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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Kyle Kovingten (ranked 6302 p4p, 532 weight class) and Sven Svensson (ranked 4592 p4p, 469 weight class). Sven Svensson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Kovingten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sven Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kovingten throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Svensson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kovingten thuds a left hand into Svensson's body.
Nice body kick from Kovingten.
Svensson rushes Kovingten and presses him up against the ropes.
Svensson misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Kovingten's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A shot in the inside from Kovingten.
Kovingten is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kovingten.
Svensson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovingten.
Kovingten manages to break the clinch.
Kovingten misses with a wild body shot.
Svensson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kovingten can pounce on him.
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!
Svensson throws an overhand right that lands on Kovingten's shoulder, as Kovingten tries to avoid the shot.
Svensson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kovingten.
Kovingten scores with a hook to the body. Svensson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kovingten lands with a straight right. Svensson didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Kovingten coming out on top.
Kovingten lands with an overhand left.
Svensson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kovingten.
Kovingten wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That kick from Kovingten tenderised Svensson's leg. Svensson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kovingten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Svensson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kovingten.
Svensson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Svensson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Svensson misses with a left hand
and Kovingten counters with a nice low kick that buckles Svensson's knee momentarily.
Kovingten thumps Svensson with a low kick.
Kovingten defending well as Svensson loads up on a big left hand.
Svensson moves in looking to clinch but Kovingten pushes him off.
Kovingten throws a hook but Svensson avoids it easily.
Kovingten lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svensson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kovingten moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Kovingten lands but Svensson takes it in his stride.
Kovingten scores with a jab. Svensson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kovingten.
Kyle Kovingten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovingten scores with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Kovingten as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Sven Svensson has been cut.
Kovingten avoids the body shot from Svensson.
Kovingten lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kovingten avoids the body shot from Svensson.
Kovingten throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kovingten.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovingten drops his hands momentarily and Svensson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kovingten lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Svensson at a distance.
Kovingten connects with a body shot that sends Svensson's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Kovingten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sven Svensson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kovingten thuds a left hand into Svensson's body.
Kovingten scoring well with a low kick there.
Kovingten misses with an uppercut. Svensson saw that one coming.
Kovingten turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Kovingten, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kovingten lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kovingten slips a straight right by Svensson.
Kovingten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Svensson can do to turn this around?
Kovingten punishes Svensson's body with a nice straight punch.
Kovingten jabs at Svensson's body.
Kovingten cracks Svensson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kovingten cracks Svensson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kovingten.
Svensson lands a slapping body shot.
Svensson blocks a head kick by Kovingten.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten misses with a wild body shot.
Kovingten scores with the left hand. Svensson knows he should have avoided that one.
Kovingten scores with a jab to the head.
Kovingten swings widly with a right hand
and Svensson counters with a straight right hand.
Kovingten loads up on a big right hand but Svensson slips the punch.
Kovingten with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Svensson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A head kick from Kovingten lands but Svensson takes it in his stride.
Svensson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kovingten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kovingten here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kovingten lands a jab to Svensson's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovingten throws a nice head kick!
Svensson is rocked!
Kovingten keeps Svensson at a distance using the push kick.
Svensson is still on wobbly legs! Can Kovingten finish him?
Kovingten cracks Svensson with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Svensson is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Svensson is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Svensson could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kyle Kovingten!
Kyle Kovingten 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 5572 p4p, 509 weight class) and Nate Baker Jr (ranked 3348 p4p, 387 weight class). Dowiyogo comes into the arena with another life - kano blaring out of the sound system. Grover Dowiyogo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Big right hand
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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
48 - 42 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grover Dowiyogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Baker Jr!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dowiyogo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baker Jr avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dowiyogo managing to block the knees to the body from Baker Jr.
Baker Jr missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Baker Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Baker Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dowiyogo is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Baker Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baker Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Baker Jr.
A combination from Baker Jr does no damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick but Baker Jr moves out of range.
Baker Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Dowiyogo moves out of range easily.
Baker Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dowiyogo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Baker Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Baker Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dowiyogo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Baker Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Baker Jr.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baker Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Baker Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker Jr has Dowiyogo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Baker Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Baker Jr.
Baker Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the head but Baker Jr blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Baker Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Dowiyogo swings wildly with an uppercut but Baker Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baker Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Baker Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dowiyogo.
Baker Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dowiyogo is looking to counter with a body kick.
Dowiyogo avoids the head kick by Baker Jr.
It appears Dowiyogo was looking to counter with a kick there.
Baker Jr clinches up with Dowiyogo and pushes him back against the ropes.
Baker Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Knees in the clinch landing for Baker Jr.
Baker Jr stalling in the clinch.
Dowiyogo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dowiyogo is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baker Jr controlling the action here for a moment.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Baker Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Baker Jr lands a good knee to the midsection. Dowiyogo won't want to take too many of those.
Baker Jr blocking some punches.
Baker Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dowiyogo.
Baker Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Baker Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Baker Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baker Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baker Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Grover Dowiyogo has been cut.
Baker Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo managing to block the knees to the body from Baker Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baker Jr lands an elbow inside that Dowiyogo shrugs off.
Dowiyogo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baker Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baker Jr lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Baker Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grover Dowiyogo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Baker Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baker Jr is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Baker Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nate Baker Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dowiyogo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo lands a body punch.
Baker Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baker Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dowiyogo scores with a push kick.
Dowiyogo closes the distance and clinches.
Baker Jr crunches a lovely knee into Dowiyogo's ribcage.
Dowiyogo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baker Jr is defending well for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dowiyogo avoiding damage as Baker Jr throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dowiyogo avoiding damage as Baker Jr throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Baker Jr avoiding damage.
Baker Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Baker Jr lands a left hand.
Baker Jr will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dowiyogo up against the ropes.
Baker Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Baker Jr missing with knees to the body.
Baker Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Baker Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baker Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dowiyogo moves into the clinch successfully.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Baker Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dowiyogo as Baker Jr tries to tie him up.
Baker Jr trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo lands a shot to the body.
Baker Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dowiyogo avoids it.
Baker Jr missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the head but Baker Jr blocks with his arms.
Baker Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee to the head.
Baker Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baker Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grover Dowiyogo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baker Jr misses with a low kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Baker Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Baker Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Baker Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Baker Jr lands an elbow that stopped Dowiyogo in his tracks for a moment.
Baker Jr scores a nice knee to the body.
Baker Jr breaks the clinch.
Baker Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dowiyogo's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Baker Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Grover Dowiyogo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dowiyogo throws a wild body kick that Baker Jr sees coming a mile off.
Baker Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Dowiyogo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dowiyogo moves into the clinch.
Dowiyogo managing to block the knees to the body from Baker Jr.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baker Jr.
Baker Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dowiyogo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Baker Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses.
Baker Jr has Dowiyogo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Baker Jr breaks the clinch.
Dowiyogo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baker Jr. Baker Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dowiyogo pushes Baker Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.
Baker Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Baker Jr missing with knees to the body.
Baker Jr missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Baker Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dowiyogo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baker Jr controlling the action here for a moment.
Baker Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Baker Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baker Jr is defending well for now.
Baker Jr wants to stall.
Baker Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baker Jr with a hook.
Dowiyogo drives through and clinches with Baker Jr against the ropes.
Baker Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dowiyogo avoids it.
Dowiyogo misses with a body punch.
Baker Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baker Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Dowiyogo off the ropes and back into range.
Nate Baker Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crunch! Baker Jr slams his shin into Dowiyogo's torso.
Baker Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dowiyogo at a distance.
Baker Jr lands with a kick to the temple. Dowiyogo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dowiyogo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Baker Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dowiyogo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dowiyogo walks into a big right hand from Baker Jr and goes down! The referee sends Baker Jr to a neutral corner as Dowiyogo gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Dowiyogo is rocked!
Baker Jr catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Dowiyogo stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Dowiyogo walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Oh Dowiyogo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baker Jr throws a right hand that Dowiyogo ducks under and follows up with a left that Dowiyogo also avoids with ease.
Baker Jr clinches up with Dowiyogo and pushes him back against the ropes.
Dowiyogo seems to have got his legs back now.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Baker Jr taking a breather.
Baker Jr has Dowiyogo pushed against the ropes.
Baker Jr manages to break the clinch.
Dowiyogo moves into the clinch.
Grover Dowiyogo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dowiyogo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baker Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baker Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dowiyogo is defending well for now.
Baker Jr stalls.
Baker Jr scores a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Baker Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Baker Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 25:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 25:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Baker Jr!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Extro Haymaker (ranked 4565 p4p, 440 weight class) and BodyShot Scott (ranked 5335 p4p, 466 weight class). Extro Haymaker 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Extro Haymaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, BodyShot Scott!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Haymaker misses.
A nice combination there by Scott.
Haymaker slips a jab and a cross from Scott.
It looked like Haymaker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Scott takes one to the chin there.
Some wild striking there from Scott.
Haymaker tries to bum rush Scott with a series of wild strikes but Scott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scott throws a series of strikes that have Haymaker backpedaling.
Scott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haymaker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haymaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scott misses with a few strikes there.
Scott lands with a nice combination. Haymaker backs away looking to recover.
Haymaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haymaker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scott closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Haymaker is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Scott throws a series of punches but Haymaker moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Haymaker misses the target.
Oh Haymaker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Scott lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Haymaker out cold! Haymaker is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the ropes! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). BodyShot Scott!
Extro Haymaker was interviewed post fight and said 'He hits like a girl but you know. Im a real man and real MEN let women wins. Fuck youbitch'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Arlind Abazaj (ranked 5132 p4p, 490 weight class) and Toshizo Saito (ranked 6540 p4p, 535 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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194 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arlind Abazaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Toshizo Saito!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abazaj connects with a high kick.
Arlind Abazaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abazaj lands a nice looking body kick.
Saito is looking to clinch but Abazaj is avoiding it.
Abazaj clinches up with Saito and pushes him back against the ropes.
Abazaj lands a body shot in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Abazaj misses with some punches.
Abazaj can't find room to land a body shot as Saito controls the action.
Abazaj misses with a punch to the body.
Abazaj is trying to break the clinch but Saito has him pressed against the ropes.
Abazaj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abazaj goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saito is pushing Abazaj up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saito is trying to break free.
Abazaj can't find room to land a body shot as Saito controls the action.
Abazaj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abazaj tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saito looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Abazaj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abazaj tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saito's elbow.
Abazaj misses with some punches.
Saito's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abazaj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abazaj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abazaj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abazaj.
Saito dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Abazaj working aggressively here.
Saito wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short uppercut from Abazaj.
Abazaj tries a body shot but Saito blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abazaj.
Abazaj misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abazaj lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abazaj misses with a body punch.
Abazaj prevents Saito from breaking the clinch.
Saito blocks a body shot from Abazaj.
Abazaj scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abazaj throws a punch but it's blocked by Saito.
Saito wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abazaj misses with a punch to the body.
Saito blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Abazaj's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Abazaj scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abazaj tries to throw a body punch but Saito avoids it by throwing Abazaj back against the ropes.
Abazaj lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abazaj.
Saito tries to break free but Abazaj pushes him back against the ropes.
Saito blocks a body shot from Abazaj.
Abazaj working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Saito's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Abazaj throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arlind Abazaj dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A head kick from Abazaj lands but Saito takes it in his stride.
Abazaj cracks Saito with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Saito moves into range and clinches up with Abazaj.
Abazaj is trying to break the clinch but Saito has him pressed against the ropes.
Abazaj misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abazaj's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abazaj avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abazaj with a nice cross.
Abazaj pushes Saito up against the ropes in a clinch.
Saito blocks a body shot from Abazaj.
Saito blocks a body shot from Abazaj.
Abazaj tries to throw a body punch but Saito avoids it by throwing Abazaj back against the ropes.
Arlind Abazaj has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abazaj tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saito's elbow.
Abazaj misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abazaj can't find room to land a body shot as Saito controls the action.
Saito is trying to break the clinch but Abazaj has him pressed against the ropes.
Saito manages to break the clinch.
Saito tries to clinch there but Abazaj circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saito darts in trying to clinch
and Abazaj counters with a nice kick to the body.
Abazaj dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abazaj moves out of range of the body kick from Saito.
Saito tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Abazaj paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abazaj lands a nice looking body shot.
Saito tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Saito gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Abazaj tries to throw a body punch but Saito avoids it by throwing Abazaj back against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Abazaj.
Saito's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abazaj misses with some punches.
Abazaj gets through Saito's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saito is trying to break the clinch but Abazaj is controlling him.
Abazaj tries to work over Saito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Abazaj's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Saito.
Abazaj scores with a shot to the side of Saito's head.
Abazaj misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abazaj blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Abazaj fails to land.
Saito prevents a body shot from Abazaj.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Abazaj as Saito tries to tie him up.
Saito breaks the clinch.
Abazaj scores with a body shot.
Abazaj clinches.
Abazaj tries to work over Saito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abazaj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Abazaj.
Abazaj tries a body shot but Saito blocks it.
Saito stalling in the clinch but Abazaj improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arlind Abazaj dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Some bone on bone action there as Abazaj checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Saito doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Abazaj is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saito can do to turn this around?
Abazaj throws a nice inside leg kick.
Abazaj rushes Saito and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Abazaj cracks Saito with a nice body shot.
Abazaj has a couple of punches blocked by Saito.
Abazaj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abazaj lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saito backwards.
Abazaj misses with a punch to the body.
Abazaj working hard to break the clinch.
Abazaj struggles to land a body shot inside as Saito controls his hands.
Saito misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abazaj digs a right hand into Saito's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Saito's gas tank.
Abazaj tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saito's elbow.
Saito wants to get back to striking at distance but Abazaj won't allow it.
Abazaj lands an uppercut.
Saito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Abazaj.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abazaj misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abazaj misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abazaj tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saito's elbow.
Abazaj misses with a body punch.
Saito blocking some punches.
Saito trying to land knees to the body.
Saito wants to stall.
Abazaj can't find room to land a body shot as Saito controls the action.
Abazaj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abazaj misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saito prevents a body shot from Abazaj.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abazaj.
Abazaj misses with a body punch.
Saito looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Saito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abazaj scores with a hook to the body. Saito takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Toshizo Saito is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abazaj misses with a body shot
and Saito counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saito throws an elbow that misses.
Abazaj lands a body punch in the clinch.
Abazaj scores with a shoulder strike.
Abazaj is trying to break the clinch but Saito is controlling him.
Abazaj softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Abazaj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Saito.
The crowd are getting on Saito's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Abazaj lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saito breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Abazaj looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saito tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abazaj swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arlind Abazaj is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abazaj lands with a thumping leg kick.
Abazaj lands a slapping body shot.
Toshizo Saito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abazaj fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Saito on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arlind Abazaj showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Abazaj has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arlind Abazaj!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Rade Kornjaca (ranked 3881 p4p, 417 weight class) and Chuck Lee (ranked 7062 p4p, 555 weight class). Lee has chosen Titties and Coke "subliminal messages" as his entrance music. Chuck Lee 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rade Kornjaca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chuck Lee!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a sloppy body shot
and Kornjaca counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lee told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kornjaca takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kornjaca gets a clinch.
Kornjaca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kornjaca misses with a head kick.
Kornjaca will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kornjaca swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kornjaca throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
A nice side step and Lee releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee tries to clinch but Kornjaca moves out of range.
It looked like Kornjaca was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kornjaca avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Kornjaca to counter with a crisp jab.
Kornjaca throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch
and Kornjaca counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lee has closed the distance and engaged Kornjaca in a clinch.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kornjaca gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lee takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lee jabs Kornjaca to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kornjaca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kornjaca avoids the body shot from Lee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kornjaca swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Kornjaca is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lee.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kornjaca throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kornjaca keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kornjaca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kornjaca closes the distance and clinches.
Kornjaca working aggressively here.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kornjaca has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Kornjaca keeps him there for the moment.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee wants to break free but Kornjaca has control.
Lee stalling in the clinch but Kornjaca improves position.
Kornjaca tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Kornjaca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kornjaca throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kornjaca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rade Kornjaca dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lee moves to clinch but Kornjaca breaks away
and Kornjaca counters with a two punch combo.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee swings for the body but Kornjaca moves out of range.
Lee has managed to clinch.
Kornjaca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rade Kornjaca is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kornjaca breaks from the clinch.
Lee tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kornjaca manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kornjaca appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kornjaca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Kornjaca moved out of range nicely.
Kornjaca circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Kornjaca misses
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee moves out of range as Kornjaca throws a body kick.
Kornjaca gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kornjaca takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee cracks Kornjaca with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kornjaca is rocked!
Kornjaca glances at the clock... BAM! Lee nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Kornjaca crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Kornjaca is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chuck Lee!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Leonardo Moraes (ranked 2831 p4p, 303 weight class) and Snorri Sigfusson (ranked 7013 p4p, 506 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Moraes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Snorri Sigfusson!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Moraes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moraes scores with a nice right hand.
Moraes misses the jab.
Sigfusson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Moraes loads up on a big right hand but Sigfusson slips the punch.
Sigfusson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Moraes misses with a few strikes there.
Leonardo Moraes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moraes lands with an uppercut that bounces Sigfusson off the ropes and back into range.
Moraes throws a right hand that Sigfusson ducks under and follows up with a left that Sigfusson also avoids with ease.
Sigfusson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moraes takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've been told by Moraes's head coaches at Cozad MMA New York that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Moraes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Moraes throws a nice looking combination but Sigfusson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moraes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moraes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sigfusson motions for Moraes to come forward. Sigfusson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Moraes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moraes misses with a hook. Sigfusson ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Sigfusson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moraes moves out of range of the body kick from Sigfusson.
Sloppy strikes from Moraes. Those never looked like landing.
Sigfusson tries to clinch but Moraes is having none of it.
Moraes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sigfusson finds it's way round the side to connect with Moraes's head.
Moraes misses with a hook. Sigfusson ducked under it nicely.
Nice body punch from Sigfusson.
Moraes tests Sigfusson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Moraes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sigfusson.
Moraes clobbers Sigfusson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sigfusson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sigfusson scores with a hook to the body. Moraes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sigfusson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sigfusson with a hook.
Sigfusson tries to clinch there but Moraes circles away.
It looked like Moraes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A head kick misses from Sigfusson.
Moraes throws a nice looking combination but Sigfusson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sigfusson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sigfusson 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moraes throws the left hand but Sigfusson avoids the punch easily.
Moraes throws a hook to the side of Sigfusson's head but Sigfusson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sigfusson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Moraes has time to react.
Sigfusson slips a jab from Moraes.
Moraes gets tackled into the ropes by Sigfusson. Sigfusson maintains the clinch.
Moraes has a couple of punches blocked by Sigfusson.
Sigfusson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moraes blocks it with crossed arms.
Sigfusson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sigfusson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Moraes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sigfusson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sigfusson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moraes swings wildly with an uppercut but Sigfusson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moraes working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sigfusson lands a good knee to the midsection. Moraes won't want to take too many of those.
Sigfusson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sigfusson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sigfusson blocking some punches.
Moraes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Snorri Sigfusson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sigfusson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moraes, pushing him back against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Sigfusson.
Sigfusson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moraes prevents a body shot from Sigfusson.
Moraes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sigfusson misses with some punches.
Moraes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moraes throws a punch but it's blocked by Sigfusson.
Sigfusson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sigfusson pushes Moraes back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sigfusson.
Sigfusson working Moraes over with knees to the body.
Sigfusson tries to throw a body punch but Moraes avoids it by throwing Sigfusson back against the ropes.
Moraes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moraes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moraes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sigfusson cracks Moraes with a nice body shot.
Sigfusson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sigfusson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moraes lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moraes.
Sigfusson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moraes blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson missing with knees to the body.
Sigfusson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Moraes.
Sigfusson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moraes misses with the head strike.
Snorri Sigfusson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Moraes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sigfusson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moraes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moraes blocks a body shot from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moraes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sigfusson connects with a knee to the head.
Moraes misses with some punches.
Sigfusson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sigfusson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moraes backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sigfusson.
Moraes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sigfusson tries a body shot but Moraes blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moraes.
Sigfusson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sigfusson lands a knee to the body.
Moraes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sigfusson.
Sigfusson lands a nice knee to the body.
Sigfusson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sigfusson throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sigfusson.
Moraes prevents a body shot from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moraes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sigfusson throws a head punch that misses.
Moraes throws a punch but it's blocked by Sigfusson.
Moraes misses with a punch on the inside.
Sigfusson is leaning against Moraes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sigfusson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moraes blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sigfusson scores a nice knee to the body.
Sigfusson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sigfusson tries a body shot but Moraes blocks it.
Sigfusson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Moraes swings wildly with an uppercut but Sigfusson uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snorri Sigfusson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Moraes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Moraes closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Sigfusson crashing to the mat! Sigfusson uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Sigfusson drops his guard momentarily, allowing Moraes to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Sigfusson! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Moraes takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Leonardo Moraes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Khru Jako (ranked 3069 p4p, 358 weight class) and Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos (ranked 19523 p4p, 561 weight class). Jako comes into the arena with Catch a Fire blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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165 lbs
5 - 3 - 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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khru Jako!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nu Cuuuuutos ducks under a wild hook from Jako.
Jako throws a sloppy head kick and Nu Cuuuuutos moves out of range easily.
Jako fails to land with a series of punches.
Nu Cuuuuutos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jako swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nu Cuuuuutos moves in looking to clinch but Jako pushes him off.
Jako takes a swing at Nu Cuuuuutos's ribcage but misses.
Jako works over Nu Cuuuuutos's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos has been cut.
Jako pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nu Cuuuuutos scores with a jab.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a looping left.
Jako drives through and clinches with Nu Cuuuuutos against the ropes.
Jako lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jako breaks the clinch.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a looping left.
Jako throws a series of punches but Nu Cuuuuutos avoids them all with ease.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nu Cuuuuutos, as that shot connected.
Nu Cuuuuutos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nu Cuuuuutos looks to score with a jab to the body but Jako is just out of range.
Nu Cuuuuutos wants to slow Jako down by chopping away at his legs.
Jako thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jako takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jako rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nu Cuuuuutos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a leg kick but Jako sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jako 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.
Nu Cuuuuutos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws out a counter right but Jako avoids it with no problem.
Nu Cuuuuutos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jako walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good work by Jako as he checks the leg kick.
Jako throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jako takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jako dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nu Cuuuuutos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jako.
Nu Cuuuuutos looks to score with a jab to the body but Jako is just out of range.
Jako uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Jako tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nu Cuuuuutos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jako moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a straight right.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jako misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos avoids the head kick by Jako.
Nu Cuuuuutos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jako tries to bum rush Nu Cuuuuutos with a series of wild strikes but Nu Cuuuuutos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jako throws a sloppy head kick and Nu Cuuuuutos moves out of range easily.
Jako tries to clinch up.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a hook to the side of Jako's head but Jako sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jako.
Jako ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jako bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jako slips a jab from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Jako swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Jako. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Nu Cuuuuutos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jako throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jako waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nu Cuuuuutos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Khru Jako will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nu Cuuuuutos tries a low kick but Jako avoids it.
Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jako tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nu Cuuuuutos was well out of range. Poor timing from Jako.
Jako is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nu Cuuuuutos's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nu Cuuuuutos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jako darts in and clinches Nu Cuuuuutos up against the ropes.
Nu Cuuuuutos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Nu Cuuuuutos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nu Cuuuuutos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jako's elbow.
Jako tries a body shot but Nu Cuuuuutos blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Nu Cuuuuutos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nu Cuuuuutos trying to control the position but instead, Jako has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nu Cuuuuutos into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nu Cuuuuutos trying to control the position but instead, Jako has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nu Cuuuuutos into the ropes.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jako pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jako looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jako ducks under a wild hook from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Jako throws a head kick that misses.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jako stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jako counters with a good, hard body kick but Nu Cuuuuutos shrugs it off.
Nu Cuuuuutos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands with a nice body punch.
Jako clinches up with Nu Cuuuuutos and pushes him back against the ropes.
Jako stalling against the ropes.
Nu Cuuuuutos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jako up against the ropes.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jako avoiding damage.
Nu Cuuuuutos taking a breather.
Jako breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nu Cuuuuutos swats away the attempt to clinch by Jako.
Jako looks to land a left hand but Nu Cuuuuutos moved out of range nicely.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jako.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nu Cuuuuutos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nu Cuuuuutos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a body punch but Jako moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Nu Cuuuuutos misses the target.
Khru Jako is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nu Cuuuuutos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jako swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a straight left.
Jako fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nu Cuuuuutos manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Jako, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jako moves to clinch but Nu Cuuuuutos breaks away
and Nu Cuuuuutos counters with a straight right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Jako. Those never looked like landing.
Nu Cuuuuutos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nu Cuuuuutos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jako throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nu Cuuuuutos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jako's sensitive parts.
A shot to the liver by Jako. Beautiful body shot.
Nu Cuuuuutos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nu Cuuuuutos avoids the body shot from Jako.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Jako.
Jako tries to clinch there but Nu Cuuuuutos circles away.
Nu Cuuuuutos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jako lands a really nice looking cross but Nu Cuuuuutos seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jako's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nu Cuuuuutos under the eye.
A jab from Nu Cuuuuutos misses.
Jako feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jako's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nu Cuuuuutos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jako scrambles back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Nu Cuuuuutos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jako slips under a jab.
Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jako slips a straight right by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jako ducks under a wild hook from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks a head kick by Jako.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses the shot to the body.
Jako swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with an uppercut. Jako saw that one coming.
Nu Cuuuuutos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jako.
Jako throws a head kick that misses.
A cross from Nu Cuuuuutos lands.
Jako tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nu Cuuuuutos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Nu Cuuuuutos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nu Cuuuuutos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jako tries to clinch but Nu Cuuuuutos is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jako tries to close the distance and clinch but Nu Cuuuuutos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nu Cuuuuutos scores with a decent looking hook.
Jako clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jako lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nu Cuuuuutos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nu Cuuuuutos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jako throws a lazy head kick
and Nu Cuuuuutos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jako ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jako has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jako rushes Nu Cuuuuutos and presses him up against the ropes.
Nu Cuuuuutos looking to slow down the pace here.
Jako breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jako misses with a body shot
and Nu Cuuuuutos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws an off balance right hand
letting Jako counter with a right hand.
Nu Cuuuuutos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jako moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nu Cuuuuutos 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos!
Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sith Kyaw Thin (ranked 3868 p4p, 441 weight class) and Dave Brown (ranked 6529 p4p, 538 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kyaw Thin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Myanmar love hip hop . Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dave Brown enters the ring!
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205 lbs
15 - 25 - 1 |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sith Kyaw Thin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Brown!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses with a straight right.
Kyaw Thin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kyaw Thin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kyaw Thin is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dave Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kyaw Thin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brown digs a good body shot into Kyaw Thin's ribs.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kyaw Thin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Kyaw Thin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kyaw Thin throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brown! But no joy.
Brown getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brown throws a body punch but Kyaw Thin moves out of range.
Brown takes a swing at Kyaw Thin's ribcage but misses.
Brown tried to score with a low kick but Kyaw Thin checks it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brown.
Kyaw Thin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Dave Brown has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyaw Thin staying out of range there.
Brown dips to his left and cracks Kyaw Thin with an uppercut!
Kyaw Thin avoids the head kick by Brown.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kyaw Thin.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown misses with a hook.
Kyaw Thin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kyaw Thin is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Kyaw Thin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
Kyaw Thin misses with a wild combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brown! But no joy.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Kyaw Thin.
Sith Kyaw Thin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left lands for Brown.
Kyaw Thin avoids the head kick by Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyaw Thin slips a straight right by Brown.
A little feinted left hand from Kyaw Thin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Kyaw Thin's shoulder, as Kyaw Thin tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Kyaw Thin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've been informed that Brown 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.
Kyaw Thin tries a head kick but it misses.
Kyaw Thin throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Kyaw Thin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Kyaw Thin.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Kyaw Thin.
Brown with a nice cross.
Brown avoids the head kick by Kyaw Thin.
Kyaw Thin dodges the punch combination from Brown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kyaw Thin's head.
Kyaw Thin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown's corner calls for a 1-2. Brown obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Brown's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab from Brown finds it's way through Kyaw Thin's defenses.
Kyaw Thin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kyaw Thin is rocked!
Kyaw Thin leaves his chin hanging out and Brown seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Kyaw Thin crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dave Brown!
An out of breath Dave Brown thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Sith Kyaw Thin spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ronald Fredrick (ranked 2792 p4p, 340 weight class) and Doctor Doolittle (ranked 2179 p4p, 278 weight class). Fredrick comes to the ring accompanied by Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz: Throw It Up. Ronald Fredrick 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronald Fredrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 35 - 0, fighting out of London, Doctor Doolittle!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doolittle misses with a wild combination.
A head kick by Fredrick misses
and Doolittle counters by moving into the clinch.
Fredrick blocking some punches.
Fredrick lands an elbow just above Doolittle 's eye.
Doolittle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Doolittle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Doolittle.
Fredrick is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Doolittle.
Doolittle landing knees to the head.
It looks like Ronald Fredrick has been cut.
Fredrick blocks a body shot from Doolittle.
Fredrick breaks from the clinch.
Doolittle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fredrick momentarily.
Fredrick throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little jabbing left from Doolittle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fredrick throws a sloppy head kick and Doolittle moves out of range easily.
Doolittle blocks a head kick by Fredrick.
Doolittle tries to keep at a distance but Fredrick has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredrick stalling in the clinch but Doolittle improves position.
Doolittle lands with a right to the head.
Doolittle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Doolittle is looking to control Fredrick's arms but Fredrick gets an underhook and turns him. Now Doolittle has his back to the ropes.
Fredrick lands a knee to the head.
Doolittle tries to work over Fredrick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fredrick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doolittle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doolittle. Fredrick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doolittle misses the jab.
Doolittle lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fredrick will feel that in the morning.
Doolittle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fredrick, pushing him back against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Doolittle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fredrick is defending well for now.
Fredrick is looking to control Doolittle's arms but Doolittle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fredrick has his back to the ropes.
Fredrick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fredrick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle forces Fredrick back against the ropes and clinches.
Doolittle misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fredrick misses with an elbow over the top.
Doolittle misses with a punch on the inside.
Doolittle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doolittle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fredrick breaks from the clinch.
Doolittle wants to clinch.
Fredrick has closed the distance and engaged Doolittle in a clinch.
Doolittle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fredrick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doolittle avoids it.
Fredrick is trying to break the clinch but Doolittle has him pressed against the ropes.
Fredrick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fredrick with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Doolittle to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Doolittle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronald Fredrick's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fredrick walks into a straight right hand from Doolittle.
Fredrick throws a wild body kick that Doolittle sees coming a mile off.
Fredrick swinging wildly here.
Fredrick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doolittle.
Fredrick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fredrick blocks the body kick.
Doolittle throws a head kick but Fredrick moves out of range.
Doolittle misses with a straight right.
Doolittle misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fredrick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doolittle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doolittle throws a body punch but Fredrick moves out of range.
Fredrick wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredrick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Doolittle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Doolittle doesn't manage to clinch there - Fredrick circles away.
Fredrick doesn't manage to clinch there - Doolittle circles away.
Fredrick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Doolittle.
Doolittle has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fredrick trying to control the position but instead, Doolittle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fredrick into the ropes.
Doolittle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doolittle tries to throw a body punch but Fredrick avoids it by throwing Doolittle back against the ropes.
Fredrick is looking to control Doolittle's arms but Doolittle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fredrick has his back to the ropes.
Fredrick scores with a shot to the side of Doolittle's head.
Doolittle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doolittle lands a hook that snaps the head of Fredrick backwards.
Doolittle blocks an elbow strike from Fredrick.
A nice left hand lands by Doolittle.
A short body shot lands from Doolittle as the two fighters clinch.
Fredrick wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredrick lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
I was talking to Fredrick's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fredrick leaning against his opponent.
Fredrick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doctor Doolittle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doolittle closes the distance and pushes Fredrick back into the ropes.
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!
Fredrick breaks the clinch.
Fredrick throws a series of strikes that have Doolittle backpedaling.
Doolittle misses with a wild body shot.
Fredrick tries to clinch
and Fredrick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doolittle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doolittle gets tackled into the ropes by Fredrick. Fredrick maintains the clinch.
Fredrick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Doolittle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fredrick is defending well for now.
Fredrick lands an elbow that stopped Doolittle in his tracks for a moment.
Doolittle struggles to land a body shot inside as Fredrick controls his hands.
Doolittle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fredrick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Doolittle swings wildly with an uppercut but Fredrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doolittle throws a punch but it's blocked by Fredrick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Doctor Doolittle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ronald Fredrick's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Fredrick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Doolittle's calf.
Doctor Doolittle is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fredrick takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fredrick walks forward, straight into a front kick from Doolittle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doolittle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fredrick throws a big counter combination but Doolittle scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fredrick clinches up with Doolittle and pushes him back against the ropes.
Doolittle pushes Fredrick back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fredrick.
Doolittle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Doolittle as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doolittle scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Doolittle.
Fredrick takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short left from Doolittle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doolittle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fredrick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doolittle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Doolittle misses with a punch on the inside.
Doolittle connects with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Doolittle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fredrick is rocked!
Doolittle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Fredrick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doctor Doolittle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Doolittle lands a shoulder strike.
Fredrick throws an elbow but it misses.
Fredrick seems to have got his legs back now.
Doolittle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fredrick is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Doolittle fails to land.
Fredrick breaks the clinch.
Fredrick blocks a head kick by Doolittle.
Doolittle catches Fredrick with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fredrick darts in and clinches Doolittle 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!
Fredrick missing with knees to the body.
Doolittle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fredrick avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle connects with a knee to the head.
Doolittle blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doolittle.
A knee to the head by Doolittle.
Fredrick wants to get back to striking at distance but Doolittle won't allow it.
Doolittle tries a body shot but Fredrick blocks it.
Doolittle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fredrick is defending well for now.
Doolittle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Doolittle.
Doolittle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Doolittle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doolittle's coach down at Pablo's Boxing Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Doolittle's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fredrick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fredrick is trying to break the clinch but Doolittle has him pressed against the ropes.
Doolittle struggles to land a body shot inside as Fredrick controls his hands.
Doolittle pushes Fredrick back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Doolittle on the inside.
Ronald Fredrick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doolittle lands with a light punch inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doctor Doolittle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Doolittle 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doctor Doolittle!
Doctor Doolittle thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Ronald Fredrick had this to say: 'I'll see you soon!!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Chong Starbowski (ranked 4068 p4p, 423 weight class) and Lars Karlsson (ranked 4347 p4p, 441 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
11 - 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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lars Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Karlsson - just one landing.
Starbowski throws a head kick but Karlsson moves out of range.
A punch combination from Starbowski misses.
Karlsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Starbowski throws a head kick but Karlsson moves out of range.
Karlsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Starbowski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jako Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Karlsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Starbowski.
Karlsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Starbowski, pushing him back against the ropes.
Starbowski lands a shoulder strike.
Karlsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Starbowski.
Starbowski trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Starbowski throws an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Starbowski scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Starbowski has a couple of punches blocked by Karlsson.
Karlsson misses with some punches.
Starbowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starbowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Karlsson has double underhooks.
Starbowski lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Karlsson fails to land.
Starbowski lands a body shot.
Starbowski effectively controlling the action here.
Karlsson can't find room to land a body shot as Starbowski controls the action.
Karlsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Starbowski blocking some punches.
Starbowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karlsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Starbowski just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Starbowski.
Starbowski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Karlsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Starbowski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lars Karlsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Karlsson misses its intended target.
Karlsson scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starbowski tries to bum rush Karlsson with a series of wild strikes but Karlsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Starbowski clinches with his opponent.
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!
Starbowski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Karlsson is keeping busy.
Karlsson tries a body shot but Starbowski blocks it.
Karlsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Starbowski can't break the clinch.
Starbowski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Starbowski blocks an uppercut.
Starbowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Starbowski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karlsson misses with the head strike.
Karlsson tries to throw a body punch but Starbowski avoids it by throwing Karlsson back against the ropes.
Karlsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Starbowski.
Starbowski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Starbowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karlsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Karlsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Starbowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chong Starbowski will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Starbowski pushes Karlsson away with a front kick.
Starbowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karlsson.
Starbowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Starbowski is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Karlsson.
Starbowski throws a head kick that misses.
Starbowski misses with the combination.
Karlsson wants to counter the offense by Starbowski and move into the clinch position.
Starbowski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karlsson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Starbowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chong Starbowski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Starbowski breaks from the clinch.
Starbowski throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson moves away from the strike by Starbowski.
Karlsson swings for the body but Starbowski moves out of range.
Karlsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Starbowski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Starbowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Starbowski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starbowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karlsson.
Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
Starbowski tries to bum rush Karlsson with a series of wild strikes but Karlsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karlsson throws the left hand but Starbowski avoids the punch easily.
Starbowski throws a series of punches but Karlsson avoids them all with ease.
Starbowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karlsson can do to turn this around?
Starbowski misses with a head kick.
A cross from Karlsson lands.
Karlsson feints a jab promting Starbowski to slip. Karlsson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Starbowski slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Starbowski scores with a push kick.
Karlsson digs a good hook to Starbowski's body.
Starbowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karlsson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Karlsson misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starbowski loads up on a big right hand but Karlsson slips the punch.
Starbowski ducks under a wild hook from Karlsson.
Starbowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
Starbowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Karlsson misses.
As Karlsson tries to get set, Starbowski tries to push him back and clinch up but Karlsson manages to avoid the attempt.
Starbowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chong Starbowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Starbowski wants to clinch.
Starbowski defending well as Karlsson loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Starbowski misses the target.
Karlsson lands with a straight right. Starbowski didn't see that one coming.
Karlsson looks to throw the jab but Starbowski is out of range.
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 Chong Starbowski will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Starbowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lars Karlsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karlsson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Starbowski.
Starbowski slips under a jab.
Karlsson swings widly with a right hand
and Starbowski counters with a three punch combo that has Karlsson backing up. Karlsson nods at Starbowski to acknowledge the strikes.
Starbowski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Karlsson's sensitive parts.
Karlsson misses with a right hand
and Starbowski counters with a nice kick to the body.
Starbowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karlsson throws out the jab.
Starbowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Starbowski lands with an overhand left.
Karlsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Starbowski manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starbowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Karlsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karlsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Karlsson loads up on a big right hand but Starbowski slips the punch.
Starbowski connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Starbowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karlsson.
Starbowski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Karlsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab lands there for Karlsson.
Karlsson looks to land a right hand but Starbowski moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Starbowski.
Good standup being displayed there by Karlsson as he connects with a hook.
Starbowski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Starbowski dodges the punch combination from Karlsson.
Starbowski seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Starbowski throws a head kick that misses.
Karlsson throws out a loose jab but Starbowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Karlsson misses its intended target.
Starbowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It seemed like Karlsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Starbowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
As Karlsson backs away, Starbowski returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Starbowski takes one to the side of the head.
Starbowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karlsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Chong Starbowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Starbowski drops his hands momentarily and Karlsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Starbowski is rocked!
Karlsson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and as Karlsson resets, Starbowski pounces with a savage head kick that drops Karlsson to the mat! Karlsson looks wobbly but gets back to his feet on the count of 5. The referee continues the count to 8 then steps aside to let these two guys get back at it!
Karlsson is rocked!
Starbowski stuns Karlsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chong Starbowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Starbowski throws a series of strikes that have Karlsson backpedaling.
Karlsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Starbowski finish him?
Karlsson throws a right hand that misses
and Starbowski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karlsson misses with a hook
and Starbowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Starbowski.
Starbowski moves into range and clinches up with Karlsson.
Karlsson can't find room to land a body shot as Starbowski controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chong Starbowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Starbowski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chong Starbowski!
Chong Starbowski thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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