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RH79 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Anders Silver (ranked 22735 p4p, 588 weight class) and Gary Saxton (ranked 6263 p4p, 526 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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135 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anders Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gary Saxton!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saxton misses with a looping left.
Silver throws a body kick that misses
and Saxton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silver checks a low kick from Saxton.
Saxton misses with a looping left.
Saxton just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSilver.
Saxton lands a jab.
Silver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saxton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Saxton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silver chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saxton can pounce on him.
Silver really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saxton misses with a leg kick
and Silver counters with a nice body kick.
Saxton misses with a hook
and Saxton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saxton misses with a hook
and Silver counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saxton takes one to the side of the head.
Saxton misses with a left hand
enabling Silver to counter with a crisp jab.
Silver lands with a cross.
Saxton is rocked!
Silver and Saxton are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Silver throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Saxton into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Silver knows it - he's on the ropes flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Anders Silver!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Bahande Pornpipatpong (ranked 5430 p4p, 454 weight class) and Jason Abbott (ranked 22943 p4p, 559 weight class). Jason Abbott told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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171 lbs
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175 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bahande Pornpipatpong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Abbott!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pornpipatpong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abbott throws a big shot that misses.
Abbott misses with an uppercut
and Pornpipatpong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abbott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abbott looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Abbott misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Pornpipatpong to counter with a crisp jab.
Abbott paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Abbott lands with a nice body punch.
Abbott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pornpipatpong ducks right into an uppercut from Abbott.
Pornpipatpong lands a jab to the head.
Pornpipatpong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abbott throws a nice looking combination but Pornpipatpong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abbott forces Pornpipatpong back against the ropes and clinches.
Pornpipatpong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Pornpipatpong misses with a punch to the body.
Abbott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pornpipatpong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abbott misses with a punch on the inside.
Abbott lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pornpipatpong blocks a body shot from Abbott.
Pornpipatpong misses with the head strike.
Abbott lands a left hand.
Pornpipatpong scores with a shot to the side of Abbott's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abbott.
Abbott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pornpipatpong tries a body shot but Abbott blocks it.
Pornpipatpong digs a right hand into Abbott's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Abbott's gas tank.
Abbott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Abbott.
Abbott is leaning against Pornpipatpong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Abbott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pornpipatpong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Abbott lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abbott.
Pornpipatpong lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abbott swings wildly with an uppercut but Pornpipatpong uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Abbott fails to land.
Abbott lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pornpipatpong or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pornpipatpong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Abbott.
Pornpipatpong misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Pornpipatpong.
Abbott misses with the head strike.
Abbott tries to work over Pornpipatpong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pornpipatpong takes a shot to the head.
Abbott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Abbott fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Abbott.
Abbott swings wildly with an uppercut but Pornpipatpong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abbott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abbott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abbott lands with a light punch inside.
Pornpipatpong misses with a punch on the inside.
Pornpipatpong misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pornpipatpong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abbott tries to work over Pornpipatpong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pornpipatpong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pornpipatpong struggles to land a body shot inside as Abbott controls his hands.
Abbott blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Abbott dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Abbott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pornpipatpong.
We've been told by Pornpipatpong's head coaches at Master Chai's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Abbott misses the shot to the body.
Abbott misses with a right hand
and Pornpipatpong counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pornpipatpong punishes Abbott's body with a nice straight punch.
Pornpipatpong misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the liver by Abbott. Beautiful body shot.
Pornpipatpong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abbott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pornpipatpong.
Abbott bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pornpipatpong ducks under a wild hook from Abbott.
Abbott takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Abbott paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pornpipatpong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abbott.
Abbott blocks a jab.
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!
Abbott lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Pornpipatpong goes down! The ref sends Abbott to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Pornpipatpong 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!
Pornpipatpong is rocked!
It looks like Bahande Pornpipatpong has been cut.
Abbott connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Pornpipatpong's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Pornpipatpong - 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 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jason Abbott!
A relieved looking Jason Abbott 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Maung Maung Thu (ranked 23533 p4p, 595 weight class) and Cole Miller (ranked 1710 p4p, 210 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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136 lbs
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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maung Maung Thu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cole Miller!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller throws a leg kick but Thu moved away.
Miller checks a leg kick nicely.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Thu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Miller blocks an elbow strike.
Thu tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Thu lands an elbow inside that Miller shrugs off.
Thu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Miller's defenses.
Miller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miller.
Miller blocks an elbow strike.
Miller lands a right hand.
Thu misses with a body punch.
Thu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Miller.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Thu.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Thu.
Thu blocks an uppercut.
Miller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Miller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Thu tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Thu back against the ropes.
Thu lands an elbow inside.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thu throws an elbow that misses.
Miller avoids the elbow strike from Thu, against the ropes.
Miller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thu backwards.
Miller blocks an elbow strike from Thu.
Thu misses with an elbow strike.
Thu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Millers head.
Thu tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Thu back against the ropes.
Thu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miller takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thu blocks a body shot from Miller.
Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thu tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Thu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thu.
Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Miller.
Thu blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miller.
A nice left hand lands by Miller.
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!
Thu pushes off an throws an elbow but Miller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Miller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thu backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thu throws an elbow but it misses.
Thu lands an elbow just above Miller 's eye.
A short uppercut from Thu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thu pushes off an throws an elbow but Miller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thu trying to land knees to the body.
Thu 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.
A short right from Miller on the inside.
Miller lands with a right to the head.
Miller dodges an elbow strike from Thu.
Miller tries to work over Thu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thu blocking some punches.
Miller lands with a right to the head.
Thu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Miller blocks an elbow strike from Thu.
A short right from Miller.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller pushes Thu back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Miller's defenses.
Miller misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Miller.
Miller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thu backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cole Miller will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Miller connects with a looping right hand.
A swing and a miss from Thu.
Miller has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Thu is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Miller checks the leg kick nicely there.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Thu is just out of range.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Thu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Thu thows a leg kick but Miller checks it
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thu.
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thu tried to score with a low kick but Miller checks it.
Miller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Miller! But no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miller scores with a spinning back kick!
Thu jabs Miller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thu misses with a low kick.
Miller feints and then cracks Thu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thu down.
Nice uppercut there from Thu.
Miller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thu in his tracks.
Thu tries a low kick but Miller avoids it.
Thu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thu moves into the clinch.
Thu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miller avoids it.
Miller blocks an elbow strike from Thu.
Miller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thu lands with a light punch inside.
Thu scores with a shot to the side of Miller's head.
A shot in the inside from Miller.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miller.
Miller struggles to land a body shot inside as Thu controls his hands.
Miller lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thu misses with an elbow strike.
Thu misses with a punch to the body.
Thu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thu can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Miller.
Thu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller blocks the elbow strike.
Thu has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Miller prevents a body shot from Thu.
Thu lands with a right to the head.
Thu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thu tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Thu back against the ropes.
Thu misses with a body punch.
Miller avoids the elbow strike from Thu, against the ropes.
Miller blocks an elbow strike from Thu.
Miller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thu backwards.
Miller avoids the elbow strike from Thu, against the ropes.
Miller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Maung Maung Thu has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thu misses with an elbow strike.
Thu working Miller over with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Miller.
Miller scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maung Maung Thu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Miller tests Thu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab, jab by Miller - just one landing.
Thu is looking to chop away at Miller's legs.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Thu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Miller's calf.
Thu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Miller throws a body punch but Thu moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Thu tries to counter by clinching up but Miller breaks away and moves out of range.
Miller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big left from Miller misses.
Thu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller lands with a shot to the body.
Thu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Thu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Thu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Thu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Miller misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thu throws a leg kick but Miller moved away.
Thu misses with a looping left.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thu was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thu to score with a decent uppercut.
Thu tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thu tries to score with a low kick but Miller moves his leg out of the way.
Miller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thu scores with a one two! Miller had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Thu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Thu is looking to counter the offense by Miller and move into the clinch.
Thu misses with a leg kick
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thu slips under a jab from Miller.
Cole Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miller cracks Thu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maung Maung Thu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller checks the leg kick nicely there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Miller.
Thu throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thu.
Thu is looking to counter the offense by Miller and move into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Thu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Miller.
A lazy left from Miller finds it's target.
Miller connects with the punch.
Miller drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Miller lands a jab to the head.
Thu throws a low kick, looking for Miller's leg but Miller calmly moves out of range.
Thu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd cheers as Miller lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thu doesn't seem phased though.
Thu lands a nice looking body shot.
Miller scores with the left hand. Thu knows he should have avoided that one.
Thu is rocked!
Jab from Miller.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cole Miller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Miller 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole Miller!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Anton Kruglov (ranked 3713 p4p, 410 weight class) and Terry Bogard (ranked 3433 p4p, 388 weight class). Terry Bogard has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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179 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
26 - 17 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Kruglov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terry Bogard!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogard misses with a straight right.
Kruglov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bogard counters with a body kick.
Kruglov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bogard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kruglov moves into the clinch successfully.
Bogard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kruglov misses with the combination.
Bogard throws a head kick that half lands.
Kruglov moves out of range as Bogard throws a body kick.
Kruglov thows a leg kick but Bogard checks it
and Bogard makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kruglov really felt that one!
Kruglov avoids the head kick by Bogard.
Kruglov avoids the head kick by Bogard.
Donk. Kruglov catches Bogard right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruglov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bogard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruglov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bogard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bogard throws a chopping leg kick but Kruglov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bogard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruglov.
Kruglov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bogard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kruglov ducks under a wild hook from Bogard.
Donk. Bogard catches Kruglov right on the button with a cross.
Bogard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kruglov.
Kruglov drives through and clinches with Bogard against the ropes.
Come on Kruglov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bogard tries to break the clinch but Kruglov is controlling the position.
Bogard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Bogard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kruglov is struggling to control the position.
Bogard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Bogard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kruglov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kruglov prevents a body shot from Bogard.
Kruglov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bogard is defending well for now.
Bogard can't find room to land a body shot as Kruglov controls the action.
Bogard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Bogard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bogard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kruglov tries to clinch but Bogard moves away
and Bogard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
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!
Good leg kick by Kruglov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Anton Kruglov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruglov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kruglov avoids the head kick by Bogard.
Kruglov is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kruglov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kruglov lands a front kick.
Kruglov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Terry Bogard will probably get the nod.
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.
Bogard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kruglov.
Kruglov misses with an uppercut.
Bogard counters with a body kick.
Bogard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bogard tries to bum rush Kruglov with a series of wild strikes but Kruglov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Kruglov misses its intended target.
Kruglov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bogard slips under a jab from Kruglov.
Kruglov is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bogard's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bogard blocks a head kick by Kruglov.
A countering left hand to the body from Bogard misses.
Bogard swats away the attempt to clinch by Kruglov.
Kruglov swings widly with a right hand
and Bogard counters with a head kick. That will keep Kruglov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bogard slips under a jab from Kruglov.
Terry Bogard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Kruglov.
Kruglov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bogard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kruglov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kruglov tries a low kick but Bogard avoids it.
Bogard looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogard swinging wildly here.
Kruglov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bogard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bogard shapes to counter with a head kick.
Bogard throws a jab but it's blocked by Kruglov.
Kruglov throws a hook but Bogard blocks it.
A shot to the body from Kruglov misses
and Bogard counters with a straight right hand.
Bogard explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kruglov slips under a jab from Bogard.
Kruglov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kruglov. That's going to slow Bogard down.
Bogard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bogard is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kruglov digs a good hook to Bogard's body.
Kruglov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bogard.
Bogard tries to land a front kick but Kruglov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kruglov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov moves into the clinch successfully.
Kruglov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bogard's efforts to push away.
Kruglov prevents Bogard from breaking the clinch.
Bogard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bogard manages to break the clinch.
Kruglov tries to clinch but Bogard moves out of range.
Bogard only half commits to the counter leg kick.
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 slow jab from Kruglov misses its intended target.
Bogard tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Kruglov misses the target.
Bogard tries a head kick but it misses.
Kruglov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kruglov throws a head kick but Bogard moves out of range.
Bogard lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kruglov takes a step back to recover.
Kruglov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kruglov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Terry Bogard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kruglov thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kruglov. That's going to slow Bogard down.
Bogard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kruglov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bogard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bogard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little feinted left hand from Kruglov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kruglov stalks Bogard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bogard's face. Bogard staggers backwards, shaken.
Kruglov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kruglov motions for Bogard to come forward. Kruglov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kruglov has Bogard up against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bogard tries to break the clinch but Kruglov is controlling the position.
Bogard has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kruglov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bogard can turn it around.
Bogard misses with a punch to the body.
Kruglov lands with a light punch inside.
Bogard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bogard throws a wild body kick that Kruglov sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruglov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kruglov 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.
Kruglov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bogard checks it well.
Bogard is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kruglov with a body shot.
Kruglov throws a lazy right hand but Bogard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kruglov. That's going to slow Bogard down.
Kruglov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bogard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anton Kruglov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice uppercut there from Kruglov.
Kruglov moves out of range of the body kick.
Kruglov looks for the body kick but Bogard saw that one coming.
Bogard throws a sloppy head kick and Kruglov moves out of range easily.
Kruglov takes the fight into the clinch.
Bogard wants to get back to striking at distance but Kruglov won't allow it.
Bogard breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov lands a leg kick that knocks Bogard off balance momentarily.
Good standup being displayed there by Kruglov as he connects with a hook.
Bogard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bogard thuds his shin into the meat of Kruglov's side.
Kruglov misses with an uppercut
and Bogard counters with a good low kick that Kruglov was not able to check.
Kruglov is looking to clinch but Bogard is avoiding it.
Terry Bogard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jab by Kruglov.
Kruglov takes a kick to the side of the head.
A big left from Kruglov misses.
Bogard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kruglov to score with a decent uppercut.
Kruglov throws a low kick, looking for Bogard's leg but Bogard calmly moves out of range.
Bogard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bogard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kruglov throws out the jab.
Kruglov misses with a straight right.
Kruglov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kruglov throws a head kick but Bogard moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Kruglov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bogard 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Bogard!
Terry Bogard took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, IniTech Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Moses Odongkara (ranked 23710 p4p, 501 weight class) and Maximus Meridius (ranked 2705 p4p, 271 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moses Odongkara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Maximus Meridius!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Meridius.
Meridius throws a head kick that misses.
Odongkara moves out of range as Meridius strikes.
Meridius digs a good hook to Odongkara's body.
Meridius lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Meridius misses with a body shot.
Meridius drives through and clinches with Odongkara against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Odongkara.
Meridius has a couple of punches blocked by Odongkara.
Meridius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meridius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Odongkara digs a right hand into Meridius's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Meridius's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Odongkara.
Odongkara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Meridius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Odongkara.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Odongkara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odongkara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meridius doesn't manage to clinch there - Odongkara circles away.
Odongkara jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Odongkara keeps the fight on the outside.
Meridius throws the left hand but Odongkara avoids the punch easily.
Odongkara takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Meridius clinches up with Odongkara and pushes him back against the ropes.
Meridius stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Meridius pushes Odongkara back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Odongkara.
Meridius gets through Odongkara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Meridius scores with a shoulder strike.
Meridius has a couple of punches blocked by Odongkara.
Odongkara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Meridius.
Meridius lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meridius throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Meridius.
Meridius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Meridius pushes Odongkara back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Meridius on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Odongkara.
Meridius lands a left hand.
Meridius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meridius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Odongkara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Meridius lands with a left to the head.
Meridius lands a shoulder strike.
Meridius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Odongkara.
Meridius lands a hook to the side of the head.
Odongkara tries a body shot but Meridius blocks it.
Odongkara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Odongkara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Meridius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Odongkara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Odongkara blocks an uppercut.
Meridius misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Meridius dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Odongkara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meridius.
Odongkara thinks about countering with a head kick.
Maximus Meridius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meridius lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Odongkara staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Odongkara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Meridius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meridius moves into the clinch.
Odongkara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meridius's elbow.
Odongkara pushes Meridius back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meridius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odongkara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meridius's elbow.
Odongkara tries to throw a body punch but Meridius avoids it by throwing Odongkara back against the ropes.
Meridius working aggressively here.
Meridius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Meridius gets through Odongkara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Meridius.
Odongkara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meridius's elbow.
Meridius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Odongkara backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius throws a punch but it's blocked by Odongkara.
Odongkara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Meridius lands with a light punch inside.
Meridius lands a right hand.
Odongkara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Odongkara misses with a punch on the inside.
Meridius prevents Odongkara from breaking the clinch.
Meridius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Meridius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Meridius throws a head punch that misses.
Maximus Meridius seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Meridius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Odongkara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meridius lands with a left to the head.
Meridius blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Odongkara.
Odongkara is trying to break the clinch but Meridius has him pressed against the ropes.
Odongkara tries to throw a body punch but Meridius avoids it by throwing Odongkara back against the ropes.
Meridius misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meridius.
A nice left hand lands by Meridius.
A short left from Odongkara.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meridius misses with a body punch.
Odongkara is trying to break the clinch but Meridius has him pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odongkara tries to work over Meridius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Odongkara struggles to land a body shot inside as Meridius controls his hands.
Odongkara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Odongkara is working Meridius over against the ropes.
Meridius is breathing heavily.
Odongkara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meridius just misses with a punch to the body.
Odongkara throwing a counter right hand but Meridius manages to avoid it.
Odongkara avoids a kick to the body.
Odongkara quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Meridius.
Odongkara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Odongkara keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Odongkara is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Meridius.
Meridius throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Odongkara counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Meridius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Meridius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looks like Maximus Meridius has been cut.
Meridius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Odongkara was well out of range. Poor timing from Meridius.
Meridius ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maximus Meridius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Odongkara slips a jab and a cross from Meridius.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Meridius. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Meridius scores with a head kick.
Meridius throws a poor cross that misses
and Odongkara counters with a good low kick that Meridius was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meridius lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Meridius.
Odongkara gets tackled into the ropes by Meridius. Meridius maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Odongkara.
Odongkara blocks a body shot from Meridius.
Odongkara tries to throw a body punch but Meridius avoids it by throwing Odongkara back against the ropes.
Meridius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Odongkara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Odongkara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Odongkara manages to break the clinch.
Meridius clips Odongkara with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Odongkara a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Odongkara is rocked!
Odongkara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Meridius cracks Odongkara with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Odongkara 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 Odongkara is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meridius throws a hook but Odongkara avoids it easily.
Meridius misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius wants to clinch up but Odongkara keeps it at a distance.
Odongkara appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Meridius looks to throw the jab but Odongkara is out of range.
Meridius attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Meridius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Odongkara at a distance.
Moses Odongkara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meridius misses with a straight right.
Odongkara seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Meridius misses the shot to the body.
Odongkara throws a quick counter kick to the body but Meridius avoids it.
Meridius looks to land a right hand but Odongkara moved out of range.
Meridius lands a nice hook to Odongkara's body. Odongkara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Odongkara moves out of range as Meridius strikes.
Odongkara throws a counter high kick but Meridius was just alert enough to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus Meridius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Meridius 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 25:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 25:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Meridius!
A victorious Maximus Meridius thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Berto Kin (ranked 20485 p4p, 623 weight class) and Simon Kanitz (ranked 10392 p4p, 593 weight class). Simon Kanitz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Berto Kin's chin.
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215 lbs
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185 lbs
35 - 6 - 0 |
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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
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Berto Kin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Kanitz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanitz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kanitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Kin.
Kin clips Kanitz with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Kanitz a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Kanitz is rocked!
It looks like Simon Kanitz has been cut.
Kin defending well as Kanitz loads up on a big left hand.
Kanitz is still on wobbly legs! Can Kin finish him?
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!
Kanitz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kanitz seems to have recovered his senses.
Kanitz is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Kin just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Kanitz has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Berto Kin!
Berto Kin managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, King of Clothes, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Emil Marinov (ranked 1794 p4p, 237 weight class) and He Mu (ranked 3980 p4p, 434 weight class). Emil Marinov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 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
21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Emil Marinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, He Mu!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marinov lands a nice shot that snaps Mu's head back.
Mu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marinov.
Marinov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Marinov as he connects with a hook.
Marinov with a jab.
Mu misses with a straight right.
Mu tries to move into range but Marinov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marinov looks to land a right hand but Mu moved out of range.
Jab by Marinov.
Marinov misses with a looping right.
Mu gets tackled into the ropes by Marinov. Marinov maintains the clinch.
I was talking to Marinov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Mu fails to land.
Marinov blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marinov trying to control the position but instead, Mu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Marinov into the ropes.
Mu lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mu blocks a body shot from Marinov.
Marinov scores with a shot to the side of Mu's head.
Marinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marinov is working Mu over against the ropes.
Mu lands a body punch.
Mu misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mu.
A shot in the inside from Marinov.
Mu blocks a body shot from Marinov.
Marinov struggles to land a body shot inside as Mu controls his hands.
Marinov lands an uppercut.
Marinov tries a body shot but Mu blocks it.
Marinov tries to throw a body punch but Mu avoids it by throwing Marinov back against the ropes.
Mu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mu blocks an uppercut.
Mu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marinov throws a punch but it's blocked by Mu.
Mu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Mu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marinov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mu misses with a punch to the body.
Mu misses with a punch on the inside.
Mu misses with some punches.
Marinov misses with a punch on the inside.
Mu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mu misses with a punch on the inside.
Marinov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mu's coach down at Master Chai's Dojo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mu's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mu works on Marinov's body with a couple of short punches.
Mu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mu lands a hook that snaps the head of Marinov backwards.
Mu tries a body shot but Marinov blocks it.
Mu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marinov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mu blocking some punches.
Marinov blocks an uppercut.
Marinov tries to throw a body punch but Mu avoids it by throwing Marinov back against the ropes.
Mu swings wildly with an uppercut but Marinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marinov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Marinov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Marinov throws a head kick that misses.
Marinov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marinov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mu working aggressively here.
Marinov misses with the head strike.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Marinov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Marinov gets through Mu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marinov blocks an uppercut.
Mu misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Marinov on the inside.
Mu blocking some punches.
Mu lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mu lands a right hand.
Marinov blocks an uppercut.
Mu struggles to land a body shot inside as Marinov controls his hands.
Marinov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marinov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Marinov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mu backwards.
Mu misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Marinov.
Marinov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Still in the clinch, Marinov scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Marinov.
Marinov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marinov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Emil Marinov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mu working aggressively here.
Mu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marinov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Marinov fails to land.
Mu scores with a shot to the side of Marinov's head.
Marinov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mu working aggressively here.
Mu misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mu throws a punch but it's blocked by Marinov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mu.
Mu cracks Marinov with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Marinov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marinov's elbow.
Mu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mu swings wildly with an uppercut but Marinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marinov.
Mu throws a punch but it's blocked by Marinov.
Marinov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mu prevents a body shot from Marinov.
Marinov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marinov misses with a knee to the head.
Marinov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marinov has a couple of punches blocked by Mu.
Mu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marinov stalls.
A head punch on the inside from Marinov fails to land.
A short right from Marinov on the inside.
Marinov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Marinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marinov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Marinov dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Marinov misses with a head kick.
Marinov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marinov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marinov throws a body shot but no joy.
Marinov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like He Mu has been cut.
Mu misses with a hook.
Marinov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marinov wants to clinch.
As Marinov backs off Mu throws a huge counter combo but Marinov manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Marinov misses.
Marinov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marinov connects with a crisp jab.
Mu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marinov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marinov.
Mu tries to counter by closing the distance.
Good leg kick by Marinov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marinov gets a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mu.
Marinov misses with a punch to the body.
Mu blocks an uppercut.
Mu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mu misses with a body punch.
Mu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mu avoiding damage as Marinov throws knees to the body.
Mu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mu lands a body shot.
Mu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marinov's elbow.
Mu misses with some punches.
Mu throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Mu on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marinov misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marinov has a couple of punches blocked by Mu.
Mu throws a head punch that misses.
Mu cracks Marinov with a nice body shot.
Marinov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Emil Marinov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
He Mu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mu misses with some punches.
Mu blocks a body shot from Marinov.
Marinov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marinov misses with a body punch.
Marinov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mu misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Marinov on the inside.
Mu misses with a punch on the inside.
Mu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mu.
Marinov lands a left hand.
Marinov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mu can do to turn this around?
Mu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 Emil Marinov.
Well Marinov 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emil Marinov!
After the fight, Emil Marinov 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.
The defeated He Mu had this to say: ' '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Kyle Kovingten (ranked 7284 p4p, 531 weight class) and Bill Beukeboom (ranked 2174 p4p, 264 weight class). Bill Beukeboom is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Kovingten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Beukeboom!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Beukeboom.
Beukeboom steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kovingten.
Beukeboom drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kovingten tests Beukeboom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kovingten fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beukeboom blocks the body kick.
Kovingten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beukeboom forces Kovingten back against the ropes and clinches.
Beukeboom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kovingten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kovingten breaks from the clinch.
Beukeboom throws a hook but Kovingten blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beukeboom. Kovingten does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovingten thuds his shin into the meat of Beukeboom's side.
Kovingten looks to land a right hand but Beukeboom moved out of range.
Kovingten buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Kovingten.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kovingten feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beukeboom's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beukeboom thuds a left hand into Kovingten's body.
Beukeboom connects with a looping right hand.
We've been informed that Beukeboom 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.
Kyle Kovingten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beukeboom ducks under a wild hook from Kovingten.
Kovingten looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kovingten misses with a head kick.
Beukeboom takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Beukeboom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beukeboom wants to clinch.
Donk. Beukeboom catches Kovingten right on the button with a cross.
Beukeboom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kovingten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kovingten misses with a punch on the inside.
Kovingten lands with a light punch inside.
Kovingten scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom struggles to land a body shot inside as Kovingten controls his hands.
Kovingten scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beukeboom misses with a punch on the inside.
Kovingten blocking some punches.
Beukeboom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kovingten pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beukeboom closes the distance and clinches.
Kovingten wants to get back to striking at distance but Beukeboom won't allow it.
Kovingten misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Beukeboom.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beukeboom.
Kovingten is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kovingten lands a hook that snaps the head of Beukeboom backwards.
Beukeboom swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovingten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beukeboom has a couple of punches blocked by Kovingten.
Beukeboom misses with a punch on the inside.
Beukeboom lands with a light punch inside.
Kovingten takes a shot to the head.
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 Kyle Kovingten will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kovingten's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Good leg kick by Kovingten there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kovingten moves forwards but Beukeboom connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kovingten lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Beukeboom scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Beukeboom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beukeboom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kovingten takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kovingten falls off balance throwing a combination
and Beukeboom counters by moving into the clinch.
Beukeboom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kovingten scores with a shot to the side of Beukeboom's head.
Kovingten throws a punch but it's blocked by Beukeboom.
Beukeboom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kovingten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beukeboom pushes Kovingten back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beukeboom takes a shot to the head.
Beukeboom tries to work over Kovingten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kovingten misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beukeboom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bill Beukeboom seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hand to the body from Beukeboom.
Kovingten is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Beukeboom is keeping busy.
Kovingten prevents a body shot from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom misses with the head strike.
Kovingten stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kovingten lands a body punch.
Beukeboom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beukeboom misses with a punch on the inside.
Kovingten softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Beukeboom lands a nice shot to the body.
Beukeboom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kovingten breaks the clinch.
Beukeboom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kovingten swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Beukeboom looks to score with a jab to the body but Kovingten is just out of range.
Beukeboom takes one on the button.
Beukeboom lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Beukeboom has Kovingten up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kovingten or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beukeboom prevents a body shot from Kovingten.
Beukeboom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kovingten makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kovingten struggles to land a body shot inside as Beukeboom controls his hands.
Kovingten lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kovingten has had enough of the clinch but Beukeboom keeps him there for the moment.
Kovingten pushes Beukeboom back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Beukeboom - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beukeboom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kovingten tries to work over Beukeboom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beukeboom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kovingten effectively controlling the action here.
Kovingten is trying to stall.
Kovingten misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Beukeboom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Kovingten.
Beukeboom steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kovingten.
Nice defenses there by Beukeboom.
Kovingten walks into a jab.
Kyle Kovingten is winning the standup battle so far.
Beukeboom works the jab nicely.
Beukeboom scores with a hook to the body. Kovingten takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Beukeboom cracks Kovingten with a good jab.
Kovingten throws a front kick that sends Beukeboom stumbling back into the ropes.
Kovingten moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kovingten throws a head kick that misses.
Beukeboom steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kovingten.
Beukeboom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kovingten feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beukeboom's calf.
Beukeboom on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beukeboom has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Beukeboom there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kovingten misses with a head kick.
Beukeboom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovingten was well out of range. Poor timing from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kovingten swings for the body but Beukeboom moves out of range.
Kovingten takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Beukeboom tries to clinch up.
Kovingten swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kovingten lands with a shot to the body.
Beukeboom tries to clinch but Kovingten is having none of it.
Beukeboom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kovingten misses with a straight right.
Kovingten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beukeboom throws a big shot that misses.
Kovingten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beukeboom.
Beukeboom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kovingten.
Kovingten stalks Beukeboom and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Beukeboom's face. Beukeboom staggers backwards, shaken.
Kovingten connects with a leg kick. Beukeboom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Beukeboom cracks a nice hook into Kovingten's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beukeboom moves out of range of the body kick.
Kovingten fails to land with a series of punches.
Beukeboom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kovingten tries a head kick but it misses.
Kovingten throws a nice looking combination but Beukeboom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beukeboom steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kovingten.
Kovingten throws a shot from downtown. Beukeboom moves away and avoids it.
Kovingten throws the left hand but Beukeboom avoids the punch easily.
Beukeboom misses with a left hand
and Kovingten counters with a slapping leg kick.
Beukeboom throws a looping overhand right but Kovingten ducks down to avoid it.
Kovingten jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kovingten moves away from the strike by Beukeboom.
Kovingten takes one on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovingten ducks under a wild hook from Beukeboom.
Kovingten misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kovingten fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beukeboom looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Beukeboom blocks a head kick by Kovingten.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Kovingten showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kovingten has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kyle Kovingten!
After the fight, Kyle Kovingten 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Gilberto Chamba (ranked 2469 p4p, 25 weight class) and Oson Bon (ranked 750 p4p, 37 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gilberto Chamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Oson Bon!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Chamba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chamba tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chamba moves out of range of the strikes.
Bon scores with a hook.
Chamba throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gilberto Chamba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chamba just misses with a punch to the body.
Bon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bon - that will leave a mark!
Bon lands an overhand right.
Bon throws a hook but Chamba avoids it easily.
Chamba takes a swing at Bon's ribcage but misses.
Chamba swings widly with a right hand
letting Bon counter with a right hand.
Bon jabs Chamba to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chamba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bon was well out of range. Poor timing from Chamba.
Bon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bon blocks a jab.
Bon blocks a head kick by Chamba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Bon.
Bon throws a jab when Chamba was well out of range.
Chamba on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Gilberto Chamba has been cut.
Bon cracks Chamba with a good jab.
Chamba throws a front kick aimed at Bon's knee but Bon avoids it well.
Bon moves out of range of the body kick from Chamba.
Bon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chamba misses with an uppercut. Bon saw that one coming.
Chamba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bon has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bon blocks a head kick by Chamba.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bon! But no joy.
Chamba closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bon throws out a powerful jab.
Chamba throws a head kick but Bon moves out of range.
Bon lands with a hook. Chamba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his 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!
Bon ducks under a wild hook from Chamba.
Chamba misses with a head kick.
Chamba buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamba comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chamba misses with a lunging right hand
and Bon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bon lands with a straight right. Chamba didn't see that one coming.
Bon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A little jabbing left from Bon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chamba moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bon dips to his left and cracks Chamba with an uppercut!
Chamba wants to clinch up but Bon keeps it at a distance.
Chamba works Bon's body with a nice hook.
Chamba clinches with his opponent.
Chamba tries to break free but Bon pushes him back against the ropes.
Bon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bon avoids a wild elbow strike from Chamba.
Chamba creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chamba misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oson Bon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gilberto Chamba's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bon misses with a hook
and Chamba counters with a stiff right hand.
Gilberto Chamba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bon is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Chamba throws a looping overhand right but Bon ducks down to avoid it.
Chamba throws the left hand but Bon avoids the punch easily.
Chamba is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bon's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chamba at a distance.
Bon throws a right hand that misses
and Chamba holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Chamba misses with an elbow strike.
Chamba throws a punch but it's blocked by Bon.
Chamba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bon breaks the clinch.
Bon takes a swing at Chamba's ribcage but misses.
Bon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chamba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bon scores with a nice body kick.
Chamba looks to land a right hand but Bon moved out of range.
Bon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chamba.
Chamba takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chamba fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamba throws a lazy right hand but Bon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chamba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bon.
Chamba tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chamba throws a body punch but Bon moves out of range.
Chamba is looking to clinch.
Bon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chamba swings for the body but Bon moves out of range.
Bon jabs at Chamba's body.
Chamba throws a hook to the side of Bon's head but Bon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chamba is looking to clinch but Bon is avoiding it.
Chamba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bon.
Chamba misses with an uppercut
and Bon counters with a stiff right hand.
Chamba misses with a left hand
and Bon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bon lands with an uppercut that bounces Chamba off the ropes and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bon lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chamba is looking to clinch.
Chamba takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chamba swinging wildly here.
Bon scores with a nice head shot.
Bon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chamba.
Chamba misses with a left hand
letting Bon counter with a right hand.
Chamba throws a hook to the side of Bon's head but Bon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chamba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bon cracks Chamba with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chamba looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A shot to the body from Chamba misses
and Chamba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chamba clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oson Bon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gilberto Chamba'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bon connects with a crisp jab.
Chamba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chamba misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chamba gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chamba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chamba looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bon blocks an elbow strike.
Bon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chamba's efforts to push away.
Chamba breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chamba throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bon cracks Chamba with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bon digs a good body shot into Chamba's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamba throws an off balance right hand
and Bon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chamba throws a push kick but Bon slaps the foot to one side.
Bon lands a jab to the nose.
Chamba fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bon is out of range.
Bon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bon cracks Chamba with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bon connects with a single shot there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bon!
Chamba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chamba tries to land a front kick but Bon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chamba misses with a series of wild punches.
Bon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bon lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chamba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bon digs a good body shot into Chamba's ribs.
Chamba wants to clinch
and Bon counters with a nice uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Bon there.
Chamba defending well as Bon loads up on a big left hand.
Chamba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chamba throws a sloppy head kick
letting Bon counter with a right hand.
Chamba rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chamba drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A low kick from Chamba misses
and Bon counters with a stiff right hand.
Chamba throws a series of punches but Bon avoids them all with ease.
Oson Bon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chamba.
Chamba scores with a shot to the body.
Chamba tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Bon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oson Bon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oson Bon!
After the fight, Oson Bon 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 middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryszard Wojcik (ranked 1299 p4p, 176 weight class) and Michael Scott (ranked 6936 p4p, 519 weight class). Michael Scott has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ryszard Wojcik's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryszard Wojcik!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Scott!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wojcik lands with a right hand.
Scott 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 Scott. Wojcik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scott throws the left hand but Wojcik avoids the punch easily.
Scott throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wojcik on the side of the head.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wojcik doesn't manage to clinch there - Scott circles away.
Scott is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Scott.
It seemed like Scott was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Scott connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wojcik momentarily.
Wojcik clinches up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wojcik scores with a shot to the side of Scott's head.
Scott throws a punch but it's blocked by Wojcik.
I was talking to Wojcik's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Scott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wojcik misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Wojcik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojcik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scott tries to work over Wojcik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scott throws a punch but it's blocked by Wojcik.
Wojcik lands with a light punch inside.
Scott tries to throw a body punch but Wojcik avoids it by throwing Scott back against the ropes.
Scott can't find room to land a body shot as Wojcik controls the action.
Scott throws a punch but it's blocked by Wojcik.
Scott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wojcik lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Scott or not.
Wojcik misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wojcik.
A left hand lands to the body for Scott.
Scott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wojcik lands a hook that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Wojcik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wojcik lands with a short shot to the head.
Wojcik tries a body shot but Scott blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wojcik lands a nice shot to the body.
Wojcik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Wojcik scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wojcik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scott lands a right hand.
Wojcik misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Wojcik.
Scott scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wojcik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wojcik lands a body shot.
Wojcik struggles to land a body shot inside as Scott controls his hands.
Wojcik digs a right hand into Scott's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Scott's gas tank.
Wojcik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wojcik scores with a nice hook to the head.
Scott swings wildly with an uppercut but Wojcik 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 Ryszard Wojcik will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Scott lands a nice hook to Wojcik's body. Wojcik takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wojcik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wojcik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scott.
Wojcik has taken the fight to the clinch.
Scott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wojcik's elbow.
Scott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Scott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wojcik lands a right hand.
Wojcik lands a body shot.
Ryszard Wojcik has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wojcik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wojcik struggles to land a body shot inside as Scott controls his hands.
Wojcik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wojcik misses with some punches.
Wojcik struggles to land a body shot inside as Scott controls his hands.
Scott presses Wojcik against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Scott misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Scott.
Wojcik lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Wojcik.
Wojcik lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Scott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Wojcik.
Scott blocking some punches.
Wojcik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wojcik tries to throw a body punch but Scott avoids it by throwing Wojcik back against the ropes.
Wojcik lands with a right to the head.
Scott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scott has a couple of punches blocked by Wojcik.
Wojcik lands a nice shot to the body.
Wojcik lands an uppercut.
Scott working some nice short punches 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!
Good body shot from Wojcik.
Scott throws a head punch that misses.
Scott blocks a body shot from Wojcik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott blocking some punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wojcik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wojcik scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wojcik misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wojcik.
Wojcik misses with a body punch.
Scott misses with the head strike.
Wojcik can't find room to land a body shot as Scott controls the action.
Scott blocks a body shot from Wojcik.
Scott prevents a body shot from Wojcik.
Still in the clinch, Wojcik scores with a nice short uppercut.
Scott blocking some punches.
Scott misses with the head strike.
Wojcik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wojcik misses with a body punch.
Scott tries a body shot but Wojcik blocks it.
Wojcik pushes Scott back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryszard Wojcik dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Scott misses with a straight right.
Wojcik looks to land a right hand but Scott moved out of range.
Scott misses with a hook.
Wojcik gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Scott.
Scott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scott blocks a jab.
Scott misses with a hook.
Scott swings widly with a right hand
and Wojcik counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Scott tries to bum rush Wojcik with a series of wild strikes but Wojcik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wojcik darts in and clinches Scott up against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wojcik.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scott.
Wojcik presses Scott against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojcik tries to throw a body punch but Scott avoids it by throwing Wojcik back against the ropes.
Scott blocks a body shot from Wojcik.
Wojcik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wojcik lands a shot to the body.
Wojcik tries to work over Scott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Wojcik as the two fighters clinch.
Scott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wojcik pushes Scott back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Michael Scott has been cut.
Nice body punch from Wojcik.
Wojcik lands a hook that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Wojcik pushes Scott back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Wojcik scores with a shot to the side of Scott's head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wojcik creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wojcik lands with a short shot to the head.
Wojcik misses with a punch to the body.
Wojcik gets through Scott's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Wojcik.
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!
Scott can't find room to land a body shot as Wojcik controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wojcik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wojcik lands with a right to the head.
Wojcik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wojcik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scott can do to turn this around?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wojcik.
Wojcik lands a nice shot to the body.
Wojcik lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wojcik.
Wojcik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wojcik struggles to land a body shot inside as Scott controls his hands.
Wojcik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Wojcik scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wojcik lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scott is rocked!
Wojcik lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Scott is still on wobbly legs! Can Wojcik finish him?
A right hand to the body from Wojcik.
Wojcik scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wojcik cracks Scott with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Scott goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Scott wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ryszard Wojcik!
Ryszard Wojcik retains his middleweight title!
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