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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alex Alexandrov (ranked 6811 p4p, 459 weight class) and Rodney Alcala (ranked 5762 p4p, 413 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Alexandrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodney Alcala!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alcala gets tackled into the ropes by Alexandrov. Alexandrov maintains the clinch.
Alcala is trying to break free.
Alexandrov just leaning against Alcala, taking a breather.
Alexandrov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alcala.
Alexandrov is working Alcala over against the ropes.
Alexandrov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alexandrov lands a hook that snaps the head of Alcala backwards.
Alexandrov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alcala looks winded!
A short right from Alexandrov on the inside.
Alexandrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexandrov jabs at Alcala's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexandrov clinches with his opponent.
Alexandrov works on Alcala's body with a couple of short punches.
Alexandrov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alexandrov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Alexandrov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alcala blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Alexandrov.
A body shot lands from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov digs a right hand into Alcala's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alcala's gas tank.
Alexandrov taking a breather.
Alexandrov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Come on Alexandrov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Alcala can't break the clinch.
I was talking to Alexandrov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Alcala is trying to push Alexandrov away but Alexandrov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Alexandrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alexandrov has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcala tries to circle away but Alexandrov has him pinned against the ropes.
Alexandrov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alexandrov manages to break the clinch.
Alexandrov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Alexandrov pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Alcala being controlled against the ropes.
Alexandrov gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A hook to the body from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Alexandrov - that landed with a thud.
Alexandrov pushes Alcala 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.
Alex Alexandrov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Alexandrov closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Alcala crashing to the mat! Alcala uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Alexandrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alcala can do to turn this around?
Alexandrov clinches.
Alexandrov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Alcala wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A hook to the body from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov controlling the action here for a moment.
Alcala wants to get back to striking at distance but Alexandrov won't allow it.
Alexandrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alexandrov ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Alcala out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alex Alexandrov!
A relieved looking Alex Alexandrov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Rodney Alcala was interviewed post fight and said 'Wait until the body in my basement about this..'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Muhammad Jabari (ranked 23901 p4p, 616 weight class) and Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 7722 p4p, 637 weight class). Dowiyogo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by another life - kano. Muhammad Jabari could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Grover Dowiyogo's chin.
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212 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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Muhammad Jabari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
48 - 49 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grover Dowiyogo!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowiyogo blocks a head kick by Jabari.
A head kick by Dowiyogo misses
and Jabari counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dowiyogo closes the distance and pushes Jabari back into the ropes.
Jabari lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Jabari lands a hook that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jabari is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Jabari avoids the damage to the body.
Jabari is trying to break the clinch but Dowiyogo has him pressed against the ropes.
Jabari wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dowiyogo has him pressed against the ropes.
Dowiyogo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dowiyogo taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jabari.
Dowiyogo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dowiyogo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jabari scores with a shoulder strike.
Jabari is trying to break the clinch but Dowiyogo has him pressed against the ropes.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Jabari tries to break free but Dowiyogo pushes him back against the ropes.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jabari.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabari breaks from the clinch.
Jabari bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jabari looks to land a combination. Dowiyogo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Grover Dowiyogo has been cut.
Jabari catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Dowiyogo stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Dowiyogo walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Dowiyogo is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jabari jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dowiyogo is still on wobbly legs! Can Jabari finish him?
Dowiyogo moves out of range as Jabari throws a body kick.
Dowiyogo seems to have recovered his senses.
Dowiyogo has Jabari up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jabari breaks from the clinch.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses.
Jabari scores with a hook.
Jabari scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dowiyogo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Dowiyogo looks to move away, Jabari throws a big counter combo but Dowiyogo just gets out of the way.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jabari.
Dowiyogo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dowiyogo has managed to clinch.
Dowiyogo struggles to land a body shot inside as Jabari controls his hands.
Jabari is looking to break free of the clinch but Dowiyogo has double underhooks.
Jabari is looking to break free of the clinch but Dowiyogo has double underhooks.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jabari avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dowiyogo.
Jabari lands with a short shot to the head.
Dowiyogo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jabari's efforts to push away.
Jabari landing knees to the head.
Jabari is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Jabari tries to circle away but Dowiyogo has him pinned against the ropes.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Jabari avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Jabari blocks a body shot from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jabari avoids it.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jabari.
Dowiyogo looks winded!
Jabari manages to break the clinch.
Jabari is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A head kick misses from Dowiyogo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jabari closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Dowiyogo crashing to the mat! Dowiyogo uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Dowiyogo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jabari was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dowiyogo walks into a big right hand from Jabari and goes down! The referee sends Jabari to a neutral corner as Dowiyogo gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Jabari looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jabari drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Dowiyogo onto his butt! Dowiyogo pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Jabari scores with a hook to the body. Dowiyogo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammad Jabari takes that one as he scored multiple knockdowns. Grover Dowiyogo was lucky to get out of the first round.
The cut man is working on Grover Dowiyogo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Crack! A monster head kick from Jabari and Dowiyogo falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Jabari!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Muhammad Jabari!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Maya Chigg (ranked 5890 p4p, 402 weight class) and Tooh Kwoma (ranked 3596 p4p, 298 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
28 - 13 - 1 |
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155 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
World class MT
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maya Chigg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tooh Kwoma!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chigg fakes the leg kick and cracks Kwoma in the body.
Kwoma misses with a hook. Chigg ducked under it nicely.
Kwoma misses with a hook.
Chigg throws a head kick that misses.
Kwoma scores with a jab. Chigg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kwoma lands a jab to the head.
Kwoma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kwoma bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chigg's head backwards.
A low kick from Chigg misses
and Kwoma counters with a stiff right hand.
Chigg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kwoma at a distance.
Chigg lands a front 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!
Kwoma looks to throw the jab but Chigg is out of range.
Nice body punch from Kwoma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwoma misses with a body shot.
Kwoma swings for the body but Chigg moves out of range.
Kwoma throws a lazy right hand but Chigg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chigg misses with a kick to the body.
Chigg misses with a hook.
Kwoma looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chigg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A swing and a miss from Kwoma.
Kwoma stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chigg lands an overhand right.
Kwoma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've been informed that Kwoma 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chigg avoids the body shot from Kwoma.
Chigg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chigg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kwoma checks a low kick from Chigg.
Chigg throws a head kick but Kwoma moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kwoma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kwoma takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kwoma is rocked!
Chigg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kwoma is still on wobbly legs! Can Chigg finish him?
Kwoma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chigg weaves into range and cracks Kwoma right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Kwoma goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Chigg is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maya Chigg!
After the big win, Maya Chigg made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Jacinto Ramos (ranked 19211 p4p, 455 weight class) and Tyroil Smoochie Wallace (ranked 12451 p4p, 451 weight class). Tyroil Smoochie Wallace 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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157 lbs
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacinto Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 41 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyroil Smoochie Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smoochie Wallace lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Ramos.
Smoochie Wallace throws a push kick but Ramos slaps the foot to one side.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smoochie Wallace looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smoochie Wallace fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramos is looking to counter with head kicks.
Smoochie Wallace lands a head kick. Ramos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Smoochie Wallace looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramos is just out of range.
Ramos is looking for a counter combo.
Smoochie Wallace dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smoochie Wallace lands with a slapping head kick.
Ramos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ramos cracks the inside of Smoochie Wallace's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a body shot.
Ramos staying out of range there.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a hook to the body
and Ramos counters with a leg kick.
Ramos fakes the leg kick and cracks Smoochie Wallace in the body.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a two punch combination.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace throws a sloppy head kick and Ramos moves out of range easily.
Smoochie Wallace on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ramos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ramos scores with a one two! Smoochie Wallace had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Smoochie Wallace throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ramos moves away from the strike by Smoochie Wallace.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ramos.
Ramos forces Smoochie Wallace back against the ropes and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smoochie Wallace.
Ramos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smoochie Wallace tries a body shot but Ramos blocks it.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smoochie Wallace doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smoochie Wallace throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smoochie Wallace takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smoochie Wallace is rocked!
Ramos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smoochie Wallace is still on wobbly legs! Can Ramos finish him?
Ramos throws a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ramos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos rushes Smoochie Wallace and presses him up against the ropes.
Smoochie Wallace seems to have recovered his senses.
Smoochie Wallace scores with a hook to the body.
Ramos manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Smoochie Wallace misses the target.
Ramos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smoochie Wallace wants to slow Ramos down by chopping away at his legs.
Smoochie Wallace takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smoochie Wallace throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ramos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ramos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ramos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ramos clinches with his opponent.
Smoochie Wallace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramos misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Ramos.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smoochie Wallace.
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 Jacinto Ramos will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ramos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Ramos.
Smoochie Wallace scores with a punch to the head.
Jab, jab by Ramos - just one landing.
Smoochie Wallace throws a right and a left that Ramos avoids nicely.
It looked like Ramos was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Smoochie Wallace swinging wildly here.
Smoochie Wallace throws a right and a left that Ramos avoids nicely.
Smoochie Wallace throws a body punch but Ramos moves out of range.
Smoochie Wallace throws a head kick that misses.
Ramos slips a jab from Smoochie Wallace.
A quick step to the side and Ramos tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That kick from Ramos tenderised Smoochie Wallace's leg. Smoochie Wallace is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smoochie Wallace misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jacinto Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smoochie Wallace throws a push kick but Ramos slaps the foot to one side.
Ramos fires out a quick counter leg kick but Smoochie Wallace just manages to avoid it.
Ramos throws a body punch but Smoochie Wallace moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ramos!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos connects with a leg kick. Smoochie Wallace looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos slips a jab from Smoochie Wallace.
Ramos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smoochie Wallace's head.
Smoochie Wallace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramos fires out a quick counter leg kick but Smoochie Wallace just manages to avoid it.
Jacinto Ramos is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramos fails with an attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Smoochie Wallace misses.
Smoochie Wallace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramos wants to clinch up but Smoochie Wallace keeps it at a distance.
Smoochie Wallace looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Ramos blocks a jab.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a wild combination.
Smoochie Wallace throws a right and a left that Ramos avoids nicely.
Smoochie Wallace is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramos.
Smoochie Wallace throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramos.
Smoochie Wallace looks to land a right hand but Ramos moved out of range.
Ramos defending well as Smoochie Wallace loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Smoochie Wallace misses.
Smoochie Wallace looks to land a left hand but Ramos moved out of range nicely.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace looks to land a body kick but Ramos moved away.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a few strikes there.
Smoochie Wallace has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ramos.
Tyroil Smoochie Wallace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smoochie Wallace is breathing heavily.
Ramos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smoochie Wallace's sensitive parts.
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!
Ramos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smoochie Wallace.
Ramos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a head kick.
Ramos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramos throws out a powerful jab.
Smoochie Wallace throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ramos lands with a straight right. Smoochie Wallace didn't see that one coming.
Ramos steps in and throws a big head kick that drops Smoochie Wallace to the mat! Smoochie Wallace looks in trouble, can he beat the count? Ramos is bouncing in a neutral corner joining in with the referee '4,5,6' they both chant. 7,8,9... he's not going to make it! 10! He's out! Ramos jumps onto the ropes and takes in the acclaim from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jacinto Ramos!
An out of breath Jacinto Ramos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Yoel Mir (ranked 848 p4p, 117 weight class) and Emil Marinov (ranked 2057 p4p, 263 weight class). Yoel Mir could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Emil Marinov's chin.
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195 lbs
22 - 15 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoel Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Emil Marinov!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marinov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mir.
Mir tries to counter by clinching up but Marinov breaks away and moves out of range.
That kick from Mir tenderised Marinov's leg. Marinov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mir throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Marinov lands with a right hand.
Mir moves out of range of the strikes.
Marinov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
An attempted straight right counter from Mir misses the target.
Mir takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Yoel Mir has been cut.
Marinov lands a jab to the head.
Mir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mir will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Marinov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mir thows a leg kick but Marinov checks it
and Marinov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marinov. Mir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marinov wants to clinch up but Mir keeps it at a distance.
Marinov clinches up with Mir and pushes him back against the ropes.
Mir tries to land knees in the clinch but Marinov avoids the damage to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marinov tries to work over Mir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mir breaks from the clinch.
Marinov misses with a hook. Mir ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov connects with a nice looking jab.
Marinov rushes Mir and presses him up against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Mir throws an elbow but misses.
Marinov misses with some punches.
Mir trying to land knees to the body.
Mir lands a hook that snaps the head of Marinov backwards.
Marinov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mir's elbow.
Marinov has Mir pressed against the ropes.
Mir unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Marinov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marinov misses with some punches.
Mir avoids a wild elbow strike from Marinov.
Mir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marinov avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mir.
Marinov avoiding damage as Mir throws knees to the body.
Mir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marinov avoids it.
Mir blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mir blocking some punches.
Marinov misses with some punches.
Marinov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mir's elbow.
Marinov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marinov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mir seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Marinov can turn it around.
Marinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mir missing with knees to the body.
Mir with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marinov tries a knee to the head but Mir blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marinov.
A nice left hand lands by Mir.
Mir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marinov throws a head punch that misses.
Marinov lands with a left to the head.
Mir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marinov avoids it.
Mir comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marinov blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Emil Marinov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yoel Mir's cut.
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.
Marinov rushes Mir and presses him up against the ropes.
Marinov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mir tries to land knees in the clinch but Marinov avoids the damage to the body.
Mir prevents a body shot from Marinov.
Our sources have told us that Mir has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Mir missing with knees to the body.
Mir lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mir missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marinov.
Yoel Mir has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marinov tries a body shot but Mir blocks it.
Marinov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Marinov. That snapped Mir's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir connects with a solid leg kick.
Mir takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marinov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emil Marinov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marinov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marinov lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir misses with a low kick.
Mir checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mir wants to land a leg kick but Marinov is out of range.
Marinov wants to counter the offense by Mir and move into the clinch position.
Mir with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marinov lands a nice shot to the body.
Mir scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mir ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mir is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mir throws a low kick but Marinov moves out of range easily.
Mir swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Marinov.
Marinov lands an overhand right.
Marinov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mir.
Marinov avoids the head kick by Mir.
Marinov feints a counter leg kick.
Marinov thows a leg kick but Mir checks it
and Mir counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marinov thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marinov has closed the distance and engaged Mir in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Marinov.
Marinov misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marinov.
Marinov can't find room to land a body shot as Mir controls the action.
Marinov misses with a punch on the inside.
Marinov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marinov misses with a punch to the body.
Marinov lands with a left to the head.
Marinov managing to block the knees to the body from Mir.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Marinov lands a body shot.
Mir throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mir is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marinov is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Mir crunches a lovely knee into Marinov's ribcage.
Mir can't find room to land a body shot as Marinov controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Emil Marinov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Yoel Mir's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Marinov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marinov thuds his right hand into Mir's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marinov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mir slips a jab from Marinov.
Mir ducks right into an uppercut from Marinov.
Marinov has managed to clinch.
Mir is working Marinov over against the ropes.
Marinov tries to throw a body punch but Mir avoids it by throwing Marinov back against the ropes.
Marinov tries to work over Mir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marinov tries to work over Mir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Mir on the inside.
A body shot lands from Mir.
Marinov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Marinov.
Marinov misses with the head strike.
Marinov misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marinov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marinov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mir obliges.
Marinov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mir digs a right hand underneath Marinov's ribcage. Marinov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mir lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mir lands a hook that snaps the head of Marinov backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Mir.
Mir landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Mir throws an elbow but misses.
Mir misses with an elbow over the top.
Marinov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mir avoiding damage as Marinov throws knees to the body.
Marinov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mir with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mir misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Marinov fails to land.
Marinov misses with a punch to the body.
Marinov is working Mir over against the ropes.
Mir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov digs a right hand into Mir's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mir's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marinov.
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!
Mir blocks a body shot from Marinov.
Mir lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emil Marinov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mir trying to land knees to the body.
Mir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marinov.
Mir comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marinov pushes Mir back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mir tries a body shot but Marinov blocks it.
Marinov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mir creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marinov's defenses.
Mir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marinov looking to slow down the pace here.
Yoel Mir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knees in the clinch landing for Mir.
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 Yoel Mir.
I think Marinov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority 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.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dhabu Vihdonic (ranked 23160 p4p, 521 weight class) and Mateusz Gorny (ranked 22999 p4p, 482 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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260 lbs
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265 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dhabu Vihdonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateusz Gorny!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Vihdonic misses.
Vihdonic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gorny swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gorny connects with a body shot.
Gorny fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vihdonic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gorny looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vihdonic misses with a head kick.
Vihdonic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vihdonic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gorny circles away quickly and effectively.
Vihdonic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gorny loads up on a big right hand but Vihdonic slips the punch.
Vihdonic misses with a two punch combination.
Gorny looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vihdonic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vihdonic tries to clinch but Gorny is having none of it.
Gorny fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Vihdonic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gorny has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vihdonic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gorny to score with a decent uppercut.
Gorny keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vihdonic.
Gorny defending well as Vihdonic loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorny looks to throw the jab but Vihdonic is out of range.
Vihdonic throwing a counter right hand but Gorny manages to avoid it.
Vihdonic looks to land a left hand but Gorny moved out of range nicely.
Vihdonic's corner calls for a 1-2. Vihdonic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gorny blocks a head kick by Vihdonic.
Gorny misses with the combination.
Dhabu Vihdonic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorny slips a jab and a cross from Vihdonic.
Vihdonic stuns Gorny with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dhabu Vihdonic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gorny takes one to the chin there.
Vihdonic throws a head kick but Gorny moves out of range.
Vihdonic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gorny lands an overhand right.
Vihdonic connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good exchange - Vihdonic coming out on top.
Gorny rushes Vihdonic and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Vihdonic tries a body shot but Gorny blocks it.
Vihdonic trying to control the position but instead, Gorny has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vihdonic into the ropes.
Gorny misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vihdonic.
Gorny misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Vihdonic.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vihdonic lands a body shot.
Vihdonic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vihdonic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gorny lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Vihdonic.
Vihdonic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vihdonic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vihdonic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gorny.
Vihdonic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vihdonic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vihdonic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dhabu Vihdonic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vihdonic throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gorny counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gorny.
Vihdonic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vihdonic misses with an uppercut.
Vihdonic looks to land a right hand but Gorny moved out of range.
Mateusz Gorny is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gorny on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vihdonic. Vihdonic obviously looking to wear him down.
Gorny misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vihdonic digs a good hook to Gorny's body.
Gorny drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gorny stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vihdonic.
Gorny fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vihdonic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gorny tries to clinch up but Vihdonic circles away and keeps his distance.
Vihdonic looks to score with a jab to the body but Gorny is just out of range.
Vihdonic throws a leg kick but Gorny sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vihdonic throws a head kick that misses.
Gorny throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gorny closes the distance and pushes Vihdonic back into the ropes.
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!
Vihdonic is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihdonic working hard to break the clinch.
Vihdonic lands with a short shot to the head.
Gorny pushes Vihdonic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gorny tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vihdonic's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Vihdonic.
Vihdonic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gorny working aggressively here.
Vihdonic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vihdonic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gorny blocks an uppercut.
Gorny tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vihdonic's elbow.
Gorny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vihdonic misses with a body punch.
Gorny keeps control of Vihdonic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gorny misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dhabu Vihdonic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gorny misses with a body punch.
Vihdonic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gorny can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Vihdonic.
Gorny lands with a right to the head.
Vihdonic manages to break the clinch.
Gorny showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vihdonic.
Nice shot lands for Vihdonic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vihdonic throws a body shot but no joy.
Gorny tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gorny throws a combination. Vihdonic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vihdonic misses with a body kick.
Gorny keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vihdonic.
Gorny looks to score with a jab to the body but Vihdonic is just out of range.
Gorny lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Dhabu Vihdonic has been cut.
Vihdonic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gorny looks to land a right hand but Vihdonic moved out of range.
Crunch! Vihdonic slams his shin into Gorny's torso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dhabu Vihdonic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dhabu Vihdonic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Vihdonic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Vihdonic has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Vihdonic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gorny will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vihdonic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vihdonic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vihdonic connects with a solid leg kick.
Gorny looks to land a combination but Vihdonic avoids it well.
Vihdonic throws a series of punches but Gorny avoids them all with ease.
Gorny moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vihdonic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gorny.
Sloppy strikes from Gorny. Those never looked like landing.
Gorny tries to close the distance and clinch but Vihdonic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gorny just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromVihdonic.
Vihdonic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gorny's calf.
Vihdonic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorny throws a shot from downtown. Vihdonic moves away and avoids it.
Gorny chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vihdonic can pounce on him.
Vihdonic slips a jab and a cross from Gorny.
Vihdonic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dhabu Vihdonic is winning the standup battle so far.
Vihdonic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gorny.
Vihdonic throws a nice looking combination but Gorny bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vihdonic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mateusz Gorny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vihdonic throws a wild body kick that Gorny sees coming a mile off.
Vihdonic throws a leg kick
and Gorny counters by clinching up.
Gorny tries to work over Vihdonic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vihdonic is trying to maintain a safe position but Gorny gets an underhook and turns Vihdonic into the ropes.
Gorny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vihdonic has had enough of the clinch but Gorny keeps him there for the moment.
Vihdonic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vihdonic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vihdonic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gorny.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihdonic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gorny has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gorny fails to land with a series of punches.
Gorny throws the left hand but Vihdonic avoids the punch easily.
Vihdonic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vihdonic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vihdonic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gorny has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gorny there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vihdonic throws a sloppy head kick and Gorny moves out of range easily.
Gorny swats away the attempt to clinch by Vihdonic.
A punch lands to the side of Gorny 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gorny looks to land a combination but Vihdonic avoids it well.
Gorny tests Vihdonic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Vihdonic.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dhabu Vihdonic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vihdonic, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dhabu Vihdonic!
Dhabu Vihdonic bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Van Rijn (ranked 1465 p4p, 154 weight class) and Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 3780 p4p, 309 weight class). Musashi has chosen Kodō (鼓童)_Shake as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Van Rijn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miyamoto Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musashi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Van Rijn throws a looping overhand right but Musashi ducks down to avoid it.
Van Rijn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Musashi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Musashi ducks under a wild hook from Van Rijn.
Musashi throws a counter combo.
Van Rijn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Van Rijn lands a jab to Musashi's midsection.
Van Rijn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Van Rijn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Musashi circles away quickly and effectively.
We've been informed that Musashi 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.
Van Rijn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Musashi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Musashi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Van Rijn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Rijn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Musashi's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Musashi throws a hook but Van Rijn avoids it easily.
Van Rijn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Musashi throws a hook to the side of Van Rijn's head but Van Rijn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Rijn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Musashi back to the ropes. Van Rijn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Musashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Rijn wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Rijn looks to clinch
and Van Rijn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Musashi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Musashi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Musashi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Van Rijn is looking to clinch but Musashi is avoiding it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Musashi.
Van Rijn throws a good cross that connects.
Nice shot lands for Musashi.
Musashi connects with a nice looking jab.
Musashi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Musashi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Rijn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Mike Van Rijn has been cut.
Musashi tries to keep at a distance but Van Rijn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Musashi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Rijn lands a hook that snaps the head of Musashi backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Musashi's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Musashi.
I was talking to Van Rijn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nice body punch from Van Rijn - that landed with a thud.
Van Rijn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Musashi or not.
Van Rijn lands with a left to the head.
Musashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Van Rijn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Musashi backwards.
Musashi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Rijn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Van Rijn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Musashi avoids the body shot from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab from Musashi.
Van Rijn moves out of range as Musashi throws a body kick.
Van Rijn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Miyamoto Musashi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Van Rijn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Van Rijn lands a body shot.
Musashi throws a sloppy head kick and Van Rijn moves out of range easily.
Miyamoto Musashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Musashi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Rijn instigates a clinch.
Musashi working hard to break the clinch.
Van Rijn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Musashi is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Rijn gets an underhook and turns Musashi into the ropes.
Van Rijn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Musashi lands a shoulder strike.
Van Rijn misses with the head strike.
Musashi gets through Van Rijn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Musashi gets through Van Rijn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Rijn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Musashi's efforts to push away.
A short right from Musashi.
Van Rijn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Rijn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Musashi breaks the clinch.
Van Rijn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Musashi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Rijn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Musashi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Rijn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Van Rijn drops his hands momentarily and Musashi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Musashi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Musashi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn misses with a wild body shot.
Van Rijn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Rijn takes a swing at Musashi's ribcage but misses.
Van Rijn tries a low kick but Musashi avoids it.
Musashi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Rijn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Rijn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Musashi is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Donk. Musashi catches Van Rijn right on the button with a cross.
Van Rijn misses with a body shot.
Musashi tries to work over Van Rijn's front leg with a kick but Van Rijn checks it.
Musashi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A left lands for Van Rijn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Rijn. Musashi does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn connects with a nice looking jab.
Musashi throws a hook but Van Rijn blocks it.
Van Rijn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Musashi momentarily.
Van Rijn looks to score with a jab to the body but Musashi is just out of range.
Van Rijn drops his hands momentarily and Musashi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Musashi takes a swing at Van Rijn's ribcage but misses.
Van Rijn tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Musashi manages to circle out of the way.
Musashi misses with a few strikes there.
Van Rijn looks to land a combination but Musashi avoids it well.
Musashi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Rijn counters by moving into the clinch.
Van Rijn swings wildly with an uppercut but Musashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Musashi.
Van Rijn tries to work over Musashi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Musashi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Rijn has him pressed against the ropes.
Van Rijn misses with a punch to the body.
Musashi breaks the clinch.
Van Rijn lands a high kick!
Musashi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miyamoto Musashi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Van Rijn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Van Rijn misses with the combination.
Van Rijn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Rijn connects with a nice looking jab.
Van Rijn ducks under a wild hook from Musashi.
A big left from Musashi misses.
Musashi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Musashi throws a right hand that Van Rijn ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Rijn also avoids with ease.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van Rijn throws a big shot that misses.
Musashi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Rijn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice body punch from Van Rijn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi just misses with a punch to the body.
As Musashi tries to get set, Van Rijn tries to push him back and clinch up but Musashi manages to avoid the attempt.
Musashi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Musashi jabs Van Rijn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Musashi misses with a looping right.
Miyamoto Musashi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Rijn scores with a shot to the body.
Van Rijn closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn struggles to land a body shot inside as Musashi controls his hands.
Van Rijn digs a right hand underneath Musashi's ribcage. Musashi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Musashi tries to circle away but Van Rijn has him pinned against the ropes.
Van Rijn digs a right hand into Musashi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Musashi's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Van Rijn.
Musashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Musashi manages to break the clinch.
Van Rijn misses with a low kick.
Van Rijn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Rijn throws a head kick that misses.
Musashi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Van Rijn under the eye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Rijn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Musashi misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Rijn wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Miyamoto Musashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Rijn throws out a loose jab but Musashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Musashi.
Van Rijn is looking to wear down Musashi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab lands there for Musashi.
Mike Van Rijn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Rijn has a couple of punches blocked by Musashi.
Van Rijn can't find room to land a body shot as Musashi controls the action.
Van Rijn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van Rijn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Musashi manages to break the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Musashi, right into the meat.
Musashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Musashi looks to land a left hand but Van Rijn moved out of range nicely.
Van Rijn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Musashi.
Van Rijn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Rijn closes the distance and clinches.
Musashi stalling against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Musashi.
A head punch on the inside from Musashi fails to land.
Musashi blocks a body shot from Van Rijn.
Musashi breaks from the clinch.
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 Mike Van Rijn.
I think Musashi 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miyamoto Musashi!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Solomon Cook (ranked 4231 p4p, 31 weight class) and Kenny Tchusuk (ranked 2867 p4p, 95 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Solomon Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Tchusuk!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cook tests Tchusuk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cook tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tchusuk is looking to chop away at Cook's legs.
Tchusuk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good shot there by Tchusuk.
It looks like Solomon Cook has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Cook.
Tchusuk tries to keep at a distance but Cook has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cook blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tchusuk throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tchusuk.
Cook wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cook lands a hook that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
Tchusuk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tchusuk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cook goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Cook.
A head punch on the inside from Cook fails to land.
Cook misses with some punches.
Cook definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cook blocks a body shot from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk working aggressively here.
Cook misses with some punches.
Tchusuk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cook.
Tchusuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cook tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cook lands a nice uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cook takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cook lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tchusuk swings wildly with an uppercut but Cook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tchusuk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Cook.
Tchusuk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cook misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cook blocks the elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tchusuk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tchusuk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tchusuk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cook tries to work over Tchusuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tchusuk throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tchusuk.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cook.
Cook wants to stall.
Cook pushes Tchusuk back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Cook blocks an uppercut.
Tchusuk working aggressively here.
Tchusuk has a couple of punches blocked by Cook.
Tchusuk working aggressively here.
Cook creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cook misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tchusuk.
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 Solomon Cook will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Solomon Cook's cut.
That's time! Cook's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cook lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cook misses with a looping left.
Tchusuk on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cook smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Solomon Cook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cook tries to clinch but Tchusuk moves out of range.
Cook throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cook misses with a hook
and Tchusuk counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tchusuk has closed the distance and engaged Cook in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tchusuk.
Cook throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tchusuks head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cook.
Tchusuk has a couple of punches blocked by Cook.
Tchusuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cook lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from Cook as the two fighters clinch.
Tchusuk throws a head punch that misses.
Cook misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cook misses with a hook from the clinch.
Solomon Cook has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cook takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook throws a punch but it's blocked by Tchusuk.
Tchusuk misses with some punches.
Tchusuk tries a knee to the head but Cook blocks it.
Tchusuk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tchusuk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cook lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
Cook blocks an uppercut.
Cook lands with a right to the head.
Tchusuk lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tchusuk fails to land.
Cook has Tchusuk pressed against the ropes.
Cook blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Cook.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cook.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tchusuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tchusuk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cook's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tchusuk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tchusuk misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tchusuk.
A head punch on the inside from Tchusuk fails to land.
Cook swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tchusuk working aggressively here.
Cook stalling in the clinch but Tchusuk improves position.
Cook will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tchusuk up against the ropes.
Cook trying to control the position but instead, Tchusuk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cook into the ropes.
Tchusuk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tchusuk blocks an uppercut.
Tchusuk swings wildly with an uppercut but Cook uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tchusuk.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tchusuk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kenny Tchusuk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Solomon Cook's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice body punch from Cook.
Cook with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cook takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cook misses with an uppercut
and Tchusuk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Solomon Cook is winning the standup battle so far.
Tchusuk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cook throws a combination. Tchusuk tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tchusuk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tchusuk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cook sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Cook.
Cook fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Kenny Tchusuk has been cut.
Cook lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tchusuk's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Tchusuk misses.
Cook tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tchusuk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cook tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tchusuk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tchusuk takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook throws a leg kick
and Tchusuk counters with a two punch combo.
Tchusuk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tchusuk lands the left hand.
Solomon Cook's cut is getting worse.
Cook throws a head kick that misses.
Cook showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk tries to clinch up but Cook circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Cook.
Cook with a nice cross.
Cook uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tchusuk.
Cook throws a leg kick which misses Tchusuk's front leg but catches the back leg as Tchusuk tries to avoid it.
Cook feints and then cracks Tchusuk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tchusuk down.
Tchusuk rushes Cook and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tchusuk as Cook tries to tie him up.
Tchusuk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tchusuk throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Cook on the inside.
Cook scores with a hook to the body.
Tchusuk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tchusuk misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Tchusuk fails to land.
Cook lands a nice uppercut.
Cook lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tchusuk misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Cook.
Cook is working Tchusuk over against the ropes.
Cook lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cook looking to slow down the pace here.
Cook is trying to maintain a safe position but Tchusuk gets an underhook and turns Cook into the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tchusuk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tchusuk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tchusuk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cook tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Solomon Cook showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cook has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Solomon Cook!
Solomon Cook was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Julius Caesar (ranked 3053 p4p, 373 weight class) and He Mu (ranked 5033 p4p, 504 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julius Caesar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, He Mu!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caesar tries to close the distance and clinch but Mu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caesar misses with a head kick.
Mu steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Caesar scores with a jab to the body.
Caesar lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Mu goes down! The ref sends Caesar to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Mu 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!
It looks like He Mu has been cut.
Caesar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Caesar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Caesar takes the fight into the clinch.
Caesar pushes Mu back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mu scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Caesar.
Mu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mu dodges an elbow strike from Caesar.
Caesar crunches a lovely knee into Mu's ribcage.
Caesar lands an elbow that stopped Mu in his tracks for a moment.
I was talking to Caesar's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mu.
Nice elbow from Caesar.
Caesar misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caesar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mu tries to throw a body punch but Caesar avoids it by throwing Mu back against the ropes.
Mu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caesar backwards.
Mu takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up He Mu's cut even more.
Mu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mu breaks the clinch.
Mu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mu is rocked!
Mu is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Caesar doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Mu crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Mu's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Julius Caesar!
Julius Caesar looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once'.
In defeat, He Mu stepped up to the mic, saying ' '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Biggie Righty Handy (ranked 3336 p4p, 400 weight class) and Buzz Meeks (ranked 2250 p4p, 282 weight class). Biggie Righty Handy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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202 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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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
28 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Biggie Righty Handy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Buzz Meeks!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meeks tries to clinch up.
Meeks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Handy moves away.
It looked like Handy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Handy moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meeks.
Meeks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Handy's elbow.
Meeks swings wildly with an uppercut but Handy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meeks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meeks.
Handy misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Handy as the two fighters clinch.
Meeks prevents a body shot from Handy.
Meeks misses with the head strike.
A short right from Handy.
Handy struggles to land a body shot inside as Meeks controls his hands.
Meeks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meeks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meeks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Handy blocks an uppercut.
Meeks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meeks misses with the head strike.
Handy misses with the head strike.
Handy tries to work over Meeks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meeks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meeks working aggressively here.
Handy blocks an uppercut.
Handy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Handy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Master Chai's Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Meeks throws a hook but Handy avoids it easily.
Handy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Handy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meeks drives through and clinches with Handy against the ropes.
Handy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Handy misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Handy.
Meeks struggles to land a body shot inside as Handy controls his hands.
Meeks blocks a body shot from Handy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Handy.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Handy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Handy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Handy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Meeks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Meeks lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Handy misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meeks.
Handy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Meeks backwards.
Handy prevents a body shot from Meeks.
Handy landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meeks prevents a body shot from Handy.
Meeks tries to work over Handy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Handy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Handy lands with a short shot to the head.
Handy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Handy throws a punch but it's blocked by Meeks.
Meeks misses with a punch to the body.
Meeks working aggressively here.
Handy tries to land knees in the clinch but Meeks avoids the damage to the body.
Meeks takes a shot to the head.
Handy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Handy.
Handy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meeks struggles to land a body shot inside as Handy controls his hands.
Meeks blocks an uppercut.
Meeks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meeks misses with a punch to the body.
Meeks blocks an uppercut.
Meeks throws a head punch that misses.
Meeks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meeks blocking some punches.
Handy lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Biggie Righty Handy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Meeks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Handy.
It appears Handy was looking to counter with a kick there.
A big right from Handy misses.
Meeks throws a sloppy head kick and Handy moves out of range easily.
Handy throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Meeks crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Biggie Righty Handy!
Biggie Righty Handy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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