch.
Velderman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Velderman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Velderman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Velderman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Velderman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Velderman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sandoval.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Sandoval dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sandoval lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Velderman tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sandoval manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Sandoval.
Velderman tries to bum rush Sandoval with a series of wild strikes but Sandoval uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left lands for Velderman.
Nice jab there from Sandoval.
Sandoval looks to land a right hand but Velderman moved out of range.
Velderman slips a jab from Sandoval.
It seemed like Velderman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sandoval lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Velderman at a distance.
Sandoval tries to clinch up but Velderman circles away and keeps his distance.
Sandoval moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Velderman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sandoval ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Miguel Sandoval is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sandoval lands a slapping body shot.
Sandoval is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Velderman can do to turn this around?
A jab lands there for Sandoval.
Sandoval just misses with a punch to the body.
Velderman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sandoval.
Sandoval closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velderman misses with the head strike.
Velderman has a couple of punches blocked by Sandoval.
Sandoval lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sandoval lands a shoulder strike.
Sandoval lands with a left to the head.
Sandoval lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sandoval working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Sandoval scores with a nice short uppercut.
Velderman digs a right hand underneath Sandoval's ribcage. Sandoval let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Velderman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sandoval throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Veldermans head.
Sandoval swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Sandoval.
Velderman can't find room to land a body shot as Sandoval controls the action.
Velderman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Velderman prevents a body shot from Sandoval.
Sandoval breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sandoval lands with a cross.
Velderman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velderman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Sandoval misses the target.
Velderman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Velderman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sandoval.
Sandoval looks to land a combination. Velderman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sandoval drives through and clinches with Velderman against the ropes.
Sandoval lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sandoval pushes Velderman back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sandoval lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Sandoval on the inside.
Sandoval can't break the clinch.
Sandoval lands a nice shot to the body.
Velderman tries a body shot but Sandoval blocks it.
Velderman swings wildly with an uppercut but Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sandoval scores with a hook to the body.
Velderman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Sandoval lands with a right to the head.
Sandoval working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Sandoval dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sandoval displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Velderman throws out the jab.
Ron Velderman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miguel Sandoval is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sandoval misses with a series of wild punches.
Sandoval misses with a straight right.
Sandoval jabs at Velderman's body.
Velderman swings widly with a right hand
and Sandoval counters with a left to the body.
Sandoval misses with a straight left.
Sandoval scores with a punch to the head.
Sandoval ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sandoval fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Velderman manages to avoid it.
Velderman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sandoval throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandoval forces Velderman back against the ropes and clinches.
Velderman prevents a body shot from Sandoval.
Sandoval scores with a shot to the side of Velderman's head.
Velderman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Velderman working aggressively here.
Sandoval blocks a body shot from Velderman.
Velderman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Velderman throws a punch but it's blocked by Sandoval.
Sandoval breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sandoval takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sandoval swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Velderman.
Velderman tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sandoval manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sandoval swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Velderman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Velderman there as he acknowledges the shot.
A shot to the liver by Sandoval. Beautiful body shot.
Velderman walks into a straight right hand from Sandoval.
Sandoval scores with a one two! Velderman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Velderman throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sandoval misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Velderman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Velderman tries to clinch up but Sandoval circles away and keeps his distance.
Sandoval moves into the clinch.
Velderman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Velderman fails to land.
A short right from Velderman on the inside.
Sandoval blocks an uppercut.
Velderman struggles to land a body shot inside as Sandoval controls his hands.
Velderman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Velderman.
Velderman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Sandoval showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sandoval 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Sandoval!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Marco Salamanca (ranked 22073 p4p, 20799 weight class) and Yasol Kim (ranked 597 p4p, 601 weight class). Salamanca comes to the ring accompanied by Superstar Cypress Hill. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Salamanca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yasol Kim!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salamanca tries to land a body kick
and Kim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kim 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.
Kim takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Salamanca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kim.
Salamanca thumps Kim with a low kick.
Salamanca tries to score with a low kick but Kim moves his leg out of the way.
A jab from Salamanca does it's job there.
Kim thows a leg kick but Salamanca checks it
and Salamanca counters with a nice kick to the body.
Salamanca misses with a looping left.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Salamanca.
Kim swings for the body but Salamanca moves out of range.
Kim checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Salamanca tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A leg kick checked by Salamanca.
Kim connects with a body shot that sends Salamanca's belly button to the back.
Salamanca has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Kim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salamanca.
Kim wants to clinch up but Salamanca keeps it at a distance.
Salamanca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick lands for Salamanca.
Salamanca comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Salamanca scores with a push kick.
Salamanca will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A shot to the liver by Salamanca. Beautiful body shot.
Salamanca looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kim lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salamanca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kim.
Kim tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Salamanca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Kim misses with a leg kick
and Salamanca counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salamanca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Salamanca looks for the body kick but Kim saw that one coming.
Kim closes the distance and clinches.
Kim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salamanca lands a left hand.
Salamanca works on Kim's body with a couple of short punches.
Salamanca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a solid leg kick but Salamanca takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kim.
Kim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good shot there by Salamanca.
Nice straight punches there by Salamanca. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Salamanca.
Kim takes one to the chin there.
Salamanca lands with a straight right. Kim didn't see that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.
Salamanca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Salamanca was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kim paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marco Salamanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim throws a looping overhand right but Salamanca ducks down to avoid it.
Kim throws a hook to the side of Salamanca's head but Salamanca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick from Salamanca misses
and Kim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Salamanca throws a big shot that misses.
Kim flicks out a counter leg kick but Salamanca steps away.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim doesn't manage to clinch there - Salamanca circles away.
A leg kick checked by Kim.
Salamanca tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kim is able to avoid easily.
Salamanca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kim.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Salamanca displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kim throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Kim misses the target.
A quick step to the side and Salamanca tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salamanca lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Salamanca connects with a looping right hand.
Salamanca looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Salamanca lands a jab.
Kim looks to throw the jab but Salamanca is out of range.
Salamanca throws a body shot but no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as Salamanca blocks the leg kick.
Salamanca rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kim counters with a straight right hand.
Kim swings for the body but Salamanca moves out of range.
Salamanca slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Salamanca turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kim throws a hook to the side of Salamanca's head but Salamanca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Salamanca connects with a body shot.
Salamanca feints and then cracks Kim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kim down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salamanca checks a low kick from Kim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim looks to throw the jab but Salamanca is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kim.
Kim takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Salamanca smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Salamanca tries a low kick but Kim avoids it.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Salamanca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kim can do to turn this around?
Salamanca throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Salamanca slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Salamanca with a nice calf kick.
Salamanca looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kim takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kim wants to slow Salamanca down by chopping away at his legs.
Salamanca jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kim scores with a crisp jab that stopped Salamanca in his tracks.
Salamanca checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Salamanca keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Marco Salamanca is winning the standup battle so far.
Salamanca misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kim lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Salamanca stuns Kim with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salamanca. That did some damage!
Kim bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Salamanca throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Salamanca throws a body kick that misses.
Salamanca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kim.
Salamanca lands a leg kick that knocks Kim off balance momentarily.
Kim wants to slow Salamanca down by chopping away at his legs.
Kim scores with a jab. Salamanca acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Salamanca paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kim takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kim lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Salamanca misses with a jab, cross combination.
Salamanca scoring well with a low kick there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Salamanca throws a body shot but no joy.
Kim feints a counter leg kick.
Yasol Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marco Salamanca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kim takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kim catches Salamanca with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Salamanca misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Kim was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Salamanca takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kim has Salamanca up against the ropes in a clinch.
Salamanca prevents a body shot from Kim.
Kim tries to work over Salamanca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kim.
Salamanca lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim working aggressively here.
Kim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
Salamanca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kim doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fighters circle momentarily. Salamanca darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kim throws an overhand right that lands on Salamanca's shoulder, as Salamanca tries to avoid the shot.
Kim takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Salamanca connects with a crisp jab.
Kim walks into a jab.
Salamanca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salamanca takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salamanca was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kim takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Salamanca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kim.
An attempted straight right counter from Salamanca misses the target.
Salamanca lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Kim looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Salamanca's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kim under the eye.
Salamanca lands with a nice body kick.
Kim lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salamanca moves away.
Salamanca checks a low kick from Kim.
Kim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salamanca connects with a leg kick.
Kim swings widly with a right hand
and Salamanca counters with an outside leg kick.
Kim throws a predictable looking body shot
and Salamanca counters with a nice uppercut.
Kim on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Salamanca missing with a left hand there. Kim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kim has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kim.
Salamanca moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kim takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim tries to bum rush Salamanca with a series of wild strikes but Salamanca uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kim loads up on a big right hand but Salamanca slips the punch.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
Kim walks into a left hand.
Kim lands a slapping body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Salamanca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Salamanca, 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 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Salamanca!
Marco Salamanca thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Theodore Rothschild (ranked 3607 p4p, 20873 weight class) and Claudio Benedetti (ranked 485 p4p, 621 weight class). Benedetti has chosen Atrevete te as his entrance music. Theodore Rothschild has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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33
215
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207
27 - 16 - 0 |
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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 16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theodore Rothschild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Claudio Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothschild forces Benedetti back against the ropes and clinches.
Rothschild misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothschild.
Benedetti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rothschild lands a shot to the body.
Rothschild blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rothschild blocks an uppercut.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by Rothschild.
Rothschild 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.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Rothschild.
Benedetti misses with the head strike.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Rothschild.
A short right from Benedetti.
A shot in the inside from Rothschild.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
Rothschild lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rothschild lands a body shot in the clinch.
Benedetti manages to break the clinch.
Rothschild bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Benedetti's head backwards.
A big right from Benedetti misses.
A swing and a miss from Benedetti.
Benedetti looks to throw the jab but Rothschild is out of range.
Jab from Rothschild.
Rothschild uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
Benedetti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Rothschild ducked under it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Benedetti misses with a hook. Rothschild ducked under it nicely.
A left lands for Rothschild.
Rothschild on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rothschild throws a looping overhand right but Benedetti ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benedetti. Rothschild does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benedetti throws a sloppy head kick and Rothschild moves out of range easily.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
Rothschild slips a jab from Benedetti.
Rothschild moves out of range of the strikes.
Benedetti misses with a few strikes there.
Rothschild throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rothschild slips under a jab.
Claudio Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Rothschild moved out of range.
Benedetti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rothschild swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Benedetti tries to keep at a distance but Rothschild has taken the fight into the clinch.
Benedetti manages to break the clinch.
Rothschild misses with a hook. Benedetti ducked under it nicely.
Rothschild blocks a leg kick.
Benedetti 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.
Rothschild throws a looping overhand right but Benedetti ducks down to avoid it.
Benedetti throws out a counter right but Rothschild avoids it with no problem.
Benedetti 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.
Rothschild connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Benedetti momentarily.
Rothschild throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benedetti lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rothschild looks to throw the jab but Benedetti is out of range.
Rothschild throws a solid leg kick but Benedetti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rothschild.
Rothschild is looking to clinch but Benedetti is avoiding it.
Rothschild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
A cross from Benedetti lands.
Nice defenses there by Rothschild.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Benedetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benedetti throws the left hand but Rothschild avoids the punch easily.
Rothschild cracks Benedetti with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rothschild uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benedetti.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Claudio Benedetti will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rothschild misses with a straight right.
Rothschild gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rothschild misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothschild.
Rothschild breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benedetti throws a sloppy head kick and Rothschild moves out of range easily.
Benedetti tries to bum rush Rothschild with a series of wild strikes but Rothschild uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rothschild.
Rothschild bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Benedetti's head backwards.
Benedetti throws a nice looking combination but Rothschild bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rothschild looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benedetti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rothschild moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benedetti checks a low kick from Rothschild.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothschild fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rothschild dodges the punch combination from Benedetti.
Rothschild tries to clinch but Benedetti is having none of it.
Benedetti throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rothschild lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rothschild lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti blocks a head kick by Rothschild.
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. Rothschild was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benedetti throws a jab when Rothschild was well out of range.
Rothschild scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benedetti doesn't seem bothered though.
Rothschild showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benedetti.
Benedetti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rothschild circles away quickly and effectively.
Rothschild scores with a punch to the head.
Nice shot by Rothschild.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Benedetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick lands for Benedetti.
Rothschild throws a head kick that misses.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rothschild.
Rothschild showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benedetti.
A big left from Benedetti misses.
Rothschild misses with a low kick.
Rothschild moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
Rothschild is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Claudio Benedetti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rothschild avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rothschild is looking to clinch but Benedetti is avoiding it.
Benedetti throws a sloppy head kick and Rothschild moves out of range easily.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but Rothschild sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benedetti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rothschild moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rothschild lands a body shot.
Rothschild avoids the body shot from Benedetti.
Rothschild bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rothschild throwing a counter right hand but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Rothschild throws a solid leg kick but Benedetti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rothschild.
Rothschild ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Rothschild loads up on a big right hand but Benedetti slips the punch.
Benedetti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
As Benedetti backs away, Rothschild returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti throws a big shot that misses.
Rothschild scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti slips a straight right by Rothschild.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Rothschild moved out of range.
Rothschild throws a jab but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Rothschild showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benedetti.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Claudio Benedetti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rothschild is looking to score with low kicks.
Theodore Rothschild has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Claudio Benedetti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rothschild takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Benedetti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rothschild scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Benedetti misses its intended target.
Nice shot by Rothschild.
Claudio Benedetti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rothschild forces Benedetti back against the ropes and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Rothschild fails to land.
Rothschild misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rothschild working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Rothschild.
Benedetti takes a shot to the head.
Theodore Rothschild has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Benedetti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rothschild scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Benedetti misses with a double jab.
Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rothschild.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Rothschild ducked under it nicely.
Benedetti misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. Rothschild saw that one coming.
Rothschild throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benedetti works the jab nicely.
Benedetti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rothschild blocks a head kick by Benedetti.
Benedetti displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Benedetti throws a looping overhand right but Rothschild ducks down to avoid it.
Rothschild looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Benedetti throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rothschild ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Rothschild lands with a shot to the body.
Benedetti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rothschild throws out a leg kick but Benedetti moves out of range and Rothschild only half commits.
Rothschild thuds his right hand into Benedetti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
 It looks like Claudio Benedetti has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti ducks into a a hook from Rothschild and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
 Benedetti is rocked!
A combination from Benedetti does no damage.
Benedetti is still on wobbly legs! Can Rothschild finish him?
Benedetti defending well as Rothschild loads up on a big left hand.
Rothschild finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Benedetti seems to have recovered his senses.
A good leg kick by Rothschild.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rothschild is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rothschild avoids the body shot from Benedetti.
Benedetti thumps Rothschild with a low kick.
Benedetti throws a series of punches but Rothschild moves out of range.
Rothschild jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rothschild loads up on a big right hand but Benedetti slips the punch.
Benedetti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Benedetti scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rothschild throws a front kick aimed at Benedetti's knee but Benedetti avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benedetti! But no joy.
Rothschild is looking to clinch.
Benedetti misses with a wild combination.
Rothschild half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rothschild throws out a leg kick but Benedetti moves out of range and Rothschild only half commits.
Rothschild tries to clinch up but Benedetti circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rothschild showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benedetti.
Some wild striking there from Benedetti.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Theodore Rothschild.
I think Benedetti has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:27
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Emporio Cannabino (ranked 3543 p4p, 6298 weight class) and Cecil Lightning (ranked 476 p4p, 602 weight class). Cannabino comes to the ring accompanied by Ludacris - Blueberry yum yum. 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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28 - 1 - 0 |
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Granite chin
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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 14 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emporio Cannabino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cecil Lightning!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannabino clinches up against the ropes.
Lightning throws a head punch that misses.
Cannabino lands a nice shot to the body.
Cannabino's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cannabino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lightning lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lightning working hard to break the clinch.
Cannabino dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Cannabino looking to stall.
Cannabino lands with a left to the head.
Lightning looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cannabino lands a body punch.
Lightning tries to circle away but Cannabino has him pinned against the ropes.
Lightning misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannabino lands a body punch.
Cannabino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cannabino with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lightning misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cannabino.
Lightning throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cannabino counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
Cannabino connects with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightning takes a swing at Cannabino's ribcage but misses.
Cannabino blocks a head kick by Lightning.
A big right from Lightning misses.
Lightning 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.
Cannabino forces Lightning back against the ropes and clinches.
Lightning tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Cannabino.
Lightning is trying to force a seperation but Cannabino has the dominant position.
Lightning can't break the clinch.
Cannabino lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lightning tries to break the clinch but Cannabino is controlling the position.
Our sources have told us that Cannabino has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Cannabino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lightning gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cannabino counters with a straight right hand.
Cannabino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lightning scores with a shot to the body.
Lightning throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cannabino appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cannabino dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lightning. That did some damage!
Lightning bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lightning scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cannabino in his tracks.
Lightning ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cannabino moves away.
Cannabino has managed to clinch.
Cannabino keeps control of Lightning as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cannabino is trying to stall.
Cannabino breaks the clinch.
Lightning fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cannabino manages to avoid it.
Lightning misses with a body shot.
Cannabino lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Lightning rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Cannabino to counter with a crisp jab.
Cannabino walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lightning takes a swing at Cannabino's ribcage but misses.
Lightning looks to score with a jab to the body but Cannabino is just out of range.
Lightning misses the shot to the body.
Cannabino misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Lightning.
Cannabino is looking to counter with head kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emporio Cannabino dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A head kick misses from Lightning.
Cannabino went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cannabino blocks the body kick.
Lightning throws a body shot but no joy.
Lightning throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cannabino moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lightning looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cannabino went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lightning throws a head kick that Cannabino semi-blocks.
It looks like Emporio Cannabino has been cut.
Cannabino ducks under a wild hook from Lightning.
Lightning throws a hook to the side of Cannabino's head but Cannabino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cannabino delivers a nice body kick.
Cannabino throws a head kick that half lands.
Cannabino instigates a clinch.
Cannabino prevents Lightning from breaking the clinch.
Cannabino lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cannabino is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lightning misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannabino lands with a light punch inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cannabino takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lightning is trying to force a seperation but Cannabino has the dominant position.
Lightning looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lightning working hard to break the clinch.
Lightning breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Cannabino misses.
Lightning looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Emporio Cannabino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cannabino lands a leg kick that knocks Lightning off balance momentarily.
Lightning throws a lazy right hand but Cannabino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lightning throws a lazy right hand but Cannabino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cannabino misses with a two punch combination.
Cannabino tries to clinch there but Lightning circles away.
Lightning tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cannabino scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lightning doesn't seem bothered though.
Lightning showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cannabino.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Lightning.
Cannabino with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lightning takes a swing at Cannabino's ribcage but misses.
Cannabino tries a head kick but it misses.
Cannabino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Decent striking displayed by Cannabino there.
Cannabino throws a wild body kick that Lightning sees coming a mile off.
Cannabino tries a head kick but it misses.
Lightning swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cannabino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lightning throws a body punch but Cannabino moves out of range.
Cannabino fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cannabino takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lightning ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cannabino moves away.
Cannabino moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emporio Cannabino dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Emporio Cannabino'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. This is the final round!
Cannabino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lightning is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Lightning throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Emporio Cannabino is winning the standup battle so far.
Cannabino moves out of range as Lightning throws a body kick.
Cecil Lightning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lightning loads up on a big right hand but Cannabino slips the punch.
Jab, jab by Lightning - just one landing.
Lightning throws a head kick but Cannabino moves out of range.
Lightning swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lightning loads up on a big right hand but Cannabino slips the punch.
As Lightning looks to move away, Cannabino throws a big counter combo but Lightning just gets out of the way.
Lightning connects with a single shot there.
Cannabino slips a jab from Lightning.
Cannabino throws a counter high kick but Lightning was just alert enough to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lightning lands a jab to the head.
Lightning misses with a body punch
and Cannabino counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lightning thinking.
Cannabino falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lightning counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lightning tries to keep at a distance but Cannabino has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannabino keeps control of Lightning as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cannabino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cannabino takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lightning throws a looping overhand right but Cannabino ducks down to avoid it.
Lightning takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cannabino ducks under a wild hook from Lightning.
Cannabino lands a high kick!
Cecil Lightning has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cannabino closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Lightning crashing to the mat! Lightning uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Lightning is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lightning avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lightning is still on wobbly legs! Can Cannabino finish him?
Cannabino throws a head kick that misses.
Lightning seems to have recovered his senses.
Lightning throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lightning uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lightning throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lightning throws a head kick that misses
and Cannabino counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightning turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Lightning misses
and Cannabino counters with a one-two to the body.
Cannabino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lightning moves away.
Lightning is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cannabino misses with the combination.
Emporio Cannabino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cannabino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lightning throws a body punch but Cannabino moves out of range.
Cannabino thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lightning throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lightning misses with a straight left.
Lightning ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cannabino moves away.
Lightning tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cannabino tries to clinch up but Lightning circles away and keeps his distance.
Lightning throws out a counter right but Cannabino avoids it with no problem.
Cannabino throws a series of punches but Lightning avoids them all with ease.
Cannabino jabs Lightning right on the nose. Lightning blinks but takes it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emporio Cannabino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cannabino 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emporio Cannabino!
Emporio Cannabino thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Arturo Hernandez (ranked 24609 p4p, 3480 weight class) and Cheyenne Little Dove (ranked 402 p4p, 279 weight class). Arturo Hernandez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cheyenne Little Dove'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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arturo Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cheyenne Little Dove!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez looks to score with a jab to the body but Little Dove is just out of range.
Little Dove moves into range and clinches up with Hernandez.
Hernandez trying to stall but Little Dove improves his position.
Little Dove told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Little Dove lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Little Dove comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Little Dove lands a hook that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards.
Hernandez working aggressively here.
Hernandez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hernandez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Little Dove comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A hook to the body from Little Dove.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hernandez takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right hand to the body from Little Dove.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Hernandez fails to land.
Hernandez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Little Dove lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Little Dove lands a left hand.
Little Dove fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Little Dove.
Hernandez misses with the head strike.
Little Dove throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Little Dove throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hernandez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Little Dove backwards.
Little Dove fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've been hearing reports that Hernandez has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Little Dove doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Little Dove struggles to land a body shot inside as Hernandez controls his hands.
Little Dove can't find room to land a body shot as Hernandez controls the action.
Hernandez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hernandez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Little Dove lands a nice elbow.
Hernandez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hernandez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hernandez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Little Dove scores with a hook to the body.
Hernandez misses with some punches.
Little Dove lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hernandez scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hernandez takes an elbow to the temple.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Little Dove.
Little Dove tries a body shot but Hernandez blocks it.
Hernandez misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little Dove misses with the head strike.
Hernandez struggles to land a body shot inside as Little Dove controls his hands.
Hernandez prevents a body shot from Little Dove.
Little Dove working aggressively here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Little Dove taking a breather.
Hernandez blocks a body shot from Little Dove.
Little Dove tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hernandez.
A body shot lands from Little Dove.
Hernandez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Little Dove.
Hernandez takes a shot to the head.
Little Dove comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Little Dove misses with a body punch.
Hernandez misses with a body punch.
Hernandez blocks a body shot from Little Dove.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hernandez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Little Dove digs a right hand into Hernandez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hernandez's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Little Dove.
Little Dove struggles to land a body shot inside as Hernandez controls his hands.
Hernandez dodges an elbow strike from Little Dove.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cheyenne Little Dove 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.
Jab, jab by Little Dove - just one landing.
Little Dove displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hernandez throws out the jab.
Nice shot by Hernandez.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice left hand lands by Hernandez.
Little Dove misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Little Dove lands an elbow inside that Hernandez shrugs off.
Little Dove working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hernandez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hernandez working aggressively here.
Little Dove lands an uppercut.
Little Dove gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hernandez is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little Dove scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Hernandez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Little Dove smacks Hernandez right on the bridge of the nose with a massive elbow! Another one lands and Hernandez goes down! He's clearly dazed - will he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7... up to one knee... 8,9,10! He's not made it! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Cheyenne Little Dove!
An out of breath and clearly excited Cheyenne Little Dove thanked Brooklyn Threads for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nikolai Magomedov (ranked 22729 p4p, 21409 weight class) and Johnny Waldron (ranked 209 p4p, 259 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolai Magomedov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Waldron!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Magomedov misses its intended target.
Waldron gets tackled into the ropes by Magomedov. Magomedov maintains the clinch.
Magomedov tries a body shot but Waldron blocks it.
Waldron avoiding damage as Magomedov throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Waldron just misses with a elbow thrown towards Magomedov's brow.
A short body shot lands from Magomedov as the two fighters clinch.
Waldron is trying to maintain a safe position but Magomedov gets an underhook and turns Waldron into the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waldron.
Waldron works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Magomedov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Magomedov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Magomedov.
I was talking to Magomedov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov misses with a punch on the inside.
Waldron with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Waldron throws an elbow but misses.
Waldron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Waldron controls his hands.
Magomedov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Waldron is keeping busy.
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magomedov swings wildly with an uppercut but Waldron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magomedov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magomedov avoids the elbow strike from Waldron, against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Waldron lands a nice knee to the body.
Magomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Waldron creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Waldron stalling in the clinch but Magomedov improves position.
Waldron misses with a body punch.
Waldron pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Waldron throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magomedov blocks it with crossed arms.
Waldron lands a good knee to the midsection. Magomedov won't want to take too many of those.
Waldron is looking to control Magomedov's arms but Magomedov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Waldron has his back to the ropes.
Magomedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Waldron on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Magomedov taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Magomedov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldron lands an elbow inside.
Magomedov tries to work over Waldron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Waldron throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Magomedov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Waldron.
Magomedov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Magomedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Waldron.
A shot in the inside from Magomedov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waldron swings wildly with an uppercut but Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Waldron.
Waldron taking a breather.
Magomedov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Magomedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Waldron avoids the damage to the body.
Magomedov misses with some punches.
Magomedov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Magomedov scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Magomedov.
Magomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Waldron controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Magomedov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Magomedov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A shot to the liver by Magomedov. Beautiful body shot.
Magomedov drives through and clinches with Waldron against the ropes.
Waldron looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Waldron fails to land.
Waldron throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Waldron misses with an elbow over the top.
Magomedov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Waldron backwards.
Magomedov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Waldron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Magomedov blocks an uppercut.
Waldron is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Magomedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Waldron can do to turn this around?
Waldron lands an elbow that stopped Magomedov in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov avoids a wild elbow strike from Waldron.
A knee to the head by Magomedov.
It looks like Johnny Waldron has been cut.
A right hand to the body from Magomedov.
A short body shot lands from Magomedov as the two fighters clinch.
Waldron is breathing heavily.
Magomedov digs a right hand into Waldron's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Waldron's gas tank.
Magomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Magomedov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Waldron swings wildly with an uppercut but Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Waldron controls his hands.
Magomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magomedov trying to land knees to the body.
Magomedov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Waldrons head.
Magomedov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Magomedov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Magomedov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Waldron avoids it.
Magomedov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Waldron misses with a hook from the clinch.
Waldron has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Waldron lands with a short shot to the head.
Waldron pushes off an throws an elbow but Magomedov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nikolai Magomedov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Magomedov tries a body shot but Waldron blocks it.
Waldron throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magomedov blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov lands with a right to the head.
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
Magomedov scores with a shot to the side of Waldron's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomedov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Magomedov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Magomedov tries a body shot but Waldron blocks it.
Waldron tries to throw a body punch but Magomedov avoids it by throwing Waldron back against the ropes.
Waldron throws an elbow that misses.
Magomedov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Waldron is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Magomedov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Magomedov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Waldron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Waldron is looking to control Magomedov's arms but Magomedov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Waldron has his back to the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Magomedov.
Waldron has a couple of punches blocked by Magomedov.
Magomedov lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Magomedov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Waldron's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Waldron wants to clinch up but Magomedov keeps it at a distance.
Magomedov clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Waldron throws an elbow but misses.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waldron's elbow.
Magomedov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Magomedov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Waldron tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Magomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magomedov lands a body punch.
Magomedov tries a knee to the head but Waldron blocks it.
Waldron throws an elbow but it misses.
Waldron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov cracks Waldron with a nice body shot.
Magomedov scores with a shoulder strike.
Magomedov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Waldron takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Magomedov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Magomedov tries to throw a body punch but Waldron avoids it by throwing Magomedov back against the ropes.
Magomedov lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magomedov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov tries to stall but Waldron uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Magomedov tries to throw a body punch but Waldron avoids it by throwing Magomedov back against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Magomedov as the two fighters clinch.
Magomedov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Waldron takes a knee right on the jaw!
Magomedov managing to block the knees to the body from Waldron.
Magomedov lands an uppercut.
Magomedov lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Magomedov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Magomedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magomedov tries to work over Waldron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magomedov scores with a shoulder strike.
Waldron pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Waldron misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Waldron can't find room to land a body shot as Magomedov controls the action.
Waldron creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Magomedov lands with a left to the head.
Magomedov is working Waldron over against the ropes.
Magomedov landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomedov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Waldron in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Magomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Waldron controls the action.
Waldron tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magomedov's elbow.
Magomedov is working Waldron over against the ropes.
Magomedov lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Magomedov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Magomedov.
Magomedov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Waldron lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Magomedov has Waldron pressed against the ropes.
Waldron creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Magomedov lands a nice uppercut.
Magomedov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Magomedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magomedov lands a right hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Waldron as Magomedov tries to tie him up.
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Magomedov clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Waldron's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Magomedov has Waldron up against the ropes in a clinch.
Magomedov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Magomedov.
Magomedov landing knees to the body.
Waldron managing to block the knees to the body from Magomedov.
A right handed body shot lands from Magomedov.
Magomedov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Magomedov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Waldron blocks a body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
Magomedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Waldron is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Magomedov lands a good knee to the midsection. Waldron won't want to take too many of those.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waldron's elbow.
Magomedov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldron throws an elbow that misses.
Magomedov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Waldron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Magomedov lands a good knee to the midsection. Waldron won't want to take too many of those.
Magomedov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Waldron backwards.
Magomedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Waldron avoids the damage to the body.
Magomedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Waldron throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Waldron pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Magomedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Waldron avoids the damage to the body.
Magomedov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Waldron backwards.
Waldron prevents a body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Magomedov missing with knees to the body.
Magomedov misses with the head strike.
Magomedov dodges an elbow strike from Waldron.
Magomedov tries a knee to the head but Waldron blocks it.
Magomedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Waldron tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magomedov's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldron creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Waldron throws an elbow but misses.
Magomedov tries to work over Waldron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magomedov cracks Waldron with a nice body shot.
Magomedov avoids a wild elbow strike from Waldron.
Magomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Magomedov.
Magomedov pushes Waldron back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Magomedov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Waldron on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Magomedov prevents a body shot from Waldron.
Magomedov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Waldron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Magomedov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Magomedov blocks an elbow strike from Waldron.
Waldron pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Magomedov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Waldron pushes off an throws an elbow but Magomedov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Magomedov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Magomedov had his way with Johnny Waldron in that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Waldron'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. This is the final round!
Magomedov's corner calls for a 1-2. Magomedov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Magomedov. Beautiful body shot.
Nice jab there from Magomedov.
Magomedov moves into the clinch.
Magomedov connects with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Johnny Waldron's cut even more.
Magomedov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Magomedov scores with a shot to the side of Waldron's head.
Waldron landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Magomedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Waldron makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomedov with a knee to the head.
Magomedov scores with a shot to the side of Waldron's head.
Magomedov misses with a punch on the inside.
Magomedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magomedov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov scores with a shoulder strike.
Waldron is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Magomedov tries to work over Waldron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magomedov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Waldron is looking to control Magomedov's arms but Magomedov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Waldron has his back to the ropes.
Waldron lands an elbow that stopped Magomedov in his tracks for a moment.
Magomedov lands a shoulder strike.
Waldron lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Magomedov presses Waldron against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Waldron tries to land a knee to the head but Magomedov blocks with his arms.
Magomedov lands an uppercut.
Magomedov gets through Waldron's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Magomedov stalling against the ropes.
Magomedov managing to block the knees to the body from Waldron.
Magomedov throws a head punch that misses.
Magomedov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magomedov.
Johnny Waldron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov wants to stall.
Waldron on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magomedov tries to work over Waldron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Waldron blocks a body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov tries to work over Waldron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Waldron lands a nice uppercut.
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
Waldron connects with a nasty looking knee right to Magomedov's face.
It looks like Nikolai Magomedov has been cut.
Waldron cracks Magomedov with a nice body shot.
Waldron tries a knee to the head but Magomedov blocks it.
Magomedov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Magomedov tries to throw a body punch but Waldron avoids it by throwing Magomedov back against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Waldron.
Waldron misses with an elbow strike.
Magomedov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Magomedov takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magomedov pushes Waldron back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Waldron pushes Magomedov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Magomedov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Magomedov 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Magomedov!
Nikolai Magomedov retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Riley Knox (ranked 4063 p4p, 22322 weight class) and Beta Tua (ranked 529 p4p, 635 weight class). Knox comes into the arena with Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz) blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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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 41 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Riley Knox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beta Tua!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tua swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Tua lands with a good body shot.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Tua moved out of range nicely.
Knox rushes Tua and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Tua controls the action.
Tua lands with a light punch inside.
Knox blocking some punches.
Tua stalling in the clinch but Knox improves position.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tua scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like Riley Knox has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Tua.
Tua scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Tua uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Knox.
Tua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tua swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Knox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knox tries a body shot but Tua blocks it.
A short right from Knox on the inside.
Tua is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tua wants to break free but Knox has control.
Knox letting Tua take a breather here.
Tua blocking some punches.
Tua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tua's elbow.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tua as Knox tries to tie him up.
Tua looking to slow down the pace here.
Knox trying to land knees to the body.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tua lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Tua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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!
Knox darts in and clinches Tua up against the ropes.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox wants to stall.
Knox misses with some punches.
Tua lands an uppercut.
Tua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Riley Knox will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Riley Knox'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.
Knox fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tua defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Tua throws a leg kick that is checked
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Beta Tua has been cut.
Knox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tua scores with a kick to the midsection.
Knox throws a leg kick that misses.
Knox buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tua cracks Knox with an open hand slap.
Knox dodges the punch combination from Tua.
Tua dips to his left and cracks Knox with an uppercut!
An inside leg kick from Tua misses.
Tua throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Beta Tua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox slips under a jab from Tua.
Knox clinches up with Tua and pushes him back against the ropes.
Tua misses with the head strike.
Tua working hard to break the clinch.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tua scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tua.
Tua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox trying to control the position but instead, Tua has worked for underhooks and has pushed Knox into the ropes.
Tua looking to stall.
Tua pushes Knox back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beta Tua seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox is leaning against Tua and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tua lands with a short shot to the head.
Tua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua lands with a light punch inside.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Tua avoids it by throwing Knox back against the ropes.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Tua controls the action.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tua backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Knox.
Tua stalling against the ropes.
Tua lands a shoulder strike.
Tua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tua throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Tua goes down! Will Tua beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
Tua swats away the attempt to clinch by Knox.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tua lands with a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Knox will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tua. That's going to slow Knox down.
Tua misses with a looping left.
Knox has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tua is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Tua avoids it by throwing Knox back against the ropes.
Knox lands a body shot.
Knox lands with a right to the head.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Tua.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Knox misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tua.
Knox pushes Tua back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Tua avoids it by throwing Knox back against the ropes.
Tua throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Tua misses with the head strike.
Tua's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knox lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox managing to block the knees to the body from Tua.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tua lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Tua tries to circle away but Knox has him pinned against the ropes.
Tua blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Tua fails to land.
Knox with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tua missing with knees to the body.
Knox missing with knees to the body.
Tua throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
Tua working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tua's elbow.
Tua has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Knox seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tua can turn it around.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Tua uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands with a light punch inside.
Knox throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knox.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tua tries to stall but Knox uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tua.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tua lands a hook that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Knox lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Tua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knox is leaning against Tua and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Knox.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Knox looking to stall.
A hook to the body from Knox.
Knox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Knox clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Knox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tua tries to keep at a distance but Knox has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knox misses with a knee strike.
Tua trying to land knees to the body.
Tua managing to block the knees to the body from Knox.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Tua controls his hands.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tua can do to turn this around?
Tua lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tua has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Tua controls the action.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tua breaks from the clinch.
Jab from Tua.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Tua comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tua lands with a nice body punch.
Tua throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Tua.
Knox instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tua.
Tua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knox misses with some punches.
Knox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tua backwards.
Knox scores with a hook to the body.
Tua is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Tua controls the action.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knox.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox pushes Tua back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Knox scores with a knee to the head.
Knox scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Knox.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox pushes Tua back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knox lands a left hand.
Knox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Knox.
Tua is rocked!
Knox lands an uppercut.
Tua is still on wobbly legs! Can Knox finish him?
Tua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tua takes a shot to the head.
Knox digs a right hand underneath Tua's ribcage. Tua let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knox cracks Tua with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Tua goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Tua wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Riley Knox!
Riley Knox retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Riley Knox thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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