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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Royal White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Daybutch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Royal White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Daybutch!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws a head kick that half lands.
White tries to close the distance and clinch but Daybutch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Daybutch is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daybutch moves away.
Daybutch swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
Daybutch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Daybutch unleashes a big counter combination but White bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
White tries to clinch up
enabling Daybutch to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Royal White has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daybutch tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
White tries to clinch
and Daybutch counters with a right, left combo that wobbles White badly! Daybutch follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks White out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Daybutch finished him against the ropes.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Thomas Daybutch!
Royal White was interviewed post fight and said 'win or lose I will come stronger'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Milovan Cirkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirkovic comes to the ring accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch - . Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kevin Mayweather enters the ring!
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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
35 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Milovan Cirkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Mayweather.
Cirkovic misses with an uppercut.
Mayweather throws out a counter right but Cirkovic avoids it with no problem.
Mayweather blocks the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Mayweather on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mayweather fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cirkovic on the side of the head.
Mayweather is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic tries to work over Mayweather's front leg with a kick but Mayweather checks it.
Cirkovic backing away here, and Mayweather unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cirkovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mayweather.
Cirkovic throws the kick towards the body but Mayweather avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Cirkovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cirkovic.
Mayweather looks for the body kick but Cirkovic saw that one coming.
Mayweather pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cirkovic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cirkovic crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mayweather - the referee stops the clock and Cirkovic gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mayweather. Cirkovic manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cirkovic thows a body kick. Mayweather tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayweather misses with a looping left.
Mayweather lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cirkovic's sensitive parts.
Mayweather throws a shot from downtown. Cirkovic moves away and avoids it.
Mayweather throws a body kick that misses.
Mayweather looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cirkovic is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mayweather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic moves in looking to clinch but Mayweather pushes him off.
Cirkovic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mayweather lands with a nice body kick.
Cirkovic has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cirkovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mayweather with a jab.
Cirkovic moves out of range of the body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mayweather!
Mayweather sizes up Cirkovic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kevin Mayweather seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayweather lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cirkovic has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mayweather.
Cirkovic takes a jab right on the kisser.
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!
Mayweather throws a leg kick which misses Cirkovic's front leg but catches the back leg as Cirkovic tries to avoid it.
Mayweather throws a big shot that misses.
Cirkovic throws a front kick aimed at Mayweather's knee but Mayweather avoids it well.
Mayweather takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mayweather misses with an uppercut. Cirkovic saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather misses with the combination.
Cirkovic tries to counter by clinching up but Mayweather breaks away and moves out of range.
Cirkovic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mayweather connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cirkovic scrambles back to his feet.
Cirkovic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mayweather on the side of the head.
Mayweather throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice straight punches there by Cirkovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cirkovic.
Cirkovic moves out of range of the body kick from Mayweather.
Cirkovic is looking to counter the offense by Mayweather and move into the clinch.
Cirkovic tries to clinch
and Mayweather counters with a straight right hand.
Cirkovic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mayweather tried to score with a low kick but Cirkovic checks it.
Mayweather checks a low kick from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic swings for the body but Mayweather moves out of range.
Mayweather sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cirkovic delivers a nice body kick.
Mayweather avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mayweather looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cirkovic throws a head kick that half lands.
Mayweather throws a solid leg kick but Cirkovic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mayweather.
Cirkovic instigates a clinch.
Cirkovic blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Cirkovic fails to land.
Mayweather wants to break free but Cirkovic has control.
Cirkovic can't find room to land a body shot as Mayweather controls the action.
Mayweather misses with a punch on the inside.
Cirkovic looking to throw knees to the head but Mayweather is blocking nicely.
Cirkovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mayweather avoids the elbow strike from Cirkovic, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Cirkovic throws an elbow but misses.
Mayweather pushes Cirkovic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cirkovic misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Mayweather.
Mayweather misses with a punch to the body.
Mayweather tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayweather avoiding damage as Cirkovic throws knees to the body.
Mayweather throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cirkovics head.
Mayweather manages to break the clinch.
Cirkovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cirkovic tries to move into range but Mayweather moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mayweather looks to land a combination but Cirkovic avoids it well.
Donk. Mayweather catches Cirkovic right on the button with a cross.
Cirkovic gets a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Cirkovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mayweather's brow.
Cirkovic is trying to maintain a safe position but Mayweather gets an underhook and turns Cirkovic into the ropes.
Cirkovic taking a breather.
Cirkovic can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Cirkovic missing with knees to the body.
Mayweather pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cirkovic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cirkovic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cirkovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cirkovic lands with a right hand.
Cirkovic misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Mayweather dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mayweather throws a leg kick but Cirkovic moved away.
Mayweather misses with a head kick.
Cirkovic rushes Mayweather and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Cirkovic scores a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mayweather.
Milovan Cirkovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cirkovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cirkovic misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mayweather managing to block the knees to the body from Cirkovic.
Mayweather misses with some punches.
Mayweather blocks the elbow strike.
Cirkovic lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Mayweather on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic can't find room to land a body shot as Mayweather controls the action.
Mayweather throws a punch but it's blocked by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cirkovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mayweather blocks an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Cirkovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mayweather.
Cirkovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Cirkovic works on Mayweather's body with a couple of short punches.
Mayweather is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cirkovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mayweather lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mayweather misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mayweather fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cirkovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cirkovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cirkovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Mayweather won't want to take too many of those.
Cirkovic lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Kevin Mayweather has been cut.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cirkovic missing with knees to the body.
Cirkovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Mayweather avoids the damage to the body.
Cirkovic displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mayweather 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!
Cirkovic lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mayweather.
Cirkovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cirkovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cirkovic crunches a lovely knee into Mayweather's ribcage.
Cirkovic missing with knees to the body.
Mayweather on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Cirkovic.
Mayweather takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cirkovic lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic presses Mayweather against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mayweather as Cirkovic tries to tie him up.
Mayweather takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cirkovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cirkovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cirkovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mayweather backwards.
A short body shot lands from Cirkovic as the two fighters clinch.
Cirkovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cirkovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cirkovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cirkovic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mayweather in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cirkovic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cirkovic just leaning against Mayweather, taking a breather.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cirkovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cirkovic lands an uppercut.
Mayweather has a couple of punches blocked by Cirkovic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cirkovic lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cirkovic.
A short right from Mayweather.
Cirkovic lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Kevin Mayweather's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cirkovic obliges.
Cirkovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cirkovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cirkovic pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Cirkovic connects with a knee to the head.
Mayweather is trying to break the clinch but Cirkovic is controlling him.
Cirkovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cirkovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cirkovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cirkovic scores with a shot to the side of Mayweather's head.
Cirkovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Mayweather avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cirkovic avoids a wild elbow strike from Mayweather.
Cirkovic misses with a body punch.
Cirkovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cirkovic stalling in the clinch but Mayweather improves position.
A short uppercut from Cirkovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milovan Cirkovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Mayweather's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mayweather avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mayweather thinks about the counter body kick.
Cirkovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cirkovic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mayweather looks to land a left hand but Cirkovic moved out of range nicely.
Mayweather loads up on a big right hand but Cirkovic slips the punch.
Kevin Mayweather seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Mayweather.
Cirkovic misses with a low kick.
Cirkovic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice shot by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic avoids the head kick by Mayweather.
Cirkovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mayweather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic moves out of range as Mayweather throws a body kick.
Mayweather throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cirkovic seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cirkovic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cirkovic lands an overhand right.
Cirkovic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic connects with a body shot.
Mayweather throws a push kick but Cirkovic slaps the foot to one side.
Mayweather takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mayweather tries to land a front kick but Cirkovic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mayweather has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mayweather there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mayweather fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cirkovic is out of range.
Mayweather throws a low kick but Cirkovic avoids it.
Cirkovic slips a straight right by Mayweather.
Cirkovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cirkovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mayweather tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cirkovic darts in and clinches Mayweather up against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Mayweather scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayweather misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mayweather lands a knee to the head.
Cirkovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mayweather can do to turn this around?
Cirkovic lands an elbow inside.
Cirkovic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cirkovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cirkovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cirkovic lands a nice knee to the body.
Cirkovic scores a nice knee to the body.
Cirkovic missing with knees to the body.
Cirkovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mayweather backwards.
Mayweather doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cirkovic working Mayweather over with knees to the body.
Cirkovic works on Mayweather's body with a couple of short punches.
Cirkovic gets through Mayweather's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cirkovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cirkovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Cirkovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mayweather is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Cirkovic.
Mayweather is still on wobbly legs! Can Cirkovic finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic is stalling here.
Mayweather takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cirkovic lands a body punch.
Cirkovic has Mayweather pressed against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Mayweather fails to land.
Mayweather lands a nice uppercut.
Mayweather seems to have recovered his senses.
Mayweather has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cirkovic lands with a right to the head.
Cirkovic lands an elbow just above Mayweather 's eye.
Cirkovic tries to throw a body punch but Mayweather avoids it by throwing Cirkovic back against the ropes.
Mayweather manages to break the clinch.
Cirkovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cirkovic!
Nice uppercut lands for Cirkovic. That snapped Mayweather's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayweather on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cirkovic. Cirkovic obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cirkovic.
Mayweather pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mayweather on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cirkovic lands a jab to Mayweather's midsection.
Mayweather throws a body kick that misses.
Cirkovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mayweather pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cirkovic digs a good hook to Mayweather's body.
Cirkovic lands a nice looking body shot.
Mayweather takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mayweather lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayweather is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good shot there by Cirkovic.
Mayweather lands a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milovan Cirkovic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cirkovic 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milovan Cirkovic!
Milovan Cirkovic very nearly forgot to thank Arcticus University: London amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ted Mosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ted Mosby has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ted Mosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Gold!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mosby lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mosby circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gold is looking to clinch.
Mosby cracks Gold with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mosby lands a right and a left and another right! Gold 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 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ted Mosby!
During a confident post fight interview, Ted Mosby thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Sam Gold was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm really disappointed with myself, this shows that I need to work harder '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kabu Loso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kung Fu Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Master is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Shaolin Monastic chanting. Kabu Loso 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kabu Loso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kung Fu Master!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loso misses with a low kick.
Loso tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Master checks the leg kick nicely there.
Master connects with a leg kick. Loso looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Loso connects with the punch.
Master lands a body shot.
Loso showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Master.
Loso on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Loso thuds his shin into the meat of Master's side.
A jab from Master finds it's way through Loso's defenses.
Master throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Loso lands with a cross.
It looks like Kung Fu Master has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loso comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Loso throws an overhand right that lands on Master's shoulder, as Master tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Master on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Master moves into range and connects with a jab.
Master throws a lazy uppercut
and Loso counters with a nice uppercut.
Loso throws a low kick but it's checked well by Master.
Loso takes a jab right on the kisser.
Loso throws an overhand right that lands on Master's shoulder, as Master tries to avoid the shot.
Loso sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Master checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loso rushes Master and presses him up against the ropes.
Master tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Loso's elbow.
Master can't find room to land a body shot as Loso controls the action.
Loso goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Our sources have told us that Loso has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Loso avoids a wild elbow strike from Master.
Master pushes Loso back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Master throws a punch but it's blocked by Loso.
A right hook to the body lands for Loso.
Master blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Master swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Master unloads a knee to the mid-section. Loso lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Master misses with a body punch.
Master takes an elbow to the temple.
Loso misses with a punch to the body.
Loso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Master lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Master using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Loso has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Loso lands a nice shot to the body.
Loso prevents a body shot from Master.
Master struggles to land a body shot inside as Loso controls his hands.
Loso tries a body shot but Master blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Master.
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!
Loso lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Master backwards.
Loso lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Master misses with the head strike.
Loso working aggressively here.
Master tries to throw a body punch but Loso avoids it by throwing Master back against the ropes.
Loso lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Loso misses with a hook from the clinch.
Loso avoiding damage as Master throws knees to the body.
Loso misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master struggles to land a body shot inside as Loso controls his hands.
Master tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Loso avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Loso.
Loso can't break the clinch.
Master is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Loso is defending well for now.
Master is leaning against Loso and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Master creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Loso is working Master over against the ropes.
Loso misses with a hook from the clinch.
Loso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Master.
Master lands a nice elbow.
Master crunches a lovely knee into Loso's ribcage.
Loso gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Loso misses with a hook to the ribs.
Master connects with a nasty looking knee right to Loso's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Master throws a punch but it's blocked by Loso.
Master misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Loso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Master obliges.
Master blocks a body shot from Loso.
Loso digs a right hand into Master's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Master's gas tank.
Loso dodges an elbow strike from Master.
Loso tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Master.
Loso has a couple of punches blocked by Master.
Loso prevents a body shot from Master.
Loso swings wildly with an uppercut but Master uses good head movement to avoid it.
Master unloads a knee to the mid-section. Loso lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Master working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kung Fu Master dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kung Fu Master's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Good work by Loso as he checks the leg kick.
Master throws a head kick but Loso moves out of range.
Master throws a leg kick that misses.
Master ducks under a wild hook from Loso.
Master misses with a low kick.
Loso walks into a left hand.
Master uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loso.
Master looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Loso dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Loso throws a body punch but Master moves out of range.
Master lands a nice hook to Loso's body. Loso takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Loso throws a series of punches but Master avoids them all with ease.
Master ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loso moves away.
Master wants to slow Loso down by chopping away at his legs.
Master keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Loso throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Master throws a head kick that misses.
Loso walks into a left hand.
Master lands a really nice looking cross but Loso seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That kick from Loso tenderised Master's leg. Master is trying to keep his angry face on.
Master bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Master manages to avoid it.
Master lands with an overhand left.
Master throws a jab but it's blocked by Loso.
Loso takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Loso lands a leg kick that knocks Master off balance momentarily.
Master dips to his left and cracks Loso with an uppercut!
Loso showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Master.
Kung Fu Master seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Loso throws a body kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Master.
Master lands a jab to the head.
Master scores with a spinning back kick!
Master looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Loso fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Master has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Master tries to bum rush Loso with a series of wild strikes but Loso uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Loso swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice body punch from Master.
Loso tries a low kick but Master avoids it.
Master throws out a counter right but Loso avoids it with no problem.
Master lands a jab to Loso's midsection.
A slow jab from Loso misses its intended target.
Master misses with a wild body shot.
Loso cracks Master with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master is looking to chop away at Loso's legs.
Master throws a shot from downtown. Loso moves away and avoids it.
Master punishes Loso's body with a nice straight punch.
A leg kick checked by Loso.
Loso changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Master throws a low kick, looking for Loso's leg but Loso calmly moves out of range.
Loso is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Master throws a jab when Loso was well out of range.
Loso throws a body kick that misses.
Loso gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Master misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Loso lands a nice shot to the body.
Loso lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Loso blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Master just misses with a elbow thrown towards Loso's brow.
Loso makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Master pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loso softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Loso working aggressively here.
Master throws a punch but it's blocked by Loso.
Master pushes off an throws an elbow but Loso leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Master.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Loso as Master tries to tie him up.
Loso lands a body shot.
Master landing knees to the body.
Master struggles to land a body shot inside as Loso controls his hands.
Loso lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Master misses with a hook to the ribs.
Master lands a body shot.
Master is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Master swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Loso blocks an elbow strike from Master.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loso throws a head punch that misses.
Loso's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Master misses with a hook from the clinch.
Master creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Loso's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Master.
Loso misses with the head strike.
Master trying to land knees to the body.
Master misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Master on the inside.
Master has a couple of punches blocked by Loso.
Master has a couple of punches blocked by Loso.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Master missing with knees to the body.
Master goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kung Fu Master seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Loso misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kung Fu Master showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kung Fu Master's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Loso looks to land a right hand but Master moved out of range.
Loso scores with a jab. Master acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Master.
Kung Fu Master seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Master lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Master.
Loso connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Master has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good exchange - Master coming out on top.
Loso takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Master thows a left - swing and a miss!
Loso on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Master. Master obviously looking to wear him down.
Loso misses with a wild body shot.
Master lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Master fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Loso.
Master tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loso was well out of range. Poor timing from Master.
Master paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Master checks a leg kick nicely.
Loso misses with a straight right.
Master bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Master doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Loso looks to score with a jab to the body but Master is just out of range.
Loso works Master's body with a nice hook.
Loso takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Master.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loso takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Master dodges the punch combination from Loso.
Master takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Some bone on bone action there as Loso checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Master misses with a low kick.
Loso's corner calls for a 1-2. Loso obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Loso instigates a clinch.
Master misses with a body punch.
Master's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Master fails to land.
Loso blocks the elbow strike.
Master working aggressively here.
Master pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Master throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Master dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loso pushes Master back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Master tries to work over Loso's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Master tries to land knees in the clinch but Loso avoids the damage to the body.
Master throws an elbow but it misses.
Loso lands an elbow inside.
Master lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Loso backwards.
Loso blocks an uppercut.
Loso throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Master.
Nice body punch from Loso.
Master pushes off an throws an elbow but Loso leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Loso misses with an elbow over the top.
Master blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Master scores with a shot to the side of Loso's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master misses with a knee strike.
Master misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Loso.
Master lands with a short shot to the head.
Master misses with the head strike.
Master throws a punch but it's blocked by Loso.
Master misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Loso.
Loso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Loso tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Master avoids it.
Kung Fu Master is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Loso avoids the elbow strike from Master, against the ropes.
Master misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Loso.
Loso goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loso misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loso has a couple of punches blocked by Master.
Master struggles to land a body shot inside as Loso controls his hands.
Master takes a shot to the head.
Master looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Loso.
Master unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Master lands a body shot in the clinch.
Loso misses with a hook to the ribs.
Loso lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kung Fu Master comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Master 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kung Fu Master!
A determined Kung Fu Master didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Enoch Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Strashko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
14 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Enoch Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Strashko!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strashko works the jab nicely.
Strashko clinches with his opponent.
The referee calls for Strashko to work.
Strashko working aggressively here.
Strashko has a couple of punches blocked by Thompson.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
Strashko misses with a punch on the inside.
Strashko lands with a light punch inside.
Thompson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thompson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Strashko.
Strashko scores with a shoulder strike.
Thompson misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Thompson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strashko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strashko stalls.
Thompson is struggling to control the position.
Thompson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Strashko's elbow.
Strashko manages to break the clinch.
Enoch Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strashko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thompson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thompson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Strashko scoring well with a low kick there.
Strashko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ivan Strashko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Strashko misses with a leg kick.
Strashko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Strashko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thompson is out of range.
Thompson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Strashko is predictable there
and Thompson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thompson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Strashko takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Strashko misses with a right hand
and Thompson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thompson throws a body punch but Strashko moves out of range.
Strashko avoids the body shot from Thompson.
Strashko goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Strashko moves into the clinch.
Thompson working aggressively here.
A short right from Strashko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strashko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Thompson slows down the pace here.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson is trying to stall.
Strashko looking to slow down the pace here.
Strashko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thompson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Strashko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thompson's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson scores with a jab to the head.
Thompson lands a slapping body shot.
Thompson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strashko misses with a leg kick
and Thompson counters with a nice body kick.
Thompson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as Thompson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
Thompson cracks Strashko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Strashko rushes Thompson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Thompson lands a hook that snaps the head of Strashko backwards.
Strashko looking to stall.
Strashko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan Strashko will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good shot there by Thompson.
Strashko connects with a leg kick. Thompson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thompson tries to clinch up but Strashko circles away and keeps his distance.
Thompson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Strashko misses with a lunging right hand
and Thompson counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Strashko on his ass! Strashko 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!
Thompson is looking to wear down Strashko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Strashko walks straight into a big right, left combination from Thompson and drops to the floor! Oh, he's out cold! He's out cold! Wow, that finish was brutal! Congratulations to Thompson as he moves his way up the rankings!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Enoch Thompson!
A less than humble Enoch Thompson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
The defeated Ivan Strashko had this to say: 'I got bribed to lose. Would have won otherwise.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Fleece Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwan Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego has chosen Jiu Jitsu as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fleece Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dwan Diego!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego lands a slapping body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diego.
Diego throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Diego feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Diego moved away.
Diego looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Diego waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Diego takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Diego tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Diego avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Diego keeps Johnson at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson defending well as Diego loads up on a big left hand.
Diego fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Johnson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Diego.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego misses the jab.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Diego moved out of range.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Diego lands a body shot.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Diego throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson.
Diego listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Diego throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Diego blocks a leg kick.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a hook. Diego ducked under it nicely.
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diego.
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!
Diego blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Dwan Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a leg kick that misses.
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Dwan Diego has been cut.
Diego throws a low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
Diego throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Johnson swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
We've been told by Johnson's head coaches at Hey Steves Fight Shack that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Diego swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Diego is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Johnson cracks Diego with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Diego walks into a stiff left hand from Johnson.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Diego explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Diego tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson throws the left hand but Diego avoids the punch easily.
Diego has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diego lands with a right to the head.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Diego.
It looks like Fleece Johnson has been cut.
Diego scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Diego lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Diego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Diego is blocking nicely.
Diego comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Diego wants to stall.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diegos head.
Diego is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diego lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dwan Diego will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Diego takes the fight into the clinch.
Diego lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Fleece Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Diego blocks it.
Diego lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Diego misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Diego blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diego.
Diego misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Diego avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Diego avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Diego throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diego takes an elbow to the forehead.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diego tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Diego works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Diego lands a damaging elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Diego blocks the elbow strike.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
A right hand to the body from Diego.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego throws an elbow but it misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diego takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Diego lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson lands a knee to the body.
Diego tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Diego.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Diego pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Diego throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diegos head.
Diego lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson digs a right hand into Diego's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diego's gas tank.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diego is working Johnson over against the ropes.
Diego lands a shoulder strike.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diego is defending well for now.
Diego is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diego has his back to the ropes.
Diego tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fleece Johnson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Diego looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Diego lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dwan Diego will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Diego fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Diego looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Diego avoids it well.
Johnson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Diego counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diego drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Diego turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diego fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diego throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Diego steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diego lands a right hook to the body.
Diego takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego scores with a nice body kick.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. Diego looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diego manages to avoid it.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Diego.
Diego misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Diego, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Diego counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
Diego gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Diego blocks with his arms.
Johnson digs a right hand into Diego's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diego's gas tank.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Diego shrugs off.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diego in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Diego takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Fleece Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dwan Diego seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diego.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Diego.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diego has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fleece Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diegos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Some wild striking there from Diego.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Diego connects with a single shot there.
Diego feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Diego throws a front kick that sends Johnson stumbling back into the ropes.
Diego swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diego.
Diego throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Diego stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Diego moved out of range nicely.
Diego fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
An inside leg kick lands from Diego.
Nice body kick from Johnson.
Johnson throws a body punch but Diego moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Diego is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johnson rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego blocks the body kick.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Diego moves out of range easily.
A right-left combo lands from Diego.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diego throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Diego misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fleece Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Diego 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Fleece Johnson!
Fleece Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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