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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Bichel Misping (ranked 4437 p4p, 433 weight class) and Javier Montenegro (ranked 5701 p4p, 478 weight class). Misping comes to the ring accompanied by Blur- Song 2. Bichel Misping has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bichel Misping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Javier Montenegro!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montenegro tries to clinch but Misping moves out of range.
Montenegro looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Misping fails with an attempt to clinch.
Misping feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Montenegros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Misping throws a nice inside leg kick.
Misping is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Montenegro is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Misping lands a two punch combo.
Misping looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Misping tries to clinch up.
Misping tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Montenegro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Misping blocks a head kick by Montenegro.
Misping is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Misping doesn't manage to clinch there - Montenegro circles away.
Misping tries to clinch there but Montenegro circles away.
Despite the aggression on Montenegro's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Misping moves in looking to clinch but Montenegro pushes him off.
Montenegro doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Montenegro moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misping breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Misping rushes Montenegro and presses him up against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Misping.
Misping breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Misping keeps the fight on the outside.
Misping doesn't manage to clinch there - Montenegro circles away.
Misping throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Misping scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Montenegro to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Montenegro is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Misping clinches up against the ropes.
Montenegro is still on wobbly legs! Can Misping finish him?
Montenegro wants to get back to striking at distance but Misping won't allow it.
Montenegro seems to have recovered his senses.
Misping tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Misping is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Misping breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Misping tries to clinch up.
Despite the aggression on Montenegro's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Misping tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misping wants to clinch.
Misping lands with an uppercut that bounces Montenegro off the ropes and back into range.
Misping tries to clinch but Montenegro is having none of it.
Misping digs a good body shot into Montenegro's ribs.
Misping fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Montenegro, pushing him back against the ropes.
Misping lands a nice elbow.
Misping escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Misping clinches up against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Misping's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good leg kick by Misping there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Misping dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bichel Misping should take that round, based on the knockdown.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Misping scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Montenegro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Misping can pounce on him.
Misping tries to clinch up.
Montenegro closes the distance and clinches.
Misping is looking to control Montenegro's arms but Montenegro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Misping has his back to the ropes.
Misping breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Misping scores with a one two! Montenegro had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Misping throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Montenegro's head.
We've been informed that Montenegro has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Misping tries to clinch up but Montenegro circles away and keeps his distance.
Misping tries to clinch but Montenegro is having none of it.
Montenegro doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Misping instigates a clinch.
Misping is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Montenegro can do to turn this around?
Montenegro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Montenegro prevents Misping from breaking the clinch.
Montenegro is breathing heavily.
Montenegro tries to circle away but Misping has him pinned against the ropes.
Misping breaks the clinch.
Misping doesn't manage to clinch there - Montenegro circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montenegro moves in looking to clinch but Misping pushes him off.
Montenegro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Misping feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Montenegro's calf.
Misping tries to clinch there but Montenegro circles away.
Misping throws an overhand right that has Montenegro reeling! Misping follows up with more punches and Montenegro is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bichel Misping!
After the fight, Bichel Misping was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sigi Pesalelei (ranked 6695 p4p, 450 weight class) and Carlos Salomanca (ranked 4059 p4p, 360 weight class). 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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250 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sigi Pesalelei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Salomanca!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pesalelei has managed to clinch.
Pesalelei's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Salomanca trying to control the position but instead, Pesalelei has worked for underhooks and has pushed Salomanca into the ropes.
Our sources have told us that Pesalelei has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Still in the clinch, Pesalelei scores with a nice short uppercut.
Salomanca trying to control the position but instead, Pesalelei has worked for underhooks and has pushed Salomanca into the ropes.
Salomanca is trying to stall.
Salomanca is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pesalelei.
Pesalelei effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesalelei lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Carlos Salomanca has been cut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pesalelei.
Pesalelei lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pesalelei lands a nice uppercut.
Salomanca looks winded!
Pesalelei lands an elbow just above Salomanca 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesalelei scores with a shoulder strike.
Salomanca stalling in the clinch but Pesalelei improves position.
Pesalelei is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pesalelei lands an elbow inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Pesalelei.
Pesalelei lands with a light punch inside.
Salomanca is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A bit of stalling here from Pesalelei.
Salomanca takes an elbow to the temple.
Pesalelei lands with a short shot to the head.
Pesalelei lands an elbow just above Salomanca 's eye.
Pesalelei has Salomanca pressed against the ropes.
Pesalelei lands an elbow inside that Salomanca shrugs off.
Pesalelei lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pesalelei lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Salomanca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesalelei lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Pesalelei - that landed with a thud.
Pesalelei lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Salomanca.
Nice elbow from Pesalelei.
Pesalelei taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Pesalelei.
Salomanca's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pesalelei lands a damaging elbow.
Salomanca is rocked!
A right handed body shot lands from Pesalelei.
Salomanca is still on wobbly legs! Can Pesalelei finish him?
Pesalelei cracks Salomanca on the bridge of the nose with a nasty looking elbow! Salomanca crumples to the floor in pain, holding his face! It doesn't look like he's going to beat the count - he's out of it! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Sigi Pesalelei!
A relieved looking Sigi Pesalelei thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rob Ford (ranked 4237 p4p, 446 weight class) and Irvine Kinneas (ranked 2926 p4p, 341 weight class). Irvine Kinneas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rob Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Irvine Kinneas!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Ford there.
Kinneas misses with a wild combination.
Kinneas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ford looks to land a left hand but Kinneas moved out of range nicely.
Ford misses with the combination.
Kinneas tries to land a front kick but Ford steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kinneas defending well as Ford loads up on a big left hand.
Ford misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Ford does no damage.
Ford is looking to score with low kicks.
Ford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kinneas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kinneas slips under a jab.
Kinneas blocks a head kick by Ford.
Ford closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!
Ford fails to land with a series of punches.
Kinneas scores with a spinning back kick!
Ford blocks a head kick by Kinneas.
Ford avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinneas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kinneas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kinneas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kinneas moves out of range as Ford strikes.
Kinneas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rob Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kinneas looks to score with a jab to the body but Ford is just out of range.
Ford wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kinneas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ford circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Kinneas misses.
Kinneas has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ford misses with a double jab.
Ford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kinneas circles away quickly and effectively.
Ford misses with an uppercut
and Kinneas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ford doesn't manage to clinch there - Kinneas circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kinneas.
Ford is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ford wants to clinch
and Kinneas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kinneas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ford manages to avoid it.
Kinneas throws a low kick, looking for Ford's leg but Ford calmly moves out of range.
Kinneas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford missing with a left hand there. Kinneas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kinneas.
Ford throws a series of punches but Kinneas avoids them all with ease.
Kinneas connects with a nice looking jab.
Ford throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kinneas counters with a solid body kick.
Kinneas misses with a body kick.
Ford is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ford misses with a body shot.
Ford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kinneas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ford takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kinneas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kinneas gets tackled into the ropes by Ford. Ford maintains the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ford lands an elbow inside.
Ford tries a knee to the head but Kinneas blocks it.
A short uppercut from Kinneas.
Kinneas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kinneas swings wildly with an uppercut but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Rob Ford will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Kinneas lands a head kick that sends Ford down! Ford is flopping around the mat trying to get back up, leaving the referee no choice but to wave off the fight! Kinneas is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Irvine Kinneas!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Stipe Velasquez (ranked 2226 p4p, 244 weight class) and Thom Tharrier (ranked 1512 p4p, 192 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Thom Tharrier was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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240 lbs
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270 lbs
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stipe Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tharrier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Velasquez.
Velasquez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tharrier loads up on a big right hand but Velasquez slips the punch.
Velasquez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Stipe Velasquez has been cut.
Velasquez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tharrier is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Velasquez with a body shot.
A punch combination from Velasquez misses.
Tharrier 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.
Velasquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tharrier misses with a right hand
and Velasquez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Velasquez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tharrier lands a leg kick that knocks Velasquez off balance momentarily.
Velasquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tharrier gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Velasquez.
Velasquez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velasquez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tharrier.
Tharrier misses with a hook. Velasquez ducked under it nicely.
Velasquez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Velasquez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tharrier.
Tharrier lands with a thumping leg kick.
Velasquez throws a lazy right hand but Tharrier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Velasquez scores with a four punch combination!
The fighters circle momentarily. Velasquez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tharrier feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Velasquezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharrier throws a series of punches but Velasquez moves out of range.
Tharrier dodges the punch combination from Velasquez.
A slow jab from Tharrier misses its intended target.
Tharrier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velasquez.
It looked like Velasquez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tharrier cracks Velasquez with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Velasquez 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 Velasquez is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Tharrier lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tharrier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Velasquez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA ($800/week) in the buildup to the fight.
Tharrier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Velasquez.
Velasquez slips under a jab from Tharrier.
Velasquez walks into a left hand.
Velasquez lands with a nice body punch.
Velasquez throws a jab but it's blocked by Tharrier.
A punch combination from Velasquez misses.
Tharrier throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tharrier connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Velasquez's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Velasquez - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Thom Tharrier!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rick Bomber (ranked 4100 p4p, 129 weight class) and Mike Tycoon (ranked 16327 p4p, 55 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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255 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
54 - 42 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Bomber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Tycoon!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tycoon's corner calls for a 1-2. Tycoon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bomber jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bomber lands with an overhand left.
Bomber throws a hook to the side of Tycoon's head but Tycoon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tycoon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bomber just misses with a punch to the body.
As Bomber backs off Tycoon throws a huge counter combo but Bomber manages to avoid it all.
Tycoon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bomber stalks Tycoon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tycoon's face. Tycoon staggers backwards, shaken.
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 on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bomber throws a poor cross that misses
and Tycoon counters with a low kick, right behind Bomber 's knee.
Tycoon ducks under a wild hook from Bomber.
Tycoon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bomber.
Tycoon drops his hands momentarily and Bomber takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bomber lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Tycoon goes down! The ref sends Bomber 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!
Tycoon is rocked!
Tycoon walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Tycoon is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Rick Bomber!
After the big win, Rick Bomber made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Vunny Bin (ranked 3354 p4p, 113 weight class) and Yayi Zinsou (ranked 4415 p4p, 134 weight class). Yayi Zinsou has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vunny Bin's chin.
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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 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vunny Bin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yayi Zinsou!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bin closes the distance and clinches.
Bin scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bin fails to land.
Bin misses with a body punch.
Bin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bin works the jab nicely.
It looks like Yayi Zinsou has been cut.
Bin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zinsou.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bin breaks from the clinch.
Bin throws the left hand but Zinsou avoids the punch easily.
Bin keeps the fight on the outside.
Bin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zinsou.
Zinsou uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bin.
Bin forces Zinsou back against the ropes and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zinsou controlling the action here for a moment.
Bin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin throws a body punch but Zinsou moves out of range.
Zinsou lands a really nice looking cross but Bin seems unphased.
Bin connects with a body shot.
Zinsou has Bin up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bin looking to throw knees to the head but Zinsou is blocking nicely.
Bin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zinsou blocks it with crossed arms.
Zinsou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Bin.
Bin scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bin fails to land.
Zinsou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bin swinging wildly here.
Vunny Bin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zinsou scores with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice leg kick lands there from Bin.
Zinsou closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zinsou.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zinsou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zinsou cracks Bin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bin moves out of range of the strikes.
Bin lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Zinsou rushes Bin and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Bin manages to break the clinch.
Zinsou tests Bin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice shot by Zinsou.
Bin clinches up with Zinsou and pushes him back against the ropes.
Zinsou taking a breather.
Zinsou taking a breather.
Zinsou misses with a knee strike.
Still in the clinch, Bin scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bin throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bin swings wildly with an uppercut but Zinsou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bin breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vunny Bin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yayi Zinsou's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bin ducks under a wild hook from Zinsou.
Zinsou clinches.
Bin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vunny Bin is winning the standup battle so far.
Zinsou closes the distance and clinches.
Bin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zinsou.
Bin scores a nice knee to the body.
Bin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bin is leaning against Zinsou and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zinsou walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Bin rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Zinsou 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.
Bin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zinsou has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bin lands a right hook to the body.
Zinsou takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Zinsou is breathing heavily.
Bin closes the distance and pushes Zinsou back into the ropes.
We've been informed that Zinsou has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zinsou tries to close the distance and clinch but Bin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bin throws a lazy right hand but Zinsou sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zinsou wants to clinch up but Bin keeps it at a distance.
Bin throws a leg kick which misses Zinsou's front leg but catches the back leg as Zinsou tries to avoid it.
Bin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zinsou moves away.
Zinsou gets a clinch.
Bin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zinsou can do to turn this around?
Bin breaks the clinch.
Bin is looking to clinch but Zinsou is avoiding it.
Bin throws a body shot but no joy.
Zinsou swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bin throws a body shot but no joy.
Bin looks to score with a jab to the body but Zinsou is just out of range.
Zinsou tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bin plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Zinsou to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Zinsou just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vunny Bin!
A very excited looking Vunny Bin 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Veli Ilkka Perkules (ranked 4146 p4p, 433 weight class) and Gauthier St. Georges (ranked 430 p4p, 64 weight class). St. Georges has chosen Jiu Jitsu as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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175 lbs
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Veli Ilkka Perkules!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Gauthier St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkules scores with a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perkules.
Perkules throws the kick towards the body but St. Georges avoids it.
Perkules has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu in the buildup to the fight.
St. Georges ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perkules avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Perkules wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crunch! Perkules slams his shin into St. Georges's torso.
Perkules jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St. Georges throws a right hand that Perkules ducks under and follows up with a left that Perkules also avoids with ease.
Perkules went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
St. Georges throws out a loose jab but Perkules uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
St. Georges looks to land a combination but Perkules avoids it well.
St. Georges lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkules lands the left hand.
It looks like Gauthier St. Georges has been cut.
Perkules takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
St. Georges throws a combination. Perkules tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Veli Ilkka Perkules has been cut.
St. Georges throws out a loose jab but Perkules uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
St. Georges lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Perkules chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Perkules tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkules scores with a kick to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Perkules.
St. Georges throws a head kick that misses
and Perkules counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. St. Georges is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Perkules uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St. Georges.
Perkules dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on St. Georges. That did some damage!
St. Georges 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.
St. Georges throws a hook but Perkules avoids it easily.
Perkules lands an overhand right.
St. Georges throws a good cross that connects.
Perkules scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. St. Georges doesn't seem bothered though.
Perkules scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St. Georges 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.
St. Georges misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Perkules on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perkules throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Perkules thuds a left hand into St. Georges's body.
St. Georges looks winded!
St. Georges blocks a head kick by Perkules.
St. Georges now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jab, jab by Perkules - just one landing.
Perkules scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkules connects with a jab.
Perkules tries to land a front kick but St. Georges steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
St. Georges takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Perkules tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and St. Georges is able to avoid easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Perkules.
St. Georges ducks into a a hook from Perkules and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
St. Georges is rocked!
St. Georges stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Perkules.
St. Georges is still on wobbly legs! Can Perkules finish him?
St. Georges misses with the combination.
St. Georges seems to have recovered his senses.
St. Georges 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.
Perkules throws a low kick but it's checked well by St. Georges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perkules scores with a spinning back kick!
St. Georges tries a head kick but it misses.
St. Georges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkules.
Perkules scores with a jab. St. Georges acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Ilkka Perkules should take that round, based on the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Perkules's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Perkules lands a leg kick that knocks St. Georges off balance momentarily.
Perkules lands a body shot.
St. Georges displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perkules throws out the jab.
Perkules throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
St. Georges 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.
St. Georges scores with a head kick. Perkules tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Perkules misses with an uppercut.
St. Georges tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St. Georges's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
St. Georges throws a shot to the body.
Perkules scores with a hook to the body. St. Georges takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A low kick from St. Georges misses
letting Perkules counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St. Georges misses with a low kick.
Perkules lands a front kick to the face, that drops St. Georges to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
That has opened up Gauthier St. Georges's cut even more.
Perkules scores with a jab to the head.
Perkules looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Perkules backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks St. Georges's temple! It sends St. Georges violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Perkules celebrates and the doctors try to help St. Georges!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Veli Ilkka Perkules!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Makunouchi Ippo (ranked 12923 p4p, 433 weight class) and Mike Van Rijn (ranked 1236 p4p, 123 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ippo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Indestructible. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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153 lbs
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makunouchi Ippo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Van Rijn!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Rijn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Van Rijn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ippo.
Ippo misses with a looping left.
Ippo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Rijn is looking to clinch but Ippo is avoiding it.
Ippo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ippo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Rijn 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.
Ippo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Rijn blocks a jab.
Ippo lands a jab to Van Rijn's midsection.
Van Rijn has managed to clinch.
Van Rijn works on Ippo's body with a couple of short punches.
Ippo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ippo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ippo lands a nice knee to the body.
Van Rijn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
Ippo trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
Ippo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Van Rijn lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ippo throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Rijn.
Van Rijn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Rijn avoids it.
Van Rijn swings wildly with an uppercut but Ippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Rijn tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Van Rijn back against the ropes.
Van Rijn throws a punch but it's blocked by Ippo.
Ippo working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rijn fails to land.
Van Rijn tries to work over Ippo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ippo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Van Rijn is blocking nicely.
Ippo lands with a light punch inside.
Van Rijn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Rijn tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ippo.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Rijn blocks it with crossed arms.
Ippo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ippo landing knees to the head.
It looks like Mike Van Rijn has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Rijn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ippo.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Van Rijn is blocking nicely.
Ippo with a knee to the head.
Ippo lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Rijn backwards.
Van Rijn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Rijn tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
Van Rijn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Ippo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Rijn backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Rijn.
Van Rijn tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Van Rijn back against the ropes.
Van Rijn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ippo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short left from Van Rijn.
Ippo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Rijn can't find room to land a body shot as Ippo controls the action.
Van Rijn tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
Van Rijn misses with a body punch.
Van Rijn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ippo or not.
A nice left hand lands by Van Rijn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Van Rijn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A bone on bone clash there as Van Rijn blocks the leg kick.
Van Rijn wants to counter the offense by Ippo and move into the clinch position.
Van Rijn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ippo is looking to counter punch.
Van Rijn lands a body shot.
Ippo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn looks to score with a jab to the body but Ippo is just out of range.
Van Rijn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ippo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Van Rijn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ippo.
Van Rijn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ippo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Rijn scores with a decent looking hook.
Van Rijn thows a leg kick but Ippo checks it
and Ippo counters with a nice uppercut.
Ippo keeps the fight on the outside.
Ippo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Makunouchi Ippo is winning the standup battle so far.
Ippo throws a body kick that misses.
A punch combination from Ippo misses.
Ippo moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn misses with a low kick.
Ippo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Van Rijn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Rijn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ippo looks to land a left hand but Van Rijn moved out of range nicely.
Ippo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Rijn is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ippo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Rijn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ippo misses with a looping left.
Van Rijn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Van Rijn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ippo.
Van Rijn misses with a series of wild punches.
Ippo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Ippo misses.
Ippo tries to clinch but Van Rijn moves out of range.
A jab from Van Rijn does it's job there.
Van Rijn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ippo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Rijn throws a series of punches but Ippo moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ippo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Rijn is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ippo loads up on a big right hand but Van Rijn slips the punch.
Van Rijn just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rijn misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ippo throws a good cross that connects.
Van Rijn tries to clinch up but Ippo circles away and keeps his distance.
Ippo misses with an uppercut. Van Rijn saw that one coming.
Ippo is looking to slow Van Rijn down with leg kicks.
Ippo throws a leg kick that misses.
Van Rijn ducks under a wild hook from Ippo.
Ippo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Rijn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Rijn is looking to clinch.
Van Rijn throws a jab but it's blocked by Ippo.
Ippo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Rijn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van Rijn checks a leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Van Rijn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ippo rather than just go for the knockout.
Van Rijn is looking to clinch but Ippo is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Makunouchi Ippo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Van Rijn's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Van Rijn misses with a wild body shot.
Van Rijn throws a body shot but no joy.
Ippo moves into the clinch successfully.
A knee to the head by Ippo.
Van Rijn can't find room to land a body shot as Ippo controls the action.
A short uppercut from Ippo.
Ippo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ippo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Van Rijn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ippo lands with a light punch inside.
Van Rijn lands with a light punch inside.
Van Rijn struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Van Rijn as the two fighters clinch.
Van Rijn throws a punch but it's blocked by Ippo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Rijn misses with some punches.
Van Rijn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Rijn is working Ippo over against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Ippo fails to land.
Van Rijn tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn blocks an uppercut.
Ippo lands a nice uppercut.
Van Rijn cracks Ippo with a nice body shot.
Van Rijn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ippo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ippo swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Rijn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Rijn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Van Rijn.
A head punch on the inside from Ippo fails to land.
Ippo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van Rijn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ippo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Rijn can do to turn this around?
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Van Rijn is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Van Rijn.
A short right from Ippo on the inside.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Rijn blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Rijn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Rijn swings wildly with an uppercut but Ippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mike Van Rijn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Rijn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Van Rijn is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Rijn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Van Rijn blocks with his arms.
Ippo misses with some punches.
Van Rijn struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
Van Rijn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rijn lands with a light punch inside.
Van Rijn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ippo prevents a body shot from Van Rijn.
Ippo misses with the head strike.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ippo's elbow.
Van Rijn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ippo's elbow.
Van Rijn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Van Rijn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Makunouchi Ippo.
Well Ippo 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makunouchi Ippo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Melankomas Caria (ranked 3339 p4p, 381 weight class) and Morgan Wade (ranked 4368 p4p, 453 weight class). Wade has chosen The Bleeding as his entrance music. Melankomas Caria has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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181 lbs
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163 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Melankomas Caria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 3, fighting out of New York, Morgan Wade!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Caria there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Caria throws the kick towards the body but Wade avoids it.
Caria thows a left - swing and a miss!
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wade checks a leg kick.
Caria misses with a series of wild punches.
Caria scores with a spinning back kick!
Caria throws a jab when Wade was well out of range.
Wade throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Wade tries to close the distance and clinch but Caria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wade lands a right hook to the body.
Wade throws a leg kick but Caria checks it.
Caria tries to work over Wade's front leg with a kick but Wade checks it.
Caria misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria throws a leg kick but Wade checks it.
Wade only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jab, jab by Caria - just one landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Caria.
Wade takes the fight into the clinch.
Wade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria's elbow.
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!
Caria lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wade wants to break the clinch but can't.
Caria blocks a body shot from Wade.
Wade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wade tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Wade back against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wade as Caria tries to tie him up.
Our sources have told us that Caria has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Wade tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Wade back against the ropes.
Wade breaks from the clinch.
Caria swats away the attempt to clinch by Wade.
Wade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caria.
Caria takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Caria ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caria misses with a few strikes there.
Wade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caria.
Wade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Caria.
Caria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wade was well out of range. Poor timing from Caria.
Caria is looking to chop away at Wade's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Caria. That snapped Wade's head back.
Caria moves out of range as Wade strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caria.
Caria throws a leg kick but Wade sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wade throws a counter combo.
Wade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caria.
Sloppy strikes from Caria. Those never looked like landing.
Wade takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Caria throws a leg kick but Wade checks it.
Wade lands with a nice combination. Caria backs away looking to recover.
Wade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That kick from Wade tenderised Caria's leg. Caria is trying to keep his angry face on.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Caria checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wade takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wade rushes Caria and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wade can't find room to land a body shot as Caria controls the action.
Caria wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Caria lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wade backwards.
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 Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wade takes the fight into the clinch.
Caria is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Wade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wade throws a head punch that misses.
Wade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carias head.
Caria breaks the clinch.
Caria throws a solid leg kick but Wade takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Caria.
It seemed like Wade was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wade moves into range and clinches up with Caria.
Wade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria's elbow.
Wade tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria tries to stall but Wade uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Caria pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caria wants to slow Wade down by chopping away at his legs.
Caria lunges at Wade with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wade's hand.
Caria lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wade's sensitive parts.
Caria misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Melankomas Caria is winning the standup battle so far.
Caria looks to throw the jab but Wade is out of range.
Wade tries a quick counter leg kick but Caria is wise to it.
Wade is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Caria rather than just go for the knockout.
Caria throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wade.
Wade attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wade scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wade lands a nice looking body shot.
Caria fakes the leg kick and cracks Wade in the body.
Caria lands a slapping body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Caria. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Caria.
Wade tries to clinch but Caria is having none of it.
Wade walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Caria avoids the body shot from Wade.
Caria missing with a left hand there. Wade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Caria ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wade lands a jab to Caria's midsection.
Wade looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.
Wade dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Caria. That did some damage!
Caria throws a right hand that misses
letting Wade counter with a right hand.
Caria circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade misses with a body shot.
Wade will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Caria thuds his right hand into Wade's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wade tries to clinch but Caria is having none of it.
A left lands for Caria.
Caria takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Caria bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caria throws a half hearted mid kick.
Caria is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wade looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.
Caria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wade manages to avoid it.
Wade misses with a straight right.
Wade fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caria bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Caria lands a leg kick that knocks Wade off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caria.
Wade swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wade throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Caria throws the left hand but Wade avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Morgan Wade will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Caria finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Caria takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wade tries to clinch but Caria moves out of range.
Caria throwing a counter right hand but Wade manages to avoid it.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wade moves away.
Caria lands with a right hand.
Caria is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Caria with a nice cross.
Caria lands a glancing blow to the side of Wade's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Caria.
Caria is looking to land body kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Caria 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 Wade has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wade and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Caria is looking to slow Wade down with leg kicks.
Caria swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Caria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wade.
Wade checks a low kick from Caria.
Wade lands a body shot.
Wade is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria scores with a jab. Wade acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A solid body kick from Caria.
Caria attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wade.
Wade lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wade gets through Caria's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wade lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Wade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caria misses with a wild body shot.
Caria on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Caria throws an overhand right that lands on Wade's shoulder, as Wade tries to avoid the shot.
Caria misses with a hook
and Wade counters with an outside leg kick.
Wade closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Wade misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan Wade seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wade.
Caria is trying to force a seperation but Wade has the dominant position.
Wade misses with a punch to the body.
Wade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caria's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wade under the eye.
Caria moves out of range as Wade strikes.
Caria tried to counter with a leg kick but Wade avoided it.
Caria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wade jabs Caria to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade has managed to clinch.
Wade tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
Wade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wade lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Wade.
Wade has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Caria seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wade can turn it around.
Caria is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wade is keeping busy.
Wade struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Wade throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Wade tries to land knees in the clinch but Caria avoids the damage to the body.
Wade tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
Wade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria's elbow.
Wade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Wade avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
Wade is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caria is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Wade lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Wade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Wade.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morgan Wade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wade has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melankomas Caria!
Our winner, Melankomas Caria, 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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