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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bon Bones (ranked 22437 p4p, 582 weight class) and Elijah Pitakaka (ranked 9290 p4p, 635 weight class). Pitakaka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. my dick kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Elijah Pitakaka is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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217 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bon Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 51 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Pitakaka!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitakaka swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pitakaka looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pitakaka throws a head kick but Bones moves out of range.
Bones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pitakaka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bones.
Pitakaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bones lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Elijah Pitakaka has been cut.
Pitakaka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pitakaka. Pitakaka obviously looking to wear him down.
Pitakaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bones avoids a kick to the body.
Pitakaka takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pitakaka tries to land a leg kick but Bones saw it coming and moves away.
Bones throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones looks low and kicks high, catching Pitakaka right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Pitakaka is rocked!
Bones moves out of range of the body kick from Pitakaka.
Pitakaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Bones finish him?
Pitakaka throws a wild body kick that Bones sees coming a mile off.
Pitakaka seems to have recovered his senses.
Pitakaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bones avoids the head kick by Pitakaka.
Bones lands a body shot.
Pitakaka looks winded!
Pitakaka get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Pitakaka stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the ropes but Bones runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bon Bones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Stipe Velasquez (ranked 2570 p4p, 254 weight class) and Saku Lehtonen (ranked 23338 p4p, 489 weight class). Velasquez comes into the arena with Gaining Momentum by MC Hammer blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stipe Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saku Lehtonen!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehtonen misses with a left hand
and Velasquez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Velasquez fails to land with a series of punches.
Velasquez looks to throw the jab but Lehtonen is out of range.
Velasquez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Velasquez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lehtonen! But no joy.
Lehtonen scores with a body shot.
Lehtonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Velasquez throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Velasquez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Velasquez misses the shot to the body.
Lehtonen feints a counter leg kick.
Velasquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lehtonen lands a head shot.
Velasquez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Velasquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lehtonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Velasquez.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Lehtonen has eaten all the pies!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velasquez misses with an uppercut. Lehtonen saw that one coming.
Lehtonen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lehtonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Velasquez slips a straight right by Lehtonen.
Stipe Velasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lehtonen scoring well with a low kick there.
Velasquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lehtonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehtonen sizes up Velasquez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Velasquez misses with a two punch combination.
Lehtonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lehtonen connects with an inside leg kick.
Lehtonen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Velasquez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Velasquez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good exchange - Velasquez coming out on top.
Velasquez misses with a body shot.
Lehtonen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Velasquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lehtonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Velasquez.
Velasquez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Velasquez defending well as Lehtonen loads up on a big left hand.
Velasquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lehtonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Velasquez.
Velasquez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lehtonen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velasquez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lehtonen counters with a low kick, right behind Velasquez 's knee.
A jab from Velasquez misses.
Velasquez throws a jab when Lehtonen was well out of range.
Velasquez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lehtonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lehtonen.
Velasquez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lehtonen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Velasquez throws a body shot but no joy.
Lehtonen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lehtonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Velasquez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lehtonen throws a leg kick
and Velasquez counters with a stiff right hand.
Lehtonen throws a chopping leg kick but Velasquez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lehtonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lehtonen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lehtonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lehtonen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Velasquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lehtonen thumps Velasquez with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lehtonen lands with a right hand.
Jab by Velasquez.
Velasquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Velasquez throws a jab but it's blocked by Lehtonen.
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 Stipe Velasquez 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.
Lehtonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lehtonen connects with a body shot.
Lehtonen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Velasquez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lehtonen throws the left hand but Velasquez avoids the punch easily.
Lehtonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lehtonen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Velasquez throws a lazy right hand but Lehtonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lehtonen lands a leg kick that knocks Velasquez off balance momentarily.
A shot to the body from Velasquez misses
enabling Lehtonen to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lehtonen.
Velasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lehtonen manages to avoid it.
Lehtonen missing with a left hand there. Velasquez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lehtonen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lehtonen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lehtonen there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Lehtonen.
Lehtonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Lehtonen throws a leg kick but Velasquez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Velasquez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Velasquez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lehtonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lehtonen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Velasquez scrambles back to his feet.
Lehtonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Velasquez.
Velasquez scores with a nice right hand.
Lehtonen lands with a cross.
Velasquez needs to keep his hands up - Lehtonen had a free shot at his head there.
Lehtonen misses with a low kick.
Lehtonen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lehtonen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lehtonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Velasquez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lehtonen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Velasquez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Velasquez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Velasquez ducks under a wild hook from Lehtonen.
Velasquez throws the left hand but Lehtonen avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lehtonen lands a leg kick that knocks Velasquez off balance momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lehtonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen lands a leg kick that knocks Velasquez off balance momentarily.
Velasquez misses with a series of wild punches.
Velasquez throws a body shot but no joy.
Lehtonen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Velasquez misses with a two punch combination.
Velasquez is looking to wear down Lehtonen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lehtonen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Velasquez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Velasquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lehtonen moves away.
Velasquez swings widly with a right hand
and Lehtonen counters with an outside leg kick.
Lehtonen looks to land a left hand but Velasquez moved out of range nicely.
As Lehtonen looks to move away, Velasquez throws a big counter combo but Lehtonen just gets out of the way.
Velasquez checks a leg kick.
Lehtonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lehtonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lehtonen misses with a straight left.
Lehtonen throws out a leg kick but Velasquez moves out of range and Lehtonen only half commits.
Velasquez throwing a counter right hand but Lehtonen manages to avoid it.
Lehtonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Velasquez moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saku Lehtonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Velasquez takes a swing at Lehtonen's ribcage but misses.
Velasquez looks to throw the jab but Lehtonen is out of range.
Lehtonen throws out a leg kick but Velasquez moves out of range and Lehtonen only half commits.
A telegraphed right hand from Velasquez misses the target.
Velasquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lehtonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Velasquez.
Velasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lehtonen manages to avoid it.
Lehtonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stipe Velasquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Velasquez lands a head shot.
Lehtonen lands a glancing blow to the side of Velasquez's head.
Velasquez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lehtonen lands a jab.
Lehtonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lehtonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velasquez fails to land with a series of punches.
Lehtonen scores with a nice head shot.
Lehtonen misses with a leg kick.
Velasquez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lehtonen. Lehtonen obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lehtonen feints and then cracks Velasquez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Velasquez down.
Lehtonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Velasquez blocks the low kick.
Velasquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lehtonen moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lehtonen.
Velasquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lehtonen connects with a leg kick. Velasquez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Velasquez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lehtonen. Lehtonen obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lehtonen.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lehtonen, right into the meat.
Lehtonen scores with a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Velasquez.
Velasquez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Velasquez loads up on a big right hand but Lehtonen slips the punch.
Lehtonen throws a leg kick but Velasquez moved away.
Lehtonen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Velasquez checks a leg kick.
Velasquez lands a nice hook to Lehtonen's body. Lehtonen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Velasquez lands a glancing blow to the side of Lehtonen's head.
Some wild striking there from Velasquez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Velasquez missing with a left hand there. Lehtonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Velasquez slips under a jab.
Lehtonen punishes Velasquez's body with a nice straight punch.
Velasquez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Velasquez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Velasquez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lehtonen backs up against the ropes.
A shot to the body from Velasquez misses
and Lehtonen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That kick from Lehtonen tenderised Velasquez's leg. Velasquez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice body punch from Velasquez.
Velasquez misses with a body shot.
Lehtonen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Velasquez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lehtonen slips a jab and a cross from Velasquez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Velasquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lehtonen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lehtonen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Velasquez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lehtonen. Lehtonen obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Saku Lehtonen.
Well Lehtonen 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saku Lehtonen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Peter Hare (ranked 3339 p4p, 401 weight class) and Chubby Noel (ranked 4088 p4p, 456 weight class). Noel has chosen the fat boys fat boys as his entrance music. Peter Hare had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 29 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Hare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chubby Noel!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hare walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Noel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Noel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hare misses with a lunging right hand
and Noel counters with a left to the body.
Hare misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hare misses with a looping left.
Noel is looking for the big counter here.
Hare moves away from the strike by Noel.
Hare sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hare throws a series of punches but Noel avoids them all with ease.
Hare misses with a straight left.
Noel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hare scores with a jab. Noel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hare scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Noel doesn't seem bothered though.
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 big left from Hare misses.
Noel let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Noel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Peter Hare has been cut.
Hare swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Noel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hare counters with a stiff right hand.
Noel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hare avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noel. Hare does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hare moves out of range as Noel strikes.
Noel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hare stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Noel tries to move into range but Hare moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hare ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hare throws a poor cross that misses
and Noel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hare thinking.
Hare swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Noel! But no joy.
Noel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hare misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noel. Hare does a little dance to reset his feet.
Noel swings for the body but Hare moves out of range.
Hare throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Noel counters with a nice kick to the body.
Noel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Noel there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hare avoids a kick to the body.
Noel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Noel moves out of range as Hare strikes.
A punch combination from Noel misses.
Hare was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Noel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hare misses with a hook. Noel ducked under it nicely.
Hare ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hare throws out a loose jab but Noel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hare waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noel.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Noel.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hare tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noel was well out of range. Poor timing from Hare.
Hare takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chubby Noel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Hare's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Noel pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hare back to the ropes. Noel follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hare takes a swing at Noel's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hare. Noel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Noel misses with a hook. Hare ducked under it nicely.
Noel avoids the body shot from Hare.
Noel lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Noel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hare ducks under a wild hook from Noel.
Hare throws a right and a left that Noel avoids nicely.
Noel unleashes a big counter combination but Hare bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hare showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Noel.
Chubby Noel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Noel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sloppy strikes from Hare. Those never looked like landing.
As Hare backs off Noel throws a huge counter combo but Hare manages to avoid it all.
Hare misses with a body shot.
Noel throws out a counter right but Hare avoids it with no problem.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Noel, as that shot connected.
Hare misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hare swings for the body but Noel moves out of range.
Hare throws a lazy uppercut
and Noel counters with a straight right hand.
Hare misses with a double jab.
Noel lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hare will feel that in the morning.
Noel avoids the body shot from Hare.
Hare misses with a combination
and Noel counters with a low kick, right behind Hare 's knee.
A shot to the liver by Noel. Beautiful body shot.
Chubby Noel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Noel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hare blocks a head kick by Noel.
Noel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Noel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hare avoids the body shot from Noel.
Hare appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Noel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noel scores with a shot to the body.
Hare fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noel manages to avoid it.
Noel punishes Hare's body with a nice straight punch.
Hare takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slow jab from Noel misses its intended target.
Hare tries to bum rush Noel with a series of wild strikes but Noel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hare throws a low kick but it's checked well by Noel.
Hare jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Noel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hare tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noel was well out of range. Poor timing from Hare.
Noel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hare dodges the punch combination from Noel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chubby Noel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peter Hare'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!
Hare lands a jab to the head.
Peter Hare has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Noel throws the kick towards the body but Hare avoids it.
Noel throws a sloppy head kick and Hare moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hare. Noel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hare takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hare looks to land a right hand but Noel moved out of range.
Hare rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Noel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Noel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Noel lands a nice shot to the body.
Hare swings away with a body shot that misses
and Noel counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hare throws a combination that misses
enabling Noel to counter with a crisp jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hare.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Noel.
Hare moves out of range of the body kick from Noel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel scores with a decent looking hook.
Noel checks a leg kick.
Noel scores with a head kick.
Peter Hare's cut is getting worse.
Hare misses with a lunging right hand
and Noel counters with a nice body kick.
Hare misses the shot to the body.
Noel scores with a three punch combo!
Hare has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Noel.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hare blocks a head kick by Noel.
Noel works Hare's body with a nice hook.
Chubby Noel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A jab lands there for Noel.
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!
Hare is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Noel thuds his right hand into Hare's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Noel slips under a jab.
Noel scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel scores with a push kick.
Noel misses with a series of wild punches.
Hare throws a right hand that misses
and Noel counters with a nice uppercut.
Peter Hare is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Noel lands a really nice looking cross but Hare seems unphased.
Noel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Noel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Noel connects with a right hand. Hare shakes it off.
Nice jab there from Noel.
Noel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hare will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noel slips a straight right by Hare.
Hare wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chubby Noel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Noel 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chubby Noel!
Chubby Noel very nearly forgot to thank Trashy Bar (158+q / 30$) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Yayi Zinsou (ranked 6143 p4p, 173 weight class) and Ozutsu Fukumatsu (ranked 15317 p4p, 199 weight class). Yayi Zinsou is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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273 lbs
11 - 20 - 0 |
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304 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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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
11 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yayi Zinsou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ozutsu Fukumatsu!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukumatsu lands a jab.
Fukumatsu lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Yayi Zinsou has been cut.
Zinsou slips a jab from Fukumatsu.
Zinsou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fukumatsu.
Fukumatsu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fukumatsu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zinsou definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fukumatsu misses with a body punch
and Zinsou counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Fukumatsu.
Zinsou getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zinsou moves in looking to clinch but Fukumatsu pushes him off.
Fukumatsu thuds a left hand into Zinsou's body.
Fukumatsu just misses with a punch to the body.
Fukumatsu lands with a cross.
Zinsou on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fukumatsu scores with a jab to the body.
Zinsou fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fukumatsu, pushing him back against the ropes.
Zinsou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fukumatsu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zinsou counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zinsou fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fukumatsu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fukumatsu lands with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zinsou looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinsou lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zinsou cracks Fukumatsu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Fukumatsu throws a body punch but Zinsou moves out of range.
Zinsou lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fukumatsu at a distance.
Zinsou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fukumatsu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fukumatsu misses with a hook to the body
and Zinsou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fukumatsu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fukumatsu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zinsou uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fukumatsu.
A telegraphed right hand from Fukumatsu misses the target.
It looked like Zinsou wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fukumatsu throws a body punch but Zinsou moves out of range.
Zinsou scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fukumatsu doesn't seem bothered though.
Ozutsu Fukumatsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zinsou wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Fukumatsu misses the target.
Fukumatsu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zinsou moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zinsou tries to move into range but Fukumatsu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fukumatsu misses with a body shot
and Zinsou counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zinsou closes the distance and clinches.
Fukumatsu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zinsou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fukumatsu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zinsou avoids the body shot from Fukumatsu.
It looked like Zinsou wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fukumatsu forces Zinsou back against the ropes and clinches.
Fukumatsu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fukumatsu can't find room to land a body shot as Zinsou controls the action.
Nice body punch from Fukumatsu - that landed with a thud.
Fukumatsu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zinsou's elbow.
Fukumatsu misses with a punch to the body.
Fukumatsu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zinsou wants to break free but Fukumatsu has control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fukumatsu scores with a hook to the body.
Zinsou is breathing heavily.
A short right from Fukumatsu on the inside.
Fukumatsu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fukumatsu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ozutsu Fukumatsu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yayi Zinsou's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fukumatsu connects with a body shot that sends Zinsou's belly button to the back.
Fukumatsu throws a lazy uppercut
letting Zinsou counter with a right hand.
Fukumatsu misses the body punch
and Zinsou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fukumatsu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fukumatsu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fukumatsu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fukumatsu just misses with a punch to the body.
Fukumatsu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zinsou rather than just go for the knockout.
Fukumatsu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zinsou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fukumatsu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zinsou looks to throw the jab but Fukumatsu is out of range.
Zinsou keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fukumatsu.
Zinsou lands with a straight right. Fukumatsu didn't see that one coming.
Zinsou tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fukumatsu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fukumatsu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fukumatsu instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Fukumatsu.
Zinsou has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fukumatsu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fukumatsu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Fukumatsu - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukumatsu pushes Zinsou back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Fukumatsu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fukumatsu gets through Zinsou's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fukumatsu scores with a shoulder strike.
Fukumatsu misses with a punch to the body.
Fukumatsu lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Fukumatsu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fukumatsu pushes Zinsou back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fukumatsu scores with a hook to the body.
Fukumatsu lands a body shot.
Fukumatsu scores with a shot to the side of Zinsou's head.
Zinsou is rocked!
Fukumatsu cracks Zinsou with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Zinsou 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! Zinsou wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ozutsu Fukumatsu!
Ozutsu Fukumatsu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Super Chai Puntasrima (ranked 5494 p4p, 460 weight class) and Garvan O Griofa (ranked 6463 p4p, 496 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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179 lbs
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182 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Super Chai Puntasrima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Garvan O Griofa!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puntasrima takes a body punch but keeps moving.
O Griofa misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from O Griofa.
O Griofa swinging wildly here.
O Griofa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
O Griofa throws a head kick that misses
and Puntasrima counters with a flying knee. Nice.
O Griofa misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Griofa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
O Griofa misses with a jab to the body
letting Puntasrima counter with a right hand.
Puntasrima 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.
O Griofa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Puntasrima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Griofa scores with a three punch combo!
O Griofa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Puntasrima rather than just go for the knockout.
O Griofa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Puntasrima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puntasrima lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Puntasrima avoids the head kick by O Griofa.
It looked like Puntasrima wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good work by O Griofa as he checks the leg kick.
O Griofa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Puntasrima misses with a looping right.
Garvan O Griofa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puntasrima bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Puntasrima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Griofa misses the shot to the body.
O Griofa just misses with a punch to the body.
O Griofa misses with a wild body shot.
Puntasrima feinted there with a counter leg kick.
O Griofa is looking to clinch but Puntasrima is avoiding it.
O Griofa lands with a nice body punch.
Nice uppercut there from O Griofa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puntasrima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Griofa.
Puntasrima swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Puntasrima avoids the head kick by O Griofa.
A little feinted left hand from Puntasrima on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Puntasrima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Griofa.
O Griofa misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
O Griofa lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Griofa throws a sloppy body shot
and O Griofa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Griofa blocks a head kick by Puntasrima.
Puntasrima moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromO Griofa.
O Griofa takes a swing at Puntasrima's ribcage but misses.
O Griofa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Griofa throws a head kick that Puntasrima semi-blocks.
O Griofa throws a right hand that Puntasrima ducks under and follows up with a left that Puntasrima also avoids with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Puntasrima misses the target.
Puntasrima turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
O Griofa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puntasrima moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garvan O Griofa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
O Griofa misses with a head kick.
O Griofa throws a series of punches but Puntasrima moves out of range.
Puntasrima finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Puntasrima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Griofa manages to avoid it.
O Griofa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puntasrima.
Puntasrima swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
O Griofa throws a right and a left that Puntasrima avoids nicely.
Puntasrima is looking to counter with a body kick.
Puntasrima is looking to chop away at O Griofa's legs.
It seemed like O Griofa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Puntasrima scores with a crisp jab that stopped O Griofa in his tracks.
Puntasrima misses with a shot to the body
and O Griofa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Puntasrima is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Griofa throws a right hand that Puntasrima ducks under and follows up with a left that Puntasrima also avoids with ease.
O Griofa has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
O Griofa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Puntasrima throws a jab but it's blocked by O Griofa.
O Griofa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Puntasrima counters with a hugh head kick that removes O Griofa from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Super Chai Puntasrima!
Super Chai Puntasrima decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Pope Drunkizkus (ranked 1606 p4p, 225 weight class) and Rob Ford (ranked 6804 p4p, 566 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
215 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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215 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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Pope Drunkizkus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rob Ford!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drunkizkus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ford counters with a nice uppercut.
Ford throws a nice looking combination but Drunkizkus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ford clinches with his opponent.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Drunkizkus.
Drunkizkus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Drunkizkus manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ford stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Drunkizkus has closed the distance and engaged Ford in a clinch.
Ford pushes off an throws an elbow but Drunkizkus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ford throws an elbow but misses.
Drunkizkus is pushing Ford up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Drunkizkus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drunkizkus dodges an elbow strike from Ford.
Ford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drunkizkus has Ford pushed against the ropes.
Drunkizkus blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drunkizkus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drunkizkus backwards.
Ford throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drunkizkus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drunkizkus is working Ford over against the ropes.
Ford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drunkizkus lands a shoulder strike.
Drunkizkus throws a punch but it's blocked by Ford.
Ford throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Drunkizkus avoids a wild elbow strike from Ford.
Drunkizkus blocks the elbow strike.
Drunkizkus lands with a short shot to the head.
Ford lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Pope Drunkizkus has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Ford fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ford has a couple of punches blocked by Drunkizkus.
Ford looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drunkizkus.
Ford throws an elbow that misses.
A short uppercut from Drunkizkus.
Ford connects with a nasty looking knee right to Drunkizkus's face.
Ford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drunkizkus has a couple of punches blocked by Ford.
Ford blocks an uppercut.
Drunkizkus's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Drunkizkus misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ford.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Drunkizkus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drunkizkus avoiding damage.
Drunkizkus takes an elbow to the forehead.
Drunkizkus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Ford misses
and Drunkizkus counters with a good low kick that Ford was not able to check.
Drunkizkus scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ford rushes Drunkizkus and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Ford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pope Drunkizkus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice combination there by Ford.
Ford scores with a decent looking hook.
Drunkizkus wants to land a leg kick but Ford is out of range.
Drunkizkus throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Ford counter with a right hand.
Drunkizkus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ford tries a quick counter leg kick but Drunkizkus is wise to it.
Ford finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Drunkizkus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Drunkizkus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Drunkizkus lands a nice hook to Ford's body. Ford takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice defenses there by Ford.
Drunkizkus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ford slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Drunkizkus.
Ford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ford throws a body punch but Drunkizkus moves out of range.
Ford stuns Drunkizkus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drunkizkus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pope Drunkizkus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ford wants to clinch up but Drunkizkus keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drunkizkus loads up on a big right hand but Ford slips the punch.
Drunkizkus is looking to clinch but Ford is avoiding it.
Ford takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ford misses the shot to the body.
Drunkizkus misses with a left hand
and Ford counters with a series of strikes. Drunkizkus will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ford finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Drunkizkus tries to counter by clinching up but Ford breaks away and moves out of range.
Drunkizkus throws a hook but Ford avoids it easily.
Drunkizkus looks to score with a jab to the body but Ford is just out of range.
Ford cracks Drunkizkus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Ford slips a jab from Drunkizkus.
Drunkizkus thumps Ford with a low kick.
Drunkizkus throws a good cross that connects.
Ford connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ford takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Drunkizkus moves into the clinch successfully.
Ford tries to land a knee to the head but Drunkizkus blocks with his arms.
Drunkizkus looking to slow down the pace here.
Drunkizkus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drunkizkus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ford has a couple of punches blocked by Drunkizkus.
Drunkizkus blocks the elbow strike.
Ford creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Drunkizkus trying to land knees to the body.
Ford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drunkizkus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Ford pushes off an throws an elbow but Drunkizkus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drunkizkus.
Drunkizkus misses with a punch on the inside.
Ford blocks an elbow strike from Drunkizkus.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drunkizkus.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ford lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Drunkizkus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drunkizkus.
Drunkizkus is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rob Ford will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pope Drunkizkus's cut.
That's time! Drunkizkus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ford jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rob Ford is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ford slips under a jab.
Ford has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ford tries to keep at a distance but Drunkizkus has taken the fight into the clinch.
Drunkizkus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ford blocks an uppercut.
Ford creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Drunkizkus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drunkizkus has Ford up against the ropes in a clinch.
Drunkizkus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pope Drunkizkus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford blocking some punches.
Ford blocking some punches.
Ford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drunkizkus takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drunkizkus trying to control the position but instead, Ford has worked for underhooks and has pushed Drunkizkus into the ropes.
Drunkizkus wants to stall.
Drunkizkus can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Drunkizkus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drunkizkus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drunkizkus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drunkizkus misses with the head strike.
Drunkizkus struggles to land a body shot inside as Ford controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Drunkizkus fails to land.
Ford blocking some punches.
A short left from Ford.
Ford lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford throws an elbow that misses.
Ford misses with an elbow strike.
Drunkizkus throws a punch but it's blocked by Ford.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ford.
Drunkizkus slows down the pace here.
Ford working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ford misses with the head strike.
Drunkizkus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ford.
Ford blocking some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drunkizkus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ford avoids it.
Drunkizkus looking to stall.
Drunkizkus misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pope Drunkizkus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ford 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rob Ford!
An out of breath Rob Ford thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Pope Drunkizkus had this to say: 'WHERE'S THE BOOZE, GODDAMMIT!?!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Stanislaw Cheba (ranked 23039 p4p, 522 weight class) and Hristo Mihailov (ranked 2931 p4p, 281 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stanislaw Cheba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hristo Mihailov!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mihailov moves into the clinch.
Mihailov throws an elbow but it misses.
Mihailov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cheba manages to break the clinch.
Cheba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mihailov manages to avoid it.
Mihailov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cheba has managed to clinch.
Mihailov working aggressively here.
Mihailov looking to stall.
Cheba digs a right hand into Mihailov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mihailov's gas tank.
Cheba lands a nice shot to the body.
Cheba misses with some punches.
Mihailov takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mihailov has had enough of the clinch but Cheba keeps him there for the moment.
Mihailov trying to control the position but instead, Cheba has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mihailov into the ropes.
Cheba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheba has a couple of punches blocked by Mihailov.
Cheba throws a punch but it's blocked by Mihailov.
Cheba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mihailov ducks right into an uppercut from Cheba.
Mihailov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cheba was well out of range. Poor timing from Mihailov.
Cheba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mihailov throws a combination that misses
and Cheba counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cheba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mihailov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cheba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mihailov backwards.
Cheba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Cheba.
Cheba throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Cheba.
Cheba has Mihailov pressed against the ropes, preventing Mihailov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mihailov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Mihailov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cheba misses with some punches.
Cheba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mihailovs head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheba tries a body shot but Mihailov blocks it.
Mihailov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cheba looks to score with a jab to the body but Mihailov is just out of range.
Cheba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Mihailov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cheba rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mihailov counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Cheba on his ass! Cheba wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
Cheba is rocked!
Cheba is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Mihailov doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Cheba crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Cheba's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hristo Mihailov!
Hristo Mihailov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Darren Tellkins (ranked 2130 p4p, 274 weight class) and Jon Snow (ranked 12629 p4p, 594 weight class). Tellkins comes into the arena with Stunna 4 Vegas - Punch me in Pt 4 blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 lbs
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160 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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Tellkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snow!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow moves out of range of the strikes.
Snow's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tellkins under the eye.
Snow jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Snow.
Snow throws a nice looking combination but Tellkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick from Snow lands but Tellkins takes it in his stride.
Tellkins throws a lazy right hand but Snow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fighters circling - Tellkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Snow moves into range and clinches up with Tellkins.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tellkins.
Tellkins is trying to break the clinch but Snow has him pressed against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Snow.
Snow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tellkins's efforts to push away.
Tellkins tries to break the clinch but Snow is controlling the position.
Tellkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tellkins ducks right into an uppercut from Snow.
Snow fakes the leg kick and cracks Tellkins in the body.
Good exchange - Snow coming out on top.
Tellkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Snow delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellkins throws a head kick but Snow moves out of range.
Snow unleashes a big counter combination but Tellkins bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Snow goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tellkins has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Marijuana Gardens in the buildup to the fight.
Tellkins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tellkins looks to land a left hand but Snow moved out of range nicely.
Tellkins misses with a straight left.
Snow is looking for the big counter here.
Jon Snow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Snow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tellkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tellkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Snow.
Snow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snow closes the distance and pushes Tellkins back into the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Tellkins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Snow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tellkins's brow.
Tellkins takes an elbow to the temple.
Tellkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the 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!
A shot in the inside from Tellkins.
Tellkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Snow smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tellkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Snow thows a body kick. Tellkins tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tellkins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow lands with a nice combination. Tellkins backs away looking to recover.
Tellkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snow misses with a kick to the body.
Snow slips a straight right by Tellkins.
Snow wants to counter with a clinch but Tellkins pushes him away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tellkins has had enough of the clinch but Snow keeps him there for the moment.
Tellkins takes a shot to the head.
Snow creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Snow tries to work over Tellkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tellkins blocks the elbow strike.
Snow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Snow lands an elbow just above Tellkins 's eye.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Snow as Tellkins tries to tie him up.
Snow lands an elbow that stopped Tellkins in his tracks for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snow pushes off an throws an elbow but Tellkins leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Snow.
Tellkins digs a right hand underneath Snow's ribcage. Snow let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tellkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tellkins'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.
Jon Snow dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tellkins misses with a body shot.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Snow. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Tellkins swings widly with a right hand
and Snow counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Snow looks to land a body kick but Tellkins moved away.
Snow scoring well with a low kick there.
Tellkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Snow lands a nice looking body shot.
Snow blocks a head kick by Tellkins.
Tellkins misses the jab.
Tellkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Snow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tellkins throws an overhand right that lands on Snow's shoulder, as Snow tries to avoid the shot.
Tellkins ducks right into an uppercut from Snow.
A head kick by Snow misses
letting Tellkins counter with a right hand.
A lazy left from Tellkins finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tellkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snow.
Snow connects with a leg kick. Tellkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Snow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tellkins is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Snow.
Snow scores with a jab to the head.
Snow takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Snow closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow keeps control of Tellkins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Snow throws an elbow that misses.
Tellkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tellkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tellkins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tellkins looks to throw the jab but Snow is out of range.
Snow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Snow instigates a clinch.
A short right from Snow on the inside.
Snow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Snow has Tellkins pressed against the ropes, preventing Tellkins from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Snow has Tellkins pressed against the ropes, preventing Tellkins from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tellkins is trying to break the clinch but Snow is controlling him.
Tellkins is trying to push Snow away but Snow has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Snow lands an elbow inside that Tellkins shrugs off.
Snow creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tellkins's defenses.
Snow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tellkins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tellkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Snow backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tellkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Snow throws a head kick but Tellkins moves out of range.
Tellkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snow manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow scores with a kick to the midsection.
A big right from Tellkins misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Tellkins misses the target.
Snow throws a good cross that connects.
Snow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tellkins.
Tellkins takes a swing at Snow's ribcage but misses.
Snow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tellkins.
Tellkins looks to land a right hand but Snow moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Tellkins.
A thudding body kick lands there by Snow!
Snow tries a head kick but it misses.
Tellkins tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Snow manages to circle out of the way.
The fighters circle momentarily. Snow darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice shot lands for Tellkins.
Tellkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snow moves away.
Snow lands with a right hand.
Jon Snow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tellkins avoids the head kick by Snow.
Tellkins connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tellkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Snow shapes to counter with a head kick.
Tellkins lunges at Snow with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Snow's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Tellkins swings for the body but Snow moves out of range.
Snow clinches.
Tellkins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tellkins prevents a body shot from Snow.
Tellkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Snow.
Tellkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Snow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Snow scores with a shoulder strike.
Snow cracks Tellkins with a nice body shot.
Tellkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Jon Snow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Snow lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Darren Tellkins has been cut.
Tellkins will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tellkins is trying to push Snow away but Snow has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Darren Tellkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tellkins is trying to force a seperation but Snow has the dominant position.
Snow lands an elbow just above Tellkins 's eye.
Snow lands a damaging elbow.
Snow lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Snow.
Snow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Snow lands an elbow just above Tellkins 's eye.
Snow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Snow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tellkins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Snow lands an elbow inside that Tellkins shrugs off.
A frustrated look appears on Tellkins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Snow lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Snow.
Tellkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tellkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Snow's corner calls for a 1-2. Snow obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jon Snow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Snow.
Snow cracks a nice hook into Tellkins's ribs.
Snow works over Tellkins's head and body with a nice combination.
Snow pushes Tellkins away with 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!
Snow takes the fight into the clinch.
Tellkins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Snow backwards.
Snow comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tellkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Snow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tellkins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Snow scores with a head kick.
A head kick from Snow lands but Tellkins takes it in his stride.
Good exchange - Snow coming out on top.
Snow lands a two punch combo.
Snow lands a high kick!
Snow throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tellkins on the side of the head.
Snow lunges at Tellkins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tellkins's hand.
Snow lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tellkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snow was well out of range. Poor timing from Tellkins.
A nice leg kick lands there from Snow.
Snow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tellkins, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tellkins 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 nice right hand lands inside from Snow.
Tellkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tellkins digs a good body shot into Snow's ribs.
Tellkins throws a shot from downtown. Snow moves away and avoids it.
Snow tries to bum rush Tellkins with a series of wild strikes but Tellkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Snow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Snow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Snow has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Snow!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Dany Crosby (ranked 2646 p4p, 333 weight class) and Batuhan Jaruud (ranked 2106 p4p, 266 weight class). Jaruud has chosen Maxo Kream - She Live ft. Megan Thee Stallion as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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186 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
19 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dany Crosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Batuhan Jaruud!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crosby ducks under a wild hook from Jaruud.
Crosby was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crosby jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice body kick there by Jaruud.
A big left from Crosby misses.
Jaruud throws the kick towards the body but Crosby avoids it.
Crosby instigates a clinch.
Crosby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jaruud's elbow.
Crosby working aggressively here.
Crosby struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaruud controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Jaruud - that landed with a thud.
Crosby blocks an elbow strike from Jaruud.
Crosby lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Crosby fails to land.
Crosby blocking some punches.
Crosby lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crosby blocks a body shot from Jaruud.
Jaruud misses with a body punch.
Crosby 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!
Jaruud lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jaruud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jaruud.
Jaruud is trying to stall.
Crosby working aggressively here.
Jaruud trying to stall but Crosby improves his position.
Crosby lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jaruud lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crosby or not.
Crosby misses with a body punch.
Crosby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Crosby.
Jaruud scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jaruud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crosby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crosby lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Crosby.
Jaruud blocks an uppercut.
Jaruud is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crosby.
Crosby lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crosby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crosby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crosby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Crosby swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaruud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crosby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crosby tries to work over Jaruud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crosby blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Crosby fails to land.
Crosby lands a nice shot to the body.
Crosby throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaruud.
Crosby can't find room to land a body shot as Jaruud controls the action.
Jaruud misses with a body punch.
Crosby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jaruud makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crosby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crosby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jaruud backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dany Crosby dominated that 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.
Crosby is looking to clinch but Jaruud is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jaruud lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jaruud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crosby throwing a counter right hand but Jaruud manages to avoid it.
Jaruud misses with a wild body shot.
Jaruud lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Jaruud misses the target.
Crosby lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Crosby.
Crosby getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jaruud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Batuhan Jaruud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Crosby scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaruud loads up on a big right hand but Crosby slips the punch.
Crosby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Crosby scores with a hook to the body. Jaruud takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jaruud throws a jab but it's blocked by Crosby.
Crosby is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dany Crosby is winning the standup battle so far.
Jaruud throws a body punch but Crosby moves out of range.
Crosby bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jaruud's head.
Jaruud uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crosby.
Jaruud lands with a straight right. Crosby didn't see that one coming.
Jaruud takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby misses with a right hand
and Jaruud connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jaruud takes one to the side of the head.
Crosby lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jaruud's jab looks to have found its range, popping Crosby under the eye.
Crosby moves out of range as Jaruud strikes.
Crosby steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jaruud. That one must have hurt.
Jaruud missing with a left hand there. Crosby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crosby lands a glancing blow to the side of Jaruud's head.
Crosby scores with a sloppy right hand. Jaruud should have avoided that one.
A shot to the liver by Crosby. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crosby moves out of range of the body kick from Jaruud.
Crosby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jaruud can do to turn this around?
Jaruud throws a hook but Crosby blocks it.
Jaruud on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jaruud misses with a kick to the body
enabling Crosby to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Jaruud misses the target.
Crosby is looking to counter punch.
Jaruud dodges the punch combination from Crosby.
Jaruud looks to land a body kick but Crosby moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaruud misses with a straight right.
Crosby moves out of range of the body kick.
Crosby takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Crosby tries to bum rush Jaruud with a series of wild strikes but Jaruud uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jaruud misses with a straight left.
Jaruud misses with the combination.
Crosby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jaruud.
Jaruud lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jaruud.
Jaruud takes one to the side of the head.
Crosby moves out of range as Jaruud throws a body kick.
Jaruud swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crosby is looking to counter punch.
Crosby throws a lazy uppercut
and Jaruud counters by moving into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crosby dodges an elbow strike from Jaruud.
Crosby working aggressively here.
Crosby misses with a body punch.
Crosby tries to throw a body punch but Jaruud avoids it by throwing Crosby back against the ropes.
Crosby misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dany Crosby will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Crosby goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Crosby misses with a wild body shot.
Crosby lands with a nice body punch.
Crosby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jaruud takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Crosby misses with a straight left.
Jaruud lands a jab to Crosby's midsection.
Crosby ducks under a wild hook from Jaruud.
Jaruud is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jaruud takes one to the chin there.
Crosby's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Crosby duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaruud goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jaruud misses with a looping right.
Crosby throws the left hand but Jaruud avoids the punch easily.
Jaruud keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crosby.
Crosby connects with a jab.
Nice body kick from Jaruud.
Good standup being displayed there by Jaruud as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby misses with a lunging right hand
and Jaruud counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jaruud uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crosby.
Jaruud looks to throw the jab but Crosby is out of range.
Crosby slips under a jab from Jaruud.
Crosby lands a right hook to the body.
Jaruud takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Crosby scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jaruud slips a jab and a cross from Crosby.
Crosby misses with a body shot.
Jaruud lands a nice looking body kick.
Jaruud tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Batuhan Jaruud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaruud lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Jaruud misses its intended target.
Crosby ducks under a wild hook from Jaruud.
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!
Jaruud with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crosby to score with a decent uppercut.
No joy there for Crosby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaruud slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crosby moves out of range of the strikes.
Crosby misses with a wild body shot.
Crosby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jaruud.
Crosby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crosby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaruud.
Jaruud has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jaruud gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crosby.
Crosby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jaruud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crosby sets himself, and Jaruud steps forward looking for the clinch! Crosby avoids it this time.
Jaruud throws a push kick but Crosby slaps the foot to one side.
Crosby is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jaruud.
Jaruud throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Crosby throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crosby throws the left hand but Jaruud avoids the punch easily.
Crosby digs a good body shot into Jaruud's ribs.
Jaruud misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Crosby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crosby lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dany Crosby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crosby 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dany Crosby!
Dany Crosby thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Renato Gracie (ranked 3866 p4p, 437 weight class) and Veli Ilkka Perkules (ranked 5368 p4p, 522 weight class). Veli Ilkka Perkules will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Renato Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Veli Ilkka Perkules!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkules throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie lands a body shot.
Gracie has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Essence of Epicity in the buildup to the fight.
Perkules closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Perkules lands a right hand.
Perkules scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Perkules lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Perkules.
Perkules with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gracie taking a breather.
Perkules lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
Perkules with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkules misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Perkules has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Gracie gets through Perkules's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Perkules avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the ropes.
Perkules blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie pushes Perkules back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Perkules working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gracie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A left hand lands to the body for Gracie.
Perkules scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Perkules swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Perkules misses with a low kick.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkules.
Veli Ilkka Perkules seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkules lands a jab.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Gracie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Perkules.
Gracie throws the kick towards the body but Perkules avoids it.
Perkules misses with the body kick
and Gracie counters with a leg kick.
Perkules changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Perkules looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Perkules checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd cheers as Perkules lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
Gracie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Perkules finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gracie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Perkules's calf.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perkules.
Perkules slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Perkules let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Perkules throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perkules lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gracie throws a hook but Perkules blocks it.
Perkules defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Perkules throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gracie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkules lands a really nice looking cross but Gracie seems unphased.
Perkules scoring well with a low kick there.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1-2. Gracie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Perkules fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie misses with a hook. Perkules ducked under it nicely.
Perkules appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Ilkka Perkules dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gracie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gracie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Perkules's sensitive parts.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Perkules cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gracie misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Perkules displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perkules. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Gracie moves out of range as Perkules throws a body kick.
Perkules fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab lands there for Perkules.
Gracie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Perkules misses with a looping right.
Gracie jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkules connects with a right hand. Gracie shakes it off.
Perkules punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Perkules throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie gets tackled into the ropes by Perkules. Perkules maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkules prevents Gracie from breaking the clinch.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
Perkules throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
Perkules lands a knee to the head.
Perkules lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Perkules misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perkules tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Perkules back against the ropes.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Perkules has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Perkules swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Perkules working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Perkules working aggressively here.
Perkules tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkules misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
A nice left hand lands by Perkules.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie working aggressively here.
Gracie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Perkules digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
Perkules tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gracie taking a breather.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Perkules lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perkules tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Perkules back against the ropes.
Perkules lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Perkules finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
Veli Ilkka Perkules seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping body kick lands there for Perkules.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Perkules is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie looks to land a body kick but Perkules moved away.
Gracie misses the jab.
Perkules misses the jab.
Gracie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Perkules's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Ilkka Perkules showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Perkules thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Perkules chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gracie tries to land a front kick but Perkules steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Perkules misses with a low kick.
Perkules uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Perkules looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Perkules swinging wildly here.
Perkules explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkules is just out of range.
Perkules tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gracie slips a jab from Perkules.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkules ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Perkules throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Perkules tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
Perkules throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gracie is looking to counter punch.
Perkules keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Perkules misses with a wild body shot.
It appears Gracie was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Perkules lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Perkules throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Perkules throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Perkules.
Gracie moves forwards but Perkules connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Perkules misses with a low kick.
Perkules has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perkules swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perkules.
Perkules walks into a left hand.
Perkules throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkules.
Perkules looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Perkules swings widly with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a low kick, right behind Perkules 's knee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkules blocks a jab.
Gracie throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Perkules paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Perkules throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to slow Perkules down by chopping away at his legs.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Perkules was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perkules scores with a kick to the midsection.
Perkules lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkules appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Perkules looks for the body kick but Gracie saw that one coming.
Perkules keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perkules throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Perkules looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie cracks Perkules with a right hand to the side of the head.
Perkules bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head.
Perkules chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gracie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie cracks the inside of Perkules's front leg.
Gracie misses with a hook. Perkules ducked under it nicely.
Perkules lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Ilkka Perkules really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perkules walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gracie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Perkules.
Perkules has Gracie up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gracie lands an uppercut.
Veli Ilkka Perkules seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Perkules misses with a punch on the inside.
Perkules throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perkules takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie throws a chopping leg kick but Perkules manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Perkules is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Perkules fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Perkules has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Perkules.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Perkules tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Gracie finds it's way through Perkules's defenses.
Perkules fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Perkules.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkules.
Gracie throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gracie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Perkules scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Perkules scores with a leg kick.
Perkules plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gracie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Perkules checks a leg kick.
Gracie slips under a jab from Perkules.
Perkules slips under a jab from Gracie.
Perkules's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Perkules misses with a jab to the body
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie tries to score with a low kick but Perkules moves his leg out of the way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perkules can pounce on him.
Gracie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkules looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Perkules.
Perkules stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gracie.
Perkules looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Perkules is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gracie misses with a kick to the body.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Perkules.
Perkules moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie throws a wild body kick that Perkules sees coming a mile off.
Perkules bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Gracie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Perkules is out of range.
Gracie takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkules throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Perkules finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Perkules connects with a solid leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Renato Gracie will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Perkules throws a leg kick that misses.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perkules looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice body punch from Perkules.
Gracie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perkules misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Gracie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Perkules moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Perkules with a hook.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Perkules's shoulder, as Perkules tries to avoid the shot.
Perkules feints a counter leg kick.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Perkules.
Perkules staying out of range there.
Gracie darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Both fighters circling a little - Perkules finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Perkules tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Perkules fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Perkules keeps Gracie at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
Perkules pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gracie is out of range and Perkules settles back down.
Gracie appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gracie scores with a punch to the head.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Perkules was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Perkules ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Perkules misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie moves out of range as Perkules throws a body kick.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Perkules.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Perkules. Beautiful body shot.
Gracie scores with a jab to the body.
Perkules throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perkules scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gracie will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Perkules.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perkules.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Perkules connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Gracie connects with a single shot there.
Perkules connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good exchange - Perkules coming out on top.
Perkules throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie takes a swing at Perkules's ribcage but misses.
Perkules loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Gracie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gracie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gracie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Perkules checks it well.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Perkules was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie lands a nice looking body shot.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Gracie checks the leg kick nicely there.
Renato Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perkules ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkules tries to land a body kick
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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 Renato Gracie.
Well Perkules 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 47:48
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Veli Ilkka Perkules!
Veli Ilkka Perkules is the new welterweight champion!
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