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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Lil Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrea Mangiacapre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrea Mangiacapre is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lil Wayne! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrea Mangiacapre! The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wayne forces Mangiacapre back against the ropes and clinches. Mangiacapre lands a body punch. A nice glancing elbow lands by Mangiacapre. Mangiacapre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Wayne lands with a light punch inside. Mangiacapre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mangiacapre taking a breather. Mangiacapre has a couple of punches blocked by Wayne.
Wayne blocks an uppercut.
Mangiacapre struggles to land a body shot inside as Wayne controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mangiacapre. Wayne looking to slow down the pace here. Mangiacapre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wayne trying to control the position but instead, Mangiacapre has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wayne into the ropes. Mangiacapre looking to slow down the pace here. Mangiacapre dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wayne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Mangiacapre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Still in the clinch, Mangiacapre scores with a nice short uppercut. Wayne slows down the pace here.
Wayne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mangiacapre.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mangiacapre. A head punch blocked on the inside by Wayne. Wayne breaks the clinch.
Andrea Mangiacapre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mangiacapre tries to clinch and Wayne counters by moving into the clinch. Mangiacapre misses with a short punch on the inside. Mangiacapre pushes Wayne back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Wayne manages to break the clinch.
Wayne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mangiacapre moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wayne is looking to break free of the clinch but Mangiacapre has double underhooks. Stalling in the clinch from Mangiacapre.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Wayne lands a nice uppercut. Wayne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wayne is looking to score with low kicks. Mangiacapre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wayne paws at him with a jab and circles away. Mangiacapre tries to clinch but Wayne moves out of range. The fight stays on the outside here - Mangiacapre looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Mangiacapre tries to clinch there but Wayne circles away.
Mangiacapre tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wayne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Wayne misses with a hook. Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mangiacapre manages to avoid it. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Mangiacapre is looking to clinch. Mangiacapre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mangiacapre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wayne paws at him with a jab and circles away. Wayne keeps the fight on the outside. Mangiacapre moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrea Mangiacapre dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wayne keeps the fight on the outside. Mangiacapre tries to clinch but Wayne is having none of it. A shot to the liver by Wayne. Beautiful body shot. Mangiacapre looks to clinch and Wayne counters with a one-two to the body. Wayne has managed to clinch.
Mangiacapre scores with a knee to the head.
Wayne gets through Mangiacapre's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. We've been informed that Mangiacapre has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Mangiacapre is struggling to control the position. Wayne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mangiacapre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Wayne blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Mangiacapre fails to land. Mangiacapre leaning against his opponent.
Mangiacapre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Mangiacapre. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mangiacapre. 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! Mangiacapre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mangiacapre lands with a light punch inside. Mangiacapre has a couple of punches blocked by Wayne.
Mangiacapre scores with an uppercut up the middle. Mangiacapre keeps control of Wayne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Wayne manages to break the clinch.
Mangiacapre is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Mangiacapre wants to clinch up but Wayne keeps it at a distance. Wayne misses with a series of wild punches.
Wayne circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mangiacapre looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Mangiacapre wants to clinch up but Wayne keeps it at a distance. Mangiacapre tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wayne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Mangiacapre tries to clinch but Wayne moves out of range. Mangiacapre tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wayne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mangiacapre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Wayne darts in and clinches Mangiacapre up against the ropes. Mangiacapre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. A quick uppercut on the inside from Mangiacapre. A short right hand to the side of the head by Mangiacapre. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Mangiacapre is looking to control Wayne's arms but Wayne gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mangiacapre has his back to the ropes. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mangiacapre misses with a hook from the clinch. Andrea Mangiacapre seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Nice body punch from Mangiacapre - that landed with a thud.
The referee calls for Mangiacapre to work.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mangiacapre. Mangiacapre lands with a light punch inside. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A short right from Mangiacapre on the inside. Wayne is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. Mangiacapre lands with a light punch inside. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrea Mangiacapre 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mangiacapre tries to clinch but Wayne is having none of it. Mangiacapre wants to clinch up but Wayne keeps it at a distance. Wayne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Mangiacapre is looking to clinch but Wayne is avoiding it.
Mangiacapre clinches with his opponent.
Mangiacapre taking a breather. Wayne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mangiacapre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wayne backwards. Good body shot from Mangiacapre.
Wayne tries to stall but Mangiacapre uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mangiacapre lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wayne or not. Wayne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mangiacapre has him pressed against the ropes. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Mangiacapre just leaning against Wayne, taking a breather. A short left from Mangiacapre. Mangiacapre misses with a body punch.
Mangiacapre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Wayne working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mangiacapre effectively controlling the action here. Mangiacapre lands an uppercut. A battle for position here, against the ropes. Mangiacapre scores with a nice hook to the head. Wayne takes an elbow to the temple. Mangiacapre tries to throw a body punch but Wayne avoids it by throwing Mangiacapre back against the ropes. Wayne wants to break free but Mangiacapre has control.
Wayne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes. Mangiacapre tries to stall but Wayne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mangiacapre lands an uppercut. Wayne is looking to break free of the clinch but Mangiacapre has double underhooks. Mangiacapre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mangiacapre looking to stall.
Mangiacapre tries a body shot but Wayne blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mangiacapre working aggressively here.
Mangiacapre stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Wayne tries to stall but Mangiacapre uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mangiacapre struggles to land a body shot inside as Wayne controls his hands.
Mangiacapre displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wayne up against the ropes. Wayne takes a knee right on the jaw!
Still in the clinch, Mangiacapre scores with a nice short uppercut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Mangiacapre misses with some punches.
Mangiacapre is leaning against Wayne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Mangiacapre works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Mangiacapre is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Still in the clinch, Mangiacapre scores with a nice short uppercut. Lil Wayne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Andrea Mangiacapre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Mangiacapre lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight! Andrea Mangiacapre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Mangiacapre 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30 Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30 Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrea Mangiacapre! Andrea Mangiacapre 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bv Rasp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
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205 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very quick
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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
28 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bv Rasp! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Oliveira! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rasp misses with a body shot.
Rasp looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Oliveira looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! Oliveira slips a jab and a cross from Rasp.
Oliveira lands a two punch combo.
Rasp throws a body punch but Oliveira moves out of range. Oliveira closes the distance but Rasp moves to the side and Rasp counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rasp. Rasp digs a right hand into Oliveira's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oliveira's gas tank. A shot in the inside from Rasp. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Rasp lands a nice uppercut. With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rasp creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Oliveira is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rasp is keeping busy. Oliveira is trying to force a seperation but Rasp has the dominant position. Rasp manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rasp lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oliveira.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rasp lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oliveira or not. Stalling in the clinch from Rasp.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Rasp for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure. Rasp presses Oliveira against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Rasp pushes Oliveira back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Rasp scores with a hook to the body. Rasp lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A shot in the inside from Rasp. Rasp cracks Oliveira with a nice body shot. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rasp. Rasp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Oliveira on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Rasp lands a right hook to the body.
Rasp changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rasp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oliveira was well out of range. Poor timing from Rasp. Rasp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oliveira on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Oliveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rasp throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Oliveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rasp dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Rasp scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Rasp misses the shot to the body. Rasp jabs Oliveira to the body, keeping him at a distance. Rasp lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Oliveira at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Rasp lands a slapping body shot.
Rasp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rasp lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Thiago Oliveira has been cut. Rasp throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oliveira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bv Rasp dominated that round. The cut man is working on Thiago Oliveira's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rasp swings for the body but Oliveira moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Oliveira. Rasp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oliveira was well out of range. Poor timing from Rasp. Rasp takes a swing at Oliveira's ribcage but misses. Rasp displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Rasp ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Oliveira has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Rasp dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Rasp swings for the body but Oliveira moves out of range.
A slow jab from Oliveira misses its intended target. Rasp looks to score with a jab to the body but Oliveira is just out of range. Bv Rasp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Rasp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oliveira is breathing heavily. Rasp misses with a series of wild punches.
Rasp takes a swing at Oliveira's ribcage but misses. Bv Rasp is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Oliveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rasp just misses with a punch to the body.
Rasp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliveira manages to avoid it. Rasp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oliveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rasp is looking to wear down Oliveira with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Oliveira tries to clinch but fails miserably and Rasp moves into the clinch. Rasp lands with a left to the head. Rasp works on Oliveira's body with a couple of short punches. Rasp lands a shot to the body. Rasp stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Rasp lands a nice knee to the body. A shot in the inside from Rasp. A nice left hand lands by Rasp.
Rasp pushes Oliveira back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Rasp lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rasp lands a nice shot to the body. Rasp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Rasp jabs Oliveira to the body, keeping him at a distance. Rasp lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Oliveira is rocked! Rasp catches Oliveira with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Oliveira forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bv Rasp!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between George Huang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Cider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huang comes to the ring accompanied by Special Agent Huang. Cider has chosen Trailerhood as his entrance music. Justin Cider is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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167 lbs
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154 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Huang! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Justin Cider ! The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Huang!
Huang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cider has managed to clinch.
Cider lands a right hand. Huang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Cider lands a left hand.
Cider misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Huang.
Cider misses with a knee strike.
Huang looking to throw knees to the head but Cider is blocking nicely.
A short left from Cider . Huang tries to land knees in the clinch but Cider avoids the damage to the body. Huang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Cider tries to land knees in the clinch but Huang avoids the damage to the body. Cider prevents Huang from breaking the clinch. Huang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Cider with a hook. Jab by Cider . Huang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Justin Cider seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Cider throws a leg kick but Huang moved away. Cider misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huang.
Huang has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soco na mãe - Stand Up Striking in the buildup to the fight. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Huang closes the distance and pushes Cider back into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cider tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Huang avoids it. Cider tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Huang looking to slow down the pace here. Huang managing to block the knees to the body from Cider .
Cider throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Huang blocks it with crossed arms. Cider throws a knee to the head but misses.
Huang takes a knee to the side of the body. Huang avoiding damage as Cider throws knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Huang.
Huang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Huang is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. Cider trying to stall but Huang improves his position.
Cider tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Huang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Huang lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Huang has had enough of the clinch but Cider keeps him there for the moment. Cider scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cider managing to block the knees to the body from Huang.
Huang has had enough of the clinch but Cider keeps him there for the moment. Cider lands a nice knee to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Cider misses with a hook from the clinch. Cider avoids the elbow strike from Huang, against the ropes.
Cider scores with a knee to the head.
Cider misses with a knee to the head. Knees to the body from Cider .
A knee to the head by Cider .
Huang avoiding damage as Cider throws knees to the body.
Cider blocking some punches.
Cider lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cider . The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Huang looking to slow down the pace here. Come on Huang - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees to the body from Cider .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Cider dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cider swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cider cracks Huang with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Huang circles away from the clinch attempt letting Huang counter with a right hand. Huang pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cider is out of range and Huang settles back down. Cider tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Huang paws at him with a jab and circles away. Huang has Cider up against the ropes in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Cider .
Huang takes a knee to the side of the body. Cider lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Huang misses with a hook from the clinch. Huang has had enough of the clinch but Cider keeps him there for the moment. Cider landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Huang is looking to control Cider 's arms but Cider gets an underhook and turns him. Now Huang has his back to the ropes. Cider wants to stall.
Cider misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round. Huang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Cider putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Huang in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Cider with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Huang misses with a knee to the head. Huang takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like George Huang has been cut. Knees to the body from Cider .
Cider with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cider obliges. Cider unloads a knee to the mid-section. Huang takes a knee to the side of the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Cider misses with a body punch.
Cider tries to stall but Huang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cider utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Cider swings wildly with an uppercut but Huang uses good head movement to avoid it. Cider scores with a shot to the side of Huang's head. Cider scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cider lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Huang backwards. A battle for position here, against the ropes. Cider missing with knees to the body.
Cider cracks Huang with a nice body shot. A battle for position here, against the ropes. Cider trying to land knees to the body.
Cider makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Huang looking to stall.
Cider prevents a body shot from Huang. Cider is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Cider unloads a knee to the mid-section. Huang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Cider tries to throw a body punch but Huang avoids it by throwing Cider back against the ropes. Huang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Cider showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on George Huang'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cider lands the left hand. Justin Cider is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Cider misses with a wild combination.
George Huang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. An inside leg kick from Cider misses. Cider tries to close the distance and clinch but Huang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Nice defenses there by Huang. Cider tries to clinch there but Huang circles away.
Jab, jab by Cider - just one landing. Cider ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Huang moves away. Cider tries to clinch up. Huang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Cider tries to clinch and Huang counters with a one-two to the body. Huang throws a combination that misses and Cider counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Huang thinking. Cider has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Huang moves out of range as Cider strikes. Huang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cider .
Cider tries to keep at a distance but Huang has taken the fight into the clinch. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cider as Huang tries to tie him up. Justin Cider seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cider tries to work over Huang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Huang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Huang checks a leg kick nicely. Huang gets tackled into the ropes by Cider . Cider maintains the clinch. Cider misses with a knee to the head. Huang blocking some punches.
Huang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cider on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cider misses with a knee to the head. Huang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cider connects with a knee to the head.
Huang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cider is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Huang is defending well for now. Huang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Huang looking to slow down the pace here. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Huang obliges. Huang is trying to break the clinch but Cider is controlling him. Cider lands a nice knee to the body. Cider has Huang pressed against the ropes, preventing Huang from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Huang as Cider tries to tie him up. Cider looking to throw knees to the head but Huang is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Cider has Huang pressed against the ropes, preventing Huang from circling away and getting back to striking at range. George Huang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Huang misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Justin Cider . Well Cider has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30 Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30 Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Cider ! During a confident post fight interview, Justin Cider thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Charles Menezes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Menezes comes to the ring accompanied by Charlinho, o menino que só queria estudar - Hermes & Renato. 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 super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
17 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Menezes! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael McCarthy! The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! McCarthy slips a jab from Menezes. Menezes clinches with his opponent.
Nice elbow from McCarthy. Menezes is trying to break the clinch but McCarthy is controlling him. McCarthy throws an elbow but it misses.
McCarthy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCarthy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. With the fighters up against the ropes, McCarthy throws an elbow but misses. McCarthy tries to work over Menezes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Menezes blocks an elbow strike. McCarthy lands an elbow inside that Menezes shrugs off. McCarthy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McCarthy lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Menezes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Menezes blocks a body shot from McCarthy. McCarthy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. McCarthy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round. Menezes blocks an elbow strike. McCarthy trying to land knees to the body.
McCarthy pushes off an throws an elbow but Menezes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. McCarthy tries a body shot but Menezes blocks it.
McCarthy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Menezes's elbow. With the fighters up against the ropes, McCarthy throws an elbow but misses. McCarthy can't find room to land a body shot as Menezes controls the action.
McCarthy pushes off an throws an elbow but Menezes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. McCarthy looks to throw an elbow but misses. McCarthy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. McCarthy looks to throw an elbow but misses. Menezes avoids the elbow strike from McCarthy, against the ropes.
Menezes blocks an elbow strike from McCarthy.
Menezes is trying to break the clinch but McCarthy has him pressed against the ropes. Menezes takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McCarthy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Menezes is breathing heavily. McCarthy tries to land a knee to the head but Menezes blocks with his arms.
Menezes blocks an elbow strike. McCarthy misses with an elbow strike.
McCarthy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Menezes's defenses. McCarthy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Menezes dodges an elbow strike from McCarthy.
McCarthy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Menezes's defenses.
It looks like Charles Menezes has been cut. This has been an exciting period of action! Menezes avoids the elbow strike from McCarthy, against the ropes.
McCarthy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. McCarthy works on Menezes's body with a couple of short punches. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A short body shot lands from McCarthy as the two fighters clinch.
McCarthy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McCarthy throws an elbow that misses.
Menezes takes an elbow to the forehead. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael McCarthy dominated that round. The cut man is working on Charles Menezes's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McCarthy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCarthy doesn't manage to clinch there - Menezes circles away.
McCarthy tries to clinch but Menezes is having none of it. McCarthy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCarthy clinches with his opponent.
McCarthy tries to throw a body punch but Menezes avoids it by throwing McCarthy back against the ropes. McCarthy throws an elbow that misses.
McCarthy presses Menezes against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Menezes blocks an elbow strike from McCarthy.
Menezes takes an elbow to the temple. McCarthy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Menezes blocks the elbow strike.
Menezes blocks the elbow strike.
Menezes dodges an elbow strike from McCarthy.
McCarthy misses with an elbow over the top. Menezes is trying to break the clinch but McCarthy has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Menezes tries to circle away but McCarthy has him pinned against the ropes. McCarthy misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Menezes blocks the elbow strike.
McCarthy pushes off an throws an elbow but Menezes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. McCarthy throws an elbow that misses.
McCarthy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. McCarthy looks to throw an elbow but misses. McCarthy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Michael McCarthy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Menezes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Menezes circles away from the clinch attempt.
McCarthy wants to clinch. McCarthy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by McCarthy. A solid body kick from McCarthy. McCarthy dodges the punch combination from Menezes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McCarthy forces Menezes back against the ropes and clinches. Menezes blocks the elbow strike.
McCarthy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. McCarthy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McCarthy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. McCarthy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action! Menezes wants to break the clinch but can't.
McCarthy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McCarthy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Menezes blocks the elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. McCarthy looks to throw an elbow but misses. McCarthy pushes off an throws an elbow but Menezes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. McCarthy struggles to land a body shot inside as Menezes controls his hands.
McCarthy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael McCarthy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Charles Menezes's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McCarthy gets in close and instigates a clinch. With the two fighters working up against the ropes, McCarthy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Menezes's brow. McCarthy misses with a knee to the head. McCarthy missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. McCarthy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. McCarthy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McCarthy lands an elbow inside that Menezes shrugs off. McCarthy tries to throw a body punch but Menezes avoids it by throwing McCarthy back against the ropes. McCarthy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Menezes avoids the elbow strike from McCarthy, against the ropes.
McCarthy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Menezes's defenses. McCarthy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Menezes's elbow. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Menezes tries to circle away but McCarthy has him pinned against the ropes. McCarthy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Menezes tries to break the clinch but McCarthy is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. McCarthy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. McCarthy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCarthy misses with a body punch.
McCarthy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McCarthy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Menezes dodges an elbow strike from McCarthy.
McCarthy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Menezes dodges an elbow strike from McCarthy.
McCarthy lands a nice elbow. McCarthy lands an elbow inside that Menezes shrugs off. McCarthy misses with an elbow strike.
Menezes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCarthy fakes the leg kick and cracks Menezes in the body. McCarthy tries to clinch but Menezes is having none of it. Menezes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Menezes misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from McCarthy. Michael McCarthy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A head kick misses from McCarthy. McCarthy tries to clinch but Menezes is having none of it. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Menezes misses with a two punch combination.
McCarthy darts in and clinches Menezes up against the ropes. This has been an exciting period of action! McCarthy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. McCarthy lands a nice elbow. McCarthy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. McCarthy lands an elbow that stopped Menezes in his tracks for a moment. McCarthy misses with a punch to the body.
Menezes blocks an elbow strike from McCarthy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. McCarthy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Menezes blocks an elbow strike from McCarthy.
McCarthy pushes off an throws an elbow but Menezes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. Charles Menezes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Michael McCarthy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. McCarthy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight! Michael McCarthy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well McCarthy 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30 Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30 Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael McCarthy!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Al Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Rusev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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218 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Al Bundy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vladimir Rusev! The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rusev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. The fight stays on the outside here - Rusev looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Al Bundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A looping hook to the body misses from Rusev. Bundy does a little dance to reset his feet. Rusev tried to score with a low kick but Bundy checks it. Bundy lands a right and a left and another right! Rusev 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 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Al Bundy! After winning the bout, Al Bundy 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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