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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Charles Cooper (ranked 5938 p4p, 533 weight class) and Mihai Viteazul (ranked 7583 p4p, 580 weight class). Cooper's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, s.mouse - slap my elbow. Viteazul has chosen Capul lui Mihai Viteazul as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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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
40 - 43 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mihai Viteazul!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viteazul darts in and clinches Cooper up against the ropes.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Viteazul leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Cooper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Viteazul.
Viteazul 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.
Viteazul lands an uppercut.
Cooper misses with the head strike.
Cooper misses with an elbow strike.
Viteazul throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Viteazul scores with a shot to the side of Cooper's head.
Viteazul lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Charles Cooper has been cut.
Viteazul stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cooper is breathing heavily.
Viteazul connects with a knee to the head.
Our sources have told us that Cooper has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Viteazul lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Viteazul.
Viteazul softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Viteazul lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Viteazul is leaning against Cooper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Viteazul lands a left hand.
A short right from Viteazul.
A short left from Viteazul.
A body shot lands from Viteazul.
Viteazul makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Viteazul lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Viteazul lands with a short shot to the head.
Cooper is rocked!
Viteazul landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oh Cooper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Viteazul.
Nice body punch from Viteazul.
Viteazul creates a bit of distance and cracks Cooper with a big uppercut! Cooper goes down! The referee pushes Viteazul away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Cooper make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Viteazul takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mihai Viteazul!
An out of breath Mihai Viteazul thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Gray Cuida (ranked 16767 p4p, 452 weight class) and Kassim Suluhu (ranked 4559 p4p, 388 weight class). Gray Cuida had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gray Cuida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kassim Suluhu!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuida throws an overhand right that lands on Suluhu's shoulder, as Suluhu tries to avoid the shot.
Cuida gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cuida landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Suluhu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suluhu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Suluhu breaks the clinch.
Suluhu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cuida crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Suluhu - the referee stops the clock and Cuida gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Suluhu. Cuida manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cuida throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cuida takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gray Cuida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cuida throws a hook but Suluhu avoids it easily.
Suluhu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Cuida finds it's target.
Suluhu digs a good hook to Cuida's body.
Suluhu misses with a shot to the body
and Suluhu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suluhu swings for the body but Cuida moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suluhu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Suluhu has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Suluhu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cuida tried to counter with a leg kick but Suluhu avoided it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Suluhu 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 Cuida has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cuida and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cuida takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cuida takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cuida tries to clinch but Suluhu moves out of range.
Cuida tries to close the distance and clinch but Suluhu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Suluhu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Suluhu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Suluhu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cuida connects with a body shot.
Cuida has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cuida lands an elbow that stopped Suluhu in his tracks for a moment.
Suluhu working hard to break the clinch.
Suluhu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Suluhu dodges an elbow strike from Cuida.
Suluhu manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu gets tackled into the ropes by Cuida. Cuida maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suluhu is trying to break free.
Cuida misses with an elbow over the top.
Cuida slows down the pace here.
Suluhu can't break the clinch.
Suluhu is trying to force a seperation but Cuida has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Suluhu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cuida with a knee to the head.
Cuida landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cuida trying to stall but Suluhu improves his position.
Cuida prevents Suluhu from breaking the clinch.
Suluhu wants to break free but Cuida has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gray Cuida dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Suluhu gets tackled into the ropes by Cuida. Cuida maintains the clinch.
Suluhu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cuida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suluhu blocks it with crossed arms.
Cuida lands a knee to the body.
Cuida displaying some good clinch control by pressing Suluhu up against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Suluhu as Cuida tries to tie him up.
Suluhu breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suluhu scores with a jab. Cuida acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cuida clinches up with Suluhu and pushes him back against the ropes.
Suluhu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Suluhu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cuida throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Suluhu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cuida stalls.
Suluhu tries to break the clinch but Cuida is controlling the position.
Gray Cuida has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cuida tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suluhu avoids it.
Suluhu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Suluhu wants to break free but Cuida has control.
Cuida landing knees to the body.
Suluhu tries to circle away but Cuida has him pinned against the ropes.
Suluhu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suluhu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cuida rather than just go for the knockout.
Suluhu gets tackled into the ropes by Cuida. Cuida maintains the clinch.
Cuida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suluhu is defending well for now.
Suluhu can't break the clinch.
Suluhu is trying to force a seperation but Cuida has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Suluhu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kassim Suluhu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suluhu walks into a jab.
Cuida gets a clinch.
Suluhu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cuida rushes Suluhu and presses him up against the ropes.
Suluhu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cuida keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Suluhu's efforts to push away.
Suluhu tries to circle away but Cuida has him pinned against the ropes.
Cuida leaning against his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suluhu tries to break free but Cuida pushes him back against the ropes.
Cuida landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Suluhu is trying to push Cuida away but Cuida has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gray Cuida dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cuida connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Suluhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looks like Cuida has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Cuida rushes Suluhu and presses him up against the ropes.
Cuida looking to throw knees to the head but Suluhu is blocking nicely.
Suluhu working hard to break the clinch.
Suluhu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Suluhu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cuida stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Suluhu tries to break free but Cuida pushes him back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Suluhu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Suluhu working hard to break the clinch.
Cuida leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Cuida crunches a lovely knee into Suluhu's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suluhu is trying to break the clinch but Cuida is controlling him.
Suluhu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Suluhu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Cuida counter with a right hand.
Suluhu throws the kick towards the body but Cuida avoids it.
Suluhu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Suluhu scoring well with a low kick there.
Cuida feints and then cracks Suluhu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Suluhu down.
Suluhu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Suluhu tries to land a front kick but Cuida steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cuida tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Suluhu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Suluhu works Cuida's body with a nice hook.
Cuida lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Suluhu is rocked!
Suluhu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cuida will feel that in the morning.
Suluhu is still on wobbly legs! Can Cuida finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suluhu misses with a body kick.
Suluhu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Suluhu scores with a spinning back kick!
Suluhu seems to have recovered his senses.
Cuida staggers Suluhu with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Suluhu looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Cuida is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gray Cuida!
Gray Cuida seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Jorehan Krakenbreaker (ranked 2688 p4p, 278 weight class) and Dominick Bruise (ranked 1991 p4p, 218 weight class). Krakenbreaker comes to the ring accompanied by Wolves Against The World. Jorehan Krakenbreaker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dominick Bruise's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorehan Krakenbreaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Bruise!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Krakenbreaker.
Bruise takes one to the side of the head.
Bruise throws a series of punches but Krakenbreaker moves out of range.
Krakenbreaker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MMA Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Bruise misses with a wild body shot.
Krakenbreaker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krakenbreaker tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bruise manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Krakenbreaker wants to clinch up but Bruise keeps it at a distance.
Krakenbreaker loads up on a big right hand but Bruise slips the punch.
Krakenbreaker misses with a straight right.
Krakenbreaker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Krakenbreaker blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruise thuds a left hand into Krakenbreaker's body.
Krakenbreaker closes the distance but Bruise moves to the side
and Bruise counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bruise pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bruise thuds his right hand into Krakenbreaker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krakenbreaker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bruise has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bruise looks to land a left hand but Krakenbreaker moved out of range nicely.
Bruise lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Krakenbreaker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Krakenbreaker wants to clinch.
Bruise let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Krakenbreaker loads up on a big right hand but Bruise slips the punch.
Krakenbreaker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bruise sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krakenbreaker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bruise moves away from the strike by Krakenbreaker.
Krakenbreaker lunges at Bruise with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bruise's hand.
Bruise takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jorehan Krakenbreaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruise throws an overhand right that lands on Krakenbreaker's shoulder, as Krakenbreaker tries to avoid the shot.
Krakenbreaker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bruise in his tracks.
Bruise is rocked!
Bruise misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Krakenbreaker misses the target.
Bruise is still on wobbly legs! Can Krakenbreaker finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krakenbreaker cracks Bruise with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Bruise 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 Bruise is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Bruise could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jorehan Krakenbreaker!
Jorehan Krakenbreaker took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'You have been broken by the Krakenbreaker! All Hail the Great Wolf I Herald his coming!!! HOoowwwLLLLLLL!!!!!! '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Emil Marinov (ranked 4602 p4p, 480 weight class) and Ravi Shankoli (ranked 1226 p4p, 171 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Shankoli's choice of entrance music: Ravi Shankar - Om Shiva. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Emil Marinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
52 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Ravi Shankoli!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shankoli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marinov throwing a counter right hand but Shankoli manages to avoid it.
Marinov rushes Shankoli and presses him up against the ropes.
Shankoli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shankoli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marinov looks for the body kick but Shankoli saw that one coming.
Marinov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shankoli swinging wildly here.
Shankoli throws a lazy right hand but Marinov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy left from Shankoli finds it's target.
Shankoli looks for the body kick but Marinov saw that one coming.
Shankoli takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marinov throws a shot from downtown. Shankoli moves away and avoids it.
Shankoli scores with a hook to the body. Marinov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marinov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shankoli throws a chopping leg kick but Marinov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Marinov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shankoli! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankoli slips a straight right by Marinov.
Shankoli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Marinov finds it's way through Shankoli's defenses.
Shankoli with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marinov to score with a decent uppercut.
Shankoli doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shankoli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shankoli cracks Marinov with an open hand slap.
Marinov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shankoli.
That kick from Marinov tenderised Shankoli's leg. Shankoli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marinov 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.
Shankoli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shankoli tries to counter by closing the distance.
Shankoli takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marinov connects with a leg kick. Shankoli looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Marinov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A clash of legs there as Marinov blocks the low kick.
Shankoli walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Some wild striking there from Shankoli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Shankoli.
Shankoli throws a series of punches but Marinov avoids them all with ease.
A shot to the body from Shankoli misses
and Marinov counters with a nice body kick.
Shankoli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marinov throws out the jab.
Shankoli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marinov manages to avoid it.
Marinov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shankoli on the side of the head.
Marinov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marinov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marinov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Marinov.
Marinov loads up on a big right hand but Shankoli slips the punch.
Shankoli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Marinov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marinov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shankoli. Shankoli circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shankoli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marinov.
Marinov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shankoli lands a head shot.
Marinov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shankoli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shankoli fails to land with a series of punches.
Marinov throwing a counter right hand but Shankoli manages to avoid it.
Marinov throws the left hand but Shankoli avoids the punch easily.
Marinov throws a head kick that misses.
Shankoli moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Marinov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick by Shankoli misses
and Marinov counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Shankoli.
Shankoli lands a nice shot that snaps Marinov's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Marinov.
Shankoli moves out of range as Marinov strikes.
Marinov throws a big shot that misses.
Shankoli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marinov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shankoli cracks the inside of Marinov's front leg.
A jab from Marinov does it's job there.
Marinov misses with a lunging right hand
and Shankoli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shankoli tries to land a front kick but Marinov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shankoli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marinov.
A cross from Marinov lands.
Shankoli misses with a few strikes there.
Marinov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shankoli's calf.
Shankoli fails to land with a series of punches.
Marinov avoids the body shot from Shankoli.
Shankoli is looking to clinch but Marinov is avoiding it.
Marinov throws a quick counter head kick but Shankoli was just out of range.
Ravi Shankoli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shankoli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marinov was well out of range. Poor timing from Shankoli.
Marinov lands a head shot.
Marinov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marinov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marinov defending well as Shankoli loads up on a big left hand.
Shankoli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shankoli misses with a low kick.
Marinov staying out of range there.
Shankoli moves out of range of the strikes.
Marinov rushes Shankoli and presses him up against the ropes.
Shankoli struggles to land a body shot inside as Marinov controls his hands.
Shankoli pushes Marinov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shankoli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marinov stalling in the clinch but Shankoli improves position.
Marinov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marinov lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marinov tries to work over Shankoli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shankoli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravi Shankoli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Marinov misses with a hook. Shankoli ducked under it nicely.
Shankoli throws a hook but Marinov blocks it.
Marinov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shankoli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Marinov finds it's target.
Marinov misses with a body kick.
Shankoli tries to bum rush Marinov with a series of wild strikes but Marinov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marinov misses with a hook to the body
and Shankoli counters with a series of strikes. Marinov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Marinov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shankoli misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marinov jabs Shankoli right on the nose. Shankoli blinks but takes it well.
Marinov slips a jab from Shankoli.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marinov, right into the meat.
Marinov misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankoli takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marinov throws a low kick, looking for Shankoli's leg but Shankoli calmly moves out of range.
Shankoli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marinov manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Marinov blocks the low kick.
Marinov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shankoli looks to score with a jab to the body but Marinov is just out of range.
A jab from Marinov misses.
Shankoli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marinov throws out the jab.
Marinov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shankoli avoids the body shot from Marinov.
Shankoli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shankoli misses with a low kick.
Marinov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shankoli walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov connects with an inside leg kick.
Shankoli throws a series of punches but Marinov moves out of range.
Shankoli avoids the head kick by Marinov.
A nice side step and Shankoli releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marinov moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marinov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shankoli tries to throw a body punch but Marinov avoids it by throwing Shankoli back against the ropes.
Marinov has a couple of punches blocked by Shankoli.
Shankoli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marinov lands with a right hand.
Shankoli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shankoli swats away the attempt to clinch by Marinov.
Marinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shankoli moves away.
Marinov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice side step and Shankoli releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marinov tried to score with a low kick but Shankoli checks it.
Shankoli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emil Marinov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marinov 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emil Marinov!
Emil Marinov tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
The defeated Ravi Shankoli had this to say: 'I believe he forgotten shower for a week or something, I gagged on my own vomit and never could get it back together again. Take a shower you filthy bastard!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rodrigo Valdez (ranked 3995 p4p, 455 weight class) and Sao Galileo (ranked 3716 p4p, 431 weight class). Rodrigo Valdez 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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Valdez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Sao Galileo !
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Galileo checks a leg kick.
Valdez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Galileo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Valdez backs off Galileo throws a huge counter combo but Valdez manages to avoid it all.
Valdez throws a low kick but Galileo avoids it.
Galileo takes one on the button.
Valdez has taken the fight to the clinch.
A hook to the body from Galileo .
Galileo lands a left hand.
Galileo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Galileo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Valdez backwards.
Still in the clinch, Galileo scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valdez.
Galileo scores with a shoulder strike.
Valdez blocks a body shot from Galileo .
Valdez working aggressively here.
Galileo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Valdez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valdez lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valdez.
Galileo tries to work over Valdez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Galileo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Valdez.
Valdez lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez lands with a short shot to the head.
Galileo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Galileo lands a hook that snaps the head of Valdez backwards.
Galileo lands with a light punch inside.
Valdez misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Galileo .
Galileo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Galileo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Galileo misses with a punch on the inside.
Valdez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Galileo .
Valdez tries to throw a body punch but Galileo avoids it by throwing Valdez back against the ropes.
Valdez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Valdez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Galileo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valdez misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Galileo .
Good body shot from Valdez.
Still in the clinch, Galileo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Valdez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Galileo .
Galileo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Valdez is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valdez misses with the head strike.
Valdez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Galileo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Galileo lands a body punch.
Galileo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Galileo blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Galileo .
Galileo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valdez avoids the head kick by Galileo .
Valdez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Galileo with a hook.
Galileo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Valdez takes a step back to recover.
Galileo connects with an inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Galileo jabs at Valdez's body.
Galileo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Galileo throws a jab but it's blocked by Valdez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sao Galileo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Galileo tries to clinch but Valdez is having none of it.
Valdez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Galileo manages to circle out of the way.
Galileo lands a lovely overhand right.
Galileo throws a body kick that misses.
Galileo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Valdez wants to clinch.
Galileo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Galileo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valdez was well out of range. Poor timing from Galileo .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Valdez.
Valdez clinches up with Galileo and pushes him back against the ropes.
Valdez tries a body shot but Galileo blocks it.
Valdez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Galileo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Galileo has a couple of punches blocked by Valdez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Galileo lands a shot to the body.
Valdez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Valdez scores with a shoulder strike.
Valdez misses with a body punch.
Galileo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Galileo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Galileo blocks an uppercut.
Valdez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Valdez.
Galileo tries a body shot but Valdez blocks it.
Galileo is working Valdez over against the ropes.
Valdez swings wildly with an uppercut but Galileo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sao Galileo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Valdez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Galileo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Galileo lands a nice uppercut.
Galileo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Galileo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Galileo pushes Valdez back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valdez blocking some punches.
Galileo breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galileo misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valdez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valdez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rodrigo Valdez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valdez throws out a leg kick but Galileo moves out of range and Valdez only half commits.
Valdez tries to clinch up.
Valdez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valdez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Valdez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Valdez tries to clinch but Galileo moves away
and Galileo counters with a nice body shot.
Galileo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valdez moves away.
Valdez moves to clinch but Galileo breaks away
and Galileo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Valdez closes the distance but Galileo moves to the side
enabling Galileo to counter with a crisp jab.
Valdez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Galileo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Valdez closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sao Galileo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Valdez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Galileo thuds a left hand into Valdez's body.
Rodrigo Valdez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circle momentarily. Valdez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Valdez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Valdez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Valdez throws a good cross that connects.
Galileo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Galileo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Galileo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Valdez misses the jab.
Valdez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Galileo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Galileo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Valdez.
Valdez tries to close the distance and clinch but Galileo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Galileo was well out of range. Poor timing from Valdez.
Galileo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valdez scores with a hook.
Valdez swings for the body but Galileo moves out of range.
Valdez misses with a lunging right hand
and Galileo counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Valdez misses its intended target.
Valdez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Galileo lands a jab to the nose.
Valdez misses with a low kick.
Galileo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Galileo thuds a left hand into Valdez's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Galileo jabs Valdez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A lazy body kick from Valdez
and Galileo counters with a beautiful hook that drops Valdez to the mat! Will Valdez be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Galileo to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Valdez is up. He looks OK to continue.
Valdez is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Galileo staying out of range there.
Oh Valdez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Valdez blocks a head kick by Galileo .
Galileo weaves into range and cracks Valdez right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Valdez goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Galileo is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sao Galileo !
A relieved looking Sao Galileo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Morgan Wade (ranked 3694 p4p, 411 weight class) and Marcelo Aurelio (ranked 4079 p4p, 437 weight class). Wade comes to the ring accompanied by The Bleeding. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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166 lbs
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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
22 - 16 - 3, fighting out of New York, Morgan Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Marcelo Aurelio!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Wade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aurelio is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wade lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aurelio's sensitive parts.
Wade throws a big shot that misses.
Wade scores with a jab.
Wade with a nice cross.
Wade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wade fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Wade misses.
Wade scores with a jab to the head.
Aurelio sizes up Wade with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've been informed that Aurelio 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.
Wade works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aurelio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wade connects with an inside leg kick.
Wade feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aurelio's calf.
Wade has Aurelio up against the ropes in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Aurelio.
Wade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aurelio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wade scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Morgan Wade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelio wants to clinch up but Wade keeps it at a distance.
It looks like Wade has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A good leg kick by Wade.
Aurelio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wade scoring well with a low kick there.
Wade lunges at Aurelio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aurelio's hand.
Wade lands the left hand.
Wade throws a body punch but Aurelio moves out of range.
Wade swings for the body but Aurelio moves out of range.
Aurelio tries to clinch but Wade moves out of range.
Aurelio moves in looking to clinch but Wade pushes him off.
Aurelio dodges the punch combination from Wade.
A punch combination from Wade misses.
Aurelio looks to land a right hand but Wade moved out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wade throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wade circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aurelio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Wade.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio ducks under a wild hook from Wade.
Wade looks to throw the jab but Aurelio is out of range.
A big left from Wade misses.
Aurelio uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wade has time to react.
Wade jabs at Aurelio's body.
Aurelio rushes Wade and presses him up against the ropes.
Aurelio misses with a body punch.
Wade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wade cracks Aurelio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Aurelio lands a nice looking body shot.
A big left from Wade misses.
Aurelio defending well as Wade loads up on a big left hand.
Aurelio tries to counter with a clinch but Wade shakes him off and moves away.
Wade tries to clinch up but Aurelio circles away and keeps his distance.
Wade sets himself, and Aurelio steps forward looking for the clinch! Wade avoids it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wade. That's going to slow Aurelio down.
Aurelio tries to clinch up but Wade circles away and keeps his distance.
Aurelio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aurelio avoids the body shot from Wade.
Wade scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morgan Wade dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wade just misses with a punch to the body.
It looks like Marcelo Aurelio has been cut.
Wade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aurelio can do to turn this around?
Wade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aurelio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aurelio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wade.
Aurelio moves in looking to clinch but Wade pushes him off.
Aurelio moves in looking to clinch but Wade pushes him off.
Aurelio misses with a straight left.
Wade will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wade scores with a jab. Aurelio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aurelio missing with a left hand there. Wade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wade looks to throw the jab but Aurelio is out of range.
Aurelio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aurelio there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Wade misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio walks into a left hand.
Jab by Wade.
Aurelio is rocked!
Wade closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Aurelio out cold! Aurelio corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Morgan Wade!
Morgan Wade seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Cory McDonnell (ranked 18176 p4p, 583 weight class) and Ron Velderman (ranked 20353 p4p, 578 weight class). McDonnell comes into the arena with Jorge Quintero - 300 Violin Orchestra blaring out of the sound system. 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
22 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cory McDonnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Velderman!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonnell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McDonnell throws a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Velderman.
Velderman has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as McDonnell is landing a low percentage of strikes.
McDonnell looks to land a left hand but Velderman moved out of range nicely.
Velderman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McDonnell eats them both and turns towards Velderman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Velderman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Velderman misses the shot to the body.
Ron Velderman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velderman keeps the fight on the outside.
Velderman motions for McDonnell to come forward. Velderman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McDonnell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McDonnell dodges the punch combination from Velderman.
Velderman misses with a body kick.
McDonnell throws a body kick that misses.
Velderman scores with a nice right hand.
Velderman scores with a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Velderman.
McDonnell scores with a hook to the body. Velderman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velderman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McDonnell throws a leg kick but Velderman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Velderman misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting McDonnell counter with a right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McDonnell crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Velderman - the referee stops the clock and McDonnell gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Velderman. McDonnell manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell throws a leg kick but Velderman moved away.
Velderman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Velderman misses the jab.
A punch lands to the side of McDonnell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McDonnell checks the leg kick.
McDonnell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Velderman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Velderman finds it's way through McDonnell's defenses.
Velderman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McDonnell momentarily.
A swing and a miss from McDonnell.
Velderman throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Velderman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Velderman.
Velderman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McDonnell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Velderman thuds a left hand into McDonnell's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velderman connects with an inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Velderman checks a leg kick.
Velderman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McDonnell lands a nice looking body shot.
Velderman blocks a jab.
Velderman moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell lands a lovely overhand right.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Velderman.
McDonnell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Velderman swings away with a body shot that misses
and McDonnell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Velderman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Velderman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - McDonnell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Velderman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McDonnell had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Velderman missing with a left hand there. McDonnell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some bone on bone action there as McDonnell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McDonnell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Velderman was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonnell.
Velderman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Velderman moves out of range as McDonnell strikes.
McDonnell misses with a leg kick
and Velderman counters with a stiff right hand.
Velderman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McDonnell is out of range.
Velderman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonnell swings for the body but Velderman moves out of range.
Velderman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Velderman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Velderman throws a leg kick which misses McDonnell's front leg but catches the back leg as McDonnell tries to avoid it.
McDonnell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Velderman's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Velderman dominated that round.
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.
McDonnell throws a head kick but Velderman moves out of range.
Ron Velderman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Velderman connects with a solid leg kick.
Velderman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Velderman throws a hook but McDonnell avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Velderman - just one landing.
Velderman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Velderman lands a nice leg kick that just misses McDonnell's sensitive parts.
Velderman throws out a leg kick but McDonnell moves out of range and Velderman only half commits.
Velderman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Velderman is looking to chop away at McDonnell's legs.
Velderman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Velderman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonnell.
McDonnell misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velderman looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonnell is just out of range.
Velderman cracks McDonnell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
McDonnell throws a leg kick which misses Velderman's front leg but catches the back leg as Velderman tries to avoid it.
Velderman avoids the body shot from McDonnell.
Velderman lands with a straight right. McDonnell didn't see that one coming.
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!
McDonnell misses with a wild body shot.
McDonnell misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell throws a shot from downtown. Velderman moves away and avoids it.
McDonnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDonnell ducks under a wild hook from Velderman.
Velderman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McDonnell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Velderman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Velderman 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 McDonnell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McDonnell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A lazy left from Velderman finds it's target.
Velderman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A jab from McDonnell misses.
The fighters circling - McDonnell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDonnell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McDonnell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Velderman.
McDonnell takes one to the side of the head.
McDonnell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Velderman.
Velderman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McDonnell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velderman looks to land a body kick but McDonnell moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell checks a leg kick.
Velderman throws a leg kick but McDonnell sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Velderman.
Velderman throws the kick towards the body but McDonnell avoids it.
McDonnell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDonnell scores with the left hand. Velderman knows he should have avoided that one.
McDonnell tries to land a leg kick but Velderman saw it coming and moves away.
A low kick from Velderman is predictable there
and McDonnell counters with a left and a right that stings Velderman.
Velderman looks for the body kick but McDonnell saw that one coming.
Velderman missing with a left hand there. McDonnell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDonnell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McDonnell lands with an overhand left.
McDonnell misses with a wild combination.
McDonnell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Velderman.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonnell walks forward, straight into a front kick from Velderman.
Some bone on bone action there as McDonnell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Velderman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McDonnell wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
McDonnell will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McDonnell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ron Velderman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McDonnell avoids the body shot from Velderman.
McDonnell swings for the body but Velderman moves out of range.
McDonnell throws a good cross that connects.
Velderman thuds his shin into the meat of McDonnell's side.
McDonnell throws the left hand but Velderman avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by McDonnell.
Velderman pushes McDonnell away with a front kick.
Velderman just misses with a punch to the body.
Velderman lands a glancing blow to the side of McDonnell's head.
Velderman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McDonnell circles away quickly and effectively.
Velderman clobbers McDonnell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Velderman throws out a powerful jab.
Velderman throws the left hand but McDonnell avoids the punch easily.
McDonnell tries to counter by clinching up but Velderman breaks away and moves out of range.
McDonnell misses with an uppercut.
McDonnell misses with a low kick.
McDonnell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velderman.
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!
Velderman throws a wild body kick that McDonnell sees coming a mile off.
Velderman throws out a loose jab but McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonnell just misses with a punch to the body.
Cory McDonnell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velderman connects with a solid leg kick.
Velderman cracks McDonnell with a good jab.
Velderman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Velderman lands a nice shot to the body.
McDonnell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Velderman throws a front kick that sends McDonnell stumbling back into the ropes.
McDonnell throws a hook but Velderman avoids it easily.
McDonnell looks to land a left hand but Velderman moved out of range nicely.
McDonnell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Velderman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McDonnell wants to slow Velderman down by chopping away at his legs.
Velderman scores with a nice right hand.
Velderman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McDonnell's calf.
Velderman misses with a wild body shot.
Velderman misses with a straight right.
McDonnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Velderman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDonnell.
Velderman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Velderman lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A leg kick checked by Velderman.
Velderman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McDonnell if he has to take too many more of those.
Velderman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Velderman connects with a high kick.
McDonnell lands with a thumping leg kick.
McDonnell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Velderman connects with a body shot that sends McDonnell's belly button to the back.
A big right from McDonnell misses.
McDonnell throws a body punch but Velderman moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Velderman.
Velderman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonnell.
McDonnell jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Velderman scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Velderman misses with a body shot.
McDonnell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Velderman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A leg kick checked by Velderman.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Velderman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Velderman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Velderman!
Ron Velderman spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ravi Vamoosh (ranked 6971 p4p, 439 weight class) and Makunouchi Ippo (ranked 13226 p4p, 470 weight class). Vamoosh's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Roaring Tiger. Ippo has chosen Indestructible as his entrance music. 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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153 lbs
33 - 13 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 15 - 6, fighting out of London, Ravi Vamoosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makunouchi Ippo!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ippo tries to land a leg kick but Vamoosh saw it coming and moves away.
Ippo scores with a decent looking hook.
Ippo throws an overhand right that lands on Vamoosh's shoulder, as Vamoosh tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Vamoosh on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vamoosh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ippo.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vamoosh. Ippo shrugs it off though.
Ippo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vamoosh.
Ippo is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vamoosh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ippo throws an overhand right that lands on Vamoosh's shoulder, as Vamoosh tries to avoid the shot.
Vamoosh throws a counter high kick but Ippo was just alert enough to avoid it.
Ippo blocks a head kick by Vamoosh.
Ippo is looking to clinch.
Vamoosh appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ippo forces Vamoosh back against the ropes and clinches.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vamoosh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vamoosh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ippo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vamoosh misses with the head strike.
Vamoosh lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Vamoosh scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ippo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ippo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ippo lands with a left to the head.
Vamoosh tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Vamoosh back against the ropes.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vamoosh throws a punch but it's blocked by Ippo.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
Ippo tries to land knees in the clinch but Vamoosh avoids the damage to the body.
Ippo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vamoosh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vamoosh lands a nice shot to the body.
Ippo working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vamoosh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vamoosh lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vamoosh tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vamoosh avoiding damage as Ippo throws knees to the body.
Ippo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vamoosh lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ippo lands a knee to the body.
Vamoosh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ippo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vamoosh tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Vamoosh back against the ropes.
Vamoosh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ippo crunches a lovely knee into Vamoosh's ribcage.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Vamoosh blocks with his arms.
Ippo lands with a short shot to the head.
Ippo throws a punch but it's blocked by Vamoosh.
Ippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
Vamoosh misses with a punch to the body.
Vamoosh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 Ravi Vamoosh will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ippo moves away from the strike by Vamoosh.
A head kick misses from Vamoosh.
Ippo wants to counter the offense by Vamoosh and move into the clinch position.
Vamoosh walks into a straight right hand from Ippo.
Ippo missing with a left hand there. Vamoosh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vamoosh scores with a jab to the head.
Ippo tries to clinch up.
Vamoosh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ippo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ippo tries to clinch but Vamoosh is having none of it.
Vamoosh is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Vamoosh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ippo misses with a head kick.
Vamoosh throws a looping overhand right but Ippo ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vamoosh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ippo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vamoosh misses with a right hand
and Vamoosh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ippo moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Vamoosh.
Ippo lands a hook that snaps the head of Vamoosh backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Vamoosh is blocking nicely.
Vamoosh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ippo misses with a punch on the inside.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Vamoosh is blocking nicely.
Vamoosh throws a punch but it's blocked by Ippo.
Vamoosh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ippo misses with a knee to the head.
Vamoosh misses with the head strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ippo.
Ippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
Vamoosh misses with a punch to the body.
Vamoosh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vamoosh has a couple of punches blocked by Ippo.
Ippo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ippo missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ippo.
Ippo missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ippo has a couple of punches blocked by Vamoosh.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vamoosh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vamoosh presses Ippo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vamoosh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vamoosh scores with a shot to the side of Ippo's head.
Ippo lands with a short shot to the head.
Ippo landing knees to the head.
Ippo blocking some punches.
Vamoosh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ippo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A shot in the inside from Vamoosh.
Ippo blocks an uppercut.
Vamoosh lands a hook that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vamoosh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ippo or not.
Vamoosh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Vamoosh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vamoosh misses with the head strike.
Ippo swings wildly with an uppercut but Vamoosh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vamoosh 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 second round but Makunouchi Ippo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Vamoosh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vamoosh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vamoosh avoids the body shot from Ippo.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vamoosh!
Ippo throws a body punch but Vamoosh moves out of range.
Vamoosh looks to throw the jab but Ippo is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Ippo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vamoosh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vamoosh misses with a body shot.
Ippo closes the distance and pushes Vamoosh back into the ropes.
Vamoosh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vamoosh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
Ippo lands a knee to the head.
Vamoosh managing to block the knees to the body from Ippo.
Vamoosh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vamoosh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ippo crunches a lovely knee into Vamoosh's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ippo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vamoosh.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vamoosh avoids it.
A short left from Ippo.
Vamoosh works on Ippo's body with a couple of short punches.
Vamoosh lands a shoulder strike.
Vamoosh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ippo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vamoosh misses with a punch to the body.
Ippo lands a knee to the body.
Vamoosh avoiding damage as Ippo throws knees to the body.
Ippo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vamoosh backwards.
Vamoosh swings wildly with an uppercut but Ippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vamoosh blocks it with crossed arms.
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vamoosh misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Ippo.
Vamoosh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ippo throws a punch but it's blocked by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ippo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vamoosh misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Vamoosh scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Ippo.
Vamoosh misses with some punches.
Ippo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vamoosh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
Ippo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vamoosh misses with a punch to the body.
Ippo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vamoosh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ippo's elbow.
Vamoosh misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Vamoosh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vamoosh lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hook to the body lands for Vamoosh.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Makunouchi Ippo.
I think Ippo 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Makunouchi Ippo!
Post fight, an emotional Makunouchi Ippo said 'our last fight I lost because my manager wasn't paying attention.'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Lee (ranked 19332 p4p, 569 weight class) and Sigurd Ragnarsson (ranked 3886 p4p, 420 weight class). Lee's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kickstart My Heart. Ragnarsson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wardruna-Blood Eagle. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sigurd Ragnarsson enters the ring!
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185 lbs
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182 lbs
17 - 10 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sigurd Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Ragnarsson misses the target.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick that misses.
Lee misses with a jab to the body
enabling Ragnarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
That kick from Lee tenderised Ragnarsson's leg. Ragnarsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lee takes a swing at Ragnarsson's ribcage but misses.
Ragnarsson throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lee tries a low kick but Ragnarsson avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ragnarsson! But no joy.
Ragnarsson throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it.
Ragnarsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Ragnarsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ragnarsson. That's going to slow Lee down.
Jab from Lee.
Lee blocks a low kick nicely.
Ragnarsson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnarsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lee fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ragnarsson just manages to avoid it.
Lee cracks the inside of Ragnarsson's front leg.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ragnarsson cracks Lee with a good jab.
A head kick by Lee misses
and Ragnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
Lee throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ragnarsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ragnarsson slips a jab from Lee.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ragnarsson! But no joy.
Ragnarsson misses with a leg kick.
Lee takes a swing at Ragnarsson's ribcage but misses.
Ragnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ragnarsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Ragnarsson blocks a head kick by Lee.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ragnarsson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnarsson throws a push kick but Lee slaps the foot to one side.
Ragnarsson throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Ragnarsson cracks Lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ragnarsson avoids the head kick by Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ragnarsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ragnarsson.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson wants to slow Lee down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice defenses there by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a counter combo.
Ragnarsson throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ragnarsson is out of range and Lee settles back down.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee moves away from the strike by Ragnarsson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson takes one to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Lee should have avoided that one.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigurd Ragnarsson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
and Ragnarsson counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ragnarsson misses with a double jab.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ragnarsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ragnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
A telegraphed right hand from Ragnarsson misses the target.
Lee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ragnarsson.
Good standup being displayed there by Ragnarsson as he connects with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Ragnarsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Ragnarsson scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnarsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ragnarsson with a nice cross.
Ragnarsson throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ragnarsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lee tries to work over Ragnarsson's front leg with a kick but Ragnarsson checks it.
Ragnarsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Lee connects with a crisp jab.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Ragnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnarsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Ragnarsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ragnarsson staying out of range there.
Ragnarsson throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from Ragnarsson.
A quick step to the side and Lee tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee sizes up Ragnarsson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson scores with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A leg kick checked by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee thuds a left hand into Ragnarsson's body.
Ragnarsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it.
Ragnarsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ragnarsson avoids a kick to the body.
Lee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ragnarsson on the side of the head.
Ragnarsson throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee clinches with his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee tries a body shot but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Ragnarsson misses with a knee strike.
Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Ragnarsson misses with some punches.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sigurd Ragnarsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Ragnarsson counters with a head kick.
Lee scores with a decent looking hook.
Ragnarsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ragnarsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ragnarsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Ragnarsson slips the punch.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good exchange - Ragnarsson coming out on top.
Ragnarsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice cross by Ragnarsson.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Lee.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee slips a straight right by Ragnarsson.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ragnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Ragnarsson ducks down to avoid it.
A left lands for Ragnarsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ragnarsson.
Lee takes a swing at Ragnarsson's ribcage but misses.
Lee blocks a head kick by Ragnarsson.
Sigurd Ragnarsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee moves out of range as Ragnarsson strikes.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ragnarsson.
Lee misses the body punch
letting Ragnarsson counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Ragnarsson misses the target.
Lee tests Ragnarsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ragnarsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lee finds it's way round the side to connect with Ragnarsson's head.
Ragnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Ragnarsson tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Ragnarsson is out of range.
Ragnarsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Nice defenses there by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with a straight left.
Lee is looking to counter with a body kick.
Lee throws a head kick that half lands.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Ragnarsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Ragnarsson tries to avoid it.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ragnarsson throws out the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of Ragnarsson's head.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ragnarsson.
Lee throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ragnarsson avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee is looking to clinch but Ragnarsson is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Sigurd Ragnarsson just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Ragnarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Ragnarsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ragnarsson loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick but Lee checks it.
Lee staying out of range there.
Ragnarsson throws a low kick but Lee moves out of range easily.
Ragnarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee misses with a jab to the body
and Ragnarsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Ragnarsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee moves out of range as Ragnarsson strikes.
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Ragnarsson's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnarsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Ragnarsson ducks down to avoid it.
Lee looks for the body kick but Ragnarsson saw that one coming.
Lee swings for the body but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Ragnarsson cracks Lee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson scores with a leg kick.
Ragnarsson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ragnarsson duly obliges.
Ragnarsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.
Ragnarsson throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Ragnarsson misses the jab.
Lee throws a leg kick but Ragnarsson moved away.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee tries to land a body kick
and Ragnarsson counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee blocks a head kick by Ragnarsson.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Ragnarsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ragnarsson throws a big shot that misses.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ragnarsson.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Ragnarsson moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Ragnarsson tries to work over Lee's front leg with a kick but Lee checks it.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Ragnarsson moved out of range.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnarsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ragnarsson misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigurd Ragnarsson dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tommy Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ragnarsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee throws a chopping leg kick but Ragnarsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ragnarsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee throws the kick towards the body but Ragnarsson avoids it.
Lee throws a head kick but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Lee digs a good hook to Ragnarsson's body.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it.
Lee throws a right and a left that Ragnarsson avoids nicely.
It seemed like Ragnarsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Ragnarsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson lands a nice shot that snaps Lee's head back.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ragnarsson tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ragnarsson misses with the head strike.
Ragnarsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarsson working aggressively here.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Ragnarsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Ragnarsson lands a nice uppercut.
Ragnarsson blocks an elbow strike.
Ragnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ragnarsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ragnarsson.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnarsson blocks an elbow strike.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
Lee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Our sources have told us that Lee has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ragnarsson's brow.
Ragnarsson blocks a body shot from Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ragnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tommy Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lee misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Tommy Lee has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarsson.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Ragnarsson avoids it by throwing Lee back against the ropes.
Ragnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnarsson controls the action.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson working aggressively here.
Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ragnarsson's brow.
Ragnarsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tommy Lee.
Well Ragnarsson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 46:50
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 46:49
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sigurd Ragnarsson!
Sigurd Ragnarsson is the new welterweight champion!
Sigurd Ragnarsson looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I must take what is Mine holds belt up...For THe LeGiON!!! HoOoOwWwWwLLL!!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 2519 p4p, 261 weight class) and David Haller (ranked 8074 p4p, 465 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Musashi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kodō (鼓童)_Shake . 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 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Miyamoto Musashi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Haller!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Musashi checks a leg kick.
Haller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Musashi misses with a right hand
and Haller counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Haller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Musashi lands a head kick. Haller smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Some bone on bone action there as Musashi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Musashi throws a quick counter head kick but Haller was just out of range.
Musashi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Musashi with a hook.
Haller lands a head kick!
Haller lands a jab to Musashi's midsection.
Haller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Musashi throws a head kick but Haller moves out of range.
Musashi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Haller.
Haller has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Haller there as he acknowledges the shot.
Musashi throws a hook but Haller blocks it.
Haller scores with a nice strike.
Haller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Musashi.
Musashi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi throws a push kick but Haller slaps the foot to one side.
Haller misses with a body shot.
Haller misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick from Haller misses.
Musashi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haller throws out the jab.
Musashi lands with an uppercut that bounces Haller off the ropes and back into range.
Musashi misses with a looping right.
Haller feints a counter leg kick.
Haller 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.
Haller lands a jab to Musashi's midsection.
Musashi throws a lazy right hand but Haller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Musashi loads up on a big right hand but Haller slips the punch.
Musashi moves out of range of the strikes.
Donk. Haller catches Musashi right on the button with a cross.
Musashi lands a jab-cross combination.
Haller is rocked!
Haller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haller is still on wobbly legs! Can Musashi finish him?
Haller throws a lazy right hand but Musashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Musashi.
Haller seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haller misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheers as Haller lands an impressive looking overhand right. Musashi doesn't seem phased though.
Musashi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Musashi cracks a nice hook into Haller's ribs.
Haller works Musashi's body with a nice hook.
Haller throws a lazy right hand but Musashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Musashi checks a low kick from Haller.
Musashi looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Haller avoids the head kick by Musashi.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Haller.
Haller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Musashi looks to land a body kick but Haller moved away.
Musashi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A shot to the liver by Haller. Beautiful body shot.
Haller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Musashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haller.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haller throws a hook to the side of Musashi's head but Musashi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Musashi.
Haller motions for Musashi to come forward. Haller throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Musashi connects with a leg kick. Haller looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Musashi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haller circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Haller dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Musashi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Haller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Musashi moves out of range as Haller throws a body kick.
Musashi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
David Haller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Musashi.
Nice straight punches there by Haller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haller.
Musashi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Musashi misses with a looping right.
Musashi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Haller.
Haller moves out of range of the body kick from Musashi.
Musashi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Haller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Musashi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Haller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Musashi moves out of range as Haller throws a body kick.
Haller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Musashi looks to throw the jab but Haller is out of range.
Haller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Musashi throws a series of punches but Haller moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haller.
Haller let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Musashi avoids the head kick by Haller.
Haller blocks a head kick by Musashi.
Musashi misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Haller.
Haller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Musashi thuds his right hand into Haller's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big right from Musashi misses.
Musashi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Musashi throws a right hand that Haller ducks under and follows up with a left that Haller also avoids with ease.
Haller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Musashi looks to score with a jab to the body but Haller is just out of range.
Musashi misses with a straight left.
Haller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Haller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Musashi.
Musashi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Haller connects with a solid leg kick.
Musashi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Haller is out of range and Musashi settles back down.
Haller avoids the head kick by Musashi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi misses with a leg kick
and Haller counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Musashi misses with a hook.
Haller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Musashi throws out the jab.
Musashi scores with a push kick.
Good exchange - Haller coming out on top.
A big left from Musashi misses.
Musashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haller.
Haller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Haller connects with a looping right hand.
Haller connects with a body shot.
Musashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Musashi lands a head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Haller misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haller connects with an inside leg kick.
Haller has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Haller there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Musashi misses with a hook.
Musashi throws a sloppy head kick
and Haller counters with a stiff right hand.
Musashi cracks Haller with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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 Miyamoto Musashi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Musashi blocks a jab.
Haller dips to his left and cracks Musashi with an uppercut!
Musashi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Musashi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Haller on the side of the head.
Musashi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Musashi throws a shot from downtown. Haller moves away and avoids it.
Musashi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Musashi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haller.
Musashi misses with a double jab.
Good leg kick by Haller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Musashi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Haller back to the ropes. Musashi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Haller looks to score with a jab to the body but Musashi is just out of range.
Musashi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haller throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haller keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Haller moves out of range as Musashi strikes.
Musashi throws a head kick that misses.
Musashi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Haller throws a leg kick but Musashi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Haller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Musashi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haller drops his hands momentarily and Musashi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Musashi misses with a head kick.
Haller tries to land a leg kick but Musashi saw it coming and moves away.
Musashi misses the jab.
Haller looks to land a right hand but Musashi moved out of range.
Haller avoids the head kick by Musashi.
A chopping leg kick lands by Haller.
Musashi just misses with a punch to the body.
Musashi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Haller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Haller lands a lovely overhand right.
Haller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haller scores with a jab. Musashi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Haller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haller punishes Musashi's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Musashi catches Haller right on the button with a cross.
Musashi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haller throws out the jab.
Haller shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Haller throws a jab when Musashi was well out of range.
Musashi looks to land a right hand but Haller moved out of range.
Haller throws a low kick but it's checked well by Musashi.
Musashi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Haller misses the jab.
Musashi connects with a high kick.
Haller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haller just misses with a punch to the body.
Musashi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Haller tries to work over Musashi's front leg with a kick but Musashi checks it.
It looked like Musashi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Musashi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Musashi looks to score with a jab to the body but Haller is just out of range.
Haller slips a jab from Musashi.
Haller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Musashi under the eye.
Haller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Musashi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but David Haller just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Musashi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Haller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good standup being displayed there by Musashi as he connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Musashi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Musashi stuns Haller with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Musashi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Haller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Musashi doesn't seem bothered though.
Haller avoids the head kick by Musashi.
Musashi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Haller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Musashi.
Haller thumps Musashi with a low kick.
Musashi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Musashi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Musashi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Haller blocks a head kick by Musashi.
Haller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Musashi.
Haller is looking to score with low kicks.
Musashi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Musashi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haller.
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!
Musashi walks into a jab.
Musashi missing with a left hand there. Haller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Haller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haller moves out of range of the leg kick from Musashi.
It seemed like Haller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slow jab from Musashi misses its intended target.
Musashi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big left from Musashi misses.
Haller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Musashi throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haller! But no joy.
Haller defending well as Musashi loads up on a big left hand.
Musashi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Musashi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Haller can pounce on him.
Haller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Musashi.
Haller throws a hook but Musashi blocks it.
A quick step to the side and Musashi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Musashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haller throws a leg kick that misses.
Musashi throws a leg kick but Haller moved away.
Musashi misses with a leg kick.
Haller throws out a counter right but Musashi avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi wants to slow Haller down by chopping away at his legs.
Haller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Musashi connects with a solid leg kick.
Musashi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Musashi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Haller.
Haller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Musashi scores with a hook to the body. Haller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Musashi misses with a wild body shot.
Musashi looks to land a left hand but Haller moved out of range nicely.
Haller scores with a leg kick.
Haller slips a straight right by Musashi.
Musashi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haller.
Haller looks to land a right hand but Musashi moved out of range.
Musashi misses with a lunging right hand
and Haller counters with a right hand to the body.
Musashi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haller.
Musashi misses with a hook. Haller ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haller! But no joy.
Musashi misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miyamoto Musashi had his way with David Haller in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Haller throws a body kick that misses
and Musashi counters with a head kick.
Musashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haller manages to avoid it.
Musashi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Musashi swings widly with a right hand
and Haller counters with a good low kick that Musashi was not able to check.
Musashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haller scores with a spinning back kick!
Haller throws a hook but Musashi avoids it easily.
A big left from Musashi misses.
Musashi throws a shot from downtown. Haller moves away and avoids it.
Musashi moves out of range as Haller strikes.
Haller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Musashi.
Musashi throws a hook but Haller blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haller throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Haller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Haller throws a leg kick but Musashi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Musashi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Haller to score with a decent uppercut.
A good leg kick by Haller.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haller cracks Musashi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haller blocks a head kick by Musashi.
A big right from Haller misses.
Haller lands a jab to the head.
Haller throws a leg kick but Musashi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Musashi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Musashi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Haller checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Haller throws a low kick but Musashi moves out of range easily.
Musashi throwing a counter right hand but Haller manages to avoid it.
Musashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haller manages to avoid it.
Haller slips a straight right by Musashi.
Haller slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from Musashi.
Haller lands a head shot.
Haller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Musashi.
A nice leg kick lands there from Haller.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haller.
Musashi staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Musashi at a distance.
Musashi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Musashi throws a jab but it's blocked by Haller.
Musashi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haller.
Musashi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Haller dips to his left and cracks Musashi with an uppercut!
Musashi checks a leg kick nicely.
A big right from Musashi misses.
Haller throws out a counter right but Musashi avoids it with no problem.
Musashi throws out a loose jab but Haller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haller attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Haller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Musashi throws a head kick but Haller moves out of range.
Musashi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Haller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Musashi.
Musashi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Haller's corner calls for a 1-2. Haller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Musashi connects with a nice looking jab.
Haller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Haller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Haller 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 47:48
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 48:47
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... David Haller!
David Haller is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, David Haller thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Miyamoto Musashi spoke after the fight, saying 'I will return for my belt.'.
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