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STRIKE! 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Derek Combs (ranked 3473 p4p, 4527 weight class) and Reagan Knapp (ranked 190 p4p, 236 weight class). 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Derek Combs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Reagan Knapp!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knapp tries to keep at a distance but Combs has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knapp can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Combs.
Knapp is trying to break the clinch but Combs is controlling him.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Combs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knapp wants to get back to striking at distance but Combs won't allow it.
A hook to the body from Combs.
Combs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knapp backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Combs.
Knapp looks winded!
Combs scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Combs.
Combs digs a right hand underneath Knapp's ribcage. Knapp let out a lung full of air as it connected.
I was talking to Combs's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Combs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Combs cracks Knapp with a nice body shot.
Combs presses Knapp against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Combs.
Combs is leaning against Knapp and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Combs.
Combs lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Combs as the two fighters clinch.
Combs breaks from the clinch.
Combs cracks Knapp with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derek Combs!
After winning the bout, Derek Combs thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Trent Spence (ranked 4232 p4p, 5554 weight class) and Micah Watts (ranked 451 p4p, 504 weight class). 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Trent Spence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Micah Watts!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spence.
Spence tries to clinch up but Watts circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Spence.
Spence moves out of range as Watts strikes.
Watts looks to land a combination but Spence avoids it well.
Watts misses with a looping right.
Spence doesn't manage to clinch there - Watts circles away.
Watts throws a body punch but Spence moves out of range.
Watts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spence manages to avoid it.
Spence avoids the body shot from Watts.
Nice defenses there by Watts.
Despite the aggression on Watts's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Watts throws a hook but Spence blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence tries to clinch but Watts moves out of range.
Spence staying out of range there.
Watts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spence.
Watts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watts looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts defending well as Spence loads up on a big left hand.
Spence swinging wildly here.
Spence slips a jab and a cross from Watts.
Spence misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Watts does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spence. Watts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watts looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Micah Watts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watts throws a body shot but no joy.
Spence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spence. Watts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spence throws out a loose jab but Watts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spence throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Watts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spence seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Watts throws a nice looking combination but Spence bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Watts misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence defending well as Watts loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from Watts does no damage.
Spence throws a jab when Watts was well out of range.
Spence tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Watts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spence uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watts.
Watts takes a swing at Spence's ribcage but misses.
Spence appears to be looking for a big counter.
No joy there for Spence, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Watts looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Watts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spence seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Watts takes a swing at Spence's ribcage but misses.
Watts misses with a two punch combination.
Watts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Watts tries to get set, Spence tries to push him back and clinch up but Watts manages to avoid the attempt.
Watts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Spence counter with a right hand.
Spence misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Micah Watts dominated that round.
That's time! Spence's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big right from Spence misses.
Spence walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Watts checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Watts misses with the combination.
Watts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Watts misses with an uppercut. Spence saw that one coming.
Watts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spence circles away quickly and effectively.
Spence lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Watts misses the shot to the body.
Spence throws a big counter combination but Watts scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Spence throws a right and a left that Watts avoids nicely.
Spence ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence is looking to clinch.
Spence misses with a series of wild punches.
Spence tries to clinch but Watts moves out of range.
Watts keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Watts.
Spence wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Trent Spence is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watts throws a right and a left that Spence avoids nicely.
Spence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watts misses with a two punch combination.
Spence tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Watts manages to circle out of the way.
Spence misses with the combination.
A combination from Watts does no damage.
Watts takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Spence wants to clinch.
Watts misses with a few strikes there.
Spence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Watts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spence waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watts.
Micah Watts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spence.
A slow jab from Spence misses its intended target.
Spence jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Watts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spence moves away.
Spence tries to clinch up.
Watts tries to bum rush Spence with a series of wild strikes but Spence uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watts throws a series of punches but Spence moves out of range.
Spence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Watts throws a nice looking combination but Spence bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Watts throws a big shot that misses.
Spence wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Spence lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watts circles away quickly and effectively.
Spence could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Watts defending well as Spence loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Watts misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Micah Watts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Spence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spence misses with a straight right.
Watts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spence.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Watts. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Spence tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Watts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Watts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spence moves away.
Watts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spence fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spence manages to avoid it.
Spence swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Spence wants to clinch.
Watts throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Watts misses.
Spence is looking to clinch but Watts is avoiding it.
Watts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watts throws a body punch but Spence moves out of range.
Watts misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Watts throws a looping overhand right but Spence ducks down to avoid it.
Watts is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Spence rather than just go for the knockout.
Spence tries to clinch there but Watts circles away.
Watts misses with a wild combination.
Micah Watts is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Spence throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Watts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watts throws a series of punches but Spence avoids them all with ease.
Spence slips a jab and a cross from Watts.
Spence wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Spence slips a straight right by Watts.
Spence wants to clinch up but Watts keeps it at a distance.
Watts appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Watts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watts.
Spence fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence with a nice cross.
Spence missing with a left hand there. Watts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spence showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watts.
Spence looks to land a left hand but Watts moved out of range nicely.
Spence fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Watts misses its intended target.
Spence darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watts misses with a lunging right hand
and Spence counters with a right hand to the body.
Spence misses with an uppercut. Watts saw that one coming.
A combination from Watts does no damage.
Watts swats away the attempt to clinch by Spence.
Trent Spence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spence throws a lazy right hand but Watts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Spence misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Micah Watts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Watts 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Micah Watts!
Micah Watts 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Pedro Gomez (ranked 2030 p4p, 22114 weight class) and Tang Maul (ranked 153 p4p, 332 weight class). Gomez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hotel California (Spanish Mix). Maul has chosen Somewhere I Belong as his entrance music. Tang Maul acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pedro Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tang Maul!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez looks to land a left hand but Maul moved out of range nicely.
Maul appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gomez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maul counters with a stiff right hand.
Gomez misses with a right hand
and Maul counters with a stiff right hand.
Maul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gomez throws a shot to the body.
Gomez throws a jab when Maul was well out of range.
Gomez misses with a leg kick
and Maul makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gomez really felt that one!
Gomez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez throws a body punch but Maul moves out of range.
Gomez misses the shot to the body.
Maul is trying to counter with his kicks.
Gomez thows a leg kick but Maul checks it
and Maul counters with a leg kick.
Pedro Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maul on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez throws a body shot but no joy.
Maul is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Gomez throws the left hand but Maul avoids the punch easily.
Maul takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gomez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Maul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomez scores with a sloppy right hand. Maul should have avoided that one.
Gomez misses with a shot to the body
and Maul finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gomez misses with a left hand
and Maul counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gomez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomez looks to land a right hand but Maul moved out of range.
Maul appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gomez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maul.
Maul takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maul manages to avoid it.
Maul shapes to counter with a head kick.
Gomez throws a body punch but Maul moves out of range.
Maul throws a fast counter high kick but Gomez manages to duck under it in time.
A swing and a miss from Gomez.
Maul replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gomez blocks it well.
A big right from Gomez misses.
Maul shapes to counter with a head kick.
Gomez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomez misses with a jab to the body
and Maul counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gomez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gomez is looking to chop away at Maul's legs.
Gomez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gomez misses the shot to the body.
Gomez lunges at Maul with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maul's hand.
Gomez takes a swing at Maul's ribcage but misses.
Maul appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Gomez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gomez throws a sloppy head kick and Maul moves out of range easily.
Gomez fails to land with a series of punches.
Maul is trying to counter with his kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Maul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maul swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gomez misses with a looping right.
Maul was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gomez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maul only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gomez throws a body kick that misses.
Gomez backing away here, and Maul unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gomez scores with a jab to the head.
Gomez misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez throws a jab when Maul was well out of range.
Gomez throws a hook but Maul blocks it.
Gomez just misses with a punch to the body.
Maul let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gomez misses with a leg kick
and Maul counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez throws a right hand that misses
and Maul counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gomez throws a hook but Maul blocks it.
Maul replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gomez blocks it well.
Maul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomez.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gomez.
Maul takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gomez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomez misses with a double jab.
Maul shapes to counter with a head kick.
Gomez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gomez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maul can do to turn this around?
Maul takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gomez misses with a double jab.
Maul tries a quick counter leg kick but Gomez is wise to it.
Gomez lands a jab to Maul's midsection.
Gomez throws a leg kick but Maul moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul moves forwards but Gomez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maul.
Gomez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gomez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maul now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Maul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomez.
Maul doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gomez misses with a wild combination.
Maul appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Maul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maul let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Maul blocks the leg kick.
Maul swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gomez throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Maul to counter with a crisp jab.
Gomez scores with a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Gomez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Maul blocks a jab.
Maul feints a counter leg kick.
Maul walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gomez throws a jab but it's blocked by Maul.
Maul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gomez throws a poor cross that misses
and Maul counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Gomez.
Gomez looks to score with a jab to the body but Maul is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Maul.
Maul throws a big counter head kick but Gomez avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maul.
Maul raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Gomez throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Maul to counter with a crisp jab.
Gomez swinging wildly here.
Maul is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gomez with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez looks to throw a body kick
and Maul counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pedro Gomez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gomez swings widly with a right hand
and Maul counters with a nice leg kick.
Gomez throws out a loose jab but Maul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maul throws a big counter head kick but Gomez avoids it with no problem.
Gomez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maul at a distance.
Maul tries to move into range but Gomez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Maul moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gomez throws a hook to the side of Maul's head but Maul sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maul shapes to counter with a head kick.
Gomez misses the body punch
and Maul counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gomez lands a jab.
Gomez fails to land with a series of punches.
Maul swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gomez misses with a looping left.
Maul swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gomez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maul scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez thows a leg kick but Maul checks it
and Maul cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gomez loads up on a big right hand but Maul slips the punch.
Gomez throws a sloppy body shot
and Maul counters with a right hand to the body.
Gomez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maul moves away.
Maul shapes to counter with a head kick.
Gomez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gomez looks to score with a jab to the body but Maul is just out of range.
Gomez misses with a body shot.
Gomez sizes up Maul with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gomez throws a big shot that misses.
Maul swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gomez misses the body punch
and Maul counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Gomez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gomez 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Gomez!
Pedro Gomez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Nick Peterson (ranked 4418 p4p, 2007 weight class) and Pavel Sekera (ranked 231 p4p, 207 weight class). Sekera has chosen Bleed it out as his entrance music. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pavel Sekera!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sekera checks it well.
A jab from Sekera misses.
Sekera gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sekera moves into the clinch successfully.
Sekera breaks from the clinch.
Peterson misses with a straight left.
Sekera tries to close the distance and clinch but Peterson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sekera slips a jab and a cross from Peterson.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Peterson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sekera backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sekera breaks from the clinch.
Sekera doesn't manage to clinch there - Peterson circles away.
Peterson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sekera moves into the clinch successfully.
Peterson managing to block the knees to the body from Sekera.
Sekera breaks from the clinch.
We've been told by Peterson's head coaches at Tycoon Coaching & Sparring that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Peterson misses with a hook. Sekera ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sekera doesn't manage to clinch there - Peterson circles away.
Peterson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sekera slips a straight right by Peterson.
Peterson connects with a looping right hand.
Sekera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Sekera.
Peterson throws a series of strikes that have Sekera backpedaling.
 It looks like Pavel Sekera has been cut.
Peterson throws the left hand but Sekera avoids the punch easily.
Sekera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Peterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Peterson misses the target.
Peterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sekera swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sekera has closed the distance and engaged Peterson in a clinch.
Peterson working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Peterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Peterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peterson manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson throws a leg kick but Sekera checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sekera tries to clinch up but Peterson circles away and keeps his distance.
Sekera tries to clinch up but Peterson circles away and keeps his distance.
Peterson is looking to counter punch.
Peterson misses with a hook. Sekera ducked under it nicely.
Peterson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sekera under the eye.
Sekera on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sekera pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sekera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Peterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sekera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sekera tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Peterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peterson throws a lazy right hand but Sekera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peterson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Peterson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pavel Sekera's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sekera throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sekera takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sekera throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nick Peterson is winning the standup battle so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Peterson as he connects with a hook.
Sekera is looking to clinch but Peterson is avoiding it.
Peterson loads up on a big right hand but Sekera slips the punch.
Peterson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sekera.
Sekera is looking for the big counter here.
Sekera is looking to clinch.
Peterson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sekera moves into the clinch.
Sekera breaks the clinch.
Peterson throws a combination that misses
and Sekera counters with a left and a right that stings Peterson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sekera slips a straight right by Peterson.
Despite the aggression on Sekera's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Peterson misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Peterson.
Sekera lands a head shot.
Sekera darts in and clinches Peterson up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sekera lands a nice elbow.
Sekera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sekera tries to clinch up.
Sekera misses the shot to the body.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sekera can do to turn this around?
Sekera dips to his left and cracks Peterson with an uppercut!
Sekera takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sekera moves in looking to clinch but Peterson pushes him off.
It looked like Peterson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A low kick lands for Peterson.
Sekera forces Peterson back against the ropes and clinches.
Sekera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peterson gets tackled into the ropes by Sekera. Sekera maintains the clinch.
A short uppercut from Peterson.
Peterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sekera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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!
Peterson working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sekera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peterson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big right from Peterson misses.
A punch lands to the side of Peterson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sekera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sekera lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sekera takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sekera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sekera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peterson.
Sekera appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sekera tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Peterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sekera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Sekera does it's job there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Sekera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pavel Sekera's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Peterson misses with a hook
and Sekera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peterson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sekeras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sekera gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Peterson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sekera manages to break the clinch.
Peterson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sekera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peterson.
Sekera avoids the body shot from Peterson.
Peterson connects with a body shot that sends Sekera's belly button to the back.
Peterson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sekera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sekera has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sekera closes the distance and clinches.
Peterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson wants to slow Sekera down by chopping away at his legs.
Sekera closes the distance and clinches.
Sekera lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Peterson - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sekera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peterson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sekera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sekera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Peterson misses.
Peterson lands with a straight right. Sekera didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circling - Peterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sekera tries to clinch but Peterson is having none of it.
Sekera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peterson.
Sekera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Peterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sekera has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Peterson finds it's way round the side to connect with Sekera's head.
Sekera wants to clinch.
Peterson is looking for a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Peterson.
Sekera cracks Peterson with a good jab.
Peterson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sekera checks a leg kick.
Sekera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Peterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peterson moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sekera has taken the fight to the clinch.
Peterson tries to break free but Sekera pushes him back against the ropes.
Sekera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peterson.
Sekera slowing the pace effectively.
Sekera manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nick Peterson.
I think Peterson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Peterson!
A very excited looking Nick Peterson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Pavel Sekera stepped up to the mic, saying 'GG to my opponent, he truly deserves the win.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Gaizka Elizondo (ranked 3870 p4p, 2017 weight class) and Dan Catara (ranked 410 p4p, 221 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Elizondo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Peewee Longway & Money Man - Ooowwweee. Catara has chosen Everlong as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 34 - 23 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gaizka Elizondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Catara!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Catara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Elizondo.
Elizondo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Elizondo misses with a straight left.
Catara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Elizondo, pushing him back against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Elizondo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Elizondo stuns Catara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gaizka Elizondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elizondo lands a jab to the head.
Elizondo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Elizondo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Alpha Brasil in the buildup to the fight.
A big right from Elizondo misses.
Elizondo keeps the fight on the outside.
Elizondo connects with a solid leg kick.
Elizondo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Catara under the eye.
Elizondo connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elizondo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Elizondo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Elizondo throws a leg kick but Catara moved away.
Elizondo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Catara.
Gaizka Elizondo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elizondo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Catara moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big left from Elizondo misses.
Catara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Elizondo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Elizondo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Elizondo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Elizondo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Elizondo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Catara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Elizondo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Catara tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Elizondo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Catara ducks under a wild hook from Elizondo.
Elizondo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Catara throws a sloppy head kick
letting Elizondo counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Catara throws the left hand but Elizondo avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elizondo throws out a loose jab but Catara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Catara on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Elizondo looks to land a body kick but Catara moved away.
A low kick lands for Elizondo.
The fighters circling - Elizondo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Elizondo misses with a leg kick
and Catara counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Catara walks into a jab.
Catara drives through and clinches with Elizondo against the ropes.
Elizondo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Elizondo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Catara's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Elizondo is trying to break free.
Elizondo throws a punch but it's blocked by Catara.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Catara breaks from the clinch.
Catara doesn't manage to clinch there - Elizondo circles away.
Elizondo misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaizka Elizondo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Elizondo misses the jab.
Elizondo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Elizondo throws a low kick, looking for Catara's leg but Catara calmly moves out of range.
Elizondo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Elizondo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Catara.
Catara clinches with his opponent.
Elizondo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Catara pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Elizondo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Catara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elizondo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Elizondo is trying to stall.
Catara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Elizondo digs a right hand into Catara's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Catara's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elizondo lands a nice knee to the body.
Catara has Elizondo pressed against the ropes, preventing Elizondo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Elizondo is trying to maintain a safe position but Catara gets an underhook and turns Elizondo into the ropes.
Elizondo looking to throw knees to the head but Catara is blocking nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Elizondo tries to circle away but Catara has him pinned against the ropes.
Elizondo stalling against the ropes.
Catara has Elizondo pressed against the ropes, preventing Elizondo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Elizondo is trying to break the clinch but Catara is controlling him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Catara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Elizondo lands with a slapping head kick.
A low kick from Elizondo misses
and Catara counters by clinching up.
Elizondo looking to slow down the pace here.
Catara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Elizondo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Catara can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elizondo lands a nice shot that snaps Catara's head back.
A bone on bone clash there as Elizondo blocks the leg kick.
Catara clinches with his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Catara.
Catara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Elizondo looks to throw the jab but Catara is out of range.
Elizondo connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elizondo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Catara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gaizka Elizondo is winning the standup battle so far.
Elizondo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Elizondo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Catara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Elizondo. Elizondo obviously looking to wear him down.
Catara closes the distance and pushes Elizondo back into the ropes.
Elizondo pushes off an throws an elbow but Catara leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Catara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Elizondo trying to stall but Catara improves his position.
Elizondo tries to break the clinch but Catara is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaizka Elizondo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Elizondo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Catara checks it well.
Catara tries to counter with a clinch but Elizondo shakes him off and moves away.
Catara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Elizondo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Catara tries to clinch there but Elizondo circles away.
Catara looks to throw the jab but Elizondo is out of range.
Catara forces Elizondo back against the ropes and clinches.
Elizondo prevents a body shot from Catara.
Elizondo breaks from the clinch.
Elizondo checks a low kick from Catara.
Catara on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Catara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Elizondo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Catara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Catara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Elizondo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Catara moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elizondo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Catara is keeping busy.
Elizondo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Catara.
Elizondo throws a head kick but Catara moves out of range.
Elizondo scores with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Elizondo.
Catara staying out of range there.
Elizondo lands with a straight right. Catara didn't see that one coming.
Catara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Elizondo tries a head kick but it misses.
Catara closes the distance looking to clinch
and Elizondo counters with a nice leg kick.
Catara wants to clinch up but Elizondo keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Catara rushes Elizondo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Elizondo as Catara tries to tie him up.
Elizondo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Catara wants to clinch up but Elizondo keeps it at a distance.
Elizondo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Catara counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elizondo throws a hook to the side of Catara's head but Catara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good work by Catara as he checks the leg kick.
Catara is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice uppercut there from Elizondo.
Elizondo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Elizondo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Catara clinches.
Catara manages to break the clinch.
Elizondo throws a solid leg kick but Catara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Elizondo.
Dan Catara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elizondo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Elizondo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaizka Elizondo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Elizondo, 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaizka Elizondo!
Gaizka Elizondo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Dan Catara spoke after the fight, saying 'Should have won this one...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Henri De Lagardere (ranked 22102 p4p, 3927 weight class) and Nicolas Djotodia (ranked 537 p4p, 424 weight class). Djotodia has chosen Mass Appeal by Gang Starr as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henri De Lagardere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nicolas Djotodia!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Djotodia tries to clinch there but De Lagardere circles away.
De Lagardere throws a jab but it's blocked by Djotodia.
De Lagardere misses with a lunging right hand
and Djotodia counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Henri De Lagardere has been cut.
Djotodia tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from De Lagardere on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Djotodia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Lagardere.
Djotodia looks for the body kick but De Lagardere saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from De Lagardere misses the target.
De Lagardere missing with a left hand there. Djotodia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Djotodia misses with a jab to the body
and De Lagardere counters with a straight right hand.
De Lagardere dips to his left and cracks Djotodia with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by De Lagardere.
Djotodia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Lagardere.
Djotodia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Lagardere misses with a body shot.
De Lagardere cracks Djotodia with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djotodia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Djotodia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Lagardere's elbow.
De Lagardere landing knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
De Lagardere misses with a knee strike.
De Lagardere is trying to break the clinch but Djotodia is controlling him.
Nice body punch from De Lagardere - that landed with a thud.
Djotodia looks winded!
De Lagardere wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Djotodia has him pressed against the ropes.
De Lagardere throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Lagardere scores with a knee to the head.
De Lagardere wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Djotodia has him pressed against the ropes.
De Lagardere tries to circle away but Djotodia has him pinned against the ropes.
De Lagardere working hard to break the clinch.
De Lagardere wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Djotodia has him pressed against the ropes.
Djotodia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De Lagardere tries to break the clinch but Djotodia is controlling the position.
De Lagardere misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Djotodia.
Djotodia avoiding damage as De Lagardere throws knees to the body.
Djotodia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Lagardere backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lagardere blocks a body shot from Djotodia.
De Lagardere tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Djotodia avoids it.
De Lagardere tries to circle away but Djotodia has him pinned against the ropes.
Djotodia breaks the clinch.
De Lagardere throws a shot from downtown. Djotodia moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot lands for De Lagardere.
Djotodia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Lagardere wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Djotodia tries a body shot but De Lagardere blocks it.
I was talking to De Lagardere's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Djotodia blocks a body shot from De Lagardere.
Djotodia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Lagardere takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from De Lagardere.
Djotodia blocks an elbow strike from De Lagardere.
Djotodia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Djotodia lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Djotodia.
De Lagardere looking to throw knees to the head but Djotodia is blocking nicely.
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 Henri De Lagardere will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Henri De Lagardere's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Lagardere takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Lagardere lands a really nice looking cross but Djotodia seems unphased.
Djotodia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Lagardere.
A countering left hand to the body from Djotodia misses.
De Lagardere avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Lagardere uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Djotodia.
Djotodia ducks under a wild hook from De Lagardere.
Henri De Lagardere is winning the standup battle so far.
Djotodia with the inside leg kick.
De Lagardere throws out a loose jab but Djotodia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Djotodia tries to land a body kick
and De Lagardere cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Lagardere throws a looping overhand right but Djotodia ducks down to avoid it.
De Lagardere has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Djotodia finds it's way round the side to connect with De Lagardere's head.
De Lagardere moves out of range of the leg kick from Djotodia.
De Lagardere swings widly with a right hand
and Djotodia counters by moving into the clinch.
Nicolas Djotodia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lagardere putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Djotodia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Lagardere throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Djotodia lands a left hand.
Djotodia has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Djotodia is working De Lagardere over against the ropes.
Djotodia struggles to land a body shot inside as De Lagardere controls his hands.
Djotodia lands with a light punch inside.
Djotodia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Djotodia trying to land knees to the body.
Djotodia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Lagardere's efforts to push away.
De Lagardere lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Djotodia missing with knees to the body.
De Lagardere gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Nicolas Djotodia has been cut.
Djotodia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Djotodia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Lagardere is defending well for now.
Djotodia can't find room to land a body shot as De Lagardere controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Djotodia.
Djotodia blocking some punches.
De Lagardere wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djotodia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Lagardere fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on De Lagardere's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Djotodia.
Djotodia can't find room to land a body shot as De Lagardere controls the action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Djotodia.
De Lagardere takes a shot to the head.
Djotodia gets through De Lagardere's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Djotodia scores with a shoulder strike.
Djotodia prevents De Lagardere from breaking the clinch.
De Lagardere wants to break free but Djotodia has control.
Djotodia breaks from the clinch.
De Lagardere looks to throw the jab but Djotodia is out of range.
Djotodia misses with an uppercut
and De Lagardere counters with a stiff right hand.
Djotodia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Lagardere.
Djotodia tries to clinch but fails miserably
and De Lagardere counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Lagardere scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Djotodia 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!
Djotodia throws a hook but De Lagardere blocks it.
De Lagardere seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A swing and a miss from De Lagardere.
De Lagardere is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
De Lagardere throws a shot to the body.
Djotodia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Lagardere.
Henri De Lagardere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Djotodia misses with a low kick.
Djotodia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De Lagardere lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Djotodia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - De Lagardere throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for De Lagardere.
Djotodia throws a hook but De Lagardere blocks it.
De Lagardere throws a body shot but no joy.
De Lagardere swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Djotodia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djotodia wants to clinch
and De Lagardere counters with a good low kick that Djotodia was not able to check.
Djotodia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Djotodia ducks under a wild hook from De Lagardere.
Djotodia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Lagardere.
Djotodia misses with a straight right.
De Lagardere moves out of range of the leg kick from Djotodia.
Djotodia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Djotodia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Djotodia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Lagardere.
Djotodia flicks out a counter leg kick but De Lagardere steps away.
De Lagardere walks into a stiff left hand from Djotodia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lagardere has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Lagardere there as he acknowledges the shot.
Djotodia cracks De Lagardere with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can De Lagardere get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. De Lagardere looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Djotodia misses with a hook. De Lagardere ducked under it nicely.
De Lagardere clobbers Djotodia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De Lagardere misses with a jab to the body
and Djotodia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 De Lagardere is rocked!
De Lagardere keeps the fight on the outside.
Djotodia doesn't manage to clinch there - De Lagardere circles away.
Djotodia ducks under a wild hook from De Lagardere.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Lagardere.
De Lagardere throws a lazy right hand but Djotodia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Lagardere misses with an uppercut. Djotodia saw that one coming.
De Lagardere throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Henri De Lagardere.
I think De Lagardere has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicolas Djotodia!
Nicolas Djotodia thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bruno Berinjela (ranked 24237 p4p, 5071 weight class) and Clack Clack (ranked 527 p4p, 485 weight class). Berinjela comes to the ring accompanied by “Yoda” by Weird Al. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bruno Berinjela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Clack Clack!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clack misses with a hook.
Clack lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Clack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berinjela.
Berinjela swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Clack misses its intended target.
Clack throws a leg kick
and Berinjela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donk. Berinjela catches Clack right on the button with a cross.
Clack throws a hook but Berinjela avoids it easily.
Clack throws a leg kick but Berinjela sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Berinjela ducks under a wild hook from Clack.
Clack throws a combination that misses
and Berinjela connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Clack Clack has been cut.
Clack swings widly with a right hand
and Clack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 Clack is rocked!
Clack Clack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clack throws a right hand that misses
and Berinjela counters with a nice leg kick.
Clack is still on wobbly legs! Can Berinjela finish him?
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Berinjela engages and cracks Clack with a massive lead left hook - Clack tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Berinjela is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bruno Berinjela!
Bruno Berinjela 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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#R1#
Rothschild throws the left hand but Ali'i avoids the punch easily.
Rothschild has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter in the buildup to the fight.
Theodore Rothschild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali'i steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rothschild.
Ali'i thumps Rothschild with a low kick.
Ali'i takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ali'i showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rothschild.
It seemed like Ali'i was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rothschild missing with a left hand there. Ali'i was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali'i defending well as Rothschild loads up on a big left hand.
Ali'i misses with an uppercut. Rothschild saw that one coming.
Ali'i looks to land a right hand but Rothschild moved out of range.
A jab from Rothschild misses.
Ali'i swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothschild throws a right hand that misses
and Ali'i counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#It looks like Theodore Rothschild has been cut.
Ali'i blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ali'i! But no joy.
Rothschild connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ali'i's hands.
Rothschild moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali'i jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T1#
Ali'i misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rothschild.
Rothschild was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rothschild lands the left hand.
A jab from Ali'i finds it's way through Rothschild's defenses.
Rothschild with the inside leg kick.
Ali'i tried to score with a low kick but Rothschild checks it.
Ali'i takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice straight punches there by Rothschild. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rothschild.
Rothschild missing with a left hand there. Ali'i was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali'i flicks out a counter leg kick but Rothschild steps away.
An inside leg kick lands from Ali'i.
Rothschild 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.
Rothschild moves out of range of the strikes.
Ali'i wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rothschild looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rothschild throws a push kick but Ali'i slaps the foot to one side. #T2#
Rothschild misses with a kick to the body.
Ali'i swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good leg kick by Rothschild.
Ali'i takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ali'i with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rothschild to score with a decent uppercut.
Rothschild tries a head kick but it misses.
Rothschild scores with the left hand. Ali'i knows he should have avoided that one.
Rothschild throws a low kick but Ali'i avoids it.
Ali'i throws out a counter right but Rothschild avoids it with no problem.
Rothschild is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rothschild throws an off balance right hand
and Ali'i counters with a stiff right hand.
Rothschild moves away from the strike by Ali'i.
Rothschild swings widly with a right hand
letting Ali'i counter with a right hand.
Rothschild throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothschild keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ali'i walks into a stiff left hand from Rothschild.
Ali'i loads up on a big right hand but Rothschild slips the punch.
Ali'i defending well as Rothschild loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Theodore Rothschild dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Theodore Rothschild's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Ali'i takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rothschild missing with a left hand there. Ali'i was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali'i looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rothschild works the jab nicely.
Rothschild missing with a left hand there. Ali'i was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali'i throws out a counter right but Rothschild avoids it with no problem.
Ali'i stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a hook but Ali'i blocks it.
Ali'i just misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ali'i connects with a solid leg kick.
Ali'i scores with a sloppy right hand. Rothschild should have avoided that one.
Rothschild fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ali'i.
Ali'i moves away from the strike by Rothschild.
A little jabbing left from Ali'i on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ali'i misses with a low kick as Rothschild jumps back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ali'i.
Theodore Rothschild is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali'i uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rothschild.
Kekoa Ali'i has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T1#
Nice defenses there by Ali'i.
Rothschild paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ali'i throws a hook to the side of Rothschild's head but Rothschild sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rothschild is looking to counter punch.
Ali'i ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ali'i uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rothschild.
Ali'i throws a low kick but Rothschild avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ali'i.
Ali'i bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rothschild lands an overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Ali'i.
Rothschild misses the jab.
Ali'i is trying to counter with his kicks.
Ali'i wants to land a leg kick but Rothschild is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Rothschild there.
Ali'i throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rothschild sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rothschild misses with a hook. Ali'i ducked under it nicely. #T2#
Rothschild looks to land a left hand but Ali'i moved out of range nicely.
Rothschild swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ali'i blocks a jab.
Rothschild is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ali'i can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rothschild defending well as Ali'i loads up on a big left hand.
Rothschild missing with a left hand there. Ali'i was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali'i jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ali'i thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ali'i moves away from the strike by Rothschild.
Ali'i tries a quick counter leg kick but Rothschild is wise to it.
Rothschild with a hook.
Ali'i steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rothschild.
Rothschild misses with an uppercut.
Ali'i throws a body shot but no joy.
Rothschild connects with an inside leg kick.
Ali'i throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Theodore Rothschild dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Theodore Rothschild's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Rothschild throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ali'i misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab lands there for Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a series of punches but Ali'i moves out of range.
Ali'i looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rothschild connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ali'i's hands.
Ali'i misses with a body kick.
Rothschild connects with the punch.
Ali'i slips a jab and a cross from Rothschild.
Jab, jab by Ali'i - just one landing.
Ali'i misses with a low kick.
Ali'i connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Rothschild tenderised Ali'i's leg. Ali'i is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rothschild bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ali'i's head.
Rothschild cracks Ali'i with an open hand slap.
Rothschild misses with a hook. Ali'i ducked under it nicely. #T1#
A left lands for Rothschild.
Ali'i steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ali'i throws out a counter right but Rothschild avoids it with no problem.
A big left from Ali'i misses.
Rothschild looks to land a right hand but Ali'i moved out of range.
Ali'i let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ali'i avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ali'i ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ali'i looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Theodore Rothschild is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rothschild misses with an uppercut
and Ali'i counters with a nice uppercut.
Rothschild's corner calls for a 1-2. Rothschild obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ali'i takes a swing at Rothschild's ribcage but misses.
Ali'i misses with a head kick.
Ali'i chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rothschild can pounce on him.
Rothschild pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ali'i throws a right hand that Rothschild ducks under and follows up with a left that Rothschild also avoids with ease.#T2#
Rothschild 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothschild scores with a decent looking hook.
Good exchange - Rothschild coming out on top.
Ali'i tries to score with a low kick but Rothschild moves his leg out of the way.
Rothschild drops his hands momentarily and Ali'i takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rothschild cracks Ali'i with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Rothschild lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ali'i uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rothschild.
Ali'i avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ali'i ducks under a wild hook from Rothschild.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali'i slips a jab from Rothschild.
Ali'i misses with a hook. Rothschild ducked under it nicely.
Rothschild throws a leg kick which misses Ali'i's front leg but catches the back leg as Ali'i tries to avoid it.
Ali'i with the inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Theodore Rothschild showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rothschild 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Theodore Rothschild! |
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Iaspero Yalixqua (ranked 2336 p4p, 293 weight class) and Ngozi Chai (ranked 270 p4p, 40 weight class). Yalixqua kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stop This Flame. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 40 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Iaspero Yalixqua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ngozi Chai!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yalixqua throws a poor cross that misses
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
Yalixqua has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Catch Wrestling L.A. in the buildup to the fight.
Yalixqua throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
Chai lands a leg kick that knocks Yalixqua off balance momentarily.
A slow jab from Yalixqua misses its intended target.
Chai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yalixqua throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.
Yalixqua throws a hook but Chai avoids it easily.
Yalixqua throws out a loose jab but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Yalixqua misses the target.
Yalixqua lands a leg kick that knocks Chai off balance momentarily.
Chai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yalixqua takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yalixqua scores with a nice body kick.
Yalixqua throws a wild body kick that Chai sees coming a mile off.
Chai tests Yalixqua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yalixqua throws a poor cross that misses
letting Chai counter with a right hand.
Chai moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua misses with some punches.
Chai lands a nice knee to the body.
Chai throws a head punch that misses.
Yalixqua takes a shot to the head.
Yalixqua lands a good knee to the midsection. Chai won't want to take too many of those.
A nice left hand lands by Chai.
Chai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yalixqua's face.
Chai lands a left hand.
Yalixqua makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chai lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Iaspero Yalixqua has been cut.
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!
Chai tries to land a knee to the head but Yalixqua blocks with his arms.
Yalixqua takes a shot to the head.
Yalixqua misses with some punches.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yalixqua swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yalixqua lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Chai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Chai lands a knee to the head.
Yalixqua lands with a light punch inside.
Chai working aggressively here.
Chai looking to throw knees to the head but Yalixqua is blocking nicely.
Chai scores with a shot to the side of Yalixqua's head.
Yalixqua lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Yalixqua struggles to land a body shot inside as Chai controls his hands.
Chai takes a shot to the head.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yalixqua avoiding damage as Chai throws knees to the body.
Chai tries a knee to the head but Yalixqua blocks it.
Yalixqua lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yalixqua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow.
Chai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yalixqua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chai swings wildly with an uppercut but Yalixqua uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ngozi Chai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iaspero Yalixqua's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big right from Yalixqua misses.
Despite the aggression on Chai's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Yalixqua misses the shot to the body.
Chai misses with a hook
and Yalixqua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yalixqua moves away.
Chai throws a good cross that connects.
Yalixqua connects with a solid leg kick.
Chai swings widly with a right hand
and Yalixqua counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Chai to the mat! Yalixqua runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Chai is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Chai is rocked!
Chai drops his guard momentarily, allowing Yalixqua to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Chai! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Yalixqua takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Iaspero Yalixqua!
Iaspero Yalixqua is the new welterweight champion!
Iaspero Yalixqua decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Koos Van Asch (ranked 1027 p4p, 1474 weight class) and Bardia Farrokhzad (ranked 81 p4p, 116 weight class). Farrokhzad is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rastak - Hele Mali (Iranian Fisherman Folk Song). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Koos Van Asch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bardia Farrokhzad!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Asch moves away.
Farrokhzad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Asch.
Farrokhzad misses with a straight left.
Farrokhzad takes the fight into the clinch.
Farrokhzad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Farrokhzad lands a body punch in the clinch.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Asch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Asch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild body shot.
Van Asch half committed to a counter leg kick.
Van Asch misses with a low kick.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but Van Asch moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Asch 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.
Both fighters circling a little - Van Asch finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Farrokhzad throws a big shot that misses.
Farrokhzad lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Asch throws a hook to the side of Farrokhzad's head but Farrokhzad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Asch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Farrokhzad.
A left lands for Van Asch.
Farrokhzad wants to clinch.
Farrokhzad swings away with a body shot that misses
and Van Asch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Farrokhzad tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Farrokhzad lands a nice shot that snaps Van Asch's head back.
Farrokhzad lands a body shot.
Van Asch moves out of range as Farrokhzad strikes.
Van Asch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Farrokhzad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Farrokhzad looks to land a right hand but Van Asch moved out of range.
Farrokhzad throws a jab when Van Asch was well out of range.
Farrokhzad scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Van Asch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Asch walks into a jab.
The crowd cheers as Farrokhzad lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Asch doesn't seem phased though.
Van Asch sizes up Farrokhzad with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Van Asch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook
and Van Asch makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Farrokhzad there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Asch. Farrokhzad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farrokhzad swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Asch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Asch went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Farrokhzad misses with a double jab
and Van Asch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Asch.
Van Asch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farrokhzad.
Van Asch throws a leg kick but Farrokhzad moved away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bardia Farrokhzad dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farrokhzad slips under a jab.
Van Asch takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Farrokhzad walks into a stiff left hand from Van Asch.
Van Asch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van Asch is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Van Asch lands with a shot to the body.
Farrokhzad scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Van Asch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Farrokhzad digs a good body shot into Van Asch's ribs.
Bardia Farrokhzad 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!
Van Asch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Farrokhzad appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Farrokhzad checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Farrokhzad throws an overhand right that lands on Van Asch's shoulder, as Van Asch tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad misses with a series of wild punches.
Farrokhzad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Van Asch misses with an uppercut. Farrokhzad saw that one coming.
Van Asch misses with a left hand
and Farrokhzad counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Van Asch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farrokhzad closes the distance and clinches.
Van Asch scores with a hook to the body.
Van Asch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Asch controlling the action here for a moment.
Farrokhzad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Asch tries to throw a body punch but Farrokhzad avoids it by throwing Van Asch back against the ropes.
Van Asch lands with a short shot to the head.
Farrokhzad lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad with a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farrokhzad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Asch backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Farrokhzad obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but Van Asch blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Farrokhzad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Asch avoids the damage to the body.
Van Asch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Asch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farrokhzad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Asch manages to break the clinch.
Farrokhzad looks to land a left hand but Van Asch moved out of range nicely.
Van Asch with the inside leg kick.
Van Asch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farrokhzad.
Van Asch pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Farrokhzad doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Van Asch chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Asch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bardia Farrokhzad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Farrokhzad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Van Asch moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Asch misses with a looping right.
Farrokhzad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Van Asch counters with a quick kick to the body but Farrokhzad blocks it.
Van Asch connects with a body shot that sends Farrokhzad's belly button to the back.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch
and Van Asch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bardia Farrokhzad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice shot by Farrokhzad.
Nice defenses there by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Asch swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Van Asch misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Asch throws a low kick but Farrokhzad avoids it.
Farrokhzad slips under a jab.
Van Asch misses with a low kick.
Farrokhzad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Asch slips under a jab from Farrokhzad.
Van Asch feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Farrokhzads jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Farrokhzad throws a hook but Van Asch blocks it.
Farrokhzad keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A jab from Farrokhzad misses.
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Asch moves away.
Farrokhzad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Farrokhzad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Asch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook. Van Asch ducked under it nicely.
Van Asch walks into a straight right hand from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Asch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farrokhzad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad misses with a looping left.
Van Asch half committed to a counter leg kick.
Van Asch cracks Farrokhzad with an open hand slap.
Farrokhzad loads up on a big right hand but Van Asch slips the punch.
Van Asch swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Farrokhzad bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farrokhzad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Asch.
Van Asch appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild body shot.
Van Asch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Farrokhzad. That did some damage!
Van Asch scores with a nice head shot.
Van Asch misses with a hook. Farrokhzad ducked under it nicely.
Van Asch lands the left hand.
A big left from Farrokhzad misses.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Van Asch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Asch was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Farrokhzad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Van Asch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Van Asch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farrokhzad.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Bardia Farrokhzad just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Farrokhzad throws an off balance right hand
and Van Asch makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Van Asch lands a front kick.
Farrokhzad slips a straight right by Van Asch.
Van Asch feints and then cracks Farrokhzad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Farrokhzad down.
Van Asch slips a jab and a cross from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a shot from downtown. Van Asch moves away and avoids it.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild body shot.
Van Asch looks to land a right hand but Farrokhzad moved out of range.
Farrokhzad lands an overhand right.
Van Asch throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad throws a big shot that misses.
Van Asch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Asch scores with a jab to the head.
Van Asch looks to throw the jab but Farrokhzad is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad throws a big shot that misses.
Farrokhzad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Farrokhzad tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Asch throws a shot from downtown. Farrokhzad moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Asch.
Farrokhzad misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Asch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Farrokhzad misses.
A little feinted left hand from Van Asch on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Van Asch defending well as Farrokhzad loads up on a big left hand.
Van Asch looks to score with a jab to the body but Farrokhzad is just out of range.
Farrokhzad throws out a counter right but Van Asch avoids it with no problem.
Van Asch moves away from the strike by Farrokhzad.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Asch.
Van Asch scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Van Asch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Asch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Farrokhzad takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Asch can't find room to land a body shot as Farrokhzad controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Van Asch fails to land.
Van Asch lands a right hand.
Van Asch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Farrokhzad prevents a body shot from Van Asch.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Van Asch blocks it.
Van Asch breaks from the clinch.
Van Asch tries to land a leg kick but Farrokhzad saw it coming and moves away.
Farrokhzad cracks Van Asch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Van Asch throws a nice outside leg kick.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook.
Van Asch with a jab.
Van Asch thows a leg kick but Farrokhzad checks it
and Farrokhzad counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koos Van Asch had his way with Bardia Farrokhzad in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Van Asch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Farrokhzad walks into a straight right hand from Van Asch.
Van Asch throws the left hand but Farrokhzad avoids the punch easily.
Van Asch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and Farrokhzad releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Farrokhzad getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Van Asch is rocked!
Van Asch connects with a looping right hand.
Van Asch tries to move into range but Farrokhzad moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Koos Van Asch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh Van Asch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Asch misses with a right hand
and Farrokhzad counters with a straight right hand.
Van Asch throws a jab but it's blocked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Asch manages to avoid it.
Van Asch seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad misses with an uppercut. Van Asch saw that one coming.
Farrokhzad moves out of range as Van Asch strikes.
Van Asch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farrokhzad throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Farrokhzad digs a good hook to Van Asch's body.
Farrokhzad throws a jab when Van Asch was well out of range.
Van Asch throws a jab when Farrokhzad was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Asch. Farrokhzad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farrokhzad defending well as Van Asch loads up on a big left hand.
Van Asch misses with a looping right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Farrokhzad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Farrokhzad connects with a right hand. Van Asch shakes it off.
Van Asch throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Asch drops his hands momentarily and Farrokhzad takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Asch throws a hook to the side of Farrokhzad's head but Farrokhzad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Asch looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Van Asch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Asch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Farrokhzad moves out of range of the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Asch misses with a shot to the body
and Farrokhzad counters with a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bardia Farrokhzad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Farrokhzad's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Farrokhzad digs a good body shot into Van Asch's ribs.
Van Asch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farrokhzad was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Asch.
A lazy left from Farrokhzad finds it's target.
Farrokhzad scores with a hook.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch there but Van Asch circles away.
Farrokhzad works Van Asch's body with a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bardia Farrokhzad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Farrokhzad 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:49
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bardia Farrokhzad!
Bardia Farrokhzad is the new bantamweight champion!
Our winner, Bardia Farrokhzad, 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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