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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tonaka Watawaka (ranked 5242 p4p, 499 weight class) and Salah Ad Din (ranked 21516 p4p, 575 weight class). Watawaka comes to the ring accompanied by Native American Flute & Drums. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tonaka Watawaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Salah Ad Din!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watawaka moves into range and clinches up with Ad Din.
Watawaka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ad Din's efforts to push away.
Watawaka lands with a light punch inside.
Watawaka misses with a punch on the inside.
Watawaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watawaka pushes Ad Din back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ad Din with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ad Din tries a body shot but Watawaka blocks it.
Watawaka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ad Din backwards.
Ad Din blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ad Din misses with a punch to the body.
Watawaka throws a punch but it's blocked by Ad Din.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watawaka.
A short right from Watawaka.
Watawaka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Watawaka lands with a left to the head.
Watawaka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watawaka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ad Din looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Watawaka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ad Din breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watawaka is looking to clinch.
Ad Din is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Watawaka with a body shot.
Ad Din throws the left hand but Watawaka avoids the punch easily.
Watawaka appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Salah Ad Din seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watawaka moves in looking to clinch but Ad Din pushes him off.
Ad Din is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Watawaka with a body shot.
Ad Din scores with a body shot.
Watawaka moves into the clinch.
Ad Din throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Watawaka fails to land.
Watawaka misses with some punches.
Watawaka tries to work over Ad Din's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ad Din blocking some punches.
Watawaka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ad Din's efforts to push away.
Ad Din blocks an uppercut.
Watawaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Ad Din controls his hands.
Watawaka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Watawaka tries to throw a body punch but Ad Din avoids it by throwing Watawaka back against the ropes.
Watawaka lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Watawaka.
Ad Din breaks from the clinch.
Ad Din lands a nice shot to the body.
Ad Din throws a left and a right that both miss
and Watawaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watawaka has managed to clinch.
Watawaka lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watawaka looking to slow down the pace here.
Watawaka has a couple of punches blocked by Ad Din.
Watawaka has a couple of punches blocked by Ad Din.
Watawaka scores with a shoulder strike.
Our sources have told us that Watawaka has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Watawaka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Watawaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ad Din taking a breather.
Watawaka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ad Din backwards.
Ad Din takes a shot to the head.
Watawaka taking a breather.
Ad Din struggles to land a body shot inside as Watawaka controls his hands.
Ad Din tries to circle away but Watawaka has him pinned against the ropes.
Watawaka lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Watawaka.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ad Din blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ad Din tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watawaka's elbow.
Ad Din breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ad Din misses with a two punch combination.
Ad Din scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonaka Watawaka dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Watawaka wants to clinch up but Ad Din keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Ad Din misses the target.
Watawaka moves in looking to clinch but Ad Din pushes him off.
Watawaka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Watawaka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ad Din can do to turn this around?
Watawaka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ad Din misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ad Din blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Watawaka stalling.
Ad Din fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watawaka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ad Din backwards.
Nice body punch from Watawaka - that landed with a thud.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Watawaka as Ad Din tries to tie him up.
Watawaka misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watawaka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ad Din misses with a punch to the body.
Watawaka lands a left hand.
Ad Din wants to get back to striking at distance but Watawaka won't allow it.
Watawaka lands with a short shot to the head.
Ad Din blocks a body shot from Watawaka.
Ad Din looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ad Din tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ad Din takes a shot to the head.
Watawaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Watawaka scores with a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ad Din breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ad Din just misses with a punch to the body.
Watawaka slips under a jab.
Watawaka slips a jab and a cross from Ad Din.
Watawaka tries to clinch up but Ad Din circles away and keeps his distance.
Watawaka walks into a jab.
Ad Din swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Watawaka darts in and clinches Ad Din up against the ropes.
Watawaka lands a hook that snaps the head of Ad Din backwards.
A short left from Watawaka.
Ad Din is rocked!
Watawaka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ad Din is still on wobbly legs! Can Watawaka finish him?
Tonaka Watawaka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
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!
Watawaka lands a right hand.
Ad Din tries to break free but Watawaka pushes him back against the ropes.
Watawaka is leaning against Ad Din and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Watawaka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Watawaka creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Ad Din crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Ad Din face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Watawaka takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tonaka Watawaka!
Tonaka Watawaka seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Chong Starbowski (ranked 3892 p4p, 421 weight class) and Riley Johnson (ranked 21025 p4p, 619 weight class). Starbowski comes to the ring accompanied by Traditional Thai Music . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chong Starbowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riley Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starbowski misses with a shot to the body
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Starbowski.
Johnson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Starbowski rushes Johnson and presses him up against the ropes.
Starbowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Starbowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Starbowski.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starbowski breaks the clinch.
Starbowski throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Starbowski.
A head kick misses from Starbowski.
Starbowski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starbowski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Starbowski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Starbowski throws a head kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Starbowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Starbowski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Starbowski digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Starbowski moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Starbowski.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Starbowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson slips under a jab from Starbowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starbowski throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Johnson misses.
Starbowski throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Starbowski avoids it with no problem.
Starbowski throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson is looking for the big counter here.
Starbowski misses with a body kick.
Starbowski misses with a head kick.
Starbowski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Starbowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chong Starbowski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Starbowski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chong Starbowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Starbowski throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Starbowski avoids it with no problem.
Starbowski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Johnson is rocked!
It looks like Riley Johnson has been cut.
Starbowski has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Starbowski fails to land.
Starbowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Starbowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Johnson.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chong Starbowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson moves out of range as Starbowski throws a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Johnson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starbowski throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a counter combo.
Starbowski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starbowski.
Starbowski throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Starbowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Starbowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Starbowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Starbowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Starbowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Starbowski gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Starbowski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Starbowski finish him?
Starbowski closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starbowski lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Starbowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Starbowski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Starbowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot lands for Starbowski.
Starbowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Starbowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Starbowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chong Starbowski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Riley Johnson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Starbowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Starbowski throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Starbowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Riley Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice uppercut there from Starbowski.
Starbowski throws a head kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Starbowski! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chong Starbowski!
A very excited looking Chong Starbowski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nate Baker Jr (ranked 3090 p4p, 378 weight class) and Nieky Holzken (ranked 6390 p4p, 560 weight class). Nieky Holzken 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Baker Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nieky Holzken!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Baker Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Holzken wants to counter with a clinch but Baker Jr pushes him away.
Baker Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Baker Jr throws a hook but Holzken blocks it.
Baker Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Holzken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holzken moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Baker Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Baker Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holzken takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Nieky Holzken has been cut.
Baker Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Baker Jr misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Baker Jr misses its intended target.
Holzken takes the fight into the clinch.
Holzken working Baker Jr over with knees to the body.
Baker Jr is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holzken avoiding damage.
Holzken is stalling here.
Holzken receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Holzken comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Nate Baker Jr has been cut.
A hook to the body from Holzken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holzken presses Baker Jr against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Holzken has Baker Jr pressed against the ropes.
Baker Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Holzken avoids the damage to the body.
Holzken prevents Baker Jr from breaking the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Holzken throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Holzken throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baker Jrs head.
Baker Jr missing with knees to the body.
Holzken has Baker Jr pressed against the ropes, preventing Baker Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holzken connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baker Jr's face.
Baker Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Holzken is pushing Baker Jr up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Holzken tries a knee to the head but Baker Jr blocks it.
Holzken on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baker Jr is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holzken lands with a light punch inside.
Baker Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holzken walks forward, straight into a front kick from Baker Jr.
Holzken lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Baker Jr at a distance.
Holzken circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holzken works Baker Jr's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holzken dodges the punch combination from Baker Jr.
Baker Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Holzken closes the distance and catches Baker Jr with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Baker Jr is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Baker Jr is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Baker Jr is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Holzken takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nieky Holzken!
After winning the bout, Nieky Holzken thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Stanislaw Cheba (ranked 5333 p4p, 434 weight class) and Anthony Chaos (ranked 5324 p4p, 432 weight class). Anthony Chaos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stanislaw Cheba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Chaos!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaos throws a body shot but no joy.
Cheba is looking to counter the offense by Chaos and move into the clinch.
Chaos misses with a right hand
and Cheba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cheba throws a shot to the body.
Cheba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chaos slips under a jab.
Good shot there by Cheba.
Cheba tries to clinch up but Chaos circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circling - Chaos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cheba throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chaos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chaos misses with an uppercut
letting Cheba counter with a right hand.
Chaos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Cheba finds it's way through Chaos's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cheba lands a jab to the head.
Cheba smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cheba lands with an overhand left.
Cheba tries to clinch but Chaos moves out of range.
Chaos misses with a jab to the body
and Cheba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cheba ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chaos misses with a leg kick
enabling Cheba to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Chaos misses.
Chaos throws a right hand that misses
and Cheba counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Cheba misses.
Chaos throws a leg kick
and Cheba counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Chaos to the mat! Cheba runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Chaos is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Chaos is rocked!
Cheba closes the distance and lands a lead uppercut that stumbles Chaos back against the ropes! Cheba follows up with a jab and a huge straight right that knocks Chaos out cold! What a finish! Cheba looks absolutely delighted, as he should do! Congratulations that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Stanislaw Cheba!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ron Velderman (ranked 20407 p4p, 623 weight class) and Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos (ranked 19623 p4p, 579 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Velderman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velderman misses with a body shot.
Velderman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Velderman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu in the buildup to the fight.
Velderman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Velderman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Velderman misses with an uppercut. Nu Cuuuuutos saw that one coming.
Velderman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nu Cuuuuutos looks to score with a jab to the body but Velderman is just out of range.
Velderman throws a head kick that misses.
Nu Cuuuuutos doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Velderman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Velderman misses the shot to the body.
Velderman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nu Cuuuuutos moves away.
Velderman throws a hook but Nu Cuuuuutos avoids it easily.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a slapping body shot.
Nu Cuuuuutos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Velderman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nu Cuuuuutos. Velderman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velderman lands a nice looking body shot.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks the body kick.
Nu Cuuuuutos connects with a nice looking jab.
Velderman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Velderman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velderman lands with a nice body kick.
Velderman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Velderman connects with a leg kick. Nu Cuuuuutos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nu Cuuuuutos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nu Cuuuuutos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Velderman.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands with a good body shot.
Nu Cuuuuutos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a looping right.
Velderman tried to counter with a leg kick but Nu Cuuuuutos avoided it.
Velderman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A shot to the liver by Nu Cuuuuutos. Beautiful body shot.
Nu Cuuuuutos looks to throw the jab but Velderman is out of range.
Velderman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nu Cuuuuutos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Velderman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a leg kick but Velderman checks it.
Ron Velderman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Velderman.
A telegraphed right hand from Velderman misses the target.
Velderman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Velderman scores with a one two! Nu Cuuuuutos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Velderman connects with a jab.
Velderman tried to score with a low kick but Nu Cuuuuutos checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by Velderman.
A big right from Velderman misses.
Nu Cuuuuutos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Velderman.
Velderman throws out a leg kick but Nu Cuuuuutos moves out of range and Velderman only half commits.
Velderman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A punch lands to the side of Nu Cuuuuutos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws an overhand right that lands on Velderman's shoulder, as Velderman tries to avoid the shot.
Velderman tries a head kick but it misses.
Velderman misses with a straight right.
Velderman lands a nice shot that snaps Nu Cuuuuutos's head back.
Nu Cuuuuutos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice body punch from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos moves into the clinch.
Nu Cuuuuutos looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Velderman breaks the clinch.
Velderman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Velderman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nu Cuuuuutos. Nu Cuuuuutos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Velderman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nu Cuuuuutos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Velderman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nu Cuuuuutos swings for the body but Velderman moves out of range.
Velderman lands with a straight right. Nu Cuuuuutos didn't see that one coming.
Velderman lands with a good body shot.
Velderman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Velderman throws a good cross that connects.
Velderman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nu Cuuuuutos moves out of range as Velderman strikes.
Velderman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Velderman is looking to counter punch.
Velderman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nu Cuuuuutos can do to turn this around?
Nu Cuuuuutos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nu Cuuuuutos avoids a kick to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos looks to land a left hand but Velderman moved out of range nicely.
Nu Cuuuuutos looks to land a left hand but Velderman moved out of range nicely.
Velderman misses with a looping right.
Velderman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Velderman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nu Cuuuuutos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a hook. Velderman ducked under it nicely.
Velderman swats away the attempt to clinch by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velderman is looking to chop away at Nu Cuuuuutos's legs.
Velderman ducks under a wild hook from Nu Cuuuuutos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velderman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a low kick.
Velderman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Velderman throws a hook to the side of Nu Cuuuuutos's head but Nu Cuuuuutos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Velderman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Velderman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nu Cuuuuutos in his tracks.
Nice body punch from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Velderman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to clinch but Velderman is having none of it.
Nu Cuuuuutos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Velderman.
Nice defenses there by Velderman.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nu Cuuuuutos connects with the punch.
Nu Cuuuuutos avoids the body shot from Velderman.
Velderman lands with a kick to the temple. Nu Cuuuuutos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nu Cuuuuutos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Velderman moves away.
Velderman looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nu Cuuuuutos avoids the head kick by Velderman.
Good standup being displayed there by Nu Cuuuuutos as he connects with a hook.
Velderman misses the shot to the body.
Velderman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velderman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a body shot.
Velderman throws a chopping leg kick but Nu Cuuuuutos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks the body kick.
Velderman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with an uppercut. Velderman saw that one coming.
Velderman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Velderman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a lazy right hand but Velderman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nu Cuuuuutos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with an uppercut. Velderman saw that one coming.
Velderman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with an uppercut. Velderman saw that one coming.
Velderman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a right hand that Velderman ducks under and follows up with a left that Velderman also avoids with ease.
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 Ron Velderman will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nu Cuuuuutos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Velderman moves away.
Nu Cuuuuutos takes one to the chin there.
Nu Cuuuuutos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a right hand that misses
and Velderman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws the left hand but Velderman avoids the punch easily.
Velderman throws an overhand right that lands on Nu Cuuuuutos's shoulder, as Nu Cuuuuutos tries to avoid the shot.
Velderman throws the kick towards the body but Nu Cuuuuutos avoids it.
Velderman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Ron Velderman is winning the standup battle so far.
Velderman moves out of range as Nu Cuuuuutos strikes.
Velderman lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Velderman.
Nu Cuuuuutos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Velderman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Velderman. Nu Cuuuuutos does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velderman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos wants to clinch up but Velderman keeps it at a distance.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a hook to the side of Velderman's head but Velderman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Velderman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Velderman digs a good hook to Nu Cuuuuutos's body.
Nu Cuuuuutos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Velderman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nu Cuuuuutos punishes Velderman's body with a nice straight punch.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a shot from downtown. Velderman moves away and avoids it.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nu Cuuuuutos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Velderman moves away.
Nice shot lands for Velderman.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nu Cuuuuutos staying out of range there.
Velderman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Velderman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Velderman was well out of range. Poor timing from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A clash of legs there as Nu Cuuuuutos blocks the low kick.
Velderman walks into a left hand.
Velderman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nu Cuuuuutos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Velderman scores with a hook to the body. Nu Cuuuuutos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nu Cuuuuutos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Velderman.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses the shot to the body.
Velderman throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a series of strikes that have Velderman backpedaling.
Nice defenses there by Velderman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Nu Cuuuuutos misses.
Nu Cuuuuutos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Velderman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Velderman lands with a straight right. Nu Cuuuuutos didn't see that one coming.
Nu Cuuuuutos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Velderman.
Velderman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nu Cuuuuutos throws out the jab.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velderman.
Nu Cuuuuutos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Velderman scores with a shot to the body.
Velderman catches Nu Cuuuuutos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nu Cuuuuutos scores with a body shot.
Nu Cuuuuutos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Velderman.
Velderman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nu Cuuuuutos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Velderman.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Velderman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good leg kick by Velderman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a looping right.
Velderman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Velderman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Velderman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Velderman!
Ron Velderman was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryu Takemura (ranked 3851 p4p, 395 weight class) and Gustav Uhtredsson (ranked 4515 p4p, 439 weight class). Ryu Takemura 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Takemura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustav Uhtredsson!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uhtredsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Takemura drops his hands momentarily and Uhtredsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Uhtredsson throws a sloppy head kick and Takemura moves out of range easily.
Takemura misses with a two punch combination.
Takemura slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Uhtredsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Takemura counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Uhtredsson thinking.
Uhtredsson avoids the body shot from Takemura.
Uhtredsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Takemura throws a hook to the side of Uhtredsson's head but Uhtredsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Uhtredsson slips a jab and a cross from Takemura.
Uhtredsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Uhtredsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takemura.
A little feinted left hand from Takemura on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Takemura moves out of range as Uhtredsson strikes.
It looked like Takemura wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Takemura ducks under a wild hook from Uhtredsson.
A combination from Takemura does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uhtredsson throws a head kick that half lands.
Takemura looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takemura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Uhtredsson.
Takemura is rocked!
Takemura feints a jab promting Uhtredsson to slip. Takemura then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Uhtredsson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Oh Takemura is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Takemura walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Uhtredsson! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gustav Uhtredsson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Joey Diaz (ranked 3205 p4p, 391 weight class) and Ronald Fredrick (ranked 2644 p4p, 335 weight class). Fredrick has chosen Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz: Throw It Up as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronald Fredrick!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredrick takes the fight into the clinch.
I was talking to Diaz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Fredrick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fredrick throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diaz cracks the inside of Fredrick's front leg.
Fredrick takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fredrick walks into a stiff left hand from Diaz.
Fredrick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Fredrick.
Diaz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fredrick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fredrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fredrick lands a nice hook to Diaz's body. Diaz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diaz. That's going to slow Fredrick down.
Fredrick darts in and clinches Diaz up against the ropes.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fredrick takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Diaz pushes Fredrick away with a front kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fredrick tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredrick misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Fredrick.
Fredrick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Diaz.
Diaz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Ronald Fredrick has been cut.
Fredrick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz pushes Fredrick away with a front kick.
Fredrick takes one to the chin there.
Fredrick throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fredrick scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fredrick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz connects with a solid leg kick.
Fredrick takes the fight into the clinch.
Fredrick breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a head kick!
Fredrick misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Diaz tried to counter with a leg kick but Fredrick avoided it.
Diaz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diaz throws a head kick that half lands.
A punch lands to the side of Fredrick 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diaz scoring well with a low kick there.
Fredrick throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Fredrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Fredrick is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diaz rather than just go for the knockout.
Fredrick throws a predictable looking body shot
and Diaz counters with a nice body kick.
Fredrick throws a push kick but Diaz slaps the foot to one side.
Fredrick lands with a slapping head kick.
Fredrick throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
A combination from Fredrick does no damage.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick.
Diaz throws a quick counter kick to the body but Fredrick avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fredrick throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Fredrick throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fredrick looks winded!
A head kick from Diaz lands but Fredrick takes it in his stride.
Diaz scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Diaz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronald Fredrick's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fredrick tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diaz counters with a nice body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diaz. That's going to slow Fredrick down.
Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Fredrick scores with a four punch combination!
Fredrick lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fredrick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diaz.
An inside leg kick lands from Diaz.
Fredrick has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Diaz scores with a kick to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fredrick is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Diaz scoring well with a low kick there.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diaz, right into the meat.
Fredrick misses with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Fredrick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredrick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diaz.
Fredrick lands a jab to the nose.
Ronald Fredrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz throws a head kick but Fredrick moves out of range.
Joey Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz lands a jab to the nose.
Diaz stalks Fredrick and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fredrick's face. Fredrick staggers backwards, shaken.
Fredrick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fredrick throws a head kick that misses.
Fredrick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fredrick throws a push kick but Diaz slaps the foot to one side.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fredrick can do to turn this around?
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fredrick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fredrick throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diaz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Joey Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fredrick scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Diaz to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Diaz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fredrick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diaz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fredrick tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz connects with a leg kick. Fredrick looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diaz.
Fredrick lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Diaz is rocked!
Fredrick scores with a big combo that sends Diaz crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Diaz flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Fredrick jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronald Fredrick!
Ronald Fredrick was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ezekyle Abaddon (ranked 2205 p4p, 224 weight class) and The Lek Wor Sangprapai (ranked 19390 p4p, 492 weight class). Abaddon's entrance music is Vengeful One. A fine choice. Wor Sangprapai has chosen *Thailand Music as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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156 lbs
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155 lbs
14 - 15 - 1 |
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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
39 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ezekyle Abaddon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, The Lek Wor Sangprapai!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abaddon blocks a head kick by Wor Sangprapai.
Abaddon misses with a left hand
and Wor Sangprapai counters with a right hand to the body.
Abaddon throws a head kick but Wor Sangprapai moves out of range.
Wor Sangprapai has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A swing and a miss from Wor Sangprapai.
Wor Sangprapai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abaddon.
Abaddon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wor Sangprapai.
Abaddon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wor Sangprapai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abaddon.
Wor Sangprapai is looking for the big counter here.
Wor Sangprapai lands with a kick to the temple. Abaddon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Abaddon throws a lazy uppercut
and Wor Sangprapai counters with a stiff right hand.
Wor Sangprapai tries a head kick but it misses.
Abaddon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Wor Sangprapai.
Wor Sangprapai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abaddon throws out the jab.
Wor Sangprapai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abaddon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wor Sangprapai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wor Sangprapai lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wor Sangprapai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abaddon.
Abaddon scores with a nice strike.
Wor Sangprapai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Abaddon misses with a body kick.
Wor Sangprapai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abaddon moves away.
Abaddon throws a right hand that misses
and as Abaddon resets, Wor Sangprapai counters with a big head kick, out of nowhere! Abaddon goes down! The referee sends Wor Sangprapai to a neutral corner and begins the count.. 3,4,5,6,7, will he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). The Lek Wor Sangprapai!
Jumping up and down and very excited, The Lek Wor Sangprapai waved his t-shirt featuring Blue Moon's logo in front of the cameras.
Ezekyle Abaddon was interviewed post fight and said 'you win or you learn.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Cory McDonnell (ranked 18230 p4p, 616 weight class) and Khru Jako (ranked 2907 p4p, 350 weight class). McDonnell comes to the ring accompanied by Jorge Quintero - 300 Violin Orchestra. Jako has chosen Catch a Fire as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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176 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cory McDonnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khru Jako!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonnell tries to clinch but Jako is having none of it.
McDonnell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jako's hands.
A combination from Jako does no damage.
Jako throws a hook but McDonnell avoids it easily.
Jako swings for the body but McDonnell moves out of range.
Jako on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McDonnell. McDonnell obviously looking to wear him down.
Sloppy strikes from Jako. Those never looked like landing.
McDonnell throws the left hand but Jako avoids the punch easily.
McDonnell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McDonnell misses with a wild body shot.
McDonnell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jako misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonnell.
McDonnell tries to clinch up.
McDonnell misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Jako releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jako lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McDonnell, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by McDonnell. That's going to slow Jako down.
McDonnell throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell lands a head shot.
Cory McDonnell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jako tries to land a front kick but McDonnell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jako lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McDonnell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jako.
Jako looks to throw a body kick
and McDonnell counters with a stiff right hand.
McDonnell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Some wild striking there from Jako.
McDonnell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McDonnell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McDonnell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jako misses with a wild combination.
Jako misses with a looping left.
We've been informed that Jako has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jako gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice body punch from McDonnell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jako checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by McDonnell there.
McDonnell lands a leg kick that knocks Jako off balance momentarily.
Jako moves into the clinch.
Jako lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McDonnell backwards.
Jako's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jako swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McDonnell lands a really nice looking cross but Jako seems unphased.
Jako doesn't manage to clinch there - McDonnell circles away.
Jako misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonnell.
Jako takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McDonnell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jako.
McDonnell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jako wants to land a leg kick but McDonnell is out of range.
Jako misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jako is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McDonnell rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick by McDonnell misses
and Jako counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McDonnell throws a shot to the body.
Jako throws a body punch but McDonnell moves out of range.
Jako thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Khru Jako 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.
McDonnell lands a lovely overhand right.
McDonnell punishes Jako's body with a nice straight punch.
Jako swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McDonnell.
McDonnell lands a jab to Jako's midsection.
McDonnell lands with an overhand left.
Jako tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. McDonnell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jako pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McDonnell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jako tries to clinch but McDonnell is having none of it.
McDonnell misses with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Jako lands an impressive looking overhand right. McDonnell doesn't seem phased though.
McDonnell throws a series of punches but Jako moves out of range.
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!
The fighters circling - Jako throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Jako misses the target.
Cory McDonnell is winning the standup battle so far.
Jako misses with a head kick.
McDonnell dips to his left and cracks Jako with an uppercut!
McDonnell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell keeps the fight on the outside.
Jako lands the left hand.
Jako misses with a wild combination.
Jako tries a head kick but it misses.
Jako misses the jab.
McDonnell throws a hook but Jako avoids it easily.
Jako throws a series of punches but McDonnell avoids them all with ease.
McDonnell looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
McDonnell misses with an uppercut.
Jako misses with a double jab
and McDonnell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jako misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McDonnell looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
McDonnell connects with a solid leg kick.
A cross from Jako lands.
McDonnell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jako's calf.
McDonnell lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonnell throws a body punch but Jako moves out of range.
McDonnell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jako counters with a nice body shot.
Jako misses with a hook. McDonnell ducked under it nicely.
Jako gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McDonnell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jako throws a sloppy head kick and McDonnell moves out of range easily.
McDonnell swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jako.
Nice shot by McDonnell.
Jako throws a nice looking combination but McDonnell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jako checks a low kick from McDonnell.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonnell. Jako does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jako unleashes a big counter combination but McDonnell bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McDonnell misses with a left hand
and Jako counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jako missing with a left hand there. McDonnell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDonnell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jakos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jako throws a hook to the side of McDonnell's head but McDonnell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A quick step to the side and McDonnell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jako throws a right and a left that both miss.
McDonnell fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jako just manages to avoid it.
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 Cory McDonnell will probably get the nod.
That's time! McDonnell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jako throws a series of punches but McDonnell moves out of range.
McDonnell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jako lands a jab to the nose.
Jako defending well as McDonnell loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Jako on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice jab there from McDonnell.
McDonnell lands with a kick to the temple. Jako shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jako ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonnell moves away.
Jako misses with a body shot.
Jako misses with a straight left.
A big left from Jako misses.
McDonnell pushes Jako up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jako is trying to break the clinch but McDonnell is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Jako.
Jako escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jako walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jako looks to land a body kick but McDonnell moved away.
Jako takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell avoids the head kick by Jako.
McDonnell walks into a stiff left hand from Jako.
McDonnell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jako cracks McDonnell with an open hand slap.
Jako misses with an uppercut
and McDonnell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jako thinking.
Jako 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.
McDonnell tests Jako's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McDonnell just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonnell cracks Jako with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McDonnell.
Nice uppercut lands for McDonnell. That snapped Jako's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jako on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jako's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jako.
McDonnell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McDonnell swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jako looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonnell is just out of range.
McDonnell seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
McDonnell slips a jab from Jako.
Jako misses with a body punch
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and McDonnell counters with a nice uppercut.
McDonnell lands a leg kick that knocks Jako off balance momentarily.
Jako tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jako lands a slapping body shot.
McDonnell throws a leg kick
and Jako counters with a left to the body.
McDonnell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jako uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonnell.
McDonnell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jako looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jako tries to clinch but McDonnell is having none of it.
McDonnell moves out of range as Jako strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from McDonnell misses the target.
McDonnell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jako's calf.
McDonnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cory McDonnell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McDonnell 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cory McDonnell!
Cory McDonnell 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ravi Shankoli (ranked 1139 p4p, 162 weight class) and Ruma Juttu (ranked 18062 p4p, 621 weight class). Shankoli comes into the arena with Ravi Shankar - Om Shiva blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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204 lbs
52 - 22 - 0 |
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200 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
World class boxer
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
52 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Ravi Shankoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruma Juttu!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shankoli moves out of range as Juttu strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Juttu.
Juttu scores with a jab.
Shankoli takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Juttu moves into range and clinches up with Shankoli.
Shankoli prevents a body shot from Juttu.
Juttu throws a punch but it's blocked by Shankoli.
Juttu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shankoli blocks an uppercut.
Juttu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Juttu lands a left hand.
Juttu works on Shankoli's body with a couple of short punches.
Juttu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Shankoli's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Shankoli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Juttu.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Juttu.
Shankoli takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Juttu.
Shankoli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Juttu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shankoli can't find room to land a body shot as Juttu controls the action.
A short right from Juttu.
Shankoli is trying to break the clinch but Juttu is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankoli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Juttu working aggressively here.
Shankoli tries to throw a body punch but Juttu avoids it by throwing Shankoli back against the ropes.
Juttu misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Juttu.
Juttu working aggressively here.
Juttu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Juttu lands a nice uppercut.
Juttu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Juttu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shankoli presses Juttu against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Juttu digs a right hand underneath Shankoli's ribcage. Shankoli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shankoli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shankoli has a couple of punches blocked by Juttu.
A shot in the inside from Juttu.
Shankoli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Juttu misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Juttu.
Shankoli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Shankoli working aggressively here.
Shankoli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Juttu's elbow.
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!
Shankoli trying to control the position but instead, Juttu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shankoli into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juttu pushes Shankoli back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Juttu scores with a shoulder strike.
Juttu misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Shankoli.
A short right from Juttu.
Juttu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shankoli backwards.
Shankoli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Juttu's elbow.
Juttu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Juttu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Juttu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Shankoli is breathing heavily.
Juttu can't find room to land a body shot as Shankoli controls the action.
Juttu lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Juttu.
Juttu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shankoli or not.
Juttu lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juttu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Juttu misses with a punch on the inside.
Juttu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Juttu lands with a left to the head.
Shankoli misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruma Juttu 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.
Juttu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ruma Juttu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shankoli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shankoli throws a leg kick but Juttu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ravi Shankoli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Juttu misses with a low kick.
Juttu blocks the body kick.
Juttu steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Juttu lands an overhand right.
Juttu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shankoli swats away the attempt to clinch by Juttu.
Shankoli throws a hook but Juttu blocks it.
Juttu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Juttu thuds his shin into the meat of Shankoli's side.
Juttu has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Shankoli is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Shankoli moves out of range as Juttu throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shankoli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shankoli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Juttu.
Juttu lands a body shot.
Jab from Juttu.
Juttu throws a low kick, looking for Shankoli's leg but Shankoli calmly moves out of range.
Juttu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankoli throws a hook to the side of Juttu's head but Juttu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Juttu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shankoli checks it well.
Shankoli takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Juttu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Juttu connects with a body shot that sends Shankoli's belly button to the back.
Juttu misses with a head kick.
Shankoli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Juttu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shankoli.
Decent striking displayed by Juttu there.
Jab from Shankoli.
Ruma Juttu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shankoli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A chopping leg kick lands by Juttu.
Shankoli blocks a jab.
Juttu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Juttu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shankoli tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Juttu is able to avoid easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juttu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Juttu wants to land a leg kick but Shankoli is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Shankoli tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Juttu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shankoli doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juttu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Juttu scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shankoli. Juttu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Juttu slips under a jab.
Juttu tests Shankoli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Juttu lands a lovely overhand right.
Shankoli shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Juttu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Juttu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shankoli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shankoli pivots, looking for a leg kick but Juttu is out of range and Shankoli settles back down.
Juttu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shankoli. Juttu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Juttu thows a body kick. Shankoli tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Juttu moves into the clinch.
Shankoli is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Juttu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruma Juttu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Shankoli misses with a body shot.
Shankoli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Juttu manages to avoid it.
Juttu throws a hook but Shankoli blocks it.
Juttu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Juttu lands with a nice body kick.
Ravi Shankoli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shankoli will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Juttu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Juttu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Juttu's corner calls for a 1-2. Juttu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shankoli does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Juttu throws a leg kick which misses Shankoli's front leg but catches the back leg as Shankoli tries to avoid it.
Juttu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Juttu.
Juttu misses the shot to the body.
Shankoli misses with a body shot.
Shankoli is looking to wear down Juttu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Juttu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Shankoli walks forward, straight into a front kick from Juttu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juttu scores with a decent looking hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shankoli.
Juttu keeps Shankoli at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juttu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Juttu tests Shankoli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Juttu misses with a head kick.
Shankoli works over Juttu's head and body with a nice combination.
Juttu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shankoli looks to land a left hand but Juttu moved out of range nicely.
Juttu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Juttu keeps Shankoli at a distance using the push kick.
Shankoli ducks right into an uppercut from Juttu.
Ruma Juttu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That kick from Juttu tenderised Shankoli's leg. Shankoli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shankoli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Juttu.
Juttu tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Shankoli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shankoli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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!
Juttu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shankoli.
Shankoli misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Juttu. That's going to slow Shankoli down.
Juttu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Juttu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Juttu.
Shankoli swings for the body but Juttu moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shankoli on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shankoli throws a body shot but no joy.
Shankoli is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Juttu scores with a push kick.
Juttu scoring well with a low kick there.
Some wild striking there from Shankoli.
Shankoli walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Juttu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A cross from Juttu lands.
Juttu jabs at Shankoli's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shankoli takes a kick to the side of the head.
Juttu lands with a right hand.
Juttu tries to close the distance and clinch but Shankoli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Juttu is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Juttu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shankoli stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruma Juttu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Juttu 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruma Juttu!
Ravi Shankoli was interviewed post fight and said 'I believe he forgotten shower for a week or something, I gagged on my own vomit and never could get it back together again. Take a shower you filthy bastard!'.
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