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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Cornbread Pealike (ranked 4561 p4p, 5466 weight class) and Lotte Jansen (ranked 460 p4p, 504 weight class). Cornbread Pealike has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cornbread Pealike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lotte Jansen!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pealike getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pealike tries a low kick but Jansen avoids it.
Jansen moves out of range of the strikes.
Jansen scores with a one two! Pealike had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jansen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pealike forces Jansen back against the ropes and clinches.
Pealike tries a body shot but Jansen blocks it.
Jansen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jansen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jansen lands with a left to the head.
Pealike blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jansen avoiding damage as Pealike throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jansen misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pealike tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jansen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jansen throws a punch but it's blocked by Pealike.
Jansen working aggressively here.
Jansen lands a nice uppercut.
Pealike blocks a body shot from Jansen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pealike breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pealike looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pealike swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Jansen to counter with a crisp jab.
Pealike lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pealike walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pealike misses with a series of wild punches.
Jansen throws out a powerful jab.
Jansen with a jab.
Pealike pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jansen is out of range and Pealike settles back down.
Pealike looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pealike tries to clinch but Jansen moves out of range.
Pealike lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jansen backs up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pealike tries to clinch up but Jansen circles away and keeps his distance.
Pealike takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pealike looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jansen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jansen lands with an overhand left.
Jansen lands a jab-cross combination.
Pealike takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pealike lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jansen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pealike connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jansen momentarily.
Pealike with a nice cross.
Jansen digs a good body shot into Pealike's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jansen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jansen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pealike throws a body punch but Jansen moves out of range.
Jansen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pealike with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lotte Jansen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pealike with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jansen to score with a decent uppercut.
Pealike rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Jansen to counter with a crisp jab.
Pealike swings widly with a right hand
and Jansen counters with a straight right hand.
Pealike throws a combination that misses
and Jansen counters with a straight right hand.
Jansen scores with a nice right hand.
Pealike throws a lazy right hand but Jansen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pealike misses with a hook. Jansen ducked under it nicely.
Pealike misses with a combination
and Jansen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lotte Jansen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jansen scores with a decent looking hook.
Pealike gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jansen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
A right-left combo lands from Jansen.
Pealike misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jansen lands an overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Jansen.
Pealike with a jab.
Pealike throws a leg kick which misses Jansen's front leg but catches the back leg as Jansen tries to avoid it.
Pealike scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pealike tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jansen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jansen misses with a wild combination.
Pealike throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pealike takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jansen scores with the left hand. Pealike knows he should have avoided that one.
Jansen lands with a good body shot.
Pealike throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Jansen to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Pealike throws a sloppy head kick
and Jansen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pealike throws out a leg kick but Jansen moves out of range and Pealike only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jansen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pealike moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jansen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pealike's head.
Pealike scores with a nice head shot.
Jansen stuns Pealike with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pealike fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jansen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pealike misses with a low kick.
Pealike fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jansen, pushing him back against the ropes.
Pealike breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jansen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jansen blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pealike plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pealike lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cornbread Pealike is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pealike gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jansen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lotte Jansen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pealike throws a lazy body kick
letting Jansen counter with a right hand.
Jansen slips under a jab from Pealike.
Pealike throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jansen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pealike waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jansen.
Jansen unleashes a big counter combination but Pealike bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pealike uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jansen.
Pealike throws a big counter combination but Jansen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The fighters circling - Pealike throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Pealike.
Pealike throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jansen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab lands there for Jansen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Jansen there.
Pealike throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pealike takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jansen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jansen scores with a hook.
Pealike fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jansen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cornbread Pealike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jansen swings for the body but Pealike moves out of range.
Jansen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big left from Pealike misses.
Pealike misses with a wild combination.
Jansen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pealike throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pealike looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pealike lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jansen circles away quickly and effectively.
As Pealike backs off Jansen throws a huge counter combo but Pealike manages to avoid it all.
Jansen lands the left hand.
Pealike looks for the body kick but Jansen saw that one coming.
Jansen moves out of range of the leg kick from Pealike.
Pealike avoids the body shot from Jansen.
A shot to the liver by Jansen. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pealike gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jansen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jansen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pealike counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jansen's knee momentarily.
Pealike moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pealike tries to clinch but Jansen is having none of it.
A big right from Pealike misses.
Pealike thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pealike swings widly with a right hand
and Jansen counters with a left to the body.
Jansen lands with a hook. Pealike tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jansen misses with a series of wild punches.
Cornbread Pealike has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jansen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lotte Jansen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jansen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lotte Jansen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dale Doback (ranked 1785 p4p, 2698 weight class) and Jana Iii Sobieskiego (ranked 258 p4p, 366 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 19 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Dale Doback!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Jana Iii Sobieskiego!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doback swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sobieskiego counters with a left to the body.
Sobieskiego slips under a jab.
Dale Doback seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doback closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sobieskiego counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sobieskiego uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doback.
Doback moves in looking to clinch but Sobieskiego pushes him off.
Sobieskiego is trying to counter with his kicks.
Doback stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from Doback misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Doback lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sobieskiego doesn't seem phased though.
Sobieskiego thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doback is looking to counter the offense by Sobieskiego and move into the clinch.
Doback looks to land a left hand but Sobieskiego moved out of range nicely.
Doback throws a lazy right hand but Sobieskiego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sobieskiego shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieskiego avoids the body shot from Doback.
Sobieskiego is looking for the big counter here.
Doback misses with a hook
and Sobieskiego cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Doback misses.
It seemed like Sobieskiego was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doback closes the distance and clinches.
Doback misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Doback.
Doback lands with a left to the head.
Doback doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doback prevents a body shot from Sobieskiego.
Doback misses with the head strike.
Sobieskiego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doback misses with the head strike.
Sobieskiego lands an uppercut.
Doback lands a nice uppercut.
Doback is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sobieskiego is defending well for now.
Sobieskiego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Our sources have told us that Doback has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieskiego digs a right hand into Doback's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doback's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Sobieskiego.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobieskiego tries a body shot but Doback blocks it.
Doback working aggressively here.
Doback lands with a right to the head.
Sobieskiego takes a knee right on the jaw!
Doback missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Doback obliges.
Doback lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Doback misses with the head strike.
Doback misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sobieskiego.
Doback lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Doback fails to land.
Doback can't find room to land a body shot as Sobieskiego controls the action.
Doback misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sobieskiego lands a hook that snaps the head of Doback backwards.
Sobieskiego tries to work over Doback's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sobieskiego lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doback backwards.
Sobieskiego tries to work over Doback's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sobieskiego lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dale Doback dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sobieskiego scores with a shot to the body.
Doback tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sobieskiego looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Doback ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sobieskiego moves away.
Sobieskiego scores with a hook to the body. Doback takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A punch lands to the side of Sobieskiego 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sobieskiego takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sobieskiego.
Doback wants to clinch
and Sobieskiego counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieskiego waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doback.
Doback throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sobieskiego on the side of the head.
Doback throws a lazy right hand but Sobieskiego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sobieskiego tries a quick counter leg kick but Doback is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieskiego moves out of range as Doback strikes.
Sobieskiego pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doback throws a lazy right hand but Sobieskiego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doback connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sobieskiego. Sobieskiego circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Doback misses with a hook to the body
and Sobieskiego counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sobieskiego blocks a leg kick.
Doback throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sobieskiego counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Doback thinking.
Doback moves in looking to clinch but Sobieskiego pushes him off.
Sobieskiego steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Sobieskiego throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sobieskiego tries to land a front kick but Doback steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Doback feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Doback misses with a hook
and Sobieskiego counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieskiego staying out of range there.
Sobieskiego avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sobieskiego feints a counter leg kick.
Doback throws a low kick but Sobieskiego avoids it.
Sobieskiego throws a lazy right hand but Doback sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Doback misses the target.
Doback connects with a body shot that sends Sobieskiego's belly button to the back.
Sobieskiego swats away the attempt to clinch by Doback.
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!
Sobieskiego checks a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Sobieskiego's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Doback clinches up against the ropes.
Doback tries to land a knee to the head but Sobieskiego blocks with his arms.
Sobieskiego blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Sobieskiego.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jana Iii Sobieskiego will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Doback misses the target.
Doback wants to clinch.
Nice body punch from Doback.
Sobieskiego sizes up Doback with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieskiego takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Doback feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sobieskiegos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Doback gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Doback misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieskiego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sobieskiego misses with a body punch.
Doback blocks a body shot from Sobieskiego.
Sobieskiego digs a right hand underneath Doback's ribcage. Doback let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sobieskiego lands a body punch.
Sobieskiego scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sobieskiego lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sobieskiego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doback backwards.
Doback tries a body shot but Sobieskiego blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Doback.
Sobieskiego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sobieskiego breaks the clinch.
Doback misses the body punch
and Sobieskiego counters with a nice body shot.
Sobieskiego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sobieskiego throws a fast counter high kick but Doback manages to duck under it in time.
Sobieskiego delivers a nice body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Sobieskiego. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sobieskiego.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobieskiego misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doback paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Doback ducks right into an uppercut from Sobieskiego.
Sobieskiego throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doback stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sobieskiego connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sobieskiego throws a right hand that Doback ducks under and follows up with a left that Doback also avoids with ease.
Sobieskiego misses the jab.
Sobieskiego misses the shot to the body.
Doback is looking to counter the offense by Sobieskiego and move into the clinch.
Doback loads up on a big right hand but Sobieskiego slips the punch.
Sobieskiego swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sobieskiego has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sobieskiego is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doback is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jana Iii Sobieskiego comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sobieskiego 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jana Iii Sobieskiego!
A relieved looking Jana Iii Sobieskiego thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Dale Doback stepped up to the mic, saying 'Te Mauri, te Raoi ao te Tabomoa'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Roberto Congo (ranked 3018 p4p, 3501 weight class) and Dutch Schultz (ranked 339 p4p, 394 weight class). Dutch Schultz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Congo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 38 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dutch Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz tries to clinch but Congo moves out of range.
Congo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schultz.
Congo misses the jab.
Schultz tries to clinch but Congo is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Congo misses the target.
Schultz misses with a straight left.
Congo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schultz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Schultz tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Congo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Congo misses with a wild combination.
Congo cracks Schultz with a good jab.
 It looks like Dutch Schultz has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Congo avoids the body shot from Schultz.
A big left from Congo misses.
Schultz tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Congo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dutch Schultz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Congo connects with a single shot there.
Schultz misses with a body kick.
Schultz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Congo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little feinted left hand from Congo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Schultz scores with a body shot.
Schultz scores with a sloppy right hand. Congo should have avoided that one.
 It looks like Roberto Congo has been cut.
Congo blocks a head kick by Schultz.
Congo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies in the buildup to the fight.
Congo scoring well with a low kick there.
Schultz tries to clinch up but Congo circles away and keeps his distance.
Congo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Schultz avoids it.
Congo clobbers Schultz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Congo lands with a nice body punch.
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!
Congo throws a series of punches but Schultz avoids them all with ease.
Schultz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Congo's hands.
Schultz lands a front kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Congo.
Schultz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schultz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roberto Congo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Congo connects with a solid leg kick.
Schultz misses with a wild combination.
Schultz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Schultz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schultz moves out of range as Congo strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Schultz. Those never looked like landing.
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 Roberto Congo will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Schultz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Congo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schultz.
Congo misses with a kick to the body
and Schultz counters with a stiff right hand.
Congo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Congo looks to land a combination but Schultz avoids it well.
Schultz staying out of range there.
Congo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schultz was well out of range. Poor timing from Congo.
Schultz misses with a two punch combination.
Congo misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Congo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Schultzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Schultz misses with a low kick as Congo jumps back.
Congo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Congo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schultz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little feinted left hand from Congo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Schultz walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Congo rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Schultz has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
 Schultz is rocked!
Schultz moves in looking to clinch but Congo pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Congo. Those never looked like landing.
Schultz connects with a solid leg kick.
Schultz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Congo if he has to take too many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schultz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Congo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Congo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Schultz misses.
Schultz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Congo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schultz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Congo slips under a jab.
Schultz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Schultz is still on wobbly legs! Can Congo finish him?
Congo cracks Schultz with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roberto Congo!
Roberto Congo is the new middleweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Roberto Congo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Johnny Lawrence (ranked 22918 p4p, 3932 weight class) and Cristóforo Carretero (ranked 578 p4p, 454 weight class). Carretero has chosen Sun by DVRKHOLD as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cristóforo Carretero!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence lands with an uppercut that bounces Carretero off the ropes and back into range.
Lawrence misses with a kick to the body
and Lawrence takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Johnny Lawrence has been cut.
Carretero 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.
Johnny Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence blocks a head kick by Carretero.
Lawrence looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lawrence displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carretero throws out the jab.
Lawrence pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lawrence connects with a good right hand that stumbles Carretero. Carretero circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Cristóforo Carretero has been cut.
Lawrence misses with a looping right.
Carretero ducks under a wild hook from Lawrence.
Carretero tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Carretero closes the distance and clinches.
Lawrence wants to get back to striking at distance but Carretero won't allow it.
Lawrence blocking some punches.
Lawrence pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carretero takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawrence wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lawrence has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lawrence tries to circle away but Carretero has him pinned against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carretero.
Good body shot from Carretero.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carretero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Carretero on the inside.
Lawrence tries to break free but Carretero pushes him back against the ropes.
Lawrence is trying to break the clinch but Carretero is controlling him.
Carretero lands a hook that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
Lawrence tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carretero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lawrence wants to break free but Carretero has control.
Lawrence throws a punch but it's blocked by Carretero.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carretero.
Lawrence takes a shot to the head.
Carretero blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Carretero.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lawrence.
Still in the clinch, Carretero scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lawrence tries to circle away but Carretero has him pinned against the ropes.
A short left from Carretero.
A frustrated look appears on Lawrence's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carretero lands a shoulder strike.
Carretero misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawrence tries a head kick but it misses.
Carretero throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carretero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawrence.
Lawrence connects with a nice looking jab.
Carretero ducks under a wild hook from Lawrence.
Lawrence moves out of range of the strikes.
Carretero misses with a body kick.
Lawrence loads up on a big right hand but Carretero slips the punch.
Carretero gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carretero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lawrence's efforts to push away.
Carretero blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Carretero.
Lawrence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carretero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawrence working aggressively here.
Carretero lands a nice uppercut.
Lawrence wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cristóforo Carretero dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carretero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lawrence. That did some damage!
Carretero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lawrence tries a head kick but it misses.
Lawrence chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carretero can pounce on him.
Carretero checks a leg kick nicely.
Carretero with the inside leg kick.
Lawrence jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carretero misses with a hook.
Lawrence throws a good cross that connects.
Carretero closes the distance and pushes Lawrence back into the ropes.
Lawrence wants to get back to striking at distance but Carretero won't allow it.
Lawrence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lawrence swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carretero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carretero misses with the head strike.
Carretero has a couple of punches blocked by Lawrence.
Carretero pushes Lawrence back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lawrence wants to get back to striking at distance but Carretero won't allow it.
Lawrence wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carretero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Carretero as the two fighters clinch.
Carretero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lawrence is trying to force a seperation but Carretero has the dominant position.
Carretero struggles to land a body shot inside as Lawrence controls his hands.
Lawrence wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carretero has him pressed against the ropes.
Carretero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lawrence's elbow.
Lawrence lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lawrence is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Carretero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carretero blocking some punches.
Carretero taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lawrence blocks a body shot from Carretero.
Carretero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lawrence's elbow.
Carretero digs a right hand into Lawrence's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lawrence's gas tank.
Carretero presses Lawrence against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lawrence can't break the clinch.
Lawrence wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lawrence is trying to push Carretero away but Carretero has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Carretero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carretero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lawrence has had enough of the clinch but Carretero keeps him there for the moment.
Carretero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carretero stalling the fight.
Carretero keeps control of Lawrence as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lawrence breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Carretero as he connects with a hook.
Lawrence's jab looks to have found its range, popping Carretero under the eye.
Carretero gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carretero will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lawrence up against the ropes.
Carretero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Carretero.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lawrence.
Lawrence wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carretero lands a nice shot to the body.
Carretero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lawrence's efforts to push away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cristóforo Carretero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Good exchange - Lawrence coming out on top.
Carretero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lawrence. That did some damage!
Lawrence throws a hook to the side of Carretero's head but Carretero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lawrence on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lawrence throws an overhand right that lands on Carretero's shoulder, as Carretero tries to avoid the shot.
Lawrence rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carretero counters with a straight right hand.
 Lawrence is rocked!
Lawrence bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carretero takes one to the chin there.
Carretero closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Carretero prevents Lawrence from breaking the clinch.
Carretero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
Carretero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawrence escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carretero slips a jab from Lawrence.
Lawrence works Carretero's body with a nice hook.
Carretero gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carretero has Lawrence pressed against the ropes, preventing Lawrence from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carretero scores with a hook to the body.
Carretero keeps control of Lawrence as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carretero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lawrence lands with a left to the head.
Carretero scores with a shot to the side of Lawrence's head.
Lawrence tries to throw a body punch but Carretero avoids it by throwing Lawrence back against the ropes.
Lawrence can't break the clinch.
Carretero prevents Lawrence from breaking the clinch.
Carretero scores with a shoulder strike.
Carretero gets through Lawrence's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carretero blocking some punches.
Carretero lands a right hand.
Lawrence wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carretero lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lawrence or not.
Carretero digs a right hand underneath Lawrence's ribcage. Lawrence let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carretero throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lawrence is looking to break free of the clinch but Carretero has double underhooks.
Lawrence working hard to break the clinch.
Carretero lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence tries to break the clinch but Carretero is controlling the position.
Carretero lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carretero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lawrence throws a head punch that misses.
Carretero keeps control of Lawrence as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lawrence wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carretero blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Carretero.
Carretero scores with a shot to the side of Lawrence's head.
Lawrence working aggressively here.
Lawrence tries to throw a body punch but Carretero avoids it by throwing Lawrence back against the ropes.
Carretero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carretero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lawrence wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawrence wants to get back to striking at distance but Carretero won't allow it.
Lawrence wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lawrence is looking to break free of the clinch but Carretero has double underhooks.
Johnny Lawrence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carretero misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cristóforo Carretero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carretero winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cristóforo Carretero!
Cristóforo Carretero seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Imagine Thibodeaux (ranked 22850 p4p, 1959 weight class) and Jason Mendoza (ranked 228 p4p, 70 weight class). Imagine Thibodeaux 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Imagine Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mendoza has closed the distance and engaged Thibodeaux in a clinch.
Thibodeaux breaks from the clinch.
Mendoza swings for the body but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Thibodeaux jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Thibodeaux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thibodeaux is looking to counter punch.
Mendoza lands a front kick.
Mendoza has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mendoza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mendoza scores with a shot to the side of Thibodeaux's head.
Mendoza misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mendoza.
It looks like Imagine Thibodeaux has been cut.
Mendoza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thibodeaux blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mendoza.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendoza tries to work over Thibodeaux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mendoza lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mendoza misses with the head strike.
Mendoza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
I was talking to Thibodeaux's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mendoza lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thibodeaux blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mendoza.
Thibodeaux tries to throw a body punch but Mendoza avoids it by throwing Thibodeaux back against the ropes.
Thibodeaux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Mendoza.
Mendoza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Imagine Thibodeaux's cut is getting worse.
Thibodeaux trying to control the position but instead, Mendoza has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thibodeaux into the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thibodeaux wants to stall.
Maybe Thibodeaux would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Mendoza is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mendoza scores with a knee to the head.
Mendoza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Thibodeaux as the two fighters clinch.
Thibodeaux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thibodeaux can't find room to land a body shot as Mendoza controls the action.
Mendoza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thibodeaux blocks it with crossed arms.
Thibodeaux takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thibodeaux is rocked!
Imagine Thibodeaux's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Thibodeaux lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendoza lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux blocks a body shot from Mendoza.
Mendoza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux is trying to break the clinch but Mendoza is controlling him.
Mendoza lands an elbow just above Thibodeaux 's eye.
Oh Thibodeaux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right handed body shot lands from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux seems to have got his legs back now.
Mendoza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jeez, Imagine Thibodeaux's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Imagine Thibodeaux's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jason Mendoza!
Our winner, Jason Mendoza, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bill Beukeboom (ranked 812 p4p, 1602 weight class) and Chaikka Chai (ranked 130 p4p, 234 weight class). Chai has chosen Dead Man Walking as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 25 - 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 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Chaikka Chai!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beukeboom steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chai. That one must have hurt.
Chai goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Bill Beukeboom has been cut.
Chai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Beukeboom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
Chai throws a hook but Beukeboom blocks it.
Beukeboom throws a right hand that misses
and Chai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Beukeboom displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Chaikka Chai has been cut.
Chai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beukeboom throws a hook but Chai avoids it easily.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Beukeboom is just out of range.
Beukeboom misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Chai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Beukeboom misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Chai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Beukeboom avoids the head kick by Chai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beukeboom doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Beukeboom connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chai catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Beukeboom stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Beukeboom walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Beukeboom misses with a lunging right hand
and Chai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chai throws a hook but Beukeboom blocks it.
Beukeboom was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chai throws a sloppy head kick and Beukeboom moves out of range easily.
Beukeboom slips a jab from Chai.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Beukeboom.
Chai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chai circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Beukeboom misses.
Chai steps in and throws a big head kick that drops Beukeboom to the mat! Beukeboom looks in trouble, can he beat the count? Chai is bouncing in a neutral corner joining in with the referee '4,5,6' they both chant. 7,8,9... he's not going to make it! 10! He's out! Chai jumps onto the ropes and takes in the acclaim from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Chaikka Chai!
Chaikka Chai seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Bruce Chang (ranked 2509 p4p, 582 weight class) and Kenny Smith (ranked 319 p4p, 82 weight class). Chang kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kung Fu Fighting ft. Fatboy Slim. Smith is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: IS THIS LOVE. Kenny Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Chang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Smith!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a leg kick that misses.
Chang misses with an uppercut.
Chang lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Chang lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Kenny Smith has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chang. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith feints a counter leg kick.
Chang misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Chang backing away here, and Smith unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Chang throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chang.
Chang is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice body punch from Chang.
Chang lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Chang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith 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.
Smith avoids the body shot from Chang.
Good exchange - Chang coming out on top.
Nice body kick there by Chang.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Chang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chang misses with a right hand
and Chang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Chang.
Chang throws a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Smith steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Chang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chang scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
That has opened up Kenny Smith's cut even more.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Chang is just out of range.
It appears Chang was looking to counter with a kick there.
A solid body kick from Chang.
Chang is looking to chop away at Smith's legs.
Chang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith flicks out a counter leg kick but Chang steps away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Chang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Smith's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chang lands a jab to the nose.
A jab lands there for Chang.
Chang throws a sloppy head kick
and Smith counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chang's knee momentarily.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chang.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bruce Chang is winning the standup battle so far.
Chang throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Smith counters with a big uppercut that drops Chang face first to the mat! Will he beat the count?! He's struggled up to his knees on 7 but it doesn't look like he's going to make it... he's been counted out! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kenny Smith!
Kenny Smith is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Kenny Smith 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Beta Tua (ranked 21553 p4p, 19840 weight class) and Riley Knox (ranked 583 p4p, 584 weight class). Knox has chosen Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 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 14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beta Tua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Riley Knox!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Riley Knox has been cut.
Tua staggers Knox with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Knox looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Knox is rocked!
Knox throws a lazy uppercut
and Tua counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Beta Tua!
Beta Tua retains his light heavyweight title!
Beta Tua seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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