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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Muhammad Jabari (ranked 5162 p4p, 441 weight class) and Jonas Maker (ranked 4471 p4p, 417 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Muhammad Jabari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonas Maker!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabari staying out of range there.
It appears Jabari was looking to counter with a kick there.
Jabari is looking to clinch but Maker is avoiding it.
Maker avoids the body shot from Jabari.
Maker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Jabari.
Maker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jabari thumps Maker with a low kick.
Jabari takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jabari takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maker misses with an uppercut. Jabari saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jabari works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Maker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jabari takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jabari missing with a left hand there. Maker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jabari takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maker.
Jabari throws out a loose jab but Maker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jabari lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jabari misses with a head kick.
Jabari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maker lands a really nice looking cross but Jabari seems unphased.
Maker slips a jab from Jabari.
Maker misses with a looping right.
Jabari ducks right into an uppercut from Maker.
It looks like Muhammad Jabari has been cut.
Maker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jabari was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A jab lands there for Maker.
Maker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jabari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabari slips a straight right by Maker.
A big right from Maker misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maker slips a straight right by Jabari.
Jabari scores with a shot to the body.
Maker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jabari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jabari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jabari moves out of range as Maker strikes.
Maker misses the jab.
Jabari seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Maker lands a nice shot that snaps Jabari's head back.
Maker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jabari.
Maker throws out a loose jab but Jabari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jabari throws an overhand right that lands on Maker's shoulder, as Maker tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Maker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Muhammad Jabari's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maker lands a jab to the head.
Jabari throws a front kick aimed at Maker's knee but Maker avoids it well.
Jabari feints a jab promting Maker to slip. Jabari then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Maker slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Maker as he connects with a hook.
Jabari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maker misses with an uppercut
and Jabari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Maker has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Maker cracks Jabari with a good jab.
Maker punishes Jabari's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jabari slips a jab from Maker.
Jabari slips under a jab from Maker.
Maker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maker misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maker swats away the attempt to clinch by Jabari.
Maker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jabari throwing a counter right hand but Maker manages to avoid it.
Jabari misses with a low kick as Maker jumps back.
Maker checks a leg kick.
Maker might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jabari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maker misses with a series of wild punches.
Jabari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jabari takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Maker misses with a hook.
Jabari tried to counter with a leg kick but Maker avoided it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabari tries to clinch but Maker is having none of it.
Some bone on bone action there as Maker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jabari misses with a looping left.
Maker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Jabari.
Jabari ducks under a wild hook from Maker.
Jabari will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Maker misses with a straight right.
Maker throws a sloppy body shot
and Jabari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
Maker misses with a wild combination.
Jabari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Maker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Muhammad Jabari's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Maker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jabari's hands.
Jonas Maker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jabari.
Jabari moves out of range of the strikes.
Jabari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maker.
Jabari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Maker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jabari momentarily.
Maker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jabari. Jabari circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maker blocks a head kick by Jabari.
Maker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jabari.
Jabari is rocked!
Jabari walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Maker! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonas Maker!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Jon Snow (ranked 6827 p4p, 477 weight class) and Rupeni Veitayaki (ranked 5575 p4p, 443 weight class). Veitayaki is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by . Rupeni Veitayaki is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Great elbows
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rupeni Veitayaki!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veitayaki keeps Snow at a distance using the push kick.
Veitayaki misses with a head kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Veitayaki.
Veitayaki ducks right into an uppercut from Snow.
Snow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Veitayaki.
Veitayaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Snow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Veitayaki throws a head kick but Snow moves out of range.
Snow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Snow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Veitayaki.
A head kick misses from Veitayaki.
Snow lands a nice hook to Veitayaki's body. Veitayaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Veitayaki moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veitayaki throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Snow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick by Veitayaki misses
and Snow counters with a stiff right hand.
Veitayaki lands a head kick. Snow smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Snow throws a lazy right hand but Veitayaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Veitayaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Snow presses Veitayaki against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Snow throws an elbow but misses.
Veitayaki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Veitayaki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Snow backwards.
Veitayaki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Snows head.
Snow tries a body shot but Veitayaki blocks it.
Veitayaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Snow throws a head punch that misses.
Veitayaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Veitayaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Snow throws a looping overhand right but Veitayaki ducks down to avoid it.
Snow cracks Veitayaki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Veitayaki throws a body kick that misses.
Snow jabs Veitayaki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Veitayaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow looks to score with a jab to the body but Veitayaki is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veitayaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snow.
Snow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Snow struggles to land a body shot inside as Veitayaki controls his hands.
A short right from Snow on the inside.
Veitayaki blocks the elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Snow.
Veitayaki looking to slow down the pace here.
Snow tries a body shot but Veitayaki blocks it.
Veitayaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snow gets a clinch.
Snow working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Veitayaki has had enough of the clinch but Snow keeps him there for the moment.
Veitayaki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Snow lands a left hand.
Snow tries to stall but Veitayaki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
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 Jon Snow 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.
Veitayaki is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Snow darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Veitayaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Snow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Veitayaki manages to avoid it.
Snow ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rupeni Veitayaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Veitayaki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Veitayaki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Veitayaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Snow was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Veitayaki.
Snow throws a combination. Veitayaki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A jab from Veitayaki misses.
Snow takes a swing at Veitayaki's ribcage but misses.
Veitayaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Snow throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snow misses with a body punch
and Veitayaki counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Snow is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Veitayaki throws a leg kick but Snow sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Snow.
Snow misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow scores with a jab to the body.
Snow cracks Veitayaki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Veitayaki throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Snow moves in looking to clinch but Veitayaki pushes him off.
Snow misses the jab.
Snow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Veitayaki throws a head kick that half lands.
Veitayaki throws a right and a left that Snow avoids nicely.
As Veitayaki tries to get set, Snow tries to push him back and clinch up but Veitayaki manages to avoid the attempt.
A lazy left from Snow finds it's target.
Veitayaki moves out of range as Snow strikes.
Veitayaki darts in and clinches Snow up against the ropes.
Snow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Veitayaki wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Veitayaki.
A right hand to the body from Veitayaki.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snow misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Snow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Veitayaki's brow.
Veitayaki is trying to push Snow away but Snow has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Snow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Veitayaki can do to turn this around?
Snow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Veitayaki working hard to break the clinch.
Snow working aggressively here.
Snow is leaning against Veitayaki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Veitayaki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Veitayaki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Veitayaki misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Snow throws an elbow but misses.
Snow is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Veitayaki is keeping busy.
Veitayaki blocks an elbow strike from Snow.
Snow pushes off an throws an elbow but Veitayaki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Snow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Veitayaki backwards.
Snow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Veitayaki has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Snow seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Veitayaki can turn it around.
Veitayaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snow dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Veitayaki has managed to clinch.
Jon Snow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Snow misses with a punch on the inside.
Veitayaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Snow prevents Veitayaki from breaking the clinch.
Snow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Snow can't find room to land a body shot as Veitayaki controls the action.
Snow lands an elbow just above Veitayaki 's eye.
It looks like Rupeni Veitayaki has been cut.
Veitayaki trying to control the position but instead, Snow has worked for underhooks and has pushed Veitayaki into the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snow.
Veitayaki prevents a body shot from Snow.
Snow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Snow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Veitayaki working hard to break the clinch.
Snow lands a damaging elbow.
Veitayaki breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Snow misses.
Snow connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veitayaki misses with a head kick.
Snow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Snow misses with a hook. Veitayaki ducked under it nicely.
Veitayaki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Snow misses with a body shot.
Jon Snow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Snow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Veitayaki.
Snow wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Veitayaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Veitayaki throws a head kick but Snow moves out of range.
Jon Snow is winning the standup battle so far.
Veitayaki scoring well with a low kick there.
Snow throws a body punch but Veitayaki moves out of range.
Snow catches Veitayaki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Veitayaki lands a high kick!
Snow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Veitayaki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Snow getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Snow here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snow throws a hook to the side of Veitayaki's head but Veitayaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've been told by Snow's head coaches at The Gentleman's Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Veitayaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Veitayaki tries to counter with a clinch but Snow shakes him off and moves away.
Snow misses with a wild combination.
Snow avoids the head kick by Veitayaki.
Snow swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Snow blocks a head kick by Veitayaki.
Veitayaki tries to clinch up.
Snow is looking to counter with head kicks.
A slow jab from Snow misses its intended target.
Veitayaki tries to clinch but Snow moves out of range.
Veitayaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rupeni Veitayaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veitayaki.
Snow punishes Veitayaki's body with a nice straight punch.
Veitayaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Veitayaki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Veitayaki throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Snow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Snow 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Snow!
In defeat, Rupeni Veitayaki stepped up to the mic, saying ' Aloha'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jordan Wilkinson (ranked 3669 p4p, 367 weight class) and Leonardo Moraes (ranked 2994 p4p, 313 weight class). The key to victory for Jordan Wilkinson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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157 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Wilkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Moraes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkinson scores with a jab to the body.
Wilkinson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Moraes misses with a double jab
and Wilkinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moraes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moraes keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilkinson jabs Moraes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wilkinson staggers Moraes with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Moraes 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! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
It looks like Leonardo Moraes has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilkinson lands a head shot.
Moraes is rocked!
Moraes misses with a left hand
and Wilkinson counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jordan Wilkinson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kamil Kaminski (ranked 4485 p4p, 431 weight class) and Gustav Uhtredsson (ranked 4522 p4p, 434 weight class). The key to victory for Kamil Kaminski has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kamil Kaminski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustav Uhtredsson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uhtredsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kaminski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Uhtredsson defending well as Kaminski loads up on a big left hand.
Uhtredsson swings for the body but Kaminski moves out of range.
A slow jab from Uhtredsson misses its intended target.
Uhtredsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaminski moves away.
Uhtredsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kaminski.
Uhtredsson slips under a jab from Kaminski.
Uhtredsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Uhtredsson misses.
Uhtredsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaminski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaminski cracks Uhtredsson with an open hand slap.
Kaminski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Shark Tank MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Uhtredsson scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Kamil Kaminski has been cut.
Kaminski forces Uhtredsson back against the ropes and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaminski can't find room to land a body shot as Uhtredsson controls the action.
Uhtredsson misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uhtredsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uhtredsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaminski.
Kaminski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaminski misses with some punches.
Uhtredsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaminski blocking some punches.
Kaminski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaminski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Uhtredsson has a couple of punches blocked by Kaminski.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kaminski.
A head punch on the inside from Uhtredsson fails to land.
Kaminski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaminski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kaminski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uhtredsson's elbow.
Uhtredsson misses with the head strike.
Kaminski has a couple of punches blocked by Uhtredsson.
Uhtredsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uhtredsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaminski misses with a punch to the body.
Uhtredsson blocks a body shot from Kaminski.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uhtredsson.
Kaminski lands with a light punch inside.
Uhtredsson has a couple of punches blocked by Kaminski.
Kaminski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uhtredsson lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaminski.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaminski.
Kaminski tries to throw a body punch but Uhtredsson avoids it by throwing Kaminski back against the ropes.
Kaminski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Kaminski.
Uhtredsson scores with a shot to the side of Kaminski's head.
Uhtredsson misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kaminski.
Uhtredsson throws a head punch that misses.
Uhtredsson throws a head punch that misses.
Uhtredsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gustav Uhtredsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kamil Kaminski's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Uhtredsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Kaminski lands a slapping body shot.
Uhtredsson takes a swing at Kaminski's ribcage but misses.
Kaminski tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Uhtredsson manages to circle out of the way.
Kaminski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Uhtredsson has time to react.
Uhtredsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kaminski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Uhtredsson misses with a head kick.
Kaminski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uhtredsson.
Kaminski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uhtredsson.
Uhtredsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Uhtredsson fakes the leg kick and cracks Kaminski in the body.
Uhtredsson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Uhtredsson throws a jab when Kaminski was well out of range.
Kaminski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kaminski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Uhtredsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Uhtredsson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kaminski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Uhtredsson misses with some punches.
Uhtredsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uhtredsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaminski.
Kaminski misses with some punches.
Uhtredsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaminski.
Kamil Kaminski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Uhtredsson misses with the head strike.
Kaminski scores with a shoulder strike.
Uhtredsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaminski.
Kaminski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Uhtredsson misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kaminski.
A hook to the body from Kaminski.
Kaminski gets through Uhtredsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kaminski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Uhtredsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kaminski tries to throw a body punch but Uhtredsson avoids it by throwing Kaminski back against the ropes.
Kaminski is working Uhtredsson over against the ropes.
Kaminski lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uhtredsson blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaminski misses with a punch to the body.
Kaminski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaminski misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kaminski fails to land.
Kaminski pushes Uhtredsson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Uhtredsson has Kaminski pressed against the ropes, preventing Kaminski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kaminski blocking some punches.
Kaminski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kaminski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Uhtredsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaminski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uhtredsson working aggressively here.
Kaminski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaminski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Uhtredsson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaminski.
Kaminski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kaminski blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamil Kaminski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kamil Kaminski's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Kaminski jabs at Uhtredsson's body.
A slow jab from Kaminski misses its intended target.
Kaminski avoids the head kick by Uhtredsson.
Kaminski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Uhtredsson throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Uhtredsson does no damage.
Uhtredsson misses with a right hand
and Kaminski counters with a nice body shot.
Kaminski lands a body shot.
Uhtredsson throws out a loose jab but Kaminski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaminski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Uhtredsson misses with a head kick.
Uhtredsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaminski digs a good hook to Uhtredsson's body.
Uhtredsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Kaminski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Uhtredsson misses with a left hand
and Kaminski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaminski lands a lovely overhand right.
Kaminski lands a nice looking body shot.
Kaminski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uhtredsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaminski cracks a nice hook into Uhtredsson's ribs.
Kaminski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kaminski jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Uhtredsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Kaminski counters with a nice uppercut.
Uhtredsson walks into a straight right hand from Kaminski.
Uhtredsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kaminski scores with a sloppy right hand. Uhtredsson should have avoided that one.
Kaminski clinches.
Uhtredsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uhtredsson working aggressively here.
Uhtredsson lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uhtredsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaminski struggles to land a body shot inside as Uhtredsson controls his hands.
Kaminski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kaminski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kaminski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Uhtredsson backwards.
Uhtredsson misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uhtredsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Uhtredsson lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kaminski.
Kaminski blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Kaminski.
Uhtredsson working aggressively here.
Kaminski scores with a shoulder strike.
Kaminski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kaminski tries to work over Uhtredsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Uhtredsson throws a head punch that misses.
Kaminski lands a body shot.
Uhtredsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaminski uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaminski blocks a body shot from Uhtredsson.
Uhtredsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaminski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaminski lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamil Kaminski clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Kamil Kaminski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Uhtredsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Uhtredsson.
Uhtredsson throws a head kick that misses.
Kaminski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Uhtredsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Uhtredsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kaminski backwards.
Kaminski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaminski swings wildly with an uppercut but Uhtredsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaminski.
Kaminski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Kaminski fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaminski is leaning against Uhtredsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Uhtredsson pushes Kaminski back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kaminski lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Kaminski as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uhtredsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Kaminski.
Kaminski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kaminski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uhtredsson tries to work over Kaminski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaminski blocks a body shot from Uhtredsson.
Uhtredsson throws a head punch that misses.
Uhtredsson takes a shot to the head.
Uhtredsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaminski controls his hands.
Uhtredsson tries to throw a body punch but Kaminski avoids it by throwing Uhtredsson back against the ropes.
Kaminski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kaminski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaminski digs a right hand underneath Uhtredsson's ribcage. Uhtredsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kaminski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Kaminski.
Kaminski blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Kaminski.
Uhtredsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uhtredsson scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Kaminski as the two fighters clinch.
Uhtredsson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kaminski scores with a shot to the side of Uhtredsson's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaminski lands a nice uppercut.
Uhtredsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaminski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Uhtredsson can do to turn this around?
Kaminski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaminski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaminski digs a right hand into Uhtredsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Uhtredsson's gas tank.
Uhtredsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaminski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaminski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaminski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Uhtredssons head.
Uhtredsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Uhtredsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaminski.
Kaminski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Kaminski.
Uhtredsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamil Kaminski had his way with Gustav Uhtredsson in that round.
The cut man is working on Kamil Kaminski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Uhtredsson throws a head kick that misses
and Uhtredsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A cross from Kaminski lands.
Uhtredsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kaminski.
A chopping leg kick lands by Uhtredsson.
Uhtredsson jabs Kaminski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters circling - Kaminski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaminski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Uhtredsson throws a shot from downtown. Kaminski moves away and avoids it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Uhtredsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaminski.
A hook to the body from Kaminski.
Uhtredsson misses with a body punch.
Kaminski lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaminski lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Uhtredsson fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaminski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaminski swings wildly with an uppercut but Uhtredsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uhtredsson prevents a body shot from Kaminski.
Uhtredsson blocking some punches.
Kaminski lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uhtredsson.
Kaminski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Gustav Uhtredsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kaminski lands with a light punch inside.
Kaminski blocks an uppercut.
Uhtredsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaminski is working Uhtredsson over against the ropes.
Uhtredsson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Uhtredsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaminski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kaminski scores with a shot to the side of Uhtredsson's head.
Kaminski lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uhtredsson has a couple of punches blocked by Kaminski.
Kaminski lands a shoulder strike.
Kaminski gets through Uhtredsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaminski lands a shoulder strike.
Kaminski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kaminski lands an uppercut.
Kaminski scores with a shoulder strike.
Kaminski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaminski lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Kaminski.
A nice left hand lands by Kaminski.
Kaminski digs a right hand into Uhtredsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Uhtredsson's gas tank.
Kaminski pushes Uhtredsson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kaminski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaminski gets through Uhtredsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kaminski.
Kaminski tries a body shot but Uhtredsson blocks it.
Kamil Kaminski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kaminski lands a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kamil Kaminski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kaminski 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 49:46
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 49:46
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kamil Kaminski!
Kamil Kaminski retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Steven Kennedy (ranked 3460 p4p, 354 weight class) and Veli Ilkka Perkules (ranked 3532 p4p, 361 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
13 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Veli Ilkka Perkules!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkules misses with a wild combination.
Kennedy throws a body punch but Perkules moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Perkules. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Perkules.
Perkules 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.
Nice body punch from Perkules.
Perkules throws an overhand right that lands on Kennedy's shoulder, as Kennedy tries to avoid the shot.
Kennedy connects with a right hand. Perkules shakes it off.
Perkules misses with a head kick.
Perkules misses the body punch
and Kennedy counters with a three punch combo that has Perkules backing up. Perkules nods at Kennedy to acknowledge the strikes.
Perkules is looking to slow Kennedy down with leg kicks.
Perkules stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkules misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kennedy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Perkules.
Perkules keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Perkules lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kennedy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Perkules's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkules clobbers Kennedy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Perkules throws a half hearted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Kennedy misses the target.
Perkules delivers a nice body kick.
Perkules thuds a left hand into Kennedy's body.
Kennedy looks for the body kick but Perkules saw that one coming.
Perkules throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kennedy is looking to land body kicks.
Kennedy misses with a straight left.
Kennedy misses with a combination
and Perkules counters with a nice body shot.
Perkules finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Perkules keeps Kennedy at a distance using the push kick.
Nice jab there from Perkules.
Kennedy 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkules moves forwards but Kennedy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kennedy. Perkules does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perkules goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kennedy throwing a counter right hand but Perkules manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kennedy lands a jab.
Kennedy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jab by Perkules.
That kick from Perkules tenderised Kennedy's leg. Kennedy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kennedy throws a jab but it's blocked by Perkules.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kennedy. Perkules shrugs it off though.
Perkules stuns Kennedy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Perkules punishes Kennedy's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkules throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kennedy clinches with his opponent.
Perkules softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kennedy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Ilkka Perkules dominated that round.
That's time! Kennedy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kennedy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kennedy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Perkules lands with a good body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perkules.
Perkules moves out of range as Kennedy throws a body kick.
Perkules chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kennedy can pounce on him.
Perkules lands with an uppercut that bounces Kennedy off the ropes and back into range.
Perkules scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Perkules connects with a nice looking jab.
Perkules avoids the head kick by Kennedy.
A telegraphed right hand from Kennedy misses the target.
Perkules avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kennedy lands a really nice looking cross but Perkules seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkules scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kennedy blocks a head kick by Perkules.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkules misses with a low kick.
Perkules misses with a kick to the body.
Kennedy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Perkules throws a leg kick that misses.
Perkules with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick misses from Kennedy.
Perkules pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Perkules blocks a leg kick.
Veli Ilkka Perkules seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perkules lands a nice looking body kick.
Perkules looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perkules throws a push kick but Kennedy slaps the foot to one side.
Perkules scores with a spinning back kick!
Perkules throws a jab when Kennedy was well out of range.
A left lands for Perkules.
Perkules throws the kick towards the body but Kennedy avoids it.
Kennedy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kennedy jabs at Perkules's body.
Kennedy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perkules moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kennedy scores with a hook.
Perkules scores with a kick to the body.
Perkules ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kennedy slips a straight right by Perkules.
Kennedy throws a leg kick but Perkules checks it.
Perkules scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kennedy takes a swing at Perkules's ribcage but misses.
Perkules throws the kick towards the body but Kennedy avoids it.
Kennedy thinks about countering with a body kick.
Perkules throws a body punch but Kennedy moves out of range.
Kennedy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kennedy avoids the body shot from Perkules.
Kennedy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Perkules.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkules throws out a leg kick but Kennedy moves out of range and Perkules only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Ilkka Perkules showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Perkules scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kennedy in his tracks.
Kennedy slips under a jab.
Kennedy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Perkules misses with a hook. Kennedy ducked under it nicely.
Kennedy misses with a head kick.
Perkules throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kennedy.
Perkules connects with an inside leg kick.
Perkules fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kennedy checks it well.
Kennedy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kennedy looks to land a combination but Perkules avoids it well.
Kennedy throws a push kick but Perkules slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Perkules.
Kennedy checks the leg kick.
Perkules throws a head kick but Kennedy moves out of range.
Perkules lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkules keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perkules swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Kennedy misses the target.
Perkules swats away the attempt to clinch by Kennedy.
Kennedy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kennedy misses with a body kick.
Kennedy ducks right into an uppercut from Perkules.
Kennedy doesn't manage to clinch there - Perkules circles away.
A nice side step and Perkules releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kennedy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kennedy is looking to counter with a body kick.
Perkules dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kennedy. That did some damage!
Perkules connects with an inside leg kick.
Perkules has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slow jab from Perkules misses its intended target.
Perkules takes one to the side of the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kennedy!
Perkules with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkules lands with a shot to the body.
Perkules walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kennedy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kennedy tries to clinch but Perkules is having none of it.
Perkules throws a leg kick that misses.
Perkules tests Kennedy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Kennedy does it's job there.
Veli Ilkka Perkules seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkules dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perkules wants to land a leg kick but Kennedy is out of range.
Kennedy needs to keep his hands up - Perkules had a free shot at his head there.
Kennedy lands with a good body shot.
Kennedy throws a body shot but no joy.
Kennedy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Steven Kennedy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perkules takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Veli Ilkka Perkules comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Perkules winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Veli Ilkka Perkules!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between James Gregor (ranked 1434 p4p, 189 weight class) and Dave Brown (ranked 6688 p4p, 478 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Gregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Brown!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Brown misses.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Gregor ducks down to avoid it.
Gregor is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've been informed that Brown has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Brown lands with an uppercut that bounces Gregor off the ropes and back into range.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gregor.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown connects with a nice looking jab.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Gregor moved out of range.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gregor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big left from Gregor misses.
Brown throws a big counter head kick but Gregor avoids it with no problem.
Gregor misses with a wild body shot.
Gregor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gregor blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown throws out a counter right but Gregor avoids it with no problem.
Brown pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gregor back to the ropes. Brown follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gregor throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Gregor misses with a looping right.
We've been hearing reports that Gregor has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gregor.
The crowd cheers as Brown lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gregor doesn't seem phased though.
Brown slips under a jab from Gregor.
Gregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Despite the aggression on Brown's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gregor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown throws a hook but Gregor avoids it easily.
Gregor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brown connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brown moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Gregor is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab lands there for Brown.
A swing and a miss from Gregor.
Brown lands a leg kick that knocks Gregor off balance momentarily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gregor checks a leg kick.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A shot to the liver by Brown. Beautiful body shot.
Brown scores with a decent looking hook.
Gregor blocks the body kick.
Gregor looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dave Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gregor works the jab nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gregor takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Brown dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Brown throws a head kick but Gregor moves out of range.
It looked like Gregor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brown.
Gregor loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gregor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gregor cracks Brown with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gregor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gregor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gregor tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gregor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Gregor backs off Brown throws a huge counter combo but Gregor manages to avoid it all.
Gregor loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gregor throwing a counter right hand but Brown manages to avoid it.
Gregor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dave Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown moves out of range as Gregor strikes.
Brown tries to bum rush Gregor with a series of wild strikes but Gregor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Gregor counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gregor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gregor throws out the jab.
Gregor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brown.
Some wild striking there from Gregor.
A little jabbing left from Brown on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gregor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gregor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brown to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregor looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Gregor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
As Brown looks to move away, Gregor throws a big counter combo but Brown just gets out of the way.
Gregor misses with a hook.
Gregor dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Gregor cracks a nice hook into Brown's ribs.
Brown connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gregor. Gregor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brown misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Gregor moves out of range easily.
James Gregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gregor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dave Brown 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. This is the final round!
Brown dodges the punch combination from Gregor.
Brown misses with a combination
and Gregor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gregor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gregor swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown moves away from the strike by Gregor.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Gregor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregor throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Gregor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown lands a jab to the head.
Gregor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gregor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gregor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gregor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gregor misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Gregor fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gregor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown misses with a hook.
Brown with a hook.
Gregor misses with a straight right.
A combination from Gregor does no damage.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gregor.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dave Brown is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregor dips to his left and cracks Brown with an uppercut!
James Gregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gregor throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gregor throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown cracks Gregor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gregor looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Some wild striking there from Gregor.
Gregor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gregor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gregor doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab lands there for Brown.
Brown lands the left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dave Brown.
Well Brown 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Brown!
A victorious Dave Brown thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ezekyle Abaddon (ranked 2299 p4p, 228 weight class) and William Henry Bonney (ranked 1611 p4p, 172 weight class). Abaddon comes to the ring accompanied by Vengeful One. Bonney has chosen Call me Young Gun as his entrance music. Ezekyle Abaddon had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ezekyle Abaddon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Henry Bonney!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abaddon loads up on a big right hand but Bonney slips the punch.
A big right from Abaddon misses.
Abaddon throws a looping overhand right but Bonney ducks down to avoid it.
Abaddon looks to land a right hand but Bonney moved out of range.
Bonney throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bonney moves out of range of the strikes.
Bonney throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bonney.
Abaddon has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bonney.
Bonney has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Abaddon is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ezekyle Abaddon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abaddon is breathing heavily.
Bonney takes a swing at Abaddon's ribcage but misses.
Abaddon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abaddon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bonney.
Abaddon misses with a hook
and Bonney counters with a stiff right hand.
A cross from Bonney lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonney lands a body shot.
Bonney blocks a head kick by Abaddon.
Bonney ducks under a wild hook from Abaddon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney throws a body shot but no joy.
Bonney throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abaddon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bonney will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bonney.
Bonney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bonney, right into the meat.
Bonney pushes Abaddon away with a front kick.
Bonney explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bonney stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bonney scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Abaddon to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Bonney away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Abaddon got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Abaddon is rocked!
Bonney is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Abaddon rather than just go for the knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonney and Abaddon are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Bonney throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Abaddon into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Bonney knows it - he's on the ropes flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). William Henry Bonney!
William Henry Bonney decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Ezekyle Abaddon was interviewed post fight and said 'you win or you learn.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Vinicio Serpico (ranked 2549 p4p, 57 weight class) and Paynuss Chonus (ranked 4705 p4p, 97 weight class). Chonus has chosen Reverend Paynus as his entrance music. Vinicio Serpico 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vinicio Serpico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paynuss Chonus!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serpico fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chonus manages to avoid it.
Serpico bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chonus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Serpico swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Serpico avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Serpico throwing a counter right hand but Chonus manages to avoid it.
Serpico lands with a hook. Chonus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chonus lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chonus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A short right from Chonus.
Chonus misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Serpico.
It looks like Paynuss Chonus has been cut.
Serpico lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chonus backwards.
Good body shot from Serpico.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chonus can't find room to land a body shot as Serpico controls the action.
Serpico lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chonus backwards.
Nice body punch from Serpico.
Chonus looks winded!
Chonus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Serpico lands with a right to the head.
Serpico blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Serpico lands with a light punch inside.
Serpico breaks the clinch.
Serpico looks to score with a jab to the body but Chonus is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Serpico as he connects with a hook.
We've been told by Serpico's head coaches at Psycho’s Elites that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Serpico lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chonus takes a step back to recover.
Chonus moves in looking to clinch but Serpico pushes him off.
Serpico is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chonus.
Serpico misses with a wild body shot.
Serpico finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chonus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Serpico circles away quickly and effectively.
Chonus staying out of range there.
Serpico throws a right and a left that Chonus avoids nicely.
Serpico ducks under a wild hook from Chonus.
Chonus walks into a stiff left hand from Serpico.
Chonus slips under a jab from Serpico.
Serpico staying out of range there.
Paynuss Chonus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chonus tries to clinch there but Serpico circles away.
Chonus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chonus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That has opened up Paynuss Chonus's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Serpico lands a head kick that sends Chonus down! Chonus is flopping around the mat trying to get back up, leaving the referee no choice but to wave off the fight! Serpico is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Vinicio Serpico!
In his post fight interview, Vinicio Serpico started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Makunouchi Ippo (ranked 13096 p4p, 406 weight class) and Name Less (ranked 3020 p4p, 285 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ippo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Indestructible. Makunouchi Ippo 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
34 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makunouchi Ippo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Name Less!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Less thumps Ippo with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Ippo.
Ippo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Name Less has been cut.
Less throws a hook but Ippo blocks it.
Ippo tries to bum rush Less with a series of wild strikes but Less uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Less misses with a body kick.
Ippo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ippo scoring well with a low kick there.
Ippo cracks Less with a right hand to the side of the head.
Less misses the shot to the body.
Ippo moves into range and clinches up with Less.
Less throws a punch but it's blocked by Ippo.
A body shot lands from Less.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Less blocks with his arms.
Ippo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Less looking to throw knees to the head but Ippo is blocking nicely.
Ippo lands a good knee to the midsection. Less won't want to take too many of those.
Less pushes Ippo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Less softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Less lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ippo lands a nice knee to the body.
Ippo lands an uppercut.
Ippo lands a good knee to the midsection. Less won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Less with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Less misses with an elbow over the top.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ippo.
Less misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Less blocks with his arms.
Less using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ippo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Less blocks an uppercut.
Less lands a left hand.
Ippo swings wildly with an uppercut but Less uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Less blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ippo.
Less tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Less looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ippo dodges an elbow strike from Less.
Less misses with some punches.
Less on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Less obliges.
Less misses with a punch on the inside.
Ippo lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Less on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ippo scores a nice knee to the body.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Less is blocking nicely.
Ippo blocking some punches.
Ippo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Less backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ippo.
Less landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Less.
Less gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Less.
Ippo blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Less fails to land.
Nice elbow from Less.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Less blocks it.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Less 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Less pushes off an throws an elbow but Ippo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ippo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ippo throws a punch but it's blocked by Less.
Less goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Less blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Name Less's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Ippo tries to move into range but Less moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ippo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ippo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ippo throws the kick towards the body but Less avoids it.
A good leg kick by Less.
Ippo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Less is out of range.
Ippo has closed the distance and engaged Less in a clinch.
Less pushes Ippo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ippo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ippo misses with some punches.
Less misses with a knee to the head.
Ippo tries to land knees in the clinch but Less avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ippo.
Less misses with the head strike.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Less blocks with his arms.
Makunouchi Ippo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Less with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Less misses with a punch on the inside.
Ippo tries to land knees in the clinch but Less avoids the damage to the body.
Less tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
Less utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ippo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Less.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Less misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Ippo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Less misses with an elbow over the top.
Less blocking some punches.
Less lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ippo blocks the elbow strike.
Less misses with an elbow over the top.
Less blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Less is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Less presses Ippo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Less lands an elbow inside that Ippo shrugs off.
Still in the clinch, Less scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ippo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Less makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Less lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Less lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo missing with knees to the body.
Ippo lands a knee to the head.
Ippo tries to land knees in the clinch but Less avoids the damage to the body.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Less blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Less.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Less lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ippo working aggressively here.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Less blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Less creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Less avoids it.
Ippo managing to block the knees to the body from Less.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Less.
Ippo avoids a wild elbow strike from Less.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Less blocks it.
Less lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Less throws a punch but it's blocked by Ippo.
Less blocking some punches.
Less lands an elbow inside.
Less lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Less.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Less takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Name Less showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Name Less's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Less cracks the inside of Ippo's front leg.
Less walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Less scores with a hook to the body. Ippo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Less slips a straight right by Ippo.
Ippo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Less's hands.
Ippo looks to land a left hand but Less moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Less looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Less works Ippo's body with a nice hook.
Ippo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Less lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Less tries to score with a low kick but Ippo moves his leg out of the way.
Ippo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ippo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Less.
Less is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ippo rather than just go for the knockout.
Less lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ippo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo throws an overhand right that lands on Less's shoulder, as Less tries to avoid the shot.
Less keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Less rushes Ippo and presses him up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Less blocks it.
Ippo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from Less.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Less lands an elbow that stopped Ippo in his tracks for a moment.
Less blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Less throws a head punch that misses.
Ippo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Less tries to land a knee to the head but Ippo blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Less.
Less blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ippo pushes Less back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Less lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Less lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ippo avoiding damage as Less throws knees to the body.
Ippo takes an elbow to the temple.
Less comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Less throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Less lands a good knee to the midsection. Ippo won't want to take too many of those.
Ippo missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Less lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Less has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ippo scores with a shot to the side of Less's head.
Ippo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Less makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Less unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Less avoiding damage as Ippo throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Ippo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Less misses with an elbow over the top.
A knee to the head by Less.
Less blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ippo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Less scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ippo crunches a lovely knee into Less's ribcage.
Less tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Less avoids it.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Less lands with a left to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Less obliges.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Less is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Name Less comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Less 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Name Less!
A relieved looking Name Less thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Makunouchi Ippo had this to say: 'you Win or you Learn'.
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