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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Kurt Shann (ranked 19901 p4p, 410 weight class) and Pablo Pablos (ranked 1601 p4p, 176 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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147 lbs
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kurt Shann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 47 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Pablos!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pablos throws a front kick aimed at Shann's knee but Shann avoids it well.
Shann throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pablos.
Shann misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shann moves out of range of the body kick.
Pablos misses with a double jab.
Shann throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pablos.
Sloppy strikes from Pablos. Those never looked like landing.
Pablos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Pablos.
Shann lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pablos backs up against the ropes.
Pablos is rocked!
Shann cracks Pablos with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Pablos 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 Pablos is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Pablos could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kurt Shann!
A very excited looking Kurt Shann made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Pablo Pablos had this to say: 'thanks my sponsors and fans!!!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Shin Dong Hyuk (ranked 2767 p4p, 279 weight class) and Dominick Bruise (ranked 2172 p4p, 221 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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145 lbs
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142 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
40 - 21 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shin Dong Hyuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Bruise!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruise drops his guard momentarily, allowing Dong Hyuk to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Bruise! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Dong Hyuk takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Shin Dong Hyuk!
During a confident post fight interview, Shin Dong Hyuk thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Maung Maung Thu (ranked 24352 p4p, 537 weight class) and Bastien Giroud (ranked 6303 p4p, 502 weight class). Giroud is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Khaled- Aisha. 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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135 lbs
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150 lbs
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maung Maung Thu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bastien Giroud!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giroud takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thu throws a low kick, looking for Giroud's leg but Giroud calmly moves out of range.
Giroud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Giroud has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Thu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Giroud connects with a single shot there.
Giroud throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Giroud pushes Thu up against the ropes in a clinch.
Giroud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Giroud avoids it.
Giroud lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thu backwards.
Giroud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Giroud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Giroud scores with a shoulder strike.
Thu lands a damaging elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giroud swings wildly with an uppercut but Thu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giroud working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giroud lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Giroud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thu misses with an elbow over the top.
Thu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Giroud avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Giroud.
I was talking to Thu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Giroud.
Thu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Come on Giroud - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thu misses with an elbow over the top.
Still in the clinch, Thu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thu lands an elbow just above Giroud 's eye.
Thu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thu throws an elbow but misses.
Thu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thu blocks an uppercut.
Giroud takes an elbow to the temple.
Thu lands an elbow inside.
Thu trying to land knees to the body.
Giroud misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thu obliges.
Giroud blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giroud takes an elbow to the temple.
Thu throws a head punch that misses.
Giroud lands with a short shot to the head.
Thu is working Giroud over against the ropes.
Giroud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thu missing with knees to the body.
Thu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Giroud is defending well for now.
Giroud misses with the head strike.
Giroud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giroud takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Thu.
Thu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Giroud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thu.
Giroud swings wildly with an uppercut but Thu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giroud taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Thu.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thu.
Giroud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maung Maung Thu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Giroud moves into the clinch.
Giroud lands a shoulder strike.
Thu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Giroud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Giroud blocks an elbow strike from Thu.
Giroud's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Giroud lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thu throws an elbow but misses.
Thu lands a nice elbow.
Thu lands an elbow that stopped Giroud in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giroud.
Maung Maung Thu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Giroud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giroud lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thu.
Thu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Giroud can do to turn this around?
Thu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giroud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Thu lands an elbow that stopped Giroud in his tracks for a moment.
Thu pushes off an throws an elbow but Giroud leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giroud has a couple of punches blocked by Thu.
Thu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Giroud.
Giroud misses with a punch on the inside.
Giroud blocks the elbow strike.
Thu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thu obliges.
Thu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Giroud is breathing heavily.
Giroud swings wildly with an uppercut but Thu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thu lands with a right to the head.
Thu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giroud takes an elbow to the forehead.
Giroud avoiding damage as Thu throws knees to the body.
Thu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thu lands an elbow inside that Giroud shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thu lands an elbow just above Giroud 's eye.
Giroud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Giroud lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Giroud tries to throw a body punch but Thu avoids it by throwing Giroud back against the ropes.
Giroud takes an elbow to the temple.
Thu lands an elbow just above Giroud 's eye.
Thu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Giroud blocks an elbow strike.
Thu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Girouds head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Giroud.
Giroud lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Thu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Giroud's defenses.
Giroud is rocked!
It looks like Bastien Giroud has been cut.
Thu lands an elbow that stopped Giroud in his tracks for a moment.
Giroud is still on wobbly legs! Can Thu finish him?
Thu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Giroud throws a punch but it's blocked by Thu.
Thu scores a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giroud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thu.
Thu lands an elbow inside that Giroud shrugs off.
Thu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thu lands an elbow that stopped Giroud in his tracks for a moment.
Thu scores a nice knee to the body.
Thu gets through Giroud's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maung Maung Thu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bastien Giroud'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Thu scores with a leg kick.
Giroud closes the distance and pushes Thu back into the ropes.
Thu lands a nice knee to the body.
Thu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thu.
Thu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Giroud blocks an elbow strike from Thu.
Giroud throws a punch but it's blocked by Thu.
Giroud seems to have recovered his senses.
Thu scores with a hook to the body.
Thu lands an elbow inside.
Thu lands an elbow inside that Giroud shrugs off.
A hook to the body from Thu.
Giroud has a couple of punches blocked by Thu.
Giroud blocks an elbow strike from Thu.
Giroud takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thu lands with a right to the head.
Giroud lands with a light punch inside.
Thu blocking some punches.
Thu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Giroud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Giroud lands a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Thu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giroud takes an elbow to the temple.
Giroud blocks an elbow strike from Thu.
Giroud takes an elbow to the temple.
Thu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Giroud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thu lands a nice knee to the body.
Thu lands an elbow inside that Giroud shrugs off.
Giroud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Giroud looking to stall.
Thu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thu lands an elbow inside that Giroud shrugs off.
Thu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Giroud takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thu lands a nice knee to the body.
Giroud takes an elbow to the temple.
Thu lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Giroud in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thu lands an elbow that stopped Giroud in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giroud blocks the elbow strike.
Thu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Giroud takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thu.
Thu lands an elbow inside that Giroud shrugs off.
Thu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Giroud working aggressively here.
Thu lands a right hand.
Thu lands a nice elbow.
Thu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Giroud misses with a punch on the inside.
Thu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Thu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Giroud scores with an uppercut up the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thu.
Thu working Giroud over with knees to the body.
Thu lands an elbow inside that Giroud shrugs off.
Bastien Giroud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Giroud is looking to control Thu's arms but Thu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Giroud has his back to the ropes.
Giroud misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maung Maung Thu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maung Maung Thu!
Bastien Giroud was interviewed post fight and said 'It's just a setback on the road to greatness. Ill be back stronger !'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nate Baker Jr (ranked 3627 p4p, 411 weight class) and John Kyle Romo (ranked 7617 p4p, 536 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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187 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
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Baker Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
56 - 39 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, John Kyle Romo!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker Jr scores with a hook.
It looks like John Kyle Romo has been cut.
Baker Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Baker Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Romo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Baker Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Romo throws a head kick that misses.
Romo throws an overhand right that lands on Baker Jr's shoulder, as Baker Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Baker Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baker Jr ducks under a wild hook from Romo.
Romo scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Nate Baker Jr has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romo misses with an uppercut.
Baker Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Baker Jr missing with knees to the body.
Romo tries to land a knee to the head but Baker Jr blocks with his arms.
Baker Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Romo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baker Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Romo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Baker Jr.
Baker Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Romo works Baker Jr's body with a nice hook.
Romo looks to score with a jab to the body but Baker Jr is just out of range.
Romo avoids the head kick by Baker Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker Jr throws a looping overhand right but Romo ducks down to avoid it.
Romo wants to counter the offense by Baker Jr and move into the clinch position.
Baker Jr tries a low kick but Romo avoids it.
Romo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romo throws a body punch but Baker Jr moves out of range.
Romo throws a body shot but no joy.
Baker Jr tries to counter by clinching up but Romo breaks away and moves out of range.
No joy there for Baker Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Romo, right into the meat.
Romo scores with a head kick. Baker Jr tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Baker Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Baker Jr cracks the inside of Romo's front leg.
Romo 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.
Romo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Baker Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Romo drops his guard momentarily, allowing Baker Jr to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Romo! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Baker Jr takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nate Baker Jr!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hristo Mihailov (ranked 3515 p4p, 305 weight class) and Silo Zama (ranked 6274 p4p, 418 weight class). Zama has chosen Paint it Black as his entrance music. Hristo Mihailov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Silo Zama's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hristo Mihailov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Silo Zama!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mihailov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mihailov misses with a combination
and Zama counters with a good low kick that Mihailov was not able to check.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zama pushes Mihailov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zama lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mihailov takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Hristo Mihailov has been cut.
Zama lands a shoulder strike.
Mihailov breaks from the clinch.
Mihailov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mihailov misses with a wild combination.
Zama 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.
Zama rushes Mihailov and presses him up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihailov has had enough of the clinch but Zama keeps him there for the moment.
Zama looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mihailov trying to control the position but instead, Zama has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mihailov into the ropes.
A short uppercut from Zama.
Zama can't find room to land a body shot as Mihailov controls the action.
Zama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mihailov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zama stalling in the clinch but Mihailov improves position.
Zama keeps control of Mihailov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zama is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mihailov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Zama lands a nice elbow.
Zama lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zama tries to land a knee to the head but Mihailov blocks with his arms.
Zama looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zama lands an uppercut.
Zama prevents Mihailov from breaking the clinch.
Mihailov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zama lands a hook that snaps the head of Mihailov backwards.
Mihailov tries to break the clinch but Zama is controlling the position.
Good body shot from Zama.
Zama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stalling in the clinch from Zama.
Nice body punch from Zama.
Mihailov is breathing heavily.
Zama stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zama.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zama takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mihailov tries to land a knee to the head but Zama blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Zama.
Zama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zama misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silo Zama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hristo Mihailov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zama gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mihailov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mihailov misses with a knee strike.
Mihailov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mihailov tries to circle away but Zama has him pinned against the ropes.
Zama is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mihailov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zama displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mihailov up against the ropes.
Zama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mihailovs head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zama looking to throw knees to the head but Mihailov is blocking nicely.
Zama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zama prevents Mihailov from breaking the clinch.
Zama scores with a knee to the head.
Zama is struggling to control the position.
Mihailov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zama trying to control the position but instead, Mihailov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zama into the ropes.
Zama scores with a knee to the head.
Mihailov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zama's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short uppercut from Zama.
Zama tries to stall but Mihailov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zama tries to land knees in the clinch but Mihailov avoids the damage to the body.
Mihailov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mihailov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Zama.
Zama lands with a light punch inside.
Zama wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihailov is looking to break free of the clinch but Zama has double underhooks.
Mihailov tries to circle away but Zama has him pinned against the ropes.
Zama tries to work over Mihailov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zama.
A hook to the body from Zama.
The referee calls for Zama to work.
Mihailov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mihailov misses with a series of wild punches.
Mihailov misses with an uppercut
and Zama counters with a nice body shot.
Zama misses with a wild combination.
Mihailov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Zama.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silo Zama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hristo Mihailov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mihailov clinches.
Zama will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mihailov up against the ropes.
Zama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zama tries to throw a body punch but Mihailov avoids it by throwing Zama back against the ropes.
Zama creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zama tries to land a knee to the head but Mihailov blocks with his arms.
Mihailov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zama lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mihailov breaks from the clinch.
Zama has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mihailov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zama has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Zama creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mihailov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mihailov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zama counters with a left and a right that stings Mihailov.
Mihailov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zama in his tracks.
Mihailov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mihailov jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zama lands an elbow inside.
A short left from Zama.
Zama lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mihailov is trying to break the clinch but Zama has him pressed against the ropes.
Mihailov is pushing Zama up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mihailov is trying to break the clinch but Zama is controlling him.
Silo Zama 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.
Zama working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zama lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zama keeps control of Mihailov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mihailov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silo Zama seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mihailov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zama has managed to clinch.
Mihailov wants to break free but Zama has control.
Hristo Mihailov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zama.
Nice body punch from Zama.
Mihailov can't find room to land a body shot as Zama controls the action.
Mihailov is trying to force a seperation but Zama has the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silo Zama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zama 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silo Zama!
A relieved looking Silo Zama 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryu Takemura (ranked 4106 p4p, 415 weight class) and Carl Feltz (ranked 6158 p4p, 495 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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140 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryu Takemura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carl Feltz!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feltz scores with a sloppy right hand. Takemura should have avoided that one.
Feltz scores with a leg kick.
Feltz throws a lazy right hand but Takemura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Feltz misses with a looping left.
Feltz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Feltz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takemura moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Feltz.
Takemura definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Feltz staying out of range there.
Takemura takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Takemura throws a combination that misses
and Feltz counters with a low kick, right behind Takemura 's knee.
Feltz closes the distance and clinches.
Takemura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Feltz keeps control of Takemura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Takemura's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Takemura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Feltz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Feltz misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Feltz.
Takemura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takemura breaks the clinch.
Feltz scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takemura scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Takemura paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Feltz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takemura was well out of range. Poor timing from Feltz.
Feltz scores with a jab to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Feltz.
Feltz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Takemura throws a looping overhand right but Feltz ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Feltz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Takemura misses with a hook.
Takemura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takemura throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Feltz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Feltz scores with a shot to the body.
Takemura moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takemura's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Feltz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Takemura scrambles back to his feet.
Takemura is rocked!
Feltz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oh Takemura is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Takemura lands a jab-cross combination.
Feltz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Feltz cracks Takemura with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Takemura 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 Takemura is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Takemura could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Carl Feltz!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Gilberto Chamba (ranked 2072 p4p, 45 weight class) and Duke Nukem (ranked 1829 p4p, 85 weight class). Nukem has chosen Here comes the boom as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gilberto Chamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duke Nukem!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nukem moves out of range as Chamba throws a body kick.
Chamba throws a lazy head kick
and Nukem counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Gilberto Chamba has been cut.
A slow jab from Nukem misses its intended target.
Chamba walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nukem lands a head shot.
Chamba throws a big shot that misses.
Nukem fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nukem 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.
Both fighters circling a little - Chamba finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nukem bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chamba's head backwards.
Nukem avoids the body shot from Chamba.
Nukem gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chamba.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chamba takes one to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Chamba.
Nukem misses with a right hand
and Chamba counters with a right hand to the body.
Nukem avoids the head kick by Chamba.
A telegraphed right hand from Nukem misses the target.
Chamba scores with a shot to the body.
Chamba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nukem is looking to chop away at Chamba's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukem pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nukem ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chamba connects with a solid leg kick.
Nukem's corner calls for a 1-2. Nukem obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nukem throws a hook to the side of Chamba's head but Chamba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chamba lands a jab to Nukem's midsection.
Chamba connects with a solid leg kick.
Nukem throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab by Chamba.
Chamba thuds his right hand into Nukem's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab lands there for Nukem.
Nukem uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chamba.
A head kick misses from Chamba.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Nukem misses the target.
Chamba is looking to counter the offense by Nukem and move into the clinch.
Nukem 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.
Chamba pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chamba blocks a leg kick.
Chamba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chamba wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamba lands a jab to Nukem's midsection.
Nukem lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nukem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nukem throws a hook but Chamba avoids it easily.
Chamba misses with a double jab.
Nukem avoids the head kick by Chamba.
Chamba scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nukem doesn't seem bothered though.
Chamba throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've been told by Chamba's head coaches at House of 1000 Corpses that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nukem takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nukem looks winded!
Nukem takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nukem is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chamba had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A jab from Nukem misses.
Nukem rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chamba counters by moving into the clinch.
Chamba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chamba ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chamba connects with an inside leg kick.
Chamba fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nukem has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chamba throws a shot to the body.
Chamba lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilberto Chamba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gilberto Chamba's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nukem fails to land with a series of punches.
Chamba lands with a shot to the body.
Chamba thuds a left hand into Nukem's body.
Chamba feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nukems jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nukem tries to score with a low kick but Chamba moves his leg out of the way.
Chamba is looking to wear down Nukem with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chamba on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nukem has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chamba.
Chamba throws a head kick but Nukem moves out of range.
Nukem throws out a counter right but Chamba avoids it with no problem.
Chamba closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chamba throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nukem counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chamba tries a head kick but it misses.
Chamba clips Nukem with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Nukem a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Nukem is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chamba misses with a jab to the body
and Nukem counters with a nice uppercut.
Nukem uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chamba.
Chamba closes the distance and catches Nukem with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Nukem is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Nukem is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Nukem is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Chamba takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Gilberto Chamba!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dick Doss (ranked 19249 p4p, 187 weight class) and Roberto Williams (ranked 3070 p4p, 122 weight class). Williams is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by HERNIA banda. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Doss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Williams!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Doss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Doss lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Roberto Williams has been cut.
Williams throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Doss.
Doss dips to his left and cracks Williams with an uppercut!
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doss throwing a counter right hand but Williams manages to avoid it.
Doss clips Williams with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Williams a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Doss.
Williams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams connects with a jab.
Doss throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams throws a push kick but Doss slaps the foot to one side.
Doss just misses with a punch to the body.
Doss works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Doss throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doss throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams throws a fast counter high kick but Doss manages to duck under it in time.
Doss throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Doss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Doss on the inside.
Doss misses with a knee strike.
Doss works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Doss misses with a punch on the inside.
Doss misses with an elbow strike.
Doss lands a body shot in the clinch.
Doss scores with a hook to the body.
Williams looks winded!
Williams blocking some punches.
Doss gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Doss blocks an uppercut.
Doss misses with an elbow over the top.
Doss looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doss.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Williams there as he acknowledges the shot.
Doss doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Williams slips a jab from Doss.
Williams throws a fast counter high kick but Doss manages to duck under it in time.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Doss's head but Doss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams scores with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Williams blocking some punches.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Doss controls the action.
Doss is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Doss should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Roberto Williams'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.
Doss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Doss is keeping busy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Doss.
Doss swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Williams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Williams scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doss connects with a right hand. Williams shakes it off.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doss. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Williams chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dick Doss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doss tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doss gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dick Doss is winning the standup battle so far.
Doss lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
It looks like Doss has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Williams displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Doss has managed to clinch.
Doss lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Doss misses with some punches.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Doss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Doss throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Doss throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Roberto Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Doss.
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!
Williams drops his hands momentarily and Doss takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That has opened up Roberto Williams's cut even more.
Williams checks a leg kick.
Williams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Doss listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Doss gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Doss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams throws a low kick but it's checked well by Doss.
Doss has taken the fight to the clinch.
Williams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doss backwards.
A short right from Williams.
Doss lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doss lands a shoulder strike.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Doss dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Williams's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Williams moves forwards but Doss connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Doss.
Doss misses with a looping left.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Doss moves out of range easily.
Doss tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Williams manages to circle out of the way.
Doss uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Doss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Williams plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Dick Doss has been cut.
Williams on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Williams has closed the distance and engaged Doss in a clinch.
Doss misses with a punch on the inside.
Doss has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Doss misses with the head strike.
Doss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dick Doss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Doss won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Williams taking a breather.
Williams continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Williams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doss backwards.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Doss has him pressed against the ropes.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Doss won't allow it.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
Williams tries a body shot but Doss blocks it.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams drives through and clinches with Doss against the ropes.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Williams controlling the action here for a moment.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Doss.
Doss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roberto Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A short right from Williams on the inside.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Doss is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Williams.
Doss lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Doss 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Doss!
A less than humble Dick Doss misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Scott Columbus (ranked 16446 p4p, 190 weight class) and Vincent McGuire (ranked 21167 p4p, 120 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Columbus might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Blood Of The Kings. The crowd seem to be enjoying McGuire's choice of entrance music: Chosen | JESUS | Indiana Bible College. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
26 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Scott Columbus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from McGuire.
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire throws a predictable looking body shot
and Columbus counters by clinching up.
Columbus lands an elbow just above McGuire 's eye.
Columbus throws a head punch that misses.
Columbus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGuire lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.
A shot in the inside from Columbus.
Columbus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Columbus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Columbus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Columbus has been working on his elbows in the gym.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Columbus.
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!
Columbus tries to work over McGuire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Columbus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Columbus.
Columbus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McGuire is working Columbus over against the ropes.
Columbus dodges an elbow strike from McGuire.
A short body shot lands from Columbus as the two fighters clinch.
McGuire throws a punch but it's blocked by Columbus.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Columbus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Columbus has him pressed against the ropes.
McGuire lands a damaging elbow.
McGuire looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McGuire missing with knees to the body.
Columbus misses with a body punch.
Columbus lands a knee to the body.
Columbus lands a shoulder strike.
Columbus lands a shoulder strike.
Columbus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuire looking to throw knees to the head but Columbus is blocking nicely.
Columbus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Columbus.
Columbus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGuire's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Columbus scores with a shoulder strike.
McGuire throws a head punch that misses.
A knee to the head by Columbus.
A right hook to the body lands for Columbus.
McGuire throws a head punch that misses.
Columbus pushes McGuire back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
McGuire looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Columbus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Columbus is leaning against McGuire and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McGuire misses with some punches.
Columbus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Columbus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Columbus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McGuire or not.
Nice body punch from Columbus.
Columbus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Columbus.
Columbus lands a nice shot to the body.
Columbus lands with a light punch inside.
Columbus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Columbus lands a nice knee to the body.
Columbus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGuire is defending well for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Columbus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Columbus tries a body shot but McGuire blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Columbus.
Columbus lands with a short shot to the head.
Columbus pushes McGuire back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Columbus dominated that round.
That's time! Columbus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McGuire misses with a body punch.
McGuire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Columbus as the two fighters clinch.
Columbus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGuire can do to turn this around?
Columbus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Vincent McGuire has been cut.
Columbus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
Columbus lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
McGuire is rocked!
Columbus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scott Columbus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Columbus pushes McGuire back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Columbus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
McGuire is still on wobbly legs! Can Columbus finish him?
McGuire prevents a body shot from Columbus.
Columbus can't find room to land a body shot as McGuire controls the action.
McGuire seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Columbus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Columbus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McGuire swings wildly with an uppercut but Columbus uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Columbus.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Columbus cracks McGuire with a big uppercut, right up the middle and McGuire goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! McGuire wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Scott Columbus!
Scott Columbus very nearly forgot to thank Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
In defeat, Vincent McGuire stepped up to the mic, saying 'God is good.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kaine Krause (ranked 1059 p4p, 143 weight class) and Mario Zambrana (ranked 2454 p4p, 307 weight class). Zambrana is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Impact is Imminent. Kaine Krause 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
22 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaine Krause!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Zambrana!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krause shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zambrana scores with a nice head shot.
Zambrana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Krause paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Krause wants to slow Zambrana down by chopping away at his legs.
Krause with a hook.
Krause throws a lazy body kick
and Zambrana counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Krause thinking.
Zambrana lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zambrana is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krause jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Zambrana gets a clinch.
Krause scores with a shoulder strike.
Zambrana blocking some punches.
Zambrana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krause has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zambrana finds it's way round the side to connect with Krause's head.
It looks like Kaine Krause has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krause tries to land a front kick but Zambrana steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Krause pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Krause buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Krause backs off Zambrana throws a huge counter combo but Krause manages to avoid it all.
A big left from Krause misses.
Krause misses with the combination.
Krause misses with a low kick.
Krause tries to work over Zambrana's front leg with a kick but Zambrana checks it.
Krause swings for the body but Zambrana moves out of range.
Krause throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zambrana.
Krause keeps the fight on the outside.
Krause swings for the body but Zambrana moves out of range.
Krause misses with a low kick as Zambrana jumps back.
Zambrana swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Krause looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zambrana clobbers Krause with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zambrana throws an overhand right that lands on Krause's shoulder, as Krause tries to avoid the shot.
Krause swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Krause bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zambrana's head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zambrana has a couple of punches blocked by Krause.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zambrana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zambrana.
Zambrana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zambrana throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Krause blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krause presses Zambrana against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Krause blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zambrana working aggressively here.
Krause lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Krause lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zambrana.
Zambrana tries to stall but Krause uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Krause breaks from the clinch.
Zambrana throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zambrana cracks Krause with an open hand slap.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Zambrana crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Krause - the referee stops the clock and Zambrana gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Krause. Zambrana manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Krause digs a good body shot into Zambrana's ribs.
Krause misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaine Krause dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaine Krause's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zambrana takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zambrana closes the distance looking to clinch
and Krause counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kaine Krause is winning the standup battle so far.
Krause avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice cross by Krause.
Zambrana checks a low kick from Krause.
Krause tests Zambrana's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Mario Zambrana has been cut.
Krause looks for the body kick but Zambrana saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Krause misses the target.
Zambrana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Zambrana misses its intended target.
Krause half committed to a counter leg kick.
Zambrana misses with a looping right.
Krause throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Krause misses with a leg kick
letting Zambrana counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Krause throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zambrana looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kaine Krause seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zambrana tries to clinch there but Krause circles away.
Krause moves forwards but Zambrana connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Krause connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Krause connects with a jab.
Krause is looking to chop away at Zambrana's legs.
Zambrana slips under a jab.
Krause scores with a nice head shot.
Krause throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zambrana is looking to clinch.
Zambrana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krause. Zambrana does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krause misses with a left hand
and Zambrana counters with a straight right hand.
Krause throws a low kick but Zambrana avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krause lands a jab to the head.
Krause moves out of range as Zambrana strikes.
A jab from Krause does it's job there.
Zambrana checks a low kick from Krause.
Zambrana lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zambrana throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Krause connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zambrana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zambrana moves out of range of the body kick.
Krause throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zambrana counters with a big head kick but Krause shrugs it off.
Krause throws out a leg kick but Zambrana moves out of range and Krause only half commits.
Zambrana appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Krause blocks a jab.
Zambrana slips a jab from Krause.
Zambrana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krause takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaine Krause dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Zambrana tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Krause manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Krause throws a head kick but Zambrana moves out of range.
Krause throws a jab but it's blocked by Zambrana.
Zambrana on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zambrana takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Zambrana takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zambrana is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Krause keeps Zambrana at a distance using the push kick.
Zambrana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krause misses with a straight left.
Krause thows a body kick. Zambrana tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jab from Krause.
Zambrana has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krause throws an overhand right that lands on Zambrana's shoulder, as Zambrana tries to avoid the shot.
Krause misses with a right hand
and Zambrana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Krause throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zambrana looks to throw the jab but Krause is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zambrana lands a really nice looking cross but Krause seems unphased.
Zambrana tries to clinch up but Krause circles away and keeps his distance.
Zambrana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Krause moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Krause tries to score with a low kick but Zambrana moves his leg out of the way.
A little jabbing left from Zambrana on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zambrana walks into a jab.
Krause will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mario Zambrana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zambrana tries to clinch there but Krause circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Krause.
Krause misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zambrana looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zambrana defending well as Krause loads up on a big left hand.
Zambrana moves out of range of the body kick from Krause.
As Krause backs off Zambrana throws a huge counter combo but Krause manages to avoid it all.
Krause tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zambrana was well out of range. Poor timing from Krause.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zambrana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Krause is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zambrana can do to turn this around?
Krause doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krause throws a body kick that misses.
Zambrana clinches up with Krause and pushes him back against the ropes.
Krause tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zambrana.
Zambrana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Krause.
Krause has a couple of punches blocked by Zambrana.
Zambrana manages to break the clinch.
Zambrana throws a left and a right that both miss
and Krause counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zambrana throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zambrana doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zambrana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krause.
Zambrana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Krause jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaine Krause showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Krause 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaine Krause!
Kaine Krause decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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