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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Horacio Barbosa (ranked 4961 p4p, 5001 weight class) and Helio Coptor (ranked 500 p4p, 502 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Horacio Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helio Coptor!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coptor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
 It looks like Horacio Barbosa has been cut.
Barbosa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Coptor works Barbosa's body with a nice hook.
Coptor wants to clinch.
Coptor clinches with his opponent.
Barbosa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barbosa is trying to push Coptor away but Coptor has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Barbosa can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Coptor keeps control of Barbosa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barbosa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Coptor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa throws a hook but Coptor blocks it.
Coptor walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa moves out of range of the body kick from Coptor.
Barbosa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barbosa ducks right into an uppercut from Coptor.
Barbosa lands a jab to the head.
Coptor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barbosa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Barbosa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Coptor counters with a nice kick to the body.
Coptor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Coptor throws a low kick but Barbosa moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coptor connects with a body shot that sends Barbosa's belly button to the back.
Coptor thumps Barbosa with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa throws an off balance right hand
letting Coptor counter with a right hand.
Coptor lands a jab.
Barbosa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Coptor lands a jab to the head.
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Coptor counters with a straight right hand.
 Barbosa is rocked!
Helio Coptor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coptor connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Barbosa out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Helio Coptor!
A victorious Helio Coptor thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Cornbread Pealike (ranked 4119 p4p, 4833 weight class) and Hector Bourque (ranked 453 p4p, 479 weight class). Hector Bourque will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cornbread Pealike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hector Bourque!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourque throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bourque avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bourque blocks a leg kick.
Pealike wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pealike lands a glancing blow to the side of Bourque's head.
Pealike moves into range and clinches up with Bourque.
Pealike manages to break the clinch.
Bourque swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pealike punishes Bourque's body with a nice straight punch.
Pealike clinches up with Bourque and pushes him back against the ropes.
Pealike throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bourque looks winded!
Pealike escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pealike with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cornbread Pealike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pealike scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pealike catches Bourque napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Bourque crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Pealike raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cornbread Pealike!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Boryslav Margera (ranked 4885 p4p, 4985 weight class) and Conrad Knightley (ranked 495 p4p, 500 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boryslav Margera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Conrad Knightley!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Margera clinches up with Knightley and pushes him back against the ropes.
Margera is working Knightley over against the ropes.
Margera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knightley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Margera.
Knightley is trying to force a seperation but Margera has the dominant position.
Margera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Margera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knightley prevents a body shot from Margera.
Margera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knightley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knightley has a couple of punches blocked by Margera.
Knightley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knightley misses with a punch on the inside.
Knightley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knightley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knightley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Margera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knightley backwards.
Knightley working hard to break the clinch.
Margera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Margera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Margera lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Margera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Margera.
Margera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knightley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Margera backwards.
Knightley blocking some punches.
Knightley misses with a body punch.
Knightley has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Margera seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Knightley can turn it around.
Margera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Margera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Margera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knightley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knightley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Margera misses with a punch to the body.
Knightley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Margera's elbow.
Margera working Knightley over with knees to the body.
Knightley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knightley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Knightley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Margera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Margera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knightley.
Knightley lands a hook that snaps the head of Margera backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Margera.
Knightley misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Margera.
Knightley prevents a body shot from Margera.
Margera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Margera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knightley pushes Margera back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Margera scores with a shot to the side of Knightley's head.
Margera tries to land knees in the clinch but Knightley avoids the damage to the body.
Knightley swings wildly with an uppercut but Margera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Margera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knightley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Margera's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knightley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knightley misses with a punch to the body.
Margera lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Knightley or not.
Margera misses with a body punch.
Knightley throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boryslav Margera dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Margera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Conrad Knightley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knightley throws a hook but Margera avoids it easily.
Knightley throws a body punch but Margera moves out of range.
Margera just misses with a punch to the body.
Margera lands with a straight right. Knightley didn't see that one coming.
Margera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knightley can do to turn this around?
Margera throws a body shot but no joy.
Knightley throws a solid leg kick but Margera takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Knightley.
It looked like Margera wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knightley throws a hook to the side of Margera's head but Margera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Margera slips a straight right by Knightley.
Knightley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Margera.
Margera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knightley! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Margera tries to clinch but Knightley is having none of it.
Margera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knightley manages to avoid it.
Margera misses the body punch
letting Knightley counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Knightley is predictable there
and Margera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Margera with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Knightley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Margera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera lands a nice shot that snaps Knightley's head back.
Margera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Knightley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Margera lands with a good body shot.
Knightley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Margera checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Knightley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boryslav Margera is winning the standup battle so far.
Knightley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Margera.
A jab from Margera finds it's way through Knightley's defenses.
Margera lands a head shot.
Margera has taken the fight to the clinch.
Margera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knightley is defending well for now.
Knightley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Margera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knightley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Margera looking to throw knees to the head but Knightley is blocking nicely.
Margera lands an uppercut.
Margera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Knightley on the inside.
Margera swings wildly with an uppercut but Knightley uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Margera's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Margera misses with a punch to the body.
Knightley working aggressively here.
Knightley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Margera with a knee to the head.
Margera misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Boryslav Margera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Margera misses with a body punch.
Knightley misses with a body punch.
Margera lands a body punch in the clinch.
Margera tries to work over Knightley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knightley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Margera with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Margera struggles to land a body shot inside as Knightley controls his hands.
Margera scores a nice knee to the body.
Knightley has a couple of punches blocked by Margera.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boryslav Margera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Margera 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 20:18
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 20:18
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 20:18
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boryslav Margera!
Boryslav Margera thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jamin Destro (ranked 3726 p4p, 4017 weight class) and William Reeves (ranked 526 p4p, 555 weight class). Destro comes to the ring accompanied by Down Under - Eurobeat Remix. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jamin Destro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, William Reeves!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Destro slips a straight right by Reeves.
Destro is looking to counter punch.
Destro has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cobra Kai Workout Center in the buildup to the fight.
Destro delivers a nice body kick.
Reeves avoids the head kick by Destro.
Destro slips under a jab from Reeves.
Reeves misses with a few strikes there.
William Reeves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reeves throws a series of punches but Destro avoids them all with ease.
Reeves looks to score with a jab to the body but Destro is just out of range.
A jab from Destro does it's job there.
Reeves takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
 Reeves is rocked!
Reeves falls off balance throwing a combination
and Destro counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jamin Destro!
During a confident post fight interview, Jamin Destro thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ichigho Kurosaki (ranked 5403 p4p, 5812 weight class) and Bobby Frewin (ranked 499 p4p, 510 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ichigho Kurosaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Frewin!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frewin throws a big shot that misses.
Frewin takes a swing at Kurosaki's ribcage but misses.
Kurosaki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Frewin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Frewin takes one to the chin there.
Kurosaki catches Frewin with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Frewin forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ichigho Kurosaki!
During a confident post fight interview, Ichigho Kurosaki thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Bruce Chang (ranked 2020 p4p, 3363 weight class) and Kai Rossiter (ranked 264 p4p, 425 weight class). Chang comes into the arena with Kung Fu Fighting ft. Fatboy Slim blaring out of the sound system. Kai Rossiter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Kai Rossiter!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chang clinches.
Chang is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rossiter misses with some punches.
Chang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rossiter backwards.
Chang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chang lands an uppercut.
Chang lands an uppercut.
Chang lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Chang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chang.
Chang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rossiter backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rossiter tries to throw a body punch but Chang avoids it by throwing Rossiter back against the ropes.
Chang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chang lands a body punch.
Rossiter has a couple of punches blocked by Chang.
Chang gets through Rossiter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chang managing to block the knees to the body from Rossiter.
Chang cracks Rossiter with a nice body shot.
Chang stalling.
Rossiter missing with knees to the body.
Rossiter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Chang - that landed with a thud.
Chang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang works on Rossiter's body with a couple of short punches.
Chang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rossiter backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Chang.
Chang blocks the elbow strike.
Chang lands with a light punch inside.
Chang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Chang.
A right handed body shot lands from Chang.
Rossiter looks winded!
Chang lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chang.
Chang lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chang lands an uppercut.
Rossiter takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chang lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Chang.
Chang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chang scores with a shoulder strike.
Chang lands a shoulder strike.
Chang lands a body punch.
A short right from Chang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chang is leaning against Rossiter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chang.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Chang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chang lands a hook that snaps the head of Rossiter backwards.
Rossiter is rocked!
Rossiter trying to land knees to the body.
Chang lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Chang.
Rossiter is still on wobbly legs! Can Chang finish him?
Chang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Chang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chang pushes Rossiter back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Chang lands a left hand.
Chang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rossiter.
Chang lands with a right to the head.
Chang lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rossiter backwards.
Chang creates a bit of distance and cracks Rossiter with a big uppercut! Rossiter goes down! The referee pushes Chang away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Rossiter make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Chang takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bruce Chang!
After winning the bout, Bruce Chang thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Kai Rossiter was interviewed post fight and said 'I may be too old for this.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Pinero Chai (ranked 786 p4p, 4768 weight class) and Wesley Taurus (ranked 105 p4p, 535 weight class). Chai comes into the arena with Styles P - Off The Ghost blaring out of the sound system. Taurus has chosen Country Boy - Aaron Lewis as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 25 - 11 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pinero Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 22 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wesley Taurus!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taurus throws an overhand right that lands on Chai's shoulder, as Chai tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Chai.
Chai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick there by Chai.
Chai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Taurus counters with a three punch combo that has Chai backing up. Chai nods at Taurus to acknowledge the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Chai.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Taurus.
Taurus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chai throws a leg kick that misses.
Chai 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.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Taurus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taurus moves out of range of the body kick.
Chai throws a chopping leg kick but Taurus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Taurus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai throws a head kick but Taurus moves out of range.
Taurus with the inside leg kick.
Taurus misses with a low kick.
Chai misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Taurus's shoulder, as Taurus tries to avoid the shot.
Pinero Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai throws a hook but Taurus avoids it easily.
Taurus throws out a counter right but Chai avoids it with no problem.
Taurus with the inside leg kick.
Chai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Taurus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Taurus sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A jab from Chai finds it's way through Taurus's defenses.
Chai throws a leg kick but Taurus sees it coming and moves out of range.
Taurus blocks the body kick.
Taurus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Taurus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
An inside leg kick from Chai misses.
Chai misses with a low kick.
Chai misses with a straight right.
Taurus misses with a body shot.
Taurus misses with a straight right.
Taurus staying out of range there.
Chai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taurus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chai keeps Taurus at a distance using the push kick.
Chai throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Taurus to counter with a crisp jab.
Chai tried to score with a low kick but Taurus checks it.
Chai throws a low kick but Taurus moves out of range easily.
Chai throws a push kick but Taurus slaps the foot to one side.
Chai throws the kick towards the body but Taurus avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Taurus! But no joy.
Chai misses with the body kick
and Taurus counters with a straight right hand.
Taurus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Crunch! Chai slams his shin into Taurus's torso.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taurus. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chai gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taurus working hard to break the clinch.
Taurus can't break the clinch.
Taurus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taurus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pinero Chai dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Taurus throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.
Chai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taurus can do to turn this around?
Chai lands the left hand.
Chai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Taurus throws a leg kick but Chai checks it.
Chai throws a low kick but Taurus avoids it.
Chai throws a leg kick but Taurus moved away.
Chai rushes Taurus and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Taurus scores with a shot to the side of Chai's head.
Chai presses Taurus against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Taurus is trying to force a seperation but Chai has the dominant position.
Chai lands a body punch.
Chai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Taurus struggles to land a body shot inside as Chai controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chai.
Taurus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tauruss head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taurus is trying to break the clinch but Chai is controlling him.
Chai gets through Taurus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Chai here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Chai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chai has Taurus pressed against the ropes, preventing Taurus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Taurus trying to stall but Chai improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus can't break the clinch.
Taurus blocks a body shot from Chai.
Taurus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Chai misses.
Taurus slips a jab from Chai.
Taurus throws a body shot but no joy.
It appears Chai was looking to counter with a kick there.
Chai throws a right and a left that Taurus avoids nicely.
Taurus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Chai is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chai misses with a body shot.
Chai misses with a looping right.
Taurus throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Chai. Those never looked like landing.
Chai tries to work over Taurus's front leg with a kick but Taurus checks it.
Taurus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Taurus misses with a shot to the body
and Chai counters with a one-two to the body.
Taurus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taurus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurus ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Chai throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Taurus misses its intended target.
Chai throws a jab but it's blocked by Taurus.
Taurus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Chai throws a quick counter kick to the body but Taurus avoids it.
Chai moves out of range of the body kick.
Pinero Chai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chai lands a nice shot to the body.
Chai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Taurus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Taurus shapes to counter with a head kick.
Chai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Taurus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chai throws the kick towards the body but Taurus avoids it.
It seemed like Taurus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Taurus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Taurus moves out of range as Chai throws a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pinero Chai dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Taurus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Taurus throws a right hand that misses
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
Taurus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Taurus.
And Chai counters with a quick kick to the body but Taurus blocks it.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Taurus's shoulder, as Taurus tries to avoid the shot.
Taurus moves out of range of the body kick from Chai.
Chai swings for the body but Taurus moves out of range.
Chai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Taurus to counter with a crisp jab.
Pinero Chai is winning the standup battle so far.
Chai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taurus.
Chai swings for the body but Taurus moves out of range.
Taurus scores with a punch to the head.
Chai moves out of range as Taurus throws a body kick.
Wesley Taurus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taurus circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taurus.
A nice side step and Taurus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taurus.
Chai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Taurus needs to keep his hands up - Chai had a free shot at his head there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Taurus moves out of range as Chai strikes.
Chai moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai is leaning against Taurus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chai lands a left hand.
Chai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taurus backwards.
Chai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taurus tries to break free but Chai pushes him back against the ropes.
Chai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Taurus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chai is looking to land body kicks.
Nice jab there from Chai.
Chai misses with a low kick.
Taurus misses with an uppercut. Chai saw that one coming.
Taurus fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut there from Chai.
Chai throws a head kick that misses
and Taurus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai misses with a body kick.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Taurus.
Chai blocks a head kick by Taurus.
Chai closes the distance and pushes Taurus back into the ropes.
Taurus has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chai seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Taurus can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai breaks the clinch.
Chai dips to his left and cracks Taurus with an uppercut!
Chai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Taurus.
Taurus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chai.
Taurus ducks right into an uppercut from Chai.
Taurus throws a hook but Chai avoids it easily.
Taurus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chai.
A bone on bone clash there as Taurus blocks the leg kick.
Chai scores with a shot to the body.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chai lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Taurus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taurus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
Chai with the inside leg kick.
Chai misses with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pinero Chai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chai 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pinero Chai!
An out of breath Pinero Chai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Addition BySubtraction (ranked 4379 p4p, 4041 weight class) and En Route (ranked 357 p4p, 327 weight class). BySubtraction's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lay My Claim. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Addition BySubtraction!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, En Route!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from BySubtraction misses.
Route lands a leg kick that knocks BySubtraction off balance momentarily.
Route closes the distance and clinches.
Route misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Route.
A short left from Route.
Route misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Route tries a body shot but BySubtraction blocks it.
BySubtraction has had enough of the clinch but Route keeps him there for the moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Route.
Route keeps control of BySubtraction as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Route avoiding damage as BySubtraction throws knees to the body.
Route lands a hook that snaps the head of BySubtraction backwards.
BySubtraction prevents a body shot from Route.
Route lands a shoulder strike.
Route makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Route lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BySubtraction tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Route avoids it.
Route misses with a body punch.
Route stalling in the clinch but BySubtraction improves position.
Route lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Route works on BySubtraction's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Route misses with a body punch.
Our sources have told us that BySubtraction has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Route misses with a punch on the inside.
Route lands a body punch.
Route lands a body punch.
Route lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Route goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Route.
BySubtraction lands a nice knee to the body.
Route misses with a body punch.
BySubtraction is looking to break free of the clinch but Route has double underhooks.
Route lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of BySubtraction backwards.
Route avoiding damage.
Route misses with an elbow strike.
BySubtraction trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Route.
BySubtraction working Route over with knees to the body.
Route lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BySubtraction wants to get back to striking at distance but Route won't allow it.
Route on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Route lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BySubtraction is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Route is defending well for now.
Route misses with a body punch.
Route misses with a short punch on the inside.
Route misses with some punches.
Route throws a punch but it's blocked by BySubtraction.
Route blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
BySubtraction blocking some punches.
BySubtraction missing with knees to the body.
Route avoiding damage as BySubtraction throws knees to the body.
Route digs a right hand underneath BySubtraction's ribcage. BySubtraction let out a lung full of air as it connected.
BySubtraction lands with a left to the head.
BySubtraction misses with a knee strike.
Route lands a hook to the side of the head.
BySubtraction wants to break free but Route has control.
Route has BySubtraction pressed against the ropes, preventing BySubtraction from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BySubtraction tries to land knees in the clinch but Route avoids the damage to the body.
BySubtraction is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from BySubtraction.
Route keeps control of BySubtraction as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Route dodges an elbow strike from BySubtraction.
BySubtraction tries to land knees in the clinch but Route avoids the damage to the body.
Route lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
En Route dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice jab there from Route.
Route takes one to the side of the head.
Route has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
BySubtraction throws a shot from downtown. Route moves away and avoids it.
Jab by Route.
BySubtraction ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Route moves away.
A little jabbing left from Route on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
BySubtraction waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Route.
Route scores with a jab to the jaw.
BySubtraction throws a hook but Route blocks it.
Route connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of BySubtraction's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked BySubtraction - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). En Route!
A relieved looking En Route thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Cheyenne Little Dove (ranked 4102 p4p, 5066 weight class) and Yajson Rram (ranked 334 p4p, 380 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rram's choice of entrance music: Overhaul. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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 14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cheyenne Little Dove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Yajson Rram!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little Dove throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rram closes the distance and pushes Little Dove back into the ropes.
Little Dove looking to slow down the pace here.
Rram lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Little Dove scores with a hook to the body.
Little Dove struggles to land a body shot inside as Rram controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Little Dove.
Little Dove blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Little Dove's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rram breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Little Dove lands with a nice body punch.
Rram throws a series of punches but Little Dove moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Little Dove.
Rram misses with a looping right.
Rram instigates a clinch.
Rram tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Little Dove tries a body shot but Rram blocks it.
A hook to the body from Little Dove.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rram pushes Little Dove back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rram is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Little Dove.
Rram swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Little Dove.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rram creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rram takes a shot to the head.
Little Dove blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Little Dove tries to work over Rram's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Little Dove throws an elbow but it misses.
Rram has a couple of punches blocked by Little Dove.
Rram's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Little Dove gets a clinch.
Little Dove lands an elbow inside.
Rram dodges an elbow strike from Little Dove.
Little Dove scores with a hook to the body.
Rram tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Little Dove's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rram.
Little Dove lands a body punch.
Little Dove can't find room to land a body shot as Rram controls the action.
Little Dove misses with a punch to the body.
Rram takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Little Dove.
Little Dove lands with a left to the head.
Rram fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little Dove throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Little Dove.
Little Dove swings wildly with an uppercut but Rram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rram blocks an elbow strike from Little Dove.
Rram working aggressively here.
Rram tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Little Dove tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Little Dove has Rram pressed against the ropes, preventing Rram from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rram manages to break the clinch.
Little Dove has Rram up against the ropes in a clinch.
Little Dove lands an elbow inside.
Little Dove just leaning against Rram, taking a breather.
Little Dove lands an elbow inside that Rram shrugs off.
Little Dove throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short uppercut from Rram.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rram has a couple of punches blocked by Little Dove.
Little Dove has Rram pressed against the ropes, preventing Rram from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rram has a couple of punches blocked by Little Dove.
A head punch on the inside from Little Dove fails to land.
Rram takes an elbow to the temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cheyenne Little Dove dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Little Dove pushes Rram up against the ropes in a clinch.
Little Dove tries a body shot but Rram blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rram creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rram breaks the clinch.
Little Dove ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Little Dove swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Little Dove missing with a left hand there. Rram was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rram on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rram avoids the body shot from Little Dove.
Yajson Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Little Dove looks to clinch
and Rram counters with a nice uppercut.
Little Dove swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rram keeps the fight on the outside.
Rram slips a straight right by Little Dove.
Little Dove throws a body punch but Rram moves out of range.
Little Dove throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rram avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Little Dove misses with a looping right.
Little Dove misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rram.
A punch combination from Rram misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Little Dove.
Little Dove throws a hook to the side of Rram's head but Rram sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rram blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Little Dove connects with a single shot there.
Little Dove clinches.
Cheyenne Little Dove has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Little Dove misses with a body punch.
Rram breaks the clinch.
Little Dove wants to clinch.
Rram appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Little Dove is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rram can do to turn this around?
Little Dove takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cheyenne Little Dove is winning the standup battle so far.
Little Dove swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rram shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Little Dove tries to clinch up but Rram circles away and keeps his distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Little Dove blocks the leg kick.
Little Dove tries to counter by clinching up but Rram breaks away and moves out of range.
Little Dove moves forwards but Rram connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rram uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Little Dove has time to react.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Little Dove gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Little Dove displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rram throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little Dove misses with a looping right.
Rram pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Little Dove throws a body shot but no joy.
Little Dove throws out a loose jab but Rram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rram throws a body punch but Little Dove moves out of range.
Rram avoids the body shot from Little Dove.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Little Dove, as that shot connected.
Rram fails to land with a series of punches.
Little Dove throws a good cross that connects.
Rram throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rram throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Little Dove slips a jab and a cross from Rram.
Rram misses with a jab, cross combination.
Little Dove jabs Rram to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Little Dove does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little Dove swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Rram was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little Dove.
Little Dove gets a clinch.
Little Dove misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cheyenne Little Dove will probably get the nod.
That's time! Little Dove's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Little Dove tries to close the distance and clinch but Rram swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Little Dove tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Rram manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rram scores with a jab.
A combination from Rram does no damage.
Little Dove drives through and clinches with Rram against the ropes.
Little Dove misses with a body punch.
Little Dove tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rram's elbow.
Little Dove lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rram backwards.
Rram escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rram works Little Dove's body with a nice hook.
Little Dove closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Little Dove just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rram's brow.
Rram misses with the head strike.
Little Dove misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Little Dove throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rram creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Little Dove lands a nice 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!
Little Dove doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Little Dove lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rram can't break the clinch.
Little Dove lands a nice shot to the body.
Cheyenne Little Dove is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little Dove lands an elbow that stopped Rram in his tracks for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Little Dove can't find room to land a body shot as Rram controls the action.
Little Dove lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rram backwards.
Little Dove lands a nice uppercut.
Little Dove pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Little Dove taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Rram fails to land.
Rram is trying to break the clinch but Little Dove has him pressed against the ropes.
Rram wants to get back to striking at distance but Little Dove won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Little Dove.
Rram blocks a body shot from Little Dove.
Nice body punch from Little Dove - that landed with a thud.
Little Dove throws a punch but it's blocked by Rram.
Rram scores with a hook to the body.
Little Dove digs a right hand into Rram's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rram's gas tank.
Little Dove lands a body shot.
Rram takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rram is leaning against Little Dove and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rram swings wildly with an uppercut but Little Dove uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rram breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little Dove just misses with a punch to the body.
Rram ducks right into an uppercut from Little Dove.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Little Dove just misses with a punch to the body.
Little Dove ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rram moves away.
Little Dove misses with a body shot.
Little Dove throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Little Dove moves in looking to clinch but Rram pushes him off.
Rram keeps the fight on the outside.
Rram circles away from the clinch attempt.
Little Dove feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rrams jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good shot there by Little Dove.
Little Dove with a jab.
Rram rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Little Dove moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rram throws a series of punches but Little Dove avoids them all with ease.
Rram tries to bum rush Little Dove with a series of wild strikes but Little Dove uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yajson Rram has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Little Dove wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cheyenne Little Dove showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Little Dove, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cheyenne Little Dove!
After the big win, Cheyenne Little Dove made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Brooklyn Apothecary and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bill Beukeboom (ranked 395 p4p, 21993 weight class) and Beta Tua (ranked 24 p4p, 692 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Beukeboom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beta Tua!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Bill Beukeboom has been cut.
Tua swings for the body but Beukeboom moves out of range.
Beukeboom swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tua gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Tua misses.
A little feinted left hand from Beukeboom on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Tua finds it's way through Beukeboom's defenses.
Tua drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Beukeboom onto his butt! Beukeboom pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beukeboom walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Beta Tua!
Beta Tua decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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