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STRIKE! 7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Derek Combs (ranked 3580 p4p, 4749 weight class) and Darwin Hampton (ranked 383 p4p, 203 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darwin Hampton!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hampton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Combs.
Combs ducks under a wild hook from Hampton.
Hampton stuns Combs with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Combs throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hampton on the side of the head.
Hampton misses with a looping right.
Hampton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Combs.
Combs darts in and clinches Hampton up against the ropes.
Hampton breaks from the clinch.
Combs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hampton.
Combs takes a jab right on the kisser.
Combs lands a head shot.
Hampton moves out of range of the strikes.
Combs swings for the body but Hampton moves out of range.
A slow jab from Hampton misses its intended target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Hampton.
Combs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
No joy there for Hampton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hampton slips a jab from Combs.
Hampton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hampton misses with a hook. Combs ducked under it nicely.
Combs misses with a straight left.
Combs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hampton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
 Hampton is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Combs engages and cracks Hampton with a massive lead left hook - Hampton tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Combs is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derek Combs!
During a confident post fight interview, Derek Combs thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dutch Schultz (ranked 18718 p4p, 3637 weight class) and Temirbek Yuldashev (ranked 532 p4p, 386 weight class). Yuldashev has chosen My Heart Is Cold as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 42 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dutch Schultz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Temirbek Yuldashev!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz throws a head kick but Yuldashev moves out of range.
Schultz lands a jab-cross combination.
Schultz lands a head shot.
Yuldashev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schultz slips a straight right by Yuldashev.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yuldashev crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Schultz - the referee stops the clock and Yuldashev gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Schultz. Yuldashev manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Schultz avoids a kick to the body.
Schultz throws a body punch but Yuldashev moves out of range.
Schultz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yuldashev circles away quickly and effectively.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yuldashev.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schultz throws a head kick but Yuldashev moves out of range.
Schultz throws a series of punches but Yuldashev avoids them all with ease.
Nice body kick from Schultz.
Schultz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yuldashev counters with a nice leg kick.
Schultz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yuldashev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schultz misses with an uppercut
and Yuldashev counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Schultz tries to land a body kick
and Yuldashev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yuldashev lands a right and a left and another right! Schultz goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Temirbek Yuldashev!
Temirbek Yuldashev thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Kai Rossiter (ranked 4596 p4p, 997 weight class) and Shahzad Abdelrahman (ranked 469 p4p, 143 weight class). Abdelrahman has chosen Blow The Whistle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 26 - 0, fighting out of London, Kai Rossiter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shahzad Abdelrahman!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossiter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rossiter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Abdelrahman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rossiter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Abdelrahman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rossiter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman misses with a body shot.
Rossiter is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Abdelrahman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rossiter.
Abdelrahman is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rossiter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abdelrahman was well out of range. Poor timing from Rossiter.
Abdelrahman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Danga de danga de dang - Abdelrahman scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abdelrahman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rossiter takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Abdelrahman connects with a body shot that sends Rossiter's belly button to the back.
Rossiter doesn't manage to clinch there - Abdelrahman circles away.
A shot to the body from Rossiter misses
and Abdelrahman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rossiter throws the kick towards the body but Abdelrahman avoids it.
Abdelrahman only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossiter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abdelrahman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rossiter is looking to wear down Abdelrahman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Good leg kick by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman moves away from the strike by Rossiter.
Abdelrahman has managed to clinch.
A short left from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman scores with a shot to the side of Rossiter's head.
Abdelrahman misses with an elbow strike.
Abdelrahman blocks an uppercut.
Rossiter misses with the head strike.
Rossiter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rossiter takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Abdelrahman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abdelrahman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdelrahman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rossiter avoids a wild elbow strike from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Rossiter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rossiter misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman gets through Rossiter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rossiter backwards.
Rossiter trying to land knees to the body.
Rossiter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abdelrahman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman cracks Rossiter with a nice body shot.
Abdelrahman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abdelrahman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Our sources have told us that Rossiter has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Rossiter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right from Abdelrahman.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rossiter managing to block the knees to the body from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Abdelrahman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abdelrahman lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shahzad Abdelrahman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Abdelrahman rushes Rossiter and presses him up against the ropes.
Rossiter tries to work over Abdelrahman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abdelrahman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rossiter misses with some punches.
Abdelrahman digs a right hand underneath Rossiter's ribcage. Rossiter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Abdelrahman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rossiter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman slips a straight right by Rossiter.
Abdelrahman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rossiter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abdelrahman clinches up against the ropes.
Abdelrahman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Abdelrahman lands a hook that snaps the head of Rossiter backwards.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Rossiter throws an elbow but misses.
Abdelrahman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abdelrahman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Rossiter looking to throw knees to the head but Abdelrahman is blocking nicely.
Abdelrahman misses with an elbow over the top.
Abdelrahman lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossiter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rossiter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abdelrahman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rossiter avoids it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abdelrahman.
Rossiter digs a right hand into Abdelrahman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Abdelrahman's gas tank.
Rossiter blocks an elbow strike from Abdelrahman.
Shahzad Abdelrahman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Abdelrahman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abdelrahman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
 It looks like Kai Rossiter has been cut.
Rossiter avoids the elbow strike from Abdelrahman, against the ropes.
Abdelrahman lands with a left to the head.
Abdelrahman lands with a light punch inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Abdelrahman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rossiter's brow.
Abdelrahman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Abdelrahman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abdelrahman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rossiter tries to land a body kick
and Abdelrahman counters by moving into the clinch.
Rossiter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Abdelrahman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abdelrahman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rossiter has a couple of punches blocked by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman avoiding damage as Rossiter throws knees to the body.
Abdelrahman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Abdelrahman blocking some punches.
Abdelrahman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abdelrahman prevents a body shot from Rossiter.
Abdelrahman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Rossiter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rossiter missing with knees to the body.
Rossiter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abdelrahman pushes off an throws an elbow but Rossiter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Abdelrahman lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abdelrahman scores with a hook to the body.
Rossiter swings wildly with an uppercut but Abdelrahman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdelrahman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Abdelrahman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shahzad Abdelrahman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kai Rossiter's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Abdelrahman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abdelrahman takes the fight into the clinch.
Rossiter misses with a body punch.
Abdelrahman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abdelrahman drives through and clinches with Rossiter against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Rossiter.
Abdelrahman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Rossiter.
Rossiter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Abdelrahman misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdelrahman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rossiter. That did some damage!
Rossiter tries to move into range but Abdelrahman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rossiter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abdelrahman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rossiter tries a head kick but it misses.
Abdelrahman throws a body punch but Rossiter moves out of range.
Kai Rossiter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman throws a low kick but Rossiter moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick from Abdelrahman, right into the meat of the thigh.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rossiter.
Rossiter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shahzad Abdelrahman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rossiter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rossiter gets tackled into the ropes by Abdelrahman. Abdelrahman maintains the clinch.
Rossiter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman lands a left hand.
Rossiter struggles to land a body shot inside as Abdelrahman controls his hands.
Abdelrahman manages to break the clinch.
Abdelrahman clinches.
Rossiter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abdelrahman avoids it.
Rossiter throws a punch but it's blocked by Abdelrahman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abdelrahman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abdelrahman blocks a body shot from Rossiter.
Abdelrahman lands with a short shot to the head.
Abdelrahman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Abdelrahman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rossiter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman lands a hook that snaps the head of Rossiter backwards.
Abdelrahman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abdelrahman lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Abdelrahman as the two fighters clinch.
Abdelrahman lands with a right to the head.
Abdelrahman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shahzad Abdelrahman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Abdelrahman 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shahzad Abdelrahman!
A victorious Shahzad Abdelrahman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Chinza Machida (ranked 23848 p4p, 3025 weight class) and Dante Black (ranked 542 p4p, 340 weight class). Machida's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Best Way To Die. Black has chosen Mack the Knife as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Chinza Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Dante Black!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black swinging wildly here.
A quick step to the side and Machida tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machida slips a jab from Black.
Black tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machida connects with a looping right hand.
Machida catches Black with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Black looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Machida thumps Black with a low kick.
Machida lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Black at a distance.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Black paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Black misses.
Black throws a series of punches but Machida moves out of range.
Black thows a leg kick but Machida checks it
and Machida counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Black tries to bum rush Machida with a series of wild strikes but Machida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Machida was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Black misses with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Black checks a leg kick.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Machida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Machida avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sloppy strikes from Black. Those never looked like landing.
Machida throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Machida takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Machida cracks Black with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida connects with a looping right hand.
Black ducks right into an uppercut from Machida.
Black misses with a hook
and Machida counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Black thinking.
Machida lands a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Black.
Black pushes Machida up against the ropes in a clinch.
Black working aggressively here.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Machida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Black blocking some punches.
Machida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Black finds it's way through Machida's defenses.
Black gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Machida.
Dante Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Black drops his hands momentarily and Machida takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Black's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Machida connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Black scrambles back to his feet.
Black closes the distance and pushes Machida back into the ropes.
Black blocks an uppercut.
Black throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Machidas head.
Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black avoids the body shot from Machida.
Black looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Black takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
It looks like Machida has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Black checks a leg kick.
Machida fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Black is out of range.
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Machida.
Black misses the shot to the body.
Black throws out a loose jab but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black fails with an attempt to clinch.
Black tries to clinch there but Machida circles away.
Machida is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A leg kick checked by Machida.
Black wants to clinch up but Machida keeps it at a distance.
A quick step to the side and Machida tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black misses with a left hand
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Black throws a left and a right that both miss
and Machida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Black takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machida.
Machida changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Black moves into the clinch successfully.
Machida lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machida.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chinza Machida dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Machida.
Machida scores with a nice head shot.
Black moves away from the strike by Machida.
Black throws a poor cross that misses
and Machida counters with a nice uppercut.
Black looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Machida throwing a counter right hand but Black manages to avoid it.
Black looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Machida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Black can do to turn this around?
Machida with a jab.
 It looks like Dante Black has been cut.
Machida takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Machida is just out of range.
Machida throws a leg kick which misses Black's front leg but catches the back leg as Black tries to avoid it.
Chinza Machida is winning the standup battle so far.
Black throws a solid leg kick but Machida takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Black.
Machida was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Black throws a hook to the side of Machida's head but Machida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Black scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black misses with a body shot.
Machida moves out of range of the body kick from Black.
Black works the jab nicely.
Dante Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black misses the jab.
Black throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Black misses with a right hand
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Machida fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chinza Machida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Black tries to clinch there but Machida circles away.
Black clinches up with Machida and pushes him back against the ropes.
Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
Machida lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Machida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
Black swings wildly with an uppercut but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machida tries to work over Black's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machida.
Black misses with some punches.
Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
Black lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida lands a shoulder strike.
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machida's elbow.
Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
Black has had enough of the clinch but Machida keeps him there for the moment.
Black working aggressively here.
Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
Black misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Black takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Black looks to land a left hand but Machida moved out of range nicely.
Black takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Black throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chinza Machida will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dante Black's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Machida connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Black's hands.
Dante Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black tries to bum rush Machida with a series of wild strikes but Machida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Machida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Black tries to clinch but Machida moves out of range.
Black walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A lazy left from Black finds it's target.
Machida feints and then cracks Black's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Black down.
Machida bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Black's head.
Black misses with a few strikes there.
Machida swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Black tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Black lands a nice shot to the body.
Black throws a hook to the side of Machida's head but Machida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Black tries to clinch up.
Black lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machida scores with a kick to the body.
Black scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Machida doesn't seem bothered though.
A punch combination from Black misses.
Machida throws a nice outside leg kick.
Black throws a looping overhand right but Machida ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black misses with a body kick.
Black misses with a body shot.
It looked like Machida wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Machida lands a nice looking body shot.
Black throws a hook but Machida blocks it.
Machida throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Black tries to bum rush Machida with a series of wild strikes but Machida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Black wants to clinch.
Black tries to move into range but Machida moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Machida scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Black throws a right and a left that both miss.
Black tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Machida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Machida swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Machida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Black.
Black has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Machida lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Black shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Black does no damage.
Machida scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Black doesn't seem bothered though.
Machida scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Machida connects with a solid leg kick.
Black tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Machida is able to avoid easily.
Machida slips a straight right by Black.
Machida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machida was well out of range. Poor timing from Black.
Machida jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Black on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Black moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Machida moves out of range as Black strikes.
Machida throwing a counter right hand but Black manages to avoid it.
Machida scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Machida finds it's way round the side to connect with Black's head.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Machida pushes him off.
Machida takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Black tries to clinch up but Machida circles away and keeps his distance.
Machida feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Black takes one to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chinza Machida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Machida, 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chinza Machida!
Chinza Machida thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lee Murray (ranked 5809 p4p, 2948 weight class) and Julius Benedict (ranked 535 p4p, 334 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julius Benedict!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedict throws a body punch but Murray moves out of range.
Benedict loads up on a big right hand but Murray slips the punch.
Benedict throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Murray counter with a right hand.
Benedict changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murray checks a leg kick.
Benedict takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murray.
Benedict misses with a left hand
and Murray makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Murray seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Murray throws an overhand right that lands on Benedict's shoulder, as Benedict tries to avoid the shot.
Benedict let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Murray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benedict throws out the jab.
Benedict misses with a leg kick
enabling Murray to counter with a crisp jab.
Benedict throws a jab when Murray was well out of range.
Benedict misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray is looking to clinch.
Murray lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Murray cracks Benedict with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Benedict 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. Benedict looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Benedict is rocked!
Benedict is looking to slow Murray down with leg kicks.
Benedict is still on wobbly legs! Can Murray finish him?
Benedict thuds his shin into the meat of Murray's side.
Murray moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice cross by Murray.
Benedict is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedict.
Benedict just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Murray lands an impressive looking overhand right. Benedict doesn't seem phased though.
Murray doesn't manage to clinch there - Benedict circles away.
Murray tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benedict throws out a counter right but Murray avoids it with no problem.
Benedict throws a front kick aimed at Murray's knee but Murray avoids it well.
A punch lands to the side of Benedict 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A shot to the liver by Murray. Beautiful body shot.
Murray checks a leg kick.
Murray lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Murray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murray scores with a decent looking hook.
Benedict tries a low kick but Murray avoids it.
Murray throws a head kick that misses.
Benedict misses the jab.
Benedict takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray feints and then cracks Benedict's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benedict down.
Murray checks a leg kick nicely.
Benedict misses with a kick to the body.
Benedict seems to have recovered his senses.
Murray is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedict takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Murray uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Benedict has time to react.
We've been informed that Benedict has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Murray misses with a looping left.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Murray tenderised Benedict's leg. Benedict is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benedict swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murray.
Julius Benedict seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray forces Benedict back against the ropes and clinches.
Benedict tries to throw a body punch but Murray avoids it by throwing Benedict back against the ropes.
Murray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benedict.
Benedict swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Murray.
Benedict struggles to land a body shot inside as Murray controls his hands.
Benedict misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murray is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benedict is defending well for now.
Murray landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Benedict throws a knee to the head but misses.
Benedict lands a body shot.
Benedict blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Murray should take that round, based on the knockdown.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Benedict misses with a head kick.
Benedict feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murrays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Murray throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Benedict.
Benedict throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murray connects with a body shot that sends Benedict's belly button to the back.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Benedict.
Murray throws a counter high kick but Benedict was just alert enough to avoid it.
Benedict misses with a body punch
and Murray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benedict throws a jab when Murray was well out of range.
Murray is looking to counter with head kicks.
Donk. Benedict catches Murray right on the button with a cross.
Good leg kick by Murray.
Murray blocks a head kick by Benedict.
Benedict tried to score with a low kick but Murray checks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedict misses with a right hand
and Murray counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Benedict to the mat! Murray runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Benedict is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Benedict walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Benedict is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Lee Murray!
A victorious Lee Murray thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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#R1#
Ali'i blocks a head kick by Chai.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
Chai throws a nice looking combination but Ali'i bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ali'i flicks out a counter leg kick but Chai steps away.
An inside leg kick from Ali'i misses.
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chai throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ali'i avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ali'i throws a push kick but Chai slaps the foot to one side.
Chai is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ali'i lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ali'i.
Ali'i throws a leg kick
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tomahawk Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali'i throws a chopping leg kick but Chai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ali'i stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chai.
Nice defenses there by Ali'i.#T1#
Chai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ali'i. Ali'i circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big right from Chai misses.
Chai misses with a hook.
Ali'i was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chai walks into a stiff left hand from Ali'i.
Chai scores with a kick to the body.
A low kick lands for Chai.
Ali'i throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chai dips to his left and cracks Ali'i with an uppercut!
Chai misses with a straight right.
Chai misses with a shot to the body
and Ali'i counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ali'i jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ali'i.
Chai looks to throw the jab but Ali'i is out of range. #T2#
Chai misses with a combination
and Ali'i counters with a nice kick to the body.
Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ali'i has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ali'i on the side of the head.
Ali'i takes one to the chin there.
Chai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chai tests Ali'i's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chai throws a body punch but Ali'i moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali'i throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chai jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Chai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chai sizes up Ali'i with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tomahawk Chai dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Chai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chai staying out of range there.
Ali'i on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chai. Chai obviously looking to wear him down.
Chai swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ali'i counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chai's knee momentarily.
Nice shot by Ali'i.
Chai throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ali'i's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ali'i.#ROC2#Chai is rocked!
Chai misses with a leg kick
and Ali'i counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kekoa Ali'i!
A less than humble Kekoa Ali'i misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ubaldo Cortez (ranked 1707 p4p, 21510 weight class) and Wesley Taurus (ranked 218 p4p, 562 weight class). Taurus has chosen Country Boy - Aaron Lewis as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ubaldo Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 26 - 4, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wesley Taurus!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Cortez. That's going to slow Taurus down.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cortez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Cortez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Taurus moves out of range of the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Taurus. Those never looked like landing.
Cortez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Wesley Taurus has been cut.
Cortez lands a head shot.
Cortez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taurus.
Cortez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Taurus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Taurus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taurus moves away.
Cortez slips a straight right by Taurus.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Taurus.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez throws a head kick but Taurus moves out of range.
Taurus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus slips under a jab.
Cortez throws a sloppy head kick and Taurus moves out of range easily.
Taurus lands a really nice looking cross but Cortez seems unphased.
Taurus ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Cortez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taurus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Taurus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cortez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cortez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Taurus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taurus misses with a looping right.
Taurus slips a straight right by Cortez.
Wesley Taurus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taurus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cortez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crunch! Taurus slams his shin into Cortez's torso.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Taurus misses the jab.
It looked like Cortez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A nice inside leg kick there by Taurus. That's going to slow Cortez down.
Cortez throws a wild body kick that Taurus sees coming a mile off.
Cortez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Taurus misses with a wild body shot.
Cortez staying out of range there.
Taurus lands with a nice body kick.
Cortez throws a sloppy head kick and Taurus moves out of range easily.
Cortez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cortez throws a front kick aimed at Taurus's knee but Taurus avoids it well.
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 Ubaldo Cortez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wesley Taurus's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Taurus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cortez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Taurus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Taurus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cortez misses with a straight left.
Cortez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cortez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Taurus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Taurus shapes to counter with a head kick.
Taurus throws a head kick that half lands.
Cortez throws a right hand that misses
and Taurus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cortez's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taurus's hands.
Cortez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taurus manages to avoid it.
Taurus swings widly with a right hand
and Cortez counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Taurus on his ass! Taurus wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
Taurus is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taurus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taurus is still on wobbly legs! Can Cortez finish him?
Taurus throws a low kick but Cortez avoids it.
Cortez looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Taurus seems to have recovered his senses.
Cortez takes a swing at Taurus's ribcage but misses.
Cortez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taurus was well out of range. Poor timing from Cortez.
Taurus punishes Cortez's body with a nice straight punch.
Taurus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cortez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cortez is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Taurus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cortez throws a hook to the side of Taurus's head but Taurus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cortez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wesley Taurus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taurus moves out of range of the strikes.
Taurus scores with a head kick.
Cortez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taurus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taurus slips under a jab from Cortez.
Cortez looks to score with a jab to the body but Taurus is just out of range.
Taurus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Taurus, as that shot connected.
Taurus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taurus is looking to slow Cortez down with leg kicks.
Taurus throws a head kick that misses.
Cortez lands with a kick to the ribs.
A jab from Cortez misses.
Taurus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cortez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taurus.
Cortez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taurus.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice straight punches there by Taurus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Taurus.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ubaldo Cortez will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Wesley Taurus's cut.
That's time! Cortez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Cortez blocks a head kick by Taurus.
An inside leg kick lands from Cortez.
Taurus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cortez at a distance.
A shot to the body from Cortez misses
and Taurus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Taurus.
Taurus loads up on a big right hand but Cortez slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Cortez misses the target.
Taurus scores with a sloppy right hand. Cortez should have avoided that one.
A lazy left from Taurus finds it's target.
Cortez throws an off balance right hand
letting Taurus counter with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Taurus.
Taurus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cortez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taurus scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus throws out a loose jab but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Cortez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Taurus slips under a jab.
Taurus blocks a head kick by Cortez.
Taurus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cortez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taurus lands with a kick to the temple. Cortez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Taurus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cortez if he has to take too many more of those.
Taurus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Taurus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taurus moves forwards but Cortez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Taurus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cortez misses with a right hand
and Taurus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taurus throws an overhand right that lands on Cortez's shoulder, as Cortez tries to avoid the shot.
Cortez throws a lazy right hand but Taurus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Taurus responds with a good body kick, but Cortez manages to step out the way in time.
Taurus throws a body shot but no joy.
Cortez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cortez is looking to counter punch.
Cortez scoring well with a low kick there.
Cortez misses with an uppercut.
A countering left hand to the body from Taurus misses.
Cortez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cortez throws a poor cross that misses
and Taurus counters with a right hand to the body.
Taurus throws a sloppy head kick and Cortez moves out of range easily.
Cortez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Cortez misses the target.
Cortez takes a swing at Taurus's ribcage but misses.
Cortez throws a wild body kick that Taurus sees coming a mile off.
Decent striking displayed by Taurus there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez lunges at Taurus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Taurus's hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wesley Taurus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taurus 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ubaldo Cortez!
Ubaldo Cortez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Pharoah The First Chai (ranked 23819 p4p, 21564 weight class) and Piger Whok (ranked 380 p4p, 364 weight class). Whok has chosen King of Kings - Motorhead as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Piger Whok was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Pharoah The First Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Piger Whok!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chai lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Whok has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Whok and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Whok throws a front kick that sends Chai stumbling back into the ropes.
Whok moves in looking to clinch but Chai pushes him off.
Whok motions for Chai to come forward. Whok throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Chai backs off Whok throws a huge counter combo but Chai manages to avoid it all.
Chai bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Whok fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chai checks it well.
Chai half committed to a counter leg kick.
A head kick misses from Whok.
Chai half committed to a counter leg kick.
A low kick from Whok is predictable there
and Chai counters with a nice uppercut.
Chai misses with a straight left.
Piger Whok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whok throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Whok wants to clinch up but Chai keeps it at a distance.
Chai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Whok. That did some damage!
A low kick lands for Chai.
Whok doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whok throws a half hearted mid kick.
Whok throws a low kick but Chai moves out of range easily.
Whok connects with a leg kick.
Whok darts in and clinches Chai up against the ropes.
Chai tries to land a knee to the head but Whok blocks with his arms.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whok throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chai dodges an elbow strike from Whok.
Chai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Whok throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
Whok throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chai blocks it with crossed arms.
Chai with a knee to the head.
Whok tries a body shot but Chai blocks it.
Chai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whok tries to clinch there but Chai circles away.
As Whok backs away, Chai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Whok fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Whok tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Chai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Whok is predictable there
and Chai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whok is rocked!
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!
Whok slips a jab from Chai.
Whok is still on wobbly legs! Can Chai finish him?
Chai checks a low kick from Whok.
Whok seems to have recovered his senses.
Chai dodges the punch combination from Whok.
Chai jabs Whok to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Whok attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good exchange - Whok coming out on top.
Chai throws out a loose jab but Whok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whok throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chai counters with a nice uppercut.
Chai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A lazy body kick from Whok
and Chai counters with an inside leg kick.
Chai blocks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pharoah The First Chai dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chai takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Chai scores with a nice strike.
Whok uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Chai throws a head kick that misses.
Whok scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Whok swinging wildly here.
Chai went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Whok is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whok misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chai throws a sloppy head kick and Whok moves out of range easily.
Chai throws a body punch but Whok moves out of range.
Chai moves out of range of the body kick from Whok.
Whok fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Whok misses
and Chai counters with a nice body shot.
Piger Whok is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whok throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chai counters with a good, hard body kick but Whok shrugs it off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Whok.
Whok lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chai circles away quickly and effectively.
Chai is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chai takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Whok scores with a head kick.
Whok misses with the combination.
Whok fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chai checks it well.
Chai lands with an uppercut that bounces Whok off the ropes and back into range.
Whok gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Whok looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whok blocks it with crossed arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai blocking some punches.
Chai lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai misses with the head strike.
Whok misses with a punch on the inside.
Whok using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whok on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Whok pushes off an throws an elbow but Chai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Chai manages to break the clinch.
Chai takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Whok with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Whok moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Chai blocks the leg kick.
Chai appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Whok attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Whok thows a leg kick but Chai checks it
and Whok takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whok can do to turn this around?
Chai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Whok walks into a big right hand from Chai and goes down! The referee sends Chai to a neutral corner as Whok gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whok glances at the clock... BAM! Chai nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Whok crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Whok is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pharoah The First Chai!
Pharoah The First Chai seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nikolai Magomedov (ranked 22199 p4p, 22710 weight class) and Toa Mudo (ranked 311 p4p, 262 weight class). Mudo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rise-Disturbed. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolai Magomedov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toa Mudo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mudo scores with a jab to the head.
Magomedov closes the distance and clinches.
Magomedov lands with a short shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mudo.
Mudo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Magomedov digs a right hand underneath Mudo's ribcage. Mudo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Magomedov lands a hook that snaps the head of Mudo backwards.
Mudo lands an elbow that stopped Magomedov in his tracks for a moment.
A short left from Magomedov.
Mudo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magomedov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Magomedov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mudo avoids it.
Magomedov leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Mudo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Magomedov as the two fighters clinch.
Magomedov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mudo is defending well for now.
Mudo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Magomedov's defenses.
Mudo throws an elbow that misses.
Mudo struggles to land a body shot inside as Magomedov controls his hands.
Magomedov blocks the elbow strike.
Mudo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Magomedov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mudo can turn it around.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mudo throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Mudo fails to land.
Magomedov pushes Mudo back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Mudo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mudo lands a damaging elbow.
Magomedov just leaning against Mudo, taking a breather.
Magomedov pushes Mudo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magomedov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Magomedov.
Magomedov presses Mudo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
I was talking to Magomedov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mudo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magomedov cracks Mudo with a nice body shot.
Mudo looks winded!
A nice left hand lands by Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mudo.
Magomedov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Magomedov lands a nice knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Magomedov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magomedov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Magomedov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Magomedov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov lands a body punch.
Magomedov is stalling here.
Mudo misses with the head strike.
Magomedov cracks Mudo with a nice body shot.
Magomedov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mudo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Magomedov.
Still in the clinch, Magomedov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Magomedov avoiding damage.
Magomedov slows down the pace here.
Magomedov is working Mudo over against the ropes.
Magomedov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mudo up against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magomedov digs a right hand underneath Mudo's ribcage. Mudo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Magomedov lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Magomedov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Magomedov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Magomedov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mudo, pushing him back against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Magomedov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Magomedov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mudo misses with some punches.
Mudo working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Magomedov.
A shot in the inside from Magomedov.
Magomedov is controlling Mudo's neck. Magomedov unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Mudo goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Nikolai Magomedov!
Nikolai Magomedov is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Bardia Farrokhzad (ranked 1549 p4p, 5868 weight class) and Cheyenne Little Dove (ranked 119 p4p, 313 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Farrokhzad might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rastak - Hele Mali (Iranian Fisherman Folk Song). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bardia Farrokhzad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cheyenne Little Dove!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrokhzad lands with a nice body punch.
Little Dove just misses with a punch to the body.
Little Dove loads up on a big right hand but Farrokhzad slips the punch.
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little Dove moves away.
Little Dove is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Farrokhzad with a body shot.
Farrokhzad connects with a right hand. Little Dove shakes it off.
Farrokhzad connects with a crisp jab.
Farrokhzad throws a series of punches but Little Dove avoids them all with ease.
Little Dove lands a nice shot that snaps Farrokhzad's head back.
Little Dove scores with a decent looking hook.
Farrokhzad slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Little Dove gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut.
Little Dove looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but Little Dove blocks with his arms.
Little Dove managing to block the knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
Little Dove tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farrokhzad's elbow.
Little Dove is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Little Dove working aggressively here.
Our sources have told us that Farrokhzad has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad can't find room to land a body shot as Little Dove controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Farrokhzad tries to work over Little Dove's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch on the inside.
Little Dove blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Little Dove on the inside.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farrokhzad tries a body shot but Little Dove blocks it.
Little Dove lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Farrokhzad or not.
A short left from Farrokhzad.
Little Dove scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Little Dove throws an elbow that misses.
Little Dove managing to block the knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Little Dove is trying to stall.
Farrokhzad has a couple of punches blocked by Little Dove.
Little Dove pushes off an throws an elbow but Farrokhzad leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Farrokhzad lands a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad is leaning against Little Dove and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Little Dove swings wildly with an uppercut but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little Dove throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Farrokhzad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Little Dove is defending well for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farrokhzad lands with a short shot to the head.
Farrokhzad blocks a body shot from Little Dove.
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
Little Dove softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Little Dove lands a damaging elbow.
Little Dove throws an elbow but it misses.
Farrokhzad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Farrokhzad lands a body shot.
Farrokhzad scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Farrokhzad.
Little Dove is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Farrokhzad trying to land knees to the body.
Farrokhzad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Little Dove backwards.
Farrokhzad throws a head punch that misses.
Little Dove fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bardia Farrokhzad dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Little Dove tries to close the distance and clinch but Farrokhzad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Farrokhzad avoids the body shot from Little Dove.
Farrokhzad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Little Dove just misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad misses with a straight left.
Little Dove looks to throw the jab but Farrokhzad is out of range.
Little Dove slips under a jab from Farrokhzad.
Little Dove looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Farrokhzad instigates a clinch.
Little Dove takes a shot to the head.
Little Dove pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Farrokhzad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Little Dove pushes Farrokhzad back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Farrokhzad - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Little Dove misses with some punches.
Little Dove lands with a right to the head.
Little Dove tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad tries to work over Little Dove's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little Dove misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Little Dove.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Little Dove has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Little Dove misses with a punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Little Dove tries to throw a body punch but Farrokhzad avoids it by throwing Little Dove back against the ropes.
Little Dove throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Farrokhzad blocks the elbow strike.
Farrokhzad scores a nice knee to the body.
Farrokhzad lands a body shot.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Little Dove blocks it.
Little Dove wants to stall.
Little Dove prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Farrokhzad on the inside.
Little Dove blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrokhzad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Little Dove is rocked!
Little Dove tries to work over Farrokhzad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farrokhzad misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Farrokhzad.
Little Dove throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Little Dove has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Farrokhzad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Little Dove misses with the head strike.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Little Dove avoids it.
Farrokhzad misses with some punches.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch on the inside.
Little Dove misses with an elbow over the top.
Farrokhzad lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Farrokhzad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Little Dove is still on wobbly legs! Can Farrokhzad finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Little Dove.
Little Dove's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farrokhzad has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Little Dove to the canvas! Can Little Dove beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Little Dove was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Farrokhzad is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Bardia Farrokhzad!
Bardia Farrokhzad retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Bardia Farrokhzad thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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