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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Luke Venderag (ranked 22415 p4p, 479 weight class) and Alex Alexandrov (ranked 5844 p4p, 415 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 heavyweight 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, Luke Venderag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Alexandrov!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandrov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Venderag, pushing him back against the ropes.
Alexandrov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Venderag scores with a knee to the head.
Venderag misses with a body punch.
Venderag lands a good knee to the midsection. Alexandrov won't want to take too many of those.
Venderag lands a body shot in the clinch.
Alexandrov looks winded!
Venderag lands a good knee to the midsection. Alexandrov won't want to take too many of those.
A nice right hand lands inside from Venderag.
Venderag with a knee to the head.
Venderag cracks Alexandrov with a nice body shot.
Venderag lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Venderag.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Venderag lands an uppercut.
Venderag unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Venderag with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Venderag.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Venderag obliges.
A right hook to the body lands for Venderag.
Venderag landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Venderag with a knee to the head.
Venderag working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venderag lands a nice knee to the body.
Venderag utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Venderag landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Venderag works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Venderag lands a left hand.
Venderag with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short left from Venderag.
Venderag makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Venderag is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Venderag landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Venderag lands a good knee to the midsection. Alexandrov won't want to take too many of those.
Venderag putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alexandrov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short left from Venderag.
Venderag lands an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Venderag obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venderag lands a nice knee to the body.
Venderag connects with a knee to the head.
Venderag lands a shoulder strike.
Venderag lands a good knee to the midsection. Alexandrov won't want to take too many of those.
Venderag lands a good knee to the midsection. Alexandrov won't want to take too many of those.
Venderag connects with a knee to the head.
Venderag lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
A shot in the inside from Venderag.
Venderag working Alexandrov over with knees to the body.
Venderag lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Venderag.
A short right from Venderag.
Venderag lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A frustrated look appears on Alexandrov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Venderag digs a right hand into Alexandrov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alexandrov's gas tank.
Venderag lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Venderag.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Venderag dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Venderag connects with a body shot.
Alexandrov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Venderag scores with a decent looking hook.
Venderag lands with a good body shot.
Alexandrov walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Venderag rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Alexandrov has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Alexandrov is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Venderag cracks Alexandrov with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Alexandrov is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Alexandrov is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Alexandrov could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Luke Venderag!
Our winner, Luke Venderag, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Asmar Dagher (ranked 2916 p4p, 45 weight class) and Mike Tycoon (ranked 16267 p4p, 74 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Asmar Dagher has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Asmar Dagher seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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226 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asmar Dagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Tycoon!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dagher throws a right hand that Tycoon ducks under and follows up with a left that Tycoon also avoids with ease.
Dagher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tycoon counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Asmar Dagher has been cut.
Dagher darts in trying to clinch
and Tycoon counters with a left and a right that stings Dagher.
Dagher tries to clinch up but Tycoon circles away and keeps his distance.
Asmar Dagher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dagher throws a shot from downtown. Tycoon moves away and avoids it.
Tycoon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tycoon throws a right hand that Dagher ducks under and follows up with a left that Dagher also avoids with ease.
Dagher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tycoon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dagher misses with a body kick.
Dagher scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Mike Tycoon has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dagher throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've been informed that Tycoon has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tycoon has closed the distance and engaged Dagher in a clinch.
Tycoon throws a punch but it's blocked by Dagher.
Tycoon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dagher breaks from the clinch.
Tycoon throws a lazy right hand but Dagher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dagher.
Dagher lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Tycoon goes down! The ref sends Dagher to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Tycoon is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Dagher. That's going to slow Tycoon down.
Tycoon walks straight into a solid jab from Dagher. Oh, it looks like it's stumbled him! Dagher follows up with a big combo - a right followed by a left that knocks Tycoon out cold! Tycoon toppled like a tree, face planting on the canvas. Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Asmar Dagher!
A very excited looking Asmar Dagher made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Chuck Lee (ranked 23701 p4p, 529 weight class) and Pedro Scherer (ranked 6408 p4p, 485 weight class). Lee comes to the ring accompanied by Titties and Coke "subliminal messages". 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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chuck Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Scherer!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
Scherer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lee.
Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Lee drives through and clinches with Scherer against the ropes.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Scherer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lee wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee tries to clinch but Scherer moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Scherer, right into the meat.
Lee lands with a cross.
It looks like Pedro Scherer has been cut.
A good leg kick by Scherer.
Scherer lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Scherer, as that shot connected.
Lee clinches up with Scherer and pushes him back against the ropes.
Scherer is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scherer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Scherer does it's job there.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Scherer uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been informed that Scherer has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Chuck Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scherer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Scherer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That kick from Scherer tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lee scores with a jab to the body.
Lee rushes Scherer and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
A nice side step and Scherer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A nice leg kick lands there from Scherer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Scherer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Scherer. That's going to slow Lee down.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Scherer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Good work by Lee as he checks the leg kick.
Scherer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Scherer throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Scherer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Scherer walks into a big right hand from Lee and goes down! The referee sends Lee to a neutral corner as Scherer gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Scherer is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Lee looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Scherer is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Scherer throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lee lands a nice looking body kick.
Scherer seems to have recovered his senses.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scherer appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A big left from Scherer misses.
Lee half committed to a counter leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee wants to clinch.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scherer.
Lee is looking to clinch but Scherer is avoiding it.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
and Scherer counters with an outside leg kick.
Scherer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scherer walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Lee rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Scherer has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Scherer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Scherer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Scherer scores with a jab.
Scherer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Scherer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Scherer misses
and Lee counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Scherer goes down! Lee rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Scherer is up to one knee.... 8,9.... He's up! The referee says he's good to go, so we're back to the action!
That has opened up Pedro Scherer's cut even more.
Lee tries to clinch but Scherer is having none of it.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scherer.
Scherer motions for Lee to come forward. Scherer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scherer can do to turn this around?
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That kick from Scherer tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Scherer tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scherer glances at the clock... BAM! Lee nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Scherer crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Scherer is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chuck Lee!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between David Kickpuncher (ranked 7235 p4p, 510 weight class) and Enzo Viticello (ranked 7174 p4p, 508 weight class). Kickpuncher comes to the ring accompanied by Resolution. David Kickpuncher could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Enzo Viticello's chin.
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Kickpuncher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Enzo Viticello!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viticello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kickpuncher misses with a low kick.
Viticello fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It appears Kickpuncher was looking to counter with a kick there.
Viticello misses with a wild combination.
Kickpuncher tried to counter with a leg kick but Viticello avoided it.
An inside leg kick lands from Kickpuncher.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viticello fails to land with a series of punches.
Kickpuncher looks to land a body kick but Viticello moved away.
Viticello avoids the head kick by Kickpuncher.
Viticello wants to counter with a clinch but Kickpuncher pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kickpuncher throws a wild body kick that Viticello sees coming a mile off.
Kickpuncher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Viticello lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice body kick there by Kickpuncher.
Viticello on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kickpuncher gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Viticello counters by clinching up.
Kickpuncher lands an elbow inside that Viticello shrugs off.
It looks like Enzo Viticello has been cut.
Viticello is leaning against Kickpuncher and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kickpuncher lands a damaging elbow.
Kickpuncher tries to land knees in the clinch but Viticello avoids the damage to the body.
Kickpuncher tries to land knees in the clinch but Viticello avoids the damage to the body.
Kickpuncher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kickpuncher throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kickpuncher misses with a punch on the inside.
Kickpuncher creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Viticello's defenses.
Kickpuncher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kickpuncher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
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!
Viticello takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Enzo Viticello's cut even more.
Kickpuncher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Viticello.
Viticello trying to control the position but instead, Kickpuncher has worked for underhooks and has pushed Viticello into the ropes.
Viticello on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Viticello manages to break the clinch.
Kickpuncher dodges the punch combination from Viticello.
Viticello swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Kickpuncher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Enzo Viticello's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A slow jab from Viticello misses its intended target.
Kickpuncher thows a leg kick but Viticello checks it
and Viticello counters by clinching up.
Kickpuncher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Viticello.
Kickpuncher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Viticello can do to turn this around?
Kickpuncher throws an elbow but it misses.
Viticello lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Viticello breaks the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kickpuncher lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Viticello has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Viticello and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Viticello throws a shot from downtown. Kickpuncher moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kickpuncher throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Viticello counters with a left and a right that stings Kickpuncher.
Viticello swings for the body but Kickpuncher moves out of range.
Kickpuncher tried to counter with a leg kick but Viticello avoided it.
Kickpuncher looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kickpuncher misses with a low kick as Viticello jumps back.
Kickpuncher tries to work over Viticello's front leg with a kick but Viticello checks it.
Viticello misses with a few strikes there.
Viticello misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kickpuncher tries to work over Viticello's front leg with a kick but Viticello checks it.
Viticello looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kickpuncher.
Kickpuncher attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Viticello tries to counter by closing the distance.
Viticello moves out of range of the leg kick from Kickpuncher.
Kickpuncher misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viticello swinging wildly here.
It appears Kickpuncher was looking to counter with a kick there.
Viticello misses with a looping right.
Some bone on bone action there as Viticello checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Enzo Viticello seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Viticello misses the shot to the body.
Viticello takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Viticello fails to land with a series of punches.
Viticello moves out of range as Kickpuncher throws a body kick.
Kickpuncher throws a low kick but Viticello avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo Viticello showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Enzo Viticello's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Viticello throws an off balance right hand
and Kickpuncher counters with a nice leg kick.
Viticello misses with a double jab
and Kickpuncher finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Viticello checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Viticello avoids a kick to the body.
Kickpuncher looks to throw a body kick
and Viticello counters by moving into the clinch.
Kickpuncher trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kickpuncher tries a knee to the head but Viticello blocks it.
Kickpuncher tries to land knees in the clinch but Viticello avoids the damage to the body.
Kickpuncher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Viticello blocks the elbow strike.
Kickpuncher tries to land knees in the clinch but Viticello avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viticello is struggling to control the position.
Kickpuncher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Viticello has him pressed against the ropes.
Kickpuncher landing knees to the body.
Kickpuncher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kickpuncher misses with a kick to the body.
Kickpuncher throws a leg kick
and Viticello counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Viticello swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kickpuncher counters with a low kick, right behind Viticello 's knee.
Viticello wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viticello moves away from the strike by Kickpuncher.
As Kickpuncher backs off Viticello throws a huge counter combo but Kickpuncher manages to avoid it all.
Viticello takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kickpuncher.
David Kickpuncher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Viticello.
Kickpuncher tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Viticello is able to avoid easily.
It seemed like Viticello was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A low kick from Kickpuncher misses
and Viticello counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Viticello is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kickpuncher looking to throw knees to the head but Viticello is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Kickpuncher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kickpuncher has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Kickpuncher!
After winning the bout, David Kickpuncher 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Peter Hare (ranked 2471 p4p, 297 weight class) and Karol Tarczynski (ranked 3279 p4p, 359 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Peter Hare has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Peter Hare seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Hare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
51 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karol Tarczynski!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hare sizes up Tarczynski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tarczynski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tarczynski scores with a jab to the body.
Tarczynski scores with a jab to the body.
Tarczynski slips under a jab from Hare.
Nice uppercut there from Hare.
Hare looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hare looks to land a right hand but Tarczynski moved out of range.
Tarczynski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tarczynski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hare takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hare throws a hook but Tarczynski blocks it.
Hare pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tarczynski is out of range and Hare settles back down.
Hare misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hare fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tarczynski on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hare connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tarczynski misses with a shot to the body
and Hare counters with an outside leg kick.
Tarczynski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hare.
Hare looks to throw the jab but Tarczynski is out of range.
Tarczynski throws a poor cross that misses
and Hare counters with a straight right hand.
Hare throws a leg kick that misses.
Tarczynski throws a body kick that misses
letting Hare counter with a right hand.
Tarczynski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hare misses with an uppercut
and Tarczynski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hare ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hare takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tarczynski darts in and clinches Hare up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hare blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Peter Hare has been cut.
We've been informed that Tarczynski has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tarczynski leaning against his opponent.
Tarczynski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hare blocking some punches.
Tarczynski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hare up against the ropes.
Tarczynski takes a shot to the head.
Hare missing with knees to the body.
Hare misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hares head.
Tarczynski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hare avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hare as Tarczynski tries to tie him up.
Hare scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hare lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hare lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Hare dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Hare's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tarczynski throws a leg kick but Hare sees it coming and moves out of range.
As Tarczynski looks to move away, Hare throws a big counter combo but Tarczynski just gets out of the way.
Hare slips under a jab.
Hare throws a push kick but Tarczynski slaps the foot to one side.
Tarczynski loads up on a big right hand but Hare slips the punch.
Hare is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hare moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice shot lands for Tarczynski.
Hare swats away the attempt to clinch by Tarczynski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarczynski blocks the body kick.
Hare throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Tarczynski to counter with a crisp jab.
Tarczynski misses with a hook. Hare ducked under it nicely.
Hare throws a lazy uppercut
and Tarczynski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hare.
Tarczynski misses with a left hand
and Hare counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tarczynski looks to land a left hand but Hare moved out of range nicely.
Tarczynski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hare feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tarczynskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tarczynski throws a chopping leg kick but Hare manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A low kick from Tarczynski misses
and Hare counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tarczynski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hare counters with a right hand to the body.
Hare throws a combination that misses
and Tarczynski counters with a nice uppercut.
Tarczynski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tarczynski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hare.
Hare fails to land with a series of punches.
Tarczynski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hare moves out of range of the leg kick from Tarczynski.
Hare misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hare fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hare feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tarczynski's calf.
Tarczynski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hare throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hare scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tarczynski in his tracks.
Hare misses with a straight right.
Peter Hare is winning the standup battle so far.
Hare thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tarczynski throws a sloppy head kick and Hare moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Hare dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Hare's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hare fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tarczynski digs a good body shot into Hare's ribs.
Tarczynski misses with a looping left.
Tarczynski throws a lazy right hand but Hare sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hare misses with a head kick.
Karol Tarczynski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hare avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hare throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hare avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarczynski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tarczynski slips a jab and a cross from Hare.
Hare throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tarczynski on the side of the head.
Tarczynski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hare displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tarczynski throws out the jab.
Hare misses with a two punch combination.
Tarczynski walks into a left hand.
Tarczynski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tarczynski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hare misses with a looping left.
Tarczynski appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tarczynski swings widly with a right hand
and Hare makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tarczynski really felt that one!
Hare moves away from the strike by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski cracks Hare with an open hand slap.
Tarczynski misses with a body kick.
A quick step to the side and Hare tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hare jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hare counters with a right hand to the body.
Tarczynski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tarczynski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hare.
Tarczynski misses with a body shot
and Hare cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Tarczynski misses.
Hare misses with an uppercut. Tarczynski saw that one coming.
Hare lands with a straight right. Tarczynski didn't see that one coming.
Hare lands with a nice body punch.
Hare misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Hare does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Hare showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hare, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Hare!
After winning the bout, Peter Hare 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 Khru Jako (ranked 3561 p4p, 385 weight class) and Jon Snow (ranked 7222 p4p, 555 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jako might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Catch a Fire. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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160 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khru Jako!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snow!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow blocks a head kick by Jako.
Snow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jako is out of range and Snow settles back down.
Snow 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.
Snow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jako avoids a kick to the body.
Jako clinches up against the ropes.
Jako stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jako.
Jako can't find room to land a body shot as Snow controls the action.
Snow swings wildly with an uppercut but Jako uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snow throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Snow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Snow throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Jako just misses with a elbow thrown towards Snow's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jako has had enough of the clinch but Snow keeps him there for the moment.
Jako trying to land knees to the body.
Snow lands with a right to the head.
I was talking to Jako's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Snow tries to work over Jako's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Jako fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Snow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jako's brow.
Snow blocks a body shot from Jako.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jako blocks an elbow strike from Snow.
A short right from Jako on the inside.
Snow lands an uppercut.
Snow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snow lands a nice elbow.
Jako lands with a light punch inside.
Snow misses with an elbow strike.
Jako lands a left hand.
Jako breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jako swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Snow counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Snow clinches with his opponent.
Jako prevents a body shot from Snow.
Jako escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jako ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snow moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Jako. Those never looked like landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Snow. That's going to slow Jako down.
Jako connects with a leg kick. Snow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jako lands a nice looking body shot.
Snow takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow throws a body kick that misses.
Snow dodges the punch combination from Jako.
Jako scores with a push kick.
Snow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jako.
Jako gets a clinch.
Snow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jako tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jako dodges an elbow strike from Snow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jako's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jako misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Jako.
Jako fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khru Jako dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Snow misses the shot to the body.
Jako is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Snow can do to turn this around?
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Snow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jako blocks the elbow strike.
Jako connects with a knee to the head.
Snow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jako blocks an elbow strike from Snow.
Jako breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jako throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jako lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Snow avoids the body shot from Jako.
Jako just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jako forces Snow back against the ropes and clinches.
Snow lands a nice uppercut.
Khru Jako has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jako fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Snow lands an elbow just above Jako 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Snow blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Snow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jako's brow.
Jako lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jako tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snow throws an elbow but it misses.
Jako lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Snow or not.
Snow lands with a right to the head.
Snow swings wildly with an uppercut but Jako uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jako is trying to maintain a safe position but Snow gets an underhook and turns Jako into the ropes.
Snow lands an elbow that stopped Jako in his tracks for a moment.
Jako takes a shot to the head.
Jako works on Snow's body with a couple of short punches.
Jako takes a shot to the head.
Snow tries to throw a body punch but Jako avoids it by throwing Snow back against the ropes.
Snow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jako's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jako.
Jako misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Snow.
Snow lands a damaging elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jako avoids a wild elbow strike from Snow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jako dodges an elbow strike from Snow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jako.
Jako stalling in the clinch but Snow improves position.
Snow misses with a punch on the inside.
Snow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Snow working aggressively here.
Jako lands a hook to the side of the head.
Snow lands a right hand.
Snow blocking some punches.
Jako tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Snow tries a body shot but Jako blocks it.
Nice elbow from Snow.
Snow blocks an uppercut.
Jako breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jako will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jako throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snow moves away from the strike by Jako.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jon Snow will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jako throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jako scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jako misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jako throws a shot from downtown. Snow moves away and avoids it.
Snow throws a front kick that sends Jako stumbling back into the ropes.
Snow moves into the clinch.
Snow lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snow.
Snow comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jako is working Snow over against the ropes.
Jako is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Snow is keeping busy.
Snow blocks a body shot from Jako.
Jako is trying to maintain a safe position but Snow gets an underhook and turns Jako into the ropes.
Snow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jako misses with a short punch on the inside.
Snow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jako throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Snows head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jako avoids a wild elbow strike from Snow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow pushes off an throws an elbow but Jako leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Snow.
Snow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jako's efforts to push away.
Jako misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jako tries to land knees in the clinch but Snow avoids the damage to the body.
Jako lands with a short shot to the head.
Snow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Snow looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Snow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jako can't find room to land a body shot as Snow controls the action.
Snow pushes Jako back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Jako.
A right hand to the body from Snow.
Jako struggles to land a body shot inside as Snow controls his hands.
Jako blocks the elbow strike.
Snow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jako with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jako lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Snow.
Jako takes a shot 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 misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Snow avoiding damage as Jako throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snow.
Snow throws a head punch that misses.
Snow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Snow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Snow throws a punch but it's blocked by Jako.
Jako dodges an elbow strike from Snow.
Snow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jako's elbow.
Snow lands with a short shot to the head.
Snow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Snow lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Snow.
Snow lands with a short shot to the head.
Jako lands an elbow inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Snow.
Jako misses with a punch to the body.
Jako landing knees to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Snow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Snow has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Leonardo Atunes (ranked 1670 p4p, 216 weight class) and Steven Kennedy (ranked 3675 p4p, 395 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
22 - 12 - 3 |
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34
178 lbs
15 - 22 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 3, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes looks to land a right hand but Kennedy moved out of range.
Atunes moves away from the strike by Kennedy.
Atunes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Atunes slams his shin into Kennedy's torso.
Kennedy walks into a left hand.
Kennedy lands a head kick. Atunes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Atunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Kennedy.
Atunes misses with a looping left.
Atunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Atunes blocks the body kick.
Atunes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Atunes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
An inside leg kick from Atunes misses.
Kennedy looks to clinch
and Atunes finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kennedy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Atunes finds it's way round the side to connect with Kennedy's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atunes throws a low kick, looking for Kennedy's leg but Kennedy calmly moves out of range.
Atunes throws out a leg kick but Kennedy moves out of range and Atunes only half commits.
Atunes misses with a body kick.
Jab, jab by Atunes - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy closes the distance and pushes Atunes back into the ropes.
Kennedy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kennedy taking a breather.
Atunes holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Kennedy looking to stall.
Atunes misses with a punch to the body.
Kennedy takes a shot to the head.
Kennedy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kennedy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kennedy throws a big shot that misses.
Atunes lands with an uppercut that bounces Kennedy off the ropes and back into range.
Atunes misses with a head kick.
Atunes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kennedy punishes Atunes's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes misses with a hook.
Atunes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kennedy misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses
and Atunes counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Atunes.
Atunes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Atunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Kennedy.
Kennedy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Atunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a counter combo.
Kennedy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Atunes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Atunes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kennedy throws a counter combo.
Leonardo Atunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kennedy. Atunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atunes fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kennedy just manages to avoid it.
Atunes throws a right and a left that Kennedy avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by Kennedy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Atunes dominated that round.
That's time! Atunes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atunes. Kennedy does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Kennedy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kennedy tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Atunes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Atunes throws a head kick but Kennedy moves out of range.
Kennedy takes one to the side of the head.
Atunes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kennedy is out of range.
Atunes just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Kennedy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Leonardo Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kennedy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kennedy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Atunes tries to bum rush Kennedy with a series of wild strikes but Kennedy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kennedy misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Atunes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Atunes misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atunes swings widly with a right hand
and Kennedy counters with a nice body shot.
Kennedy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Atunes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kennedy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Atunes rather than just go for the knockout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Atunes.
Atunes avoids the body shot from Kennedy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes throws out a leg kick but Kennedy moves out of range and Atunes only half commits.
Leonardo Atunes is winning the standup battle so far.
A leg kick checked by Atunes.
Kennedy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atunes throws out the jab.
Atunes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kennedy's hands.
A big left from Atunes misses.
Atunes misses with a looping right.
Atunes with a nice cross.
Kennedy throws the kick towards the body but Atunes avoids it.
Atunes throws a jab when Kennedy was well out of range.
Kennedy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kennedy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kennedy stuns Atunes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kennedy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Atunes looks to throw the jab but Kennedy is out of range.
Kennedy flicks out a counter leg kick but Atunes steps away.
Atunes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kennedy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kennedy throws out a counter right but Atunes avoids it with no problem.
Kennedy throws a hook to the side of Atunes's head but Atunes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kennedy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Atunes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kennedy is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice body punch from Atunes.
Kennedy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kennedy ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
Atunes needs to keep his hands up - Kennedy had a free shot at his head there.
Kennedy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Atunes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kennedy can do to turn this around?
Atunes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kennedy's head.
Nice body kick from Atunes.
Kennedy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Atunes scores with a three punch combo!
The fighters circling - Atunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kennedy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Atunes tests Kennedy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Atunes dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kennedy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Atunes lands with an uppercut that bounces Kennedy off the ropes and back into range.
Kennedy throws a looping overhand right but Atunes ducks down to avoid it.
Atunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Atunes tries to work over Kennedy's front leg with a kick but Kennedy checks it.
Atunes moves out of range as Kennedy strikes.
Nice body punch from Atunes.
Kennedy has Atunes up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Atunes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Atunes as Kennedy tries to tie him up.
Kennedy tries to circle away but Atunes has him pinned against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Atunes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Atunes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kennedy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Atunes stalks Kennedy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kennedy's face. Kennedy staggers backwards, shaken.
Atunes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kennedy doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice body punch from Atunes.
Kennedy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kennedy lands a right hook to the body.
Atunes throws a body shot but no joy.
Kennedy scores with a sloppy right hand. Atunes should have avoided that one.
Kennedy is looking to score with low kicks.
Atunes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kennedy tries to land a front kick but Atunes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Atunes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Atunes throws a wild body kick that Kennedy sees coming a mile off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kennedy, as that shot connected.
Atunes lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kennedy was well out of range. Poor timing from Atunes.
Atunes throws an overhand right that lands on Kennedy's shoulder, as Kennedy tries to avoid the shot.
Kennedy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Atunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kennedy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kennedy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Atunes misses with a few strikes there.
Kennedy gets a clinch.
Atunes looking to stall.
Atunes scores with a hook to the body.
Kennedy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atunes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kennedy's efforts to push away.
Kennedy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kennedy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Atunes thinks about countering with a body kick.
Steven Kennedy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leonardo Atunes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Atunes misses with a hook
and Kennedy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Atunes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Atunes 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Atunes!
In his post fight interview, Leonardo Atunes 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between George Peterson (ranked 18561 p4p, 191 weight class) and Eros Ramasotti (ranked 2880 p4p, 44 weight class). Ramasotti has chosen Pray for me ft the weekend as his entrance music. George Peterson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eros Ramasotti!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramasotti throws a hook but Peterson avoids it easily.
Peterson tries to counter by clinching up but Ramasotti breaks away and moves out of range.
Ramasotti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters circling a little - Peterson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ramasotti throws a body punch but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson blocks a head kick by Ramasotti.
Ramasotti moves out of range as Peterson strikes.
Peterson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Peterson jabs Ramasotti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A left lands for Peterson.
Peterson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like George Peterson has been cut.
Peterson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson cracks Ramasotti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Peterson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ramasotti makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A swing and a miss from Ramasotti.
Peterson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Peterson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ramasotti's calf.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Peterson.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Peterson.
Ramasotti tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Peterson is able to avoid easily.
A quick step to the side and Peterson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramasotti misses with an uppercut. Peterson saw that one coming.
Peterson swings for the body but Ramasotti moves out of range.
Ramasotti flicks out a counter leg kick but Peterson steps away.
Ramasotti throws a chopping leg kick but Peterson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ramasotti scores with a nice right hand.
Peterson clobbers Ramasotti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ramasotti throws a body shot but no joy.
Ramasotti darts in trying to clinch
and Peterson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ramasotti misses with a looping right.
Peterson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Peterson swings for the body but Ramasotti moves out of range.
Ramasotti pivots, looking for a leg kick but Peterson is out of range and Ramasotti settles back down.
Peterson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Peterson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ramasotti has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ramasotti and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ramasotti scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson wants to slow Ramasotti down by chopping away at his legs.
Ramasotti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice cross by Peterson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramasotti misses with a looping right.
Some bone on bone action there as Peterson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ramasotti lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ramasotti punishes Peterson's body with a nice straight punch.
Peterson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Peterson blocks a head kick by Ramasotti.
Ramasotti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peterson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slow jab from Ramasotti misses its intended target.
Peterson swings for the body but Ramasotti moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Peterson throws a sloppy head kick and Ramasotti moves out of range easily.
Peterson looks to land a left hand but Ramasotti moved out of range nicely.
Peterson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that George Peterson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on George Peterson'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.
Ramasotti cracks a nice hook into Peterson's ribs.
Ramasotti misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ramasotti just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramasotti scores with a hook.
Ramasotti misses with a hook
and Peterson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Peterson.
Ramasotti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Peterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramasotti misses with the head strike.
Ramasotti lands a right hand.
Ramasotti blocks a body shot from Peterson.
Ramasotti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ramasotti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramasotti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramasotti tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Ramasotti back against the ropes.
Ramasotti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Peterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramasotti blocks an uppercut.
Ramasotti scores with a shot to the side of Peterson's head.
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!
Ramasotti lands an elbow that stopped Peterson in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramasotti tries to land a knee to the head but Peterson blocks with his arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ramasotti.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ramasotti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramasotti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ramasotti can't find room to land a body shot as Peterson controls the action.
Peterson blocking some punches.
Peterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramasotti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ramasotti lands a hook that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Peterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramasotti.
Peterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramasotti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramasotti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ramasotti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramasotti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Peterson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ramasotti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramasotti tries to work over Peterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Peterson.
Ramasotti lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ramasotti misses with an elbow strike.
Ramasotti misses with some punches.
Peterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramasotti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Peterson misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramasotti.
Ramasotti misses with a knee to the head.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramasotti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson.
Ramasotti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramasotti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Ramasotti blocks an uppercut.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramasotti misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peterson.
Ramasotti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eros Ramasotti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George Peterson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ramasotti thuds a left hand into Peterson's body.
Ramasotti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramasotti throws a series of punches but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson wants to slow Ramasotti down by chopping away at his legs.
Ramasotti blocks the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Ramasotti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ramasotti slips under a jab.
Peterson digs a good hook to Ramasotti's body.
Ramasotti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peterson throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Ramasotti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ramasotti misses with a body shot.
Ramasotti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peterson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Peterson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramasotti.
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramasotti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramasotti misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson slips a jab from Ramasotti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ramasotti.
Ramasotti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Ramasotti scores with a leg kick.
Ramasotti on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Peterson takes one to the side of the head.
Peterson moves in looking to clinch but Ramasotti pushes him off.
Ramasotti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peterson.
Peterson moves out of range as Ramasotti strikes.
Peterson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ramasotti misses with a body shot.
Ramasotti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Peterson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Peterson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ramasotti misses the jab.
Peterson slips under a jab from Ramasotti.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ramasotti.
Ramasotti loads up on a big right hand but Peterson slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramasotti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ramasotti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ramasotti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Peterson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ramasotti misses with a low kick.
Ramasotti's corner calls for a 1-2. Ramasotti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Peterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramasotti feints a counter leg kick.
Peterson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Peterson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ramasotti's calf.
Ramasotti throws a hook but Peterson avoids it easily.
Ramasotti misses with an uppercut. Peterson saw that one coming.
Peterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peterson scores with a body shot.
Peterson throws a leg kick but Ramasotti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Eros Ramasotti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peterson throws a body punch but Ramasotti moves out of range.
Peterson connects with a leg kick. Ramasotti looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eros Ramasotti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ramasotti has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eros Ramasotti!
A less than humble Eros Ramasotti misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ruma Juttu (ranked 17652 p4p, 543 weight class) and Carlotos Spiteri (ranked 4218 p4p, 429 weight class). Spiteri is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Day to day basis. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruma Juttu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlotos Spiteri!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juttu lands a nice hook to Spiteri's body. Spiteri takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Juttu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spiteri.
Juttu throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Spiteri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spiteri misses with a leg kick.
Juttu lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A combination from Juttu does no damage.
Spiteri swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Juttu tried to score with a low kick but Spiteri checks it.
Juttu staying out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Juttu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spiteri tries to land a front kick but Juttu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Spiteri drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Juttu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Spiteri throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Juttu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A shot to the liver by Juttu. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Juttu - just one landing.
Spiteri misses with a wild body shot.
Ruma Juttu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juttu slips a jab from Spiteri.
Spiteri throws a body punch but Juttu moves out of range.
Juttu tries to land a front kick but Spiteri steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juttu scores with a decent looking hook.
Spiteri throws an overhand right that lands on Juttu's shoulder, as Juttu tries to avoid the shot.
Spiteri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spiteri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Juttu misses with an uppercut
and Spiteri counters with a straight right hand.
Juttu looks to throw a body kick
and Spiteri counters with a stiff right hand.
Juttu misses with a body kick.
Spiteri swings for the body but Juttu moves out of range.
Juttu throws a jab when Spiteri was well out of range.
Spiteri fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Juttu throws a body shot but no joy.
Juttu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spiteri's calf.
Spiteri connects with a nice looking jab.
Juttu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've been informed that Spiteri has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juttu lands a jab to the nose.
Juttu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juttu tests Spiteri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Juttu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Spiteri takes a swing at Juttu's ribcage but misses.
Juttu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Juttu throws a leg kick
and Spiteri counters with a three punch combo that has Juttu backing up. Juttu nods at Spiteri to acknowledge the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Juttu. Beautiful body shot.
Spiteri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Juttu manages to avoid it.
Juttu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Juttu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Juttu is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Juttu throws the kick towards the body but Spiteri avoids it.
Juttu scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juttu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It seemed like Spiteri was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Juttu scoring well with a low kick there.
Juttu throws a lazy body kick
and Spiteri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Juttu digs a good body shot into Spiteri's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruma Juttu dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Juttu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Juttu lands with a right hand.
Juttu misses the shot to the body.
Juttu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spiteri moves away.
Spiteri throws out a powerful jab.
Juttu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Juttu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Juttu throws a wild body kick that Spiteri sees coming a mile off.
A little jabbing left from Spiteri on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Juttu lands with a cross.
Spiteri looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Juttu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Juttu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spiteri checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Juttu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Spiteri has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Juttu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juttu swings widly with a right hand
and Spiteri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spiteri misses with a straight left.
Ruma Juttu is winning the standup battle so far.
Spiteri takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Juttu.
Juttu throws a low kick, looking for Spiteri's leg but Spiteri calmly moves out of range.
Juttu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spiteri was well out of range. Poor timing from Juttu.
Spiteri doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Spiteri throws a jab when Juttu was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Spiteri.
Spiteri has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Spiteri there as he acknowledges the shot.
Spiteri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Juttu wants to land a leg kick but Spiteri is out of range.
Juttu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Spiteri's head backwards.
Juttu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spiteri can do to turn this around?
Spiteri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Juttu.
Juttu throws a quick counter kick to the body but Spiteri avoids it.
Juttu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Spiteri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Juttu.
Juttu tries to land a front kick but Spiteri steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Juttu throws a leg kick but Spiteri sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Spiteri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spiteri scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juttu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juttu moves out of range of the strikes.
Juttu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Spiteri's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Juttu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spiteri scrambles back to his feet.
Spiteri takes one to the chin there.
Juttu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Juttu. Spiteri shrugs it off though.
Juttu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Juttu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Juttu connects with a solid leg kick.
Juttu connects with a high kick.
Juttu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spiteri. Spiteri circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spiteri takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A solid leg kick lands there for Juttu.
A punch lands to the side of Spiteri 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A solid leg kick lands there for Juttu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruma Juttu dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Spiteri checks a low kick from Juttu.
Juttu throws a sloppy head kick and Spiteri moves out of range easily.
Spiteri tries to counter with a clinch but Juttu shakes him off and moves away.
Juttu throws a good cross that connects.
Juttu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spiteri manages to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Juttu!
Juttu with a nice cross.
Spiteri's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Spiteri moves into range and connects with a jab.
Juttu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spiteri is out of range.
Spiteri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Juttu manages to avoid it.
Juttu throws a lazy right hand but Spiteri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spiteri is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Juttu 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Spiteri.
Juttu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Juttu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spiteri moves away.
Juttu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spiteri.
Spiteri digs a good hook to Juttu's body.
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!
Juttu scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiteri misses with a straight right.
Spiteri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Juttu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Spiteri momentarily.
Juttu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Juttu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Juttu throws a leg kick
enabling Spiteri to counter with a crisp jab.
Spiteri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Juttu momentarily.
Spiteri scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Juttu connects with a single shot there.
A low kick from Juttu is predictable there
and Spiteri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd cheers as Juttu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spiteri doesn't seem phased though.
Spiteri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Juttu.
Juttu misses with an uppercut.
Juttu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Spiteri is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Juttu with a body shot.
Juttu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Spiteri crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Juttu - the referee stops the clock and Spiteri gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Juttu. Spiteri manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Juttu.
Spiteri walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Spiteri misses with a looping right.
Juttu throws a low kick but Spiteri avoids it.
Spiteri misses with a low kick.
Juttu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Juttu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Juttu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A big right from Juttu misses.
Juttu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spiteri's calf.
Spiteri throws a leg kick but Juttu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Juttu misses its target.
Juttu lands a nice shot that snaps Spiteri's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spiteri misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spiteri swings for the body but Juttu moves out of range.
Juttu clobbers Spiteri with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Spiteri avoids the body shot from Juttu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruma Juttu clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Juttu misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spiteri! But no joy.
Spiteri checks a low kick from Juttu.
Juttu scores with a jab.
Spiteri has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Spiteri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Juttu.
Spiteri checks the leg kick.
Juttu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Juttu cracks a nice hook into Spiteri's ribs.
Juttu misses with a body shot
and Spiteri counters with a left to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Juttu.
Juttu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spiteri staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Juttu. Spiteri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Juttu scores with a nice strike.
Juttu cracks the inside of Spiteri's front leg.
Juttu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Juttu scores with a jab. Spiteri acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juttu lands with a cross.
Spiteri moves out of range as Juttu strikes.
Spiteri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Juttu.
Spiteri pivots, looking for a leg kick but Juttu is out of range and Spiteri settles back down.
A leg kick checked by Spiteri.
Spiteri misses with a body shot.
Juttu misses with a low kick as Spiteri jumps back.
Spiteri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spiteri. Juttu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Juttu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Spiteri on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Juttu. Juttu obviously looking to wear him down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Juttu - that will leave a mark!
Spiteri tries to move into range but Juttu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Juttu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spiteri checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri throws a body shot but no joy.
Spiteri moves out of range of the leg kick from Juttu.
Juttu just misses with a punch to the body.
Juttu throws a wild body kick that Spiteri sees coming a mile off.
Spiteri throws a leg kick but Juttu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Juttu swings for the body but Spiteri moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Juttu scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spiteri throws a jab but it's blocked by Juttu.
Juttu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Spiteri is able to avoid easily.
Juttu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Juttu slips a jab from Spiteri.
Juttu punishes Spiteri's body with a nice straight punch.
Juttu looks to score with a jab to the body but Spiteri is just out of range.
Juttu throws a leg kick which misses Spiteri's front leg but catches the back leg as Spiteri tries to avoid it.
Spiteri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Juttu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruma Juttu had his way with Carlotos Spiteri in that round.
That's time! Juttu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Juttu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Spiteri counters with a straight right hand.
Juttu thuds his shin into the meat of Spiteri's side.
Juttu lands a glancing blow to the side of Spiteri's head.
Spiteri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spiteri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Juttu scores with a decent looking hook.
Juttu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Spiteri tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Juttu works Spiteri's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juttu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Spiteri has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Juttu.
Juttu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spiteri moves away.
Spiteri drops his hands momentarily and Juttu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Juttu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juttu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spiteri checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiteri misses the shot to the body.
Juttu throws a body kick that misses.
Juttu lands a nice shot to the body.
Juttu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Spiteri misses with the combination.
Nice body kick from Juttu.
Carlotos Spiteri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruma Juttu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spiteri throws a leg kick but Juttu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Juttu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Spiteri misses with a looping right.
Juttu dips to his left and cracks Spiteri with an uppercut!
Juttu misses with a straight left.
Spiteri takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Juttu connects with a right hand. Spiteri shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juttu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Spiteri throws a half hearted mid kick.
Juttu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Spiteri has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juttu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spiteri.
Juttu misses with a body shot
letting Spiteri counter with a right hand.
Juttu scores with a head kick.
Juttu lands with a straight right. Spiteri didn't see that one coming.
Juttu blocks a jab.
A solid body kick from Juttu.
Juttu throws a body punch but Spiteri moves out of range.
Spiteri wants to counter the offense by Juttu and move into the clinch position.
Spiteri has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Juttu finds it's way round the side to connect with Spiteri's head.
Juttu looks to score with a jab to the body but Spiteri is just out of range.
Juttu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Juttu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Spiteri if he has to take too many more of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruma Juttu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Juttu 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 50:45
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 50:45
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruma Juttu!
Ruma Juttu retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nero La Croix (ranked 19065 p4p, 197 weight class) and Albert Van Rooy (ranked 878 p4p, 20 weight class). La Croix comes to the ring accompanied by Ca Plane Pour Moi. Nero La Croix had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nero La Croix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Van Rooy!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Croix takes a swing at Van Rooy's ribcage but misses.
La Croix has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
La Croix defending well as Van Rooy loads up on a big left hand.
La Croix with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Rooy misses with a lunging right hand
letting La Croix counter with a right hand.
It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
Van Rooy moves into the clinch successfully.
Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses.
La Croix pushes Van Rooy back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from La Croix.
Van Rooy looks winded!
La Croix stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
La Croix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
La Croix dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Rooy. That did some damage!
La Croix connects with a right hand. Van Rooy shakes it off.
La Croix cracks Van Rooy with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Van Rooy is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Van Rooy is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Van Rooy 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!
La Croix lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
La Croix buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Croix lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Rooy's sensitive parts.
La Croix chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Rooy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
You can see that Van Rooy has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
La Croix comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Van Rooy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for La Croix.
La Croix lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Rooy walks into a straight right hand and goes down! La Croix rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Van Rooy has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Croix throws a body punch but Van Rooy moves out of range.
La Croix is looking to land body kicks.
La Croix sets himself, and Van Rooy steps forward looking for the clinch! La Croix avoids it this time.
La Croix is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That has opened up Albert Van Rooy's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Croix fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Rooy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
La Croix feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Van Rooy's calf.
La Croix scores with a kick to the midsection.
La Croix connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Van Rooy out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nero La Croix!
An out of breath Nero La Croix 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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