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Legacy K1 : GP 145 lbs Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Graice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigo Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Royce Graice's chin.
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130 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodrigo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Graice!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graice wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Graice cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
A head kick from Silva lands but Graice takes it in his stride.
It looks like Royce Graice has been cut.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Graice.
Graice tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Graice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva throws a head kick that Graice semi-blocks.
Graice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Graice connects with a crisp jab.
Graice fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Graice is rocked!
Graice drops his hands momentarily and Silva needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Graice just on the top of the head. Graice drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Graice - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rodrigo Silva!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Andre Vargas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira has chosen One stop as his entrance music. Thiago Oliveira will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargas throws a nice looking combination but Oliveira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vargas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Oliveira counters with a leg kick.
Vargas throws a series of punches but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira tries a quick counter leg kick but Vargas is wise to it.
No joy there for Vargas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vargas throws a combination that misses
and Oliveira counters with a low kick, right behind Vargas 's knee.
Vargas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vargas throws a right hand that Oliveira ducks under and follows up with a left that Oliveira also avoids with ease.
Oliveira feints a counter leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Vargas.
Oliveira tries a quick counter leg kick but Vargas is wise to it.
Vargas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Oliveira counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vargas tries to bum rush Oliveira with a series of wild strikes but Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oliveira feints a counter leg kick.
No joy there for Vargas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vargas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Vargas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas misses with a double jab
and Oliveira counters with a good low kick that Vargas was not able to check.
Andre Vargas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vargas throws a combination that misses
and Oliveira counters with a nice leg kick.
Vargas misses with a combination
and Oliveira counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Oliveira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oliveira only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Vargas throws a nice looking combination but Oliveira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vargas misses with a combination
and Oliveira counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vargas's knee momentarily.
Vargas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oliveira circles away quickly and effectively.
Vargas swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas misses with a wild combination.
Oliveira flicks out a counter leg kick but Vargas steps away.
Vargas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vargas misses with a combination
and Oliveira counters with an outside leg kick.
Vargas fails to land with a series of punches.
Vargas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vargas is breathing heavily.
Vargas fails to land with a series of punches.
Oliveira appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vargas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Oliveira counters with a leg kick.
Vargas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vargas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oliveira.
Vargas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vargas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Oliveira makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Vargas dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Vargas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Oliveira counters with an inside leg kick.
Vargas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Oliveira counters with a thumping low kick.
Vargas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oliveira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oliveira flicks out a counter leg kick but Vargas steps away.
Some wild striking there from Vargas.
Oliveira tries a quick counter leg kick but Vargas is wise to it.
Vargas swinging wildly here.
Vargas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Oliveira counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vargas misses with the combination.
Vargas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Oliveira counters with a good low kick that Vargas was not able to check.
Vargas tries to bum rush Oliveira with a series of wild strikes but Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vargas backing away here, and Oliveira unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas throws a series of punches but Oliveira moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vargas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Oliveira counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vargas throws a combination that misses
and Oliveira counters with a thumping low kick.
Vargas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oliveira.
Oliveira feints a counter leg kick.
Vargas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Oliveira counters with a thumping low kick.
No joy there for Vargas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oliveira was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Vargas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Oliveira counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vargas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Oliveira counters with a thumping low kick.
Vargas misses with a combination
and Oliveira counters with an outside leg kick.
Andre Vargas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vargas throws a right and a left that Oliveira avoids nicely.
Vargas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Oliveira counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira dodges the punch combination from Vargas.
Vargas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Oliveira counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vargas's knee momentarily.
Vargas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oliveira flicks out a counter leg kick but Vargas steps away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vargas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Oliveira counters with an inside leg kick.
Vargas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Oliveira counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vargas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vargas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oliveira was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Vargas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vargas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Oliveira counters with a thumping low kick.
Vargas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Oliveira makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vargas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Oliveira counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vargas's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Oliveira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Vargas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Vargas throws a series of punches but Oliveira avoids them all with ease.
Oliveira flicks out a counter leg kick but Vargas steps away.
Vargas throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vargas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vargas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Oliveira counters with a thumping low kick.
Oliveira dodges the punch combination from Vargas.
Vargas swinging wildly here.
Oliveira appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vargas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Oliveira counters with a good low kick that Vargas was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vargas misses with a double jab
and Oliveira counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vargas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oliveira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oliveira was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Vargas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oliveira appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas misses with a double jab
and Oliveira makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vargas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Oliveira counters with an inside leg kick.
Vargas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Oliveira counters with an outside leg kick.
Oliveira slips a jab and a cross from Vargas.
Vargas backing away here, and Oliveira unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Vargas misses with a double jab
and Oliveira makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vargas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Oliveira counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vargas's knee momentarily.
Vargas misses with a double jab.
Oliveira flicks out a counter leg kick but Vargas steps away.
Vargas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oliveira flicks out a counter leg kick but Vargas steps away.
Vargas misses with a double jab
and Oliveira counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vargas's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas throws a right and a left that Oliveira avoids nicely.
Vargas misses with a combination
and Oliveira counters with an outside leg kick.
Vargas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Oliveira counters with a leg kick.
Vargas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Oliveira counters with a leg kick.
Vargas misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vargas.
Vargas throws a right hand that Oliveira ducks under and follows up with a left that Oliveira also avoids with ease.
Oliveira feints a counter leg kick.
Vargas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Oliveira counters with a slapping leg kick.
No joy there for Vargas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oliveira feints a counter leg kick.
Vargas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Oliveira counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Oliveira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oliveira 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Oliveira!
During a confident post fight interview, Thiago Oliveira 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 featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Kasahushi Signuwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Le Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Signuwa has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. 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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152 lbs
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Good chin
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kasahushi Signuwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerome Le Banner!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Signuwa.
Signuwa is breathing heavily.
Le Banner checks a low kick from Signuwa.
Le Banner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Le Banner is trying to break the clinch but Signuwa has him pressed against the ropes.
Le Banner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Le Banner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Le Banner tries to clinch up but Signuwa circles away and keeps his distance.
Le Banner has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Signuwa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Signuwa is trying to force a seperation but Le Banner has the dominant position.
Signuwa could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Banner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Signuwa tries to clinch there but Le Banner circles away.
Signuwa tries to close the distance and clinch but Le Banner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Le Banner tries to close the distance and clinch but Signuwa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Signuwa blocks a head kick by Le Banner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Signuwa throws a sloppy head kick and Le Banner moves out of range easily.
Le Banner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Signuwa throws a head kick but Le Banner moves out of range.
Le Banner throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick from Le Banner lands but Signuwa takes it in his stride.
Le Banner throws a nice head kick!
Le Banner has closed the distance and engaged Signuwa in a clinch.
Signuwa blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Le Banner fails to land.
Signuwa prevents Le Banner from breaking the clinch.
Le Banner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Le Banner scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le Banner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Banner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Le Banner plants his feet and throws a devastating head kick! It connects square on Signuwa's ear and has knocked him out cold! No need for a count here as the referee immediately tends to a stricken Signuwa, crumpled in the corner! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jerome Le Banner!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Aerts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Peter Aerts was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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150 lbs
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter Aerts!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson dodges the punch combination from Aerts.
Nelson tries to counter by clinching up but Aerts breaks away and moves out of range.
Peter Aerts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aerts tries to clinch there but Nelson circles away.
Aerts is looking to clinch but Nelson is avoiding it.
It looked like Nelson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Aerts rushes Nelson and presses him up against the ropes.
Nelson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Aerts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nelson.
Nelson stalling in the clinch.
Aerts is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nelson breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aerts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nelson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nelson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nelson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aerts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson tries to move into range but Aerts moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Aerts connects with a leg kick. Nelson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nelson keeps the fight on the outside.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Aerts moves out of range.
Aerts is looking to clinch but Nelson is avoiding it.
Aerts tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nelson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Aerts moves in looking to clinch but Nelson pushes him off.
Aerts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aerts tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nelson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Aerts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nelson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nelson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nelson misses with the body kick
and Aerts counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aerts doesn't manage to clinch there - Nelson circles away.
Aerts closes the distance but Nelson moves to the side
and Nelson counters with a three punch combo that has Aerts backing up. Aerts nods at Nelson to acknowledge the strikes.
Aerts doesn't manage to clinch there - Nelson circles away.
Nelson is looking for a counter combo.
Nelson swats away the attempt to clinch by Aerts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aerts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Aerts tries to get set, Nelson tries to push him back and clinch up but Aerts manages to avoid the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Nelson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Aerts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nelson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nelson keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Nelson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Aerts's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nelson under the eye.
Nelson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aerts is looking to clinch but Nelson is avoiding it.
Sloppy strikes from Aerts. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aerts looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aerts tries to clinch there but Nelson circles away.
Aerts tries to clinch up but Nelson circles away and keeps his distance.
Aerts tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aerts manages to avoid it.
Aerts moves out of range of the body kick from Nelson.
Aerts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aerts doesn't manage to clinch there - Nelson circles away.
Aerts throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Roy Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aerts tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
Aerts misses with a double jab
and Nelson counters by moving into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nelson.
Aerts swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries a knee to the head but Aerts blocks it.
Nelson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nelson throws a body punch but Aerts moves out of range.
Aerts feints a counter leg kick.
Aerts wants to clinch.
As Aerts looks to move away, Nelson throws a big counter combo bu Aerts just gets out of the way.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nelson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Roy Nelson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Nelson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Aerts throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Roy Nelson has been cut.
Aerts thumps Nelson with a low kick.
Aerts is looking to clinch but Nelson is avoiding it.
Nelson instigates a clinch.
Aerts tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aerts taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Nelson.
Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aerts wants to clinch.
Aerts throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nelson counters with a left and a right that stings Aerts.
Roy Nelson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Aerts.
Aerts throws a sloppy head kick and Nelson moves out of range easily.
Aerts looks to land a combination but Nelson avoids it well.
Aerts tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nelson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aerts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nelson swats away the attempt to clinch by Aerts.
Aerts wants to clinch up but Nelson keeps it at a distance.
Nelson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nelson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Aerts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aerts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nelson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Aerts tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nelson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aerts scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nelson is rocked!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Aerts throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Nelson is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Peter Aerts!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Chris Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Hoost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Johnson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ernesto Hoost's chin.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Johnson!
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, Ernesto Hoost!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoost avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson has Hoost up against the ropes in a clinch.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hoost's efforts to push away.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hoost tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hoost is looking to clinch.
Johnson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hoost just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Hoost circles away.
Hoost wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Some wild striking there from Hoost.
Hoost should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Hoost misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hoost wants to counter the offense by Johnson and move into the clinch position.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Hoost moved away.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hoost is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoost tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Hoost misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hoost tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Hoost is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Johnson with a body shot.
Johnson darts in and clinches Hoost up against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Hoost.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hoost's efforts to push away.
Hoost wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the ropes.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson throws a right hand that Hoost ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoost also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Hoost avoids it.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoost.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Hoost's ribs.
Hoost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson rushes Hoost and presses him up against the ropes.
Johnson keeps control of Hoost as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hoost lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Hoost tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Hoost has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson swings for the body but Hoost moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hoost! But no joy.
Johnson rushes Hoost and presses him up against the ropes.
Hoost being controlled against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hoost is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnson tries to break free but Hoost pushes him back against the ropes.
Hoost looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chris Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Hoost misses with a body shot.
Johnson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hoost.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoost can do to turn this around?
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Hoost tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hoost is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hoost tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the ropes.
Hoost working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Johnson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hoost wants to clinch
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Hoost is rocked!
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Hoost in a clinch.
Hoost is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Hoost swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Hoost face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chris Johnson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Shynoi Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Dekkers (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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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
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shynoi Aoki!
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, Ramon Dekkers!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Dekkers. Those never looked like landing.
Aoki tries to counter by clinching up but Dekkers breaks away and moves out of range.
Dekkers misses with the body kick
and Aoki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Aoki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aoki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Aoki's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dekkers throws a head punch that misses.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aoki avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dekkers lands with a short shot to the head.
Aoki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dekkers wants to get back to striking at distance but Aoki won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers is trying to maintain a safe position but Aoki gets an underhook and turns Dekkers into the ropes.
Dekkers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Dekkers managing to block the knees to the body from Aoki.
Dekkers throws a punch but it's blocked by Aoki.
Aoki misses with a knee to the head.
Aoki lands an elbow inside that Dekkers shrugs off.
Aoki taking a breather.
Dekkers missing with knees to the body.
Aoki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dekkers's efforts to push away.
Stalling in the clinch from Aoki.
Dekkers lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers tries to circle away but Aoki has him pinned against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Aoki.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Aoki throws an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Aoki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dekkers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aoki is defending well for now.
Aoki dodges an elbow strike from Dekkers.
Aoki taking a breather.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dekkers takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aoki slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shynoi Aoki dominated that round.
That's time! Aoki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dekkers misses with a head kick.
Aoki ducks under a wild hook from Dekkers.
Dekkers tries to clinch but Aoki is having none of it.
Aoki tries to counter by clinching up but Dekkers breaks away and moves out of range.
Aoki keeps the fight on the outside.
Dekkers tries to clinch up but Aoki circles away and keeps his distance.
Dekkers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aoki tries to counter by clinching up but Dekkers breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dekkers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aoki is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dekkers.
Dekkers tries to clinch but Aoki is having none of it.
Aoki seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Aoki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Dekkers tries to get set, Aoki tries to push him back and clinch up but Dekkers manages to avoid the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dekkers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aoki seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dekkers tries to clinch but Aoki moves out of range.
Shynoi Aoki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aoki moves out of range of the body kick from Dekkers.
Aoki tries to counter by clinching up but Dekkers breaks away and moves out of range.
Dekkers throws a nice looking combination but Aoki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dekkers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dekkers tries to clinch up.
Aoki seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dekkers should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aoki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aoki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aoki tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dekkers manages to circle out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers is looking to clinch but Aoki is avoiding it.
Dekkers swinging wildly here.
Aoki wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dekkers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aoki tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dekkers manages to circle out of the way.
Dekkers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aoki moves into the clinch.
Aoki stalls.
Shynoi Aoki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aoki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aoki leaning against his opponent.
Aoki seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Dekkers tries to break the clinch but Aoki is controlling the position.
Dekkers is trying to push Aoki away but Aoki has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ramon Dekkers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Aoki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dekkers is looking to clinch but Aoki is avoiding it.
Aoki wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dekkers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aoki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dekkers looking to slow down the pace here.
Aoki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dekkers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aoki holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Aoki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dekkers tries to break the clinch but Aoki is controlling the position.
Dekkers is trying to break the clinch but Aoki is controlling him.
Aoki taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Shynoi Aoki.
Aoki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dekkers.
Aoki seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dekkers throws a lazy uppercut
and Aoki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A bit of stalling here from Aoki.
Aoki trying to land knees to the body.
Dekkers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Dekkers misses with a punch to the body.
Dekkers blocks an elbow strike.
Aoki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dekkers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dekkers wants to get back to striking at distance but Aoki won't allow it.
Dekkers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aoki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki has Dekkers pushed against the ropes.
Aoki effectively controlling the action here.
Aoki gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Dekkers wants to stall.
Dekkers looking to slow down the pace here.
Dekkers is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Aoki has denied him.
Dekkers is trying to break the clinch but Aoki is controlling him.
Aoki just leaning against Dekkers, taking a breather.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aoki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dekkers avoids it.
Aoki prevents Dekkers from breaking the clinch.
Aoki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dekkers is defending well for now.
Aoki slows down the pace here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shynoi Aoki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aoki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shynoi Aoki!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Buakaw Pramuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buakaw Pramuk has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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152 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buakaw Pramuk!
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, Randy Couture!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pramuk throws a head kick but Couture moves out of range.
Couture is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Pramuk is looking to land body kicks.
Pramuk is looking to clinch.
Pramuk tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Couture manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Couture now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pramuk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pramuk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Couture counters with a right hand to the body.
Pramuk tries to keep at a distance but Couture has taken the fight into the clinch.
Couture tries to work over Pramuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pramuk wants to get back to striking at distance but Couture won't allow it.
Pramuk wants to break free but Couture has control.
Couture can't find room to land a body shot as Pramuk controls the action.
Pramuk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pramuk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Couture in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pramuk as Couture tries to tie him up.
Couture breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Couture avoids the head kick by Pramuk.
Pramuk lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Couture pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pramuk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Couture. That did some damage!
Pramuk throws a head kick but Couture moves out of range.
Couture pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Couture forces Pramuk back against the ropes and clinches.
Pramuk looking to slow down the pace here.
Couture keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pramuk's efforts to push away.
Pramuk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pramuk scores with a head kick. Couture tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pramuk doesn't manage to clinch there - Couture circles away.
Pramuk wants to clinch.
Pramuk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Buakaw Pramuk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick by Pramuk misses
and Couture counters with a right hand to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick misses from Pramuk.
Pramuk throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Couture gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Couture breaks the clinch.
Couture moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Randy Couture will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Pramuk misses with a combination
and Couture counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pramuk throws a head kick that misses
and Couture counters with a left to the body.
Pramuk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Couture clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Couture as Pramuk tries to tie him up.
Pramuk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Couture tries to stall but Pramuk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pramuk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couture's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Couture looks to land a combination but Pramuk avoids it well.
Pramuk lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pramuk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pramuk tries a head kick but it misses.
Pramuk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Buakaw Pramuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Couture fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pramuk, pushing him back against the ropes.
Couture is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Couture has Pramuk pressed against the ropes, preventing Pramuk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pramuk lands an elbow inside.
Couture breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Couture fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pramuk, pushing him back against the ropes.
Couture has Pramuk pressed against the ropes, preventing Pramuk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pramuk is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pramuk as Couture tries to tie him up.
Pramuk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pramuk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pramuk is trying to break free.
Pramuk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Couture breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Couture has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Couture fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pramuk checks it well.
Randy Couture seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Couture rushes Pramuk and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Couture pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No joy there for Pramuk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pramuk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Couture paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pramuk backing away here, and Couture unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Couture closes the distance and clinches.
Pramuk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Couture 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! This is the final round!
Pramuk takes a swing at Couture's ribcage but misses.
Pramuk throws a sloppy head kick and Couture moves out of range easily.
Couture forces Pramuk back against the ropes and clinches.
Couture breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Couture moves into the clinch successfully.
Pramuk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pramuk misses with an elbow over the top.
Couture manages to break the clinch.
Pramuk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Couture gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couture is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Couture's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pramuk lands with a kick to the temple. Couture shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pramuk tries a head kick but it misses.
Pramuk wants to clinch.
Pramuk misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Couture's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Couture blocks a head kick by Pramuk.
Couture avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Couture throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pramuk counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Couture is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pramuk misses with a straight left.
Couture is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pramuk rather than just go for the knockout.
Couture clinches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Couture trying to stall but Pramuk improves his position.
Randy Couture seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pramuk wants to break free but Couture has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pramuk tries to break free but Couture pushes him back against the ropes.
Pramuk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Couture prevents Pramuk from breaking the clinch.
Couture breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Couture avoids the head kick by Pramuk.
Couture swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pramuk tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Couture manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pramuk throws a head kick that misses.
Couture blocks a head kick by Pramuk.
Pramuk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pramuk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pramuk punishes Couture's body with a nice straight punch.
Buakaw Pramuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Randy Couture is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pramuk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buakaw Pramuk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Couture has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Randy Couture!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Gustavo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mijain Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustavo Santos is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mijain Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos stalks Lopez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lopez's face. Lopez staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Mijain Lopez has been cut.
Santos lands a really nice looking cross but Lopez seems unphased.
Lopez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Santos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lopez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lopez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Santos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lopez's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez walks into a straight right hand from Santos.
Decent striking displayed by Santos there.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez throws out a counter right but Santos avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lopez throws out a counter right but Santos avoids it with no problem.
A big left from Santos misses.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Lopez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lopez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lopez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Santos jabs at Lopez's body.
Gustavo Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos cracks Lopez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Santos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lopez at a distance.
Santos is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos misses with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Santos throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Santos misses the target.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mijain Lopez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good shot there by Santos.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Santos!
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gustavo Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Santos lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez slips a jab from Santos.
Good standup being displayed there by Santos as he connects with a hook.
Lopez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lopez! But no joy.
Santos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lopez's sensitive parts.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mijain Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lopez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lopez takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos cracks Lopez with an open hand slap.
Santos throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease.
Lopez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
Lopez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lopez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lopez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos looks to land a combination but Lopez avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Lopez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Lopez blocks a head kick by Santos.
A little jabbing left from Lopez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Santos with a jab.
Santos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mijain Lopez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lopez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santos scores with a sloppy right hand. Lopez should have avoided that one.
Santos scores with a hook.
A slow jab from Santos misses its intended target.
Lopez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Santos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos cracks Lopez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Santos loads up on a big right hand but Lopez slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Lopez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos dips to his left and cracks Lopez with an uppercut!
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It seemed like Lopez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lopez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lopez! But no joy.
Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Lopez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gustavo Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Lopez throws out a counter right but Santos avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Lopez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Lopez.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Santos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab by Santos.
Santos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mijain Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Santos.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Santos!
Gustavo Santos took some time post fight to say the following; 'Valeu galera queria agradecer ao meu treinador de boxe Luiz Dórea e mas uma coisa..Gustavo Santos gravem este nome é Brasil porra!!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tigran Sikhouasvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sikhouasvili comes to the ring accompanied by Eye of the tiger. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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291 lbs
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300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tigran Sikhouasvili!
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, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic tries to clinch but Sikhouasvili moves out of range.
Filipovic tries to clinch up but Sikhouasvili circles away and keeps his distance.
Sikhouasvili keeps the fight on the outside.
Sikhouasvili closes the distance and pushes Filipovic back into the ropes.
Sikhouasvili dodges an elbow strike from Filipovic.
Sikhouasvili lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Filipovic stalling in the clinch but Sikhouasvili improves position.
Filipovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Sikhouasvili.
I was talking to Sikhouasvili's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Filipovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Filipovic blocks an elbow strike from Sikhouasvili.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filipovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sikhouasvili breaks the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sikhouasvili!
Sikhouasvili moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikhouasvili breaks the clinch.
Sikhouasvili lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Filipovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Sikhouasvili moves into the clinch.
Filipovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Sikhouasvili controls his hands.
Filipovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Filipovic looking to slow down the pace here.
Sikhouasvili throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Filipovics head.
Filipovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sikhouasvili is working Filipovic over against the ropes.
Sikhouasvili's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sikhouasvili has closed the distance and engaged Filipovic in a clinch.
Sikhouasvili breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Sikhouasvili. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic tries to clinch there but Sikhouasvili circles away.
Sikhouasvili fires out a quick counter leg kick but Filipovic just manages to avoid it.
Sikhouasvili closes the distance and clinches.
Filipovic is trying to stall.
Filipovic misses with an elbow strike.
Sikhouasvili breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sikhouasvili avoids the head kick by Filipovic.
Sikhouasvili throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sikhouasvili avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Sikhouasvili swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Filipovic tries to clinch there but Sikhouasvili circles away.
Filipovic slips a jab and a cross from Sikhouasvili.
Filipovic moves in looking to clinch but Sikhouasvili pushes him off.
Filipovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Filipovic backs away, Sikhouasvili returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tigran Sikhouasvili dominated that round.
That's time! Sikhouasvili's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sikhouasvili fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Filipovic, pushing him back against the ropes.
Sikhouasvili prevents Filipovic from breaking the clinch.
Filipovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sikhouasvili lands a left hand that snaps the head of Filipovic backwards.
It looks like Mirko Filipovic has been cut.
Sikhouasvili pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sikhouasvili is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Filipovic can do to turn this around?
Filipovic closes the distance but Sikhouasvili moves to the side
and Sikhouasvili counters with a left and a right that stings Filipovic.
Sikhouasvili closes the distance and clinches.
Sikhouasvili throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filipovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Filipovic lands a left hand.
Sikhouasvili lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Filipovic or not.
Sikhouasvili breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sikhouasvili.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses
and Sikhouasvili counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Filipovic on his ass! Filipovic 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!
Filipovic throws a leg kick but Sikhouasvili sees it coming and moves out of range.
It looked like Sikhouasvili wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mirko Filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sikhouasvili gets a clinch.
Filipovic is trying to break free.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Filipovic is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Filipovic tries to circle away but Sikhouasvili has him pinned against the ropes.
Filipovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sikhouasvili pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tigran Sikhouasvili is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sikhouasvili pushes Filipovic up against the ropes in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sikhouasvili.
Sikhouasvili lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Sikhouasvili.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Sikhouasvili.
Filipovic is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filipovic throws a head punch that misses.
Filipovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Sikhouasvili has double underhooks.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sikhouasvili lands with a left to the head.
Sikhouasvili digs a right hand into Filipovic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Filipovic's gas tank.
Sikhouasvili pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Tigran Sikhouasvili has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sikhouasvili breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Filipovic.
Sikhouasvili connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Filipovic to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Sikhouasvili!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tigran Sikhouasvili!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tigran Sikhouasvili waved his t-shirt featuring Underworld Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mac Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Lowler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Punch-Out!!! - Theme Song. Mac Tyson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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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
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mac Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Lowler!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson lands an overhand right.
It looks like Jimmy Lowler has been cut.
Lowler throws a head kick that misses
and Tyson counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Lowler misses
and Tyson counters with a straight right hand.
Lowler is rocked!
Tyson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lowler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lowler misses with a hook
and Tyson counters with a big left hand that crumples Lowler! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mac Tyson!
Mac Tyson 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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