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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Reynold March (ranked 3676 p4p, 381 weight class) and Bayani Kunakorn (ranked 4556 p4p, 448 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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156 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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reynold March!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bayani Kunakorn!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
March drops his hands momentarily and Kunakorn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kunakorn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kunakorn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kunakorn catches March napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends March crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Kunakorn raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bayani Kunakorn!
Bayani Kunakorn decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Master Cpp (ranked 5787 p4p, 491 weight class) and Zlatan Zirkov (ranked 4426 p4p, 436 weight class). Master Cpp has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Master Cpp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zlatan Zirkov!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cpp with a nice cross.
Cpp bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zirkov's head backwards.
Cpp getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice shot lands for Cpp.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cpp landing knees to the body.
Zirkov tries a body shot but Cpp blocks it.
A body shot lands from Cpp.
Cpp is leaning against Zirkov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Cpp.
Zirkov throws a punch but it's blocked by Cpp.
Cpp avoiding damage as Zirkov throws knees to the body.
Cpp lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Zlatan Zirkov has been cut.
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!
Zirkov misses with a punch on the inside.
Cpp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cpp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cpp prevents Zirkov from breaking the clinch.
Cpp lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cpp landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cpp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cpp lands a nice uppercut.
Zirkov tries to work over Cpp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cpp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cpp working Zirkov over with knees to the body.
Zirkov looks winded!
Cpp lands a nice elbow.
Cpp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cpp lands a shot to the body.
Cpp landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cpp lands a knee to the head.
Zirkov is rocked!
Cpp definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cpp lands a left hand.
Zirkov is still on wobbly legs! Can Cpp finish him?
A nice right hand lands inside from Cpp.
Cpp creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Zirkov crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Zirkov face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Cpp takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Master Cpp!
After winning the bout, Master Cpp thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Danny Hooper (ranked 7109 p4p, 534 weight class) and Biabas Kitjakarn (ranked 6672 p4p, 522 weight class). Biabas Kitjakarn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Danny Hooper's chin.
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156 lbs
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146 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 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Hooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Biabas Kitjakarn!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kitjakarn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hooper appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hooper slips under a jab from Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn lands a right hook to the body.
Hooper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Hooper. Those never looked like landing.
Hooper misses with a double jab.
Hooper darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hooper is looking to land body kicks.
Kitjakarn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Danny Hooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kitjakarn lands with a good body shot.
Hooper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hooper throws a combination. Kitjakarn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hooper walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A clash of legs there as Kitjakarn blocks the low kick.
The fighters circling - Hooper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kitjakarn scoring well with a low kick there.
Kitjakarn throws a jab when Hooper was well out of range.
Hooper is looking to counter punch.
Hooper takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kitjakarn blocks a jab.
Kitjakarn blocks a head kick by Hooper.
Hooper throws a right and a left that Kitjakarn avoids nicely.
Biabas Kitjakarn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper looks to land a combination. Kitjakarn sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A head kick misses from Hooper.
Kitjakarn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hooper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hooper ducks into a a hook from Kitjakarn and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hooper throws an off balance right hand
and Kitjakarn counters with a straight right hand that connects right on the button, dropping Hooper face first to the canvas! He's out! He's out cold! No need for a count here - this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Biabas Kitjakarn!
Biabas Kitjakarn thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Dominick Bruise (ranked 2260 p4p, 227 weight class) and Kosma Wawelski (ranked 2876 p4p, 263 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kosma Wawelski enters the ring!
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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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Bruise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kosma Wawelski!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruise throws a nice looking combination but Wawelski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crunch! Wawelski slams his shin into Bruise's torso.
Bruise moves out of range of the strikes.
Wawelski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bruise avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wawelski misses with a looping right.
Bruise darts in and clinches Wawelski up against the ropes.
Wawelski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wawelski lands a nice shot to the body.
Wawelski misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wawelski tries to throw a body punch but Bruise avoids it by throwing Wawelski back against the ropes.
Wawelski lands a shoulder strike.
Wawelski throws a head punch that misses.
Wawelski managing to block the knees to the body from Bruise.
Wawelski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bruise avoiding damage as Wawelski throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bruise.
Bruise blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wawelski letting Bruise take a breather here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bruise.
Wawelski throws a head punch that misses.
Bruise blocking some punches.
Wawelski tries to land knees in the clinch but Bruise avoids the damage to the body.
Wawelski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wawelski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bruise blocks a body shot from Wawelski.
Wawelski tries to work over Bruise's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bruise pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Bruise using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wawelski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bruise throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wawelski blocks it with crossed arms.
Wawelski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wawelski misses with a punch on the inside.
Wawelski misses with the head strike.
Bruise throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wawelski blocks it with crossed arms.
A hook to the body from Wawelski.
Wawelski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bruise is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wawelski is defending well for now.
Wawelski working aggressively here.
Wawelski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wawelski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bruise in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wawelski working aggressively here.
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!
Wawelski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wawelski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bruise tries to land a knee to the head but Wawelski blocks with his arms.
Bruise misses with a knee strike.
Bruise breaks the clinch.
Bruise moves out of range of the strikes.
Bruise throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bruise misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kosma Wawelski 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.
Wawelski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wawelski misses with a head kick.
Bruise avoids the head kick by Wawelski.
The fighters circling - Wawelski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Wawelski.
It looked like Bruise wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A swing and a miss from Bruise.
Wawelski scores with a head kick. Bruise tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bruise avoids a kick to the body.
Bruise slips under a jab.
Wawelski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruise fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wawelski manages to avoid it.
Wawelski slips a jab from Bruise.
Wawelski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bruise sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bruise looks to land a right hand but Wawelski moved out of range.
Wawelski punishes Bruise's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wawelski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wawelski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bruise.
Bruise throws a lazy right hand but Wawelski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bruise catches Wawelski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bruise dodges the punch combination from Wawelski.
Wawelski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruise.
Bruise pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wawelski fails to land with a series of punches.
Kosma Wawelski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bruise takes a swing at Wawelski's ribcage but misses.
Kosma Wawelski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wawelski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bruise moves away.
Bruise throws a hook but Wawelski blocks it.
Wawelski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bruise misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wawelski.
Wawelski is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruise takes one to the chin there.
A telegraphed right hand from Bruise misses the target.
Bruise doesn't manage to clinch there - Wawelski circles away.
Wawelski throws a fast counter high kick but Bruise manages to duck under it in time.
Wawelski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kosma Wawelski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruise moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wawelski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bruise moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wawelski misses with a straight right.
Wawelski digs a good hook to Bruise's body.
Wawelski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bruise checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wawelski works Bruise's body with a nice hook.
A right-left combo lands from Bruise.
Wawelski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wawelski.
Wawelski throws a poor cross that misses
and Bruise counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wawelski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kosma Wawelski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bruise blocks a head kick by Wawelski.
Bruise scores with the left hand. Wawelski knows he should have avoided that one.
Bruise ducks under a wild hook from Wawelski.
Some bone on bone action there as Wawelski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bruise scores with a body shot.
Bruise has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wawelski.
Wawelski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruise throws a one two combo.
Bruise swinging wildly here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wawelski! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruise slips a jab from Wawelski.
Bruise throws a big counter combination but Wawelski scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bruise pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wawelski thows a leg kick but Bruise checks it
and Bruise counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wawelski throws a right and a left that Bruise avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wawelski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bruise throws out the jab.
Bruise uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wawelski.
A head kick misses from Wawelski.
Bruise throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bruise avoids a kick to the body.
Bruise chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wawelski can pounce on him.
Bruise takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bruise throws a big shot that misses.
Wawelski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wawelski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wawelski moves out of range of the strikes.
Wawelski throws a jab but it's blocked by Bruise.
Wawelski slips a jab from Bruise.
Wawelski looks to land a body kick but Bruise moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wawelski misses the jab.
It looked like Bruise wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bruise scores with a jab to the head.
Good leg kick by Wawelski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruise moves out of range as Wawelski throws a body kick.
Wawelski avoids the body shot from Bruise.
Bruise misses with a hook.
Bruise showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wawelski.
Dominick Bruise has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wawelski misses with a double jab
enabling Bruise to counter with a crisp jab.
Wawelski throws a sloppy head kick and Bruise moves out of range easily.
Wawelski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wawelski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kosma Wawelski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wawelski cracks Bruise with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kosma Wawelski.
Well Wawelski 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kosma Wawelski!
After winning the bout, Kosma Wawelski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Hennig Muller (ranked 2182 p4p, 261 weight class) and Khru Jako (ranked 3507 p4p, 385 weight class). Jako has chosen Catch a Fire as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hennig Muller !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khru Jako!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jako bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Hennig Muller has been cut.
Jako misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jako. Muller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muller tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Muller lands a jab to the head.
A big left from Jako misses.
Jako throws an overhand right that lands on Muller 's shoulder, as Muller tries to avoid the shot.
Jako misses with a head kick.
Jako misses with a head kick.
Muller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jako throws a sloppy head kick and Muller moves out of range easily.
Muller is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jako.
Jako swings for the body but Muller moves out of range.
Khru Jako seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Jako tenderised Muller 's leg. Muller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Muller misses with a body shot.
Muller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jako swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Muller moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jako scores with a shoulder strike.
Jako lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jako tries a body shot but Muller blocks it.
Jako scores with a shot to the side of Muller 's head.
Jako throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Muller blocks it with crossed arms.
Jako pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Jako lands with a short shot to the head.
Muller swings wildly with an uppercut but Jako uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muller scores with a shoulder strike.
Muller tries to throw a body punch but Jako avoids it by throwing Muller back against the ropes.
Muller blocks a body shot from Jako.
Muller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Jako.
Muller stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muller .
Jako blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jako's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muller .
Jako scores with a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Muller '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 two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jako throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Muller s head.
Muller scores with a nice hook to the head.
Muller blocks a body shot from Jako.
Jako throws a head punch that misses.
Muller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jako blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Jako.
Muller swings wildly with an uppercut but Jako uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jako lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jako blocking some punches.
Jako breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muller just misses with a punch to the body.
Muller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muller tries to clinch but Jako is having none of it.
Jako circles away from the clinch attempt.
Muller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jako is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Muller with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khru Jako dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hennig Muller '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.
Jako avoids the body shot from Muller .
Jako pivots, looking for a leg kick but Muller is out of range and Jako settles back down.
Muller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Muller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jako.
Jako avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jako throws a nice head kick!
Jako ducks under a wild hook from Muller .
Muller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jakos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jako darts in and clinches Muller up against the ropes.
Muller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jako is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jako can't find room to land a body shot as Muller controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jakos head.
Jako lands a shot to the body.
Jako lands with a left to the head.
Jako has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Muller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller misses with a punch on the inside.
Jako tries to throw a body punch but Muller avoids it by throwing Jako back against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Muller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muller throws a head punch that misses.
Jako breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Jako.
Muller is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jako.
Jako tries to clinch but Muller is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muller . Jako does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muller takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jako scores with a push kick.
Jako throws a head kick but Muller moves out of range.
A cross from Muller lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jako defending well as Muller loads up on a big left hand.
Muller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jako manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller just misses with a punch to the body.
Muller takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Muller misses with a hook.
Jako throws a body shot but no joy.
Jako keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jako closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Muller crashing to the mat! Muller uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Nice shot by Muller .
A big right from Jako misses.
Jako swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Muller tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jako manages to circle out of the way.
Muller throws a body punch but Jako moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Jako on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Jako.
Muller looks to land a right hand but Jako moved out of range.
Muller is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jako throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Muller drives through and clinches with Jako against the ropes.
Jako is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Muller scores with a shot to the side of Jako's head.
Jako tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Muller avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khru Jako takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Hennig Muller '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. 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.
Jako throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jako lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muller circles away quickly and effectively.
Muller is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jako.
Muller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muller wants to clinch up but Jako keeps it at a distance.
Muller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jako.
Muller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Muller misses with a body shot.
A combination from Jako does no damage.
Jako fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jako circles away from the clinch attempt.
Muller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jako manages to avoid it.
Jako is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muller wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jako throws a head kick but Muller moves out of range.
Jako throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Muller counters by clinching up.
Muller misses with some punches.
Muller misses with the head strike.
Khru Jako seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jako blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jako throws a knee to the head but misses.
Muller lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Muller fails to land.
Jako blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jako blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jako lands a body shot in the clinch.
Muller tries a body shot but Jako blocks it.
Muller lands with a short shot to the head.
Jako wants to stall.
Jako blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jako backwards.
Muller throws a punch but it's blocked by Jako.
Jako tries a body shot but Muller blocks it.
Jako unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Muller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muller throws a punch but it's blocked by Jako.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Muller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jako misses with a punch on the inside.
Jako digs a right hand into Muller 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Muller 's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muller tries to work over Jako's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jako blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muller takes a shot to the head.
Hennig Muller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jako using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Muller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jako.
Jako blocking some punches.
Khru Jako is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Muller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jako landing knees to the body.
Jako has Muller pressed against the ropes.
Jako stalling in the clinch but Muller improves position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hennig Muller .
I think Jako has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khru Jako!
A very excited looking Khru Jako rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Cain Diaz (ranked 5209 p4p, 422 weight class) and Enzo Viticello (ranked 7221 p4p, 482 weight class). Cain Diaz 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cain Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Enzo Viticello!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and before Diaz can reset, Viticello rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Diaz is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!
Viticello has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Diaz is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Diaz slips a straight right by Viticello.
Diaz slips a jab from Viticello.
Viticello tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Viticello saw that one coming.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz cracks a nice hook into Viticello's ribs.
Good standup being displayed there by Viticello as he connects with a hook.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Viticello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice combination there by Diaz.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Viticello wants to counter the offense by Diaz and move into the clinch position.
Viticello avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Viticello looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Viticello slips a jab from Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viticello lands a jab to Diaz's midsection.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Viticello clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the ropes.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Viticello will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Diaz up against the ropes.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Viticello lands a body shot.
Viticello has Diaz pressed against the ropes, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Viticello is controlling the position.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Viticello has him pressed against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Viticello - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to break free but Viticello pushes him back against the ropes.
Viticello pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Viticello misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Diaz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diaz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Viticello counters by moving into the clinch.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Viticello keeps him there for the moment.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Viticello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Viticello has Diaz pushed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Enzo Viticello should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Viticello shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Viticello slips under a jab.
Viticello tries to counter with a clinch but Diaz shakes him off and moves away.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Viticello takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Viticello moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Diaz lands a glancing blow to the side of Viticello's head.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Viticello moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz feints a jab promting Viticello to slip. Diaz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Viticello slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cain Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Viticello is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz lands a head shot.
Viticello has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diaz finds it's way round the side to connect with Viticello's head.
Viticello looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Viticello closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Diaz crashing to the mat! Diaz uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz scores with a jab. Viticello acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Viticello misses with a wild combination.
Viticello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Viticello wants to counter with a clinch but Diaz pushes him away.
Good standup being displayed there by Diaz as he connects with a hook.
Viticello with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diaz to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viticello drives through and clinches with Diaz against the ropes.
Diaz wants to break free but Viticello has control.
Viticello lands a shoulder strike.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Viticello keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Viticello holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Viticello breaks the clinch.
A jab lands there for Diaz.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Viticello holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Viticello is stalling here.
Viticello holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
The crowd are getting on Viticello's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo Viticello takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
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!
Viticello takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diaz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Viticello fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Diaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A shot to the liver by Diaz. Beautiful body shot.
Viticello misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz ducks right into an uppercut from Viticello.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Viticello steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Diaz.
Diaz throws the left hand but Viticello avoids the punch easily.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Viticello has Diaz up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viticello is pushing Diaz up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Viticello misses with a series of wild punches.
Viticello throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Viticello back to the ropes. Diaz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Viticello ducks down to avoid it.
Viticello slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Diaz stalks Viticello and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Viticello's face. Viticello staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Viticello tries to counter by closing the distance.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Viticello takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cain Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Viticello throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
letting Viticello counter with a right hand.
Diaz stuns Viticello with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Viticello throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Diaz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Viticello avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Viticello! But no joy.
Viticello wants to clinch but Diaz slips to the side
and Diaz counters with a three punch combo that has Viticello backing up. Viticello nods at Diaz to acknowledge the strikes.
Viticello misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Diaz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enzo Viticello!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Steven Kennedy (ranked 3636 p4p, 391 weight class) and Jon Snow (ranked 7295 p4p, 526 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
15 - 21 - 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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snow!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy throws a nice looking combination but Snow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Snow thinks about the counter body kick.
Snow rushes Kennedy and presses him up against the ropes.
Snow digs a right hand into Kennedy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kennedy's gas tank.
Kennedy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kennedy takes an elbow to the temple.
Snow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Snow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Snow.
Snow gets through Kennedy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kennedy blocking some punches.
Snow tries a body shot but Kennedy blocks it.
Snow lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Steven Kennedy has been cut.
Snow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Snow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snow lands a nice elbow.
Snow lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kennedy fails to land.
Snow misses with an elbow over the top.
Snow has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kennedy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Snow can turn it around.
Snow can't find room to land a body shot as Kennedy controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Snow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kennedy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Snow has him pressed against the ropes.
Snow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Snow gets through Kennedy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Snow throws a head punch that misses.
Snow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kennedy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Snow avoids it.
A short right from Snow on the inside.
Nice body punch from Snow.
Kennedy is trying to stall.
Snow tries to throw a body punch but Kennedy avoids it by throwing Snow back against the ropes.
Snow pushes Kennedy back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kennedy can't break the clinch.
Kennedy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snow lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Kennedy fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Snow lands an elbow just above Kennedy 's eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kennedy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snow lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Snow.
Kennedy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Snow takes a swing at Kennedy's ribcage but misses.
Kennedy tries to counter by clinching up but Snow breaks away and moves out of range.
Kennedy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Snow takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kennedy tries to land a body kick
letting Snow counter with a right hand.
Snow lands with a nice body kick.
Snow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Snow gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kennedy counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snow gets a clinch.
Knees to the body from Kennedy.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Snow as Kennedy tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steven Kennedy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jab by Snow.
Snow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kennedy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Snow drives through and clinches with Kennedy against the ropes.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Snow. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Snow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kennedy tries to work over Snow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Snow as Kennedy tries to tie him up.
Snow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kennedy avoids a wild elbow strike from Snow.
Snow misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy blocks the elbow strike.
Kennedy lands a shoulder strike.
Snow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Snow lands an elbow inside.
Snow tries a body shot but Kennedy blocks it.
Snow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Snow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snow.
Snow lands an elbow just above Kennedy 's eye.
Kennedy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Snow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Snow.
Kennedy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kennedy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Snow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kennedy.
Snow closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kennedy.
Kennedy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Snow is defending well for now.
Kennedy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Snow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Snow lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snow keeps control of Kennedy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Snow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kennedy backwards.
Kennedy missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Snow.
Snow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kennedy is trying to push Snow away but Snow has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Snow lands an elbow inside that Kennedy shrugs off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snow.
Snow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Snow digs a right hand into Kennedy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kennedy's gas tank.
Snow misses with an elbow over the top.
Snow misses with a punch to the body.
Snow lands with a short shot to the head.
Snow pushes off an throws an elbow but Kennedy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kennedy avoids the elbow strike from Snow, against the ropes.
Snow lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Snow throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Snow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kennedy manages to break the clinch.
Jon Snow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snow rushes Kennedy and presses him up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steven Kennedy'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!
Snow just misses with a punch to the body.
Snow fails to land with a series of punches.
Snow throws a head kick that misses.
Snow lands a nice hook to Kennedy's body. Kennedy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Snow has Kennedy up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kennedy is trying to break the clinch but Snow has him pressed against the ropes.
Snow blocks a body shot from Kennedy.
Snow lands a left hand.
Snow misses with an elbow strike.
Kennedy throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Snow throws a head punch that misses.
Snow lands with a light punch inside.
Snow misses with an elbow strike.
Kennedy is looking to break free of the clinch but Snow has double underhooks.
Snow lands an elbow inside that Kennedy shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy breaks the clinch.
Kennedy throws a body shot but no joy.
Kennedy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kennedy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kennedy is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jon Snow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Snow throws a sloppy head kick and Kennedy moves out of range easily.
Kennedy throws a head kick but Snow moves out of range.
Snow looks to land a combination but Kennedy avoids it well.
Snow scores with a leg kick.
Kennedy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snow moves away.
Kennedy misses with a head kick.
Snow takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Snow is looking to slow Kennedy down with leg kicks.
Snow avoids the body shot from Kennedy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow moves into the clinch.
Kennedy breaks the clinch.
Kennedy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kennedy misses with a combination
and Snow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Snow lands a nice looking body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Snow scores with a four punch combination!
Snow avoids the head kick by Kennedy.
Kennedy rushes Snow and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kennedy misses with a punch to the body.
Kennedy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kennedy working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Snow fails to land.
Steven Kennedy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snow lands an elbow that stopped Kennedy in his tracks for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Snow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Snow 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 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Snow!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Flip Fortuin (ranked 7272 p4p, 436 weight class) and Thom Tharrier (ranked 1383 p4p, 165 weight class). Fortuin comes to the ring accompanied by You shook me all night long. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Flip Fortuin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tharrier misses with a looping left.
Fortuin scores with the left hand. Tharrier knows he should have avoided that one.
Tharrier has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tharrier throws a jab when Fortuin was well out of range.
Fortuin lands a jab.
Fortuin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tharrier.
Tharrier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fortuin was well out of range. Poor timing from Tharrier.
Fortuin thows a body kick. Tharrier tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fortuin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fortuin connects with a jab.
Fortuin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tharrier's hands.
Fortuin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tharrier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fortuin blocking some punches.
Fortuin tries to work over Tharrier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tharrier tries to break the clinch but Fortuin is controlling the position.
Fortuin tries to stall but Tharrier uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fortuin leaning against his opponent.
Tharrier tries to work over Fortuin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Tharrier fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortuin stalls.
Tharrier misses with the head strike.
Fortuin tries a body shot but Tharrier blocks it.
Fortuin trying to control the position but instead, Tharrier has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fortuin into the ropes.
Fortuin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tharrier is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Flip Fortuin.
Nice shot lands for Fortuin.
Fortuin with a jab.
A clash of legs there as Fortuin blocks the low kick.
A big right from Tharrier misses.
Tharrier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fortuin.
Tharrier on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fortuin pushes Tharrier up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fortuin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Fortuin tries to stall but Tharrier uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fortuin is looking to control Tharrier's arms but Tharrier gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fortuin has his back to the ropes.
Tharrier has a couple of punches blocked by Fortuin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tharrier throws a punch but it's blocked by Fortuin.
Tharrier has a couple of punches blocked by Fortuin.
Tharrier is trying to break free.
Fortuin tries to stall but Tharrier uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tharrier prevents Fortuin from breaking the clinch.
Fortuin trying to control the position but instead, Tharrier has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fortuin into the ropes.
Fortuin is trying to maintain a safe position but Tharrier gets an underhook and turns Fortuin into the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Flip Fortuin.
Tharrier looks to land a left hand but Fortuin moved out of range nicely.
Tharrier misses with a looping left.
Fortuin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Fortuin clobbers Tharrier with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tharrier walks into a straight right hand from Fortuin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fortuin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tharrier.
Nice shot by Fortuin.
Tharrier attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fortuin cracks Tharrier with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Fortuin moves into the clinch successfully.
Come on Tharrier - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tharrier throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flip Fortuin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tharrier takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thom Tharrier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tharrier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fortuin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fortuin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tharrier misses with a body shot.
Fortuin darts in and clinches Tharrier up against the ropes.
Fortuin is trying to stall.
Tharrier swings wildly with an uppercut but Fortuin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fortuin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tharrier can do to turn this around?
Fortuin tries to work over Tharrier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fortuin taking a breather.
Fortuin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tharrier misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tharrier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fortuin misses with a body punch.
Fortuin is trying to maintain a safe position but Tharrier gets an underhook and turns Fortuin into the ropes.
Fortuin looking to stall.
Tharrier misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharrier swings wildly with an uppercut but Fortuin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tharrier is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Fortuin digs a right hand underneath Tharrier's ribcage. Tharrier let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fortuin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fortuin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tharrier working aggressively here.
Tharrier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fortuin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tharrier up against the ropes.
Fortuin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Flip Fortuin.
Fortuin misses with a series of wild punches.
Fortuin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fortuin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Fortuin misses.
Tharrier misses with a wild body shot.
Tharrier blocks a head kick by Fortuin.
Fortuin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fortuin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tharrier takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tharrier takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortuin throws a head kick that misses.
Tharrier follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Tharrier tries to land a leg kick but Fortuin saw it coming and moves away.
Fortuin lands a really nice looking cross but Tharrier seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortuin clinches with his opponent.
Tharrier manages to break the clinch.
Tharrier swats away the attempt to clinch by Fortuin.
Tharrier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fortuin moves away from the strike by Tharrier.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fortuin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tharrier wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tharrier walks into a stiff left hand from Fortuin.
Fortuin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tharrier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tharrier throws a lazy right hand but Fortuin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fortuin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tharrier fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fortuin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fortuin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tharrier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fortuin.
Flip Fortuin is winning the standup battle so far.
Tharrier looks to land a left hand but Fortuin moved out of range nicely.
Tharrier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fortuin counters with a nice uppercut.
Fortuin blocks a jab.
Fortuin lands with a kick to the temple. Tharrier shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fortuin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flip Fortuin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tharrier. Fortuin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thom Tharrier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fortuin throws out a loose jab but Tharrier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tharrier walks into a straight right hand from Fortuin.
Tharrier buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fortuin connects with an inside leg kick.
Fortuin clinches with his opponent.
Fortuin pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Fortuin trying to control the position but instead, Tharrier has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fortuin into the ropes.
Tharrier lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fortuin.
Fortuin is trying to stall.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Fortuin here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortuin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Flip Fortuin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fortuin taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tharrier.
Tharrier swings wildly with an uppercut but Fortuin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tharrier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortuin taking a breather.
Fortuin trying to land knees to the body.
Tharrier struggles to land a body shot inside as Fortuin controls his hands.
Fortuin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fortuin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fortuin is looking to control Tharrier's arms but Tharrier gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fortuin has his back to the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Flip Fortuin.
Tharrier misses with a hook.
Fortuin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tharrier swings for the body but Fortuin moves out of range.
Tharrier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fortuin blocks a jab.
A big left from Tharrier misses.
Fortuin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fortuin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tharrier throws a sloppy body shot
letting Fortuin counter with a right hand.
Fortuin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tharrier takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortuin throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little jabbing left from Tharrier on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortuin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tharrier.
Tharrier defending well as Fortuin loads up on a big left hand.
Tharrier looks to score with a jab to the body but Fortuin is just out of range.
A cross from Fortuin lands.
Tharrier has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fortuin scores with a nice right hand.
Tharrier misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Tharrier misses.
Tharrier takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fortuin fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Fortuin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tharrier doesn't seem phased though.
Tharrier pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fortuin is out of range and Tharrier settles back down.
Flip Fortuin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tharrier loads up on a big right hand but Fortuin slips the punch.
Fortuin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fortuin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tharrier at a distance.
Fortuin tries a head kick but it misses.
Fortuin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tharrier under the eye.
Tharrier misses with a straight right.
Fortuin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tharrier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tharrier throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Flip Fortuin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fortuin 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flip Fortuin!
In his post fight interview, Flip Fortuin 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Django Ripa (ranked 3082 p4p, 290 weight class) and Luke Penn (ranked 2357 p4p, 245 weight class). Ripa comes to the ring accompanied by American Woman. Luke Penn will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Django Ripa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luke Penn!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Django Ripa has been cut.
Ripa connects with a looping right hand.
Ripa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ripa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ripa scores with a jab to the body.
Ripa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A telegraphed right hand from Ripa misses the target.
Ripa scores with a decent looking hook.
A slow jab from Penn misses its intended target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Penn.
Penn 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ripa stuns Penn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Penn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ripa finds it's way round the side to connect with Penn's head.
Ripa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ripa looks to land a right hand but Penn moved out of range.
Ripa looks to land a right hand but Penn moved out of range.
Ripa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Penn shapes to counter with a head kick.
Ripa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ripa misses with a straight right.
Ripa avoids the head kick by Penn.
Penn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ripa lands with a shot to the body.
Penn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Ripa slips a jab from Penn.
Ripa closes the distance and pushes Penn back into the ropes.
A hook to the body from Ripa.
Penn looks winded!
Ripa gets through Penn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ripa.
Ripa is working Penn over against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ripa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripa holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
A short right from Ripa on the inside.
Ripa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Ripa.
Ripa lands a left hand.
Ripa lands a shoulder strike.
Ripa slowing the pace effectively.
Penn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ripa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ripa stalls.
Ripa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ripa lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Django Ripa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Django Ripa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ripa drives through and clinches with Penn against the ropes.
Ripa lands a shot to the body.
Ripa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Ripa.
Ripa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ripa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ripa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ripa lands a shot to the body.
Penn takes a shot to the head.
Ripa lands a body punch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ripa here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Penn is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ripa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penns head.
Still in the clinch, Ripa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ripa.
Ripa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Penn is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Penn is still on wobbly legs! Can Ripa finish him?
Ripa pushes Penn back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ripa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Ripa.
Ripa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Penn seems to have recovered his senses.
Ripa lands an uppercut.
Penn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ripa pushes Penn back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ripa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Ripa.
Ripa digs a right hand into Penn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Penn's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of stalling here from Ripa.
Ripa lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Ripa.
Ripa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Ripa pushes off and lands a massive hook that knocks Penn out cold! The fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Django Ripa!
An out of breath Django Ripa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John Bennett (ranked 718 p4p, 92 weight class) and Karlos Svoboda (ranked 6819 p4p, 428 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Bennett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karlos Svoboda!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Svoboda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bennett. That did some damage!
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Svoboda was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
Svoboda now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Svoboda misses with a kick to the body
and Bennett counters with a nice body shot.
Svoboda connects with a high kick.
Bennett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Svoboda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bennett.
Bennett throws a body punch but Svoboda moves out of range.
John Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svoboda takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Svoboda throws a head kick that misses.
Bennett throwing a counter right hand but Svoboda manages to avoid it.
Svoboda takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Svoboda throws a low kick but Bennett moves out of range easily.
Bennett misses with a body shot
and Svoboda counters with a good low kick that Bennett was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Svoboda manages to avoid it.
Svoboda throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett misses with a hook
and Svoboda counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bennett throws a jab when Svoboda was well out of range.
Bennett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bennett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bennett looks to score with a jab to the body but Svoboda is just out of range.
Svoboda is trying to counter with his kicks.
A big left from Bennett misses.
Bennett missing with a left hand there. Svoboda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bennett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bennett avoids the head kick by Svoboda.
Svoboda ducks under a wild hook from Bennett.
Bennett with a hook.
Bennett misses with a straight left.
Svoboda has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bennett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Svoboda at a distance.
Bennett takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Svoboda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Svoboda drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Svoboda walks into a left hand.
Svoboda blocks a jab.
Jab by Bennett.
Bennett throws a poor cross that misses
and Svoboda counters with a low kick, right behind Bennett 's knee.
Bennett avoids the head kick by Svoboda.
An attempted straight right counter from Bennett misses the target.
Bennett lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett connects with a body shot.
Svoboda misses with a body kick.
Svoboda throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bennett dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Svoboda throws a head kick that Bennett semi-blocks.
Bennett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Svoboda is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Svoboda drops his hands momentarily and Bennett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bennett swats away the attempt to clinch by Svoboda.
A counter left hand to the body from Bennett misses its target.
Bennett throws out a loose jab but Svoboda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennett lands a body shot.
Bennett throws a right hand that misses
and Svoboda counters with a head kick. That will keep Bennett thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bennett throws a right hand that misses
and Svoboda counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bennett thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett misses with an uppercut
and Svoboda counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bennett's knee momentarily.
Bennett with a hook.
John Bennett is winning the standup battle so far.
Bennett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Svoboda at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Svoboda.
Bennett throws a predictable looking body shot
and Svoboda counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bennett is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett lands a nice shot to the body.
Bennett scores with a hook to the body. Svoboda takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A swing and a miss from Bennett.
Bennett connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bennett jabs at Svoboda's body.
Svoboda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bennett lands with a shot to the body.
Bennett scores with a body shot.
Bennett misses the shot to the body.
Svoboda staying out of range there.
Bennett stuns Svoboda with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Svoboda staying out of range there.
Svoboda looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svoboda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bennett.
Bennett swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Svoboda counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bennett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Svoboda can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Svoboda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Svoboda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Svoboda gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bennett.
Svoboda rushes Bennett and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Bennett misses with a punch on the inside.
Bennett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bennett throws a jab when Svoboda was well out of range.
Svoboda follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Svoboda.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett misses with a right hand
and Svoboda counters with a nice body shot.
Bennett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Svoboda tries a head kick but it misses.
Bennett swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bennett dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bennett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bennett just misses with a punch to the body.
Bennett missing with a left hand there. Svoboda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Svoboda shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Svoboda swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bennett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bennett throws a big shot that misses.
Bennett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Svoboda tries to move into range but Bennett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bennett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Svoboda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bennett feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Svobodas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bennett misses with a hook.
Bennett catches Svoboda with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bennett connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Svoboda throws a low kick but Bennett moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett blocks a jab.
Bennett scores with a hook.
Bennett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Svoboda manages to avoid it.
Svoboda counters with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Bennett misses the target.
Svoboda lands a high kick!
Svoboda throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bennett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Svoboda chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bennett lands the left hand.
Svoboda connects with a solid leg kick.
Good shot there by Bennett.
Bennett misses with a left hand
and Svoboda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Svoboda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands a nice looking body shot.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Svoboda.
Bennett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Svoboda.
Svoboda throws out a leg kick but Bennett moves out of range and Svoboda only half commits.
Bennett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bennett lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Svoboda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Svoboda is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Svoboda wants to clinch but Bennett slips to the side
and Bennett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bennett blocks a head kick by Svoboda.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Svoboda attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bennett just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bennett clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A left lands for Bennett.
Bennett looks to score with a jab to the body but Svoboda is just out of range.
Bennett missing with a left hand there. Svoboda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Svoboda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bennett misses the shot to the body.
Svoboda goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bennett throws a hook to the side of Svoboda's head but Svoboda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the liver by Bennett. Beautiful body shot.
Svoboda throws a head kick but Bennett moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett throws a big shot that misses.
Bennett misses with a hook
and Svoboda counters with a low kick, right behind Bennett 's knee.
Svoboda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennett.
Svoboda shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett misses with a left hand
and Svoboda counters with an inside leg kick.
Svoboda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Svoboda thuds his shin into the meat of Bennett's side.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Svoboda.
Svoboda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the liver by Bennett. Beautiful body shot.
Svoboda swings for the body but Bennett moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Svoboda.
It looked like Bennett was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Svoboda.
Bennett misses the shot to the body.
Svoboda ducks under a wild hook from Bennett.
Svoboda throws a fast counter high kick but Bennett manages to duck under it in time.
Svoboda has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bennett just misses with a punch to the body.
Svoboda moves away from the strike by Bennett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svoboda wants to slow Bennett down by chopping away at his legs.
Bennett throws a poor cross that misses
and Svoboda counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bennett lands with a straight right. Svoboda didn't see that one coming.
Bennett throws a hook but Svoboda avoids it easily.
Bennett works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett just misses with a punch to the body.
Bennett looks to throw the jab but Svoboda is out of range.
Svoboda swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A head kick misses from Svoboda.
Bennett was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bennett throws a hook to the side of Svoboda's head but Svoboda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Svoboda is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bennett rather than just go for the knockout.
Bennett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Svoboda stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Svoboda throws a body kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Bennett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that John Bennett will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes 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.
Bennett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bennett backing away here, and Svoboda unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennett. Svoboda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Svoboda lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Svoboda throws a leg kick but Bennett sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Bennett misses the target.
Bennett throws a jab when Svoboda was well out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Bennett as he connects with a hook.
Svoboda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bennett.
Svoboda throws a big counter head kick but Bennett avoids it with no problem.
Svoboda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Svoboda flicks out a counter leg kick but Bennett steps away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bennett steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Svoboda. That one must have hurt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bennett checks a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Bennett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bennett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Bennett misses its intended target.
Bennett throws a lazy uppercut
and Svoboda counters with a good low kick that Bennett was not able to check.
Bennett takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bennett misses with a shot to the body
and Svoboda counters by clinching up.
Bennett lands with a left to the head.
Bennett lands a left hand.
John Bennett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Svoboda blocks a body shot from Bennett.
Bennett tries to work over Svoboda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Bennett.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Svoboda.
Svoboda lands with a light punch inside.
Bennett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bennett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Svoboda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett prevents a body shot from Svoboda.
Bennett working aggressively here.
Bennett manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from Bennett.
Svoboda staying out of range there.
Karlos Svoboda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Svoboda takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bennett misses the shot to the body.
Svoboda throws a sloppy body shot
letting Bennett counter with a right hand.
Bennett scores with a body shot.
Svoboda lands with a nice body punch.
Bennett misses with a body shot.
Svoboda scores with a kick to the body.
Bennett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Bennett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bennett 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 50:45
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 49:46
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Bennett!
John Bennett retains his heavyweight title!
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