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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rob Ford (ranked 6209 p4p, 119 weight class) and Sam Bellafontane (ranked 1600 p4p, 69 weight class). Rob Ford has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rob Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Bellafontane!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellafontane looks to land a combination but Ford avoids it well.
Ford throws a big counter combination but Bellafontane scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bellafontane throws a right hand that Ford ducks under and follows up with a left that Ford also avoids with ease.
Sam Bellafontane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bellafontane closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Ford out cold! Ford corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sam Bellafontane!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sigi Pesalelei (ranked 23951 p4p, 591 weight class) and Wilson El Cabare (ranked 25509 p4p, 590 weight class). Sigi Pesalelei is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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250 lbs
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250 lbs
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World class MT
Cardio machine
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sigi Pesalelei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wilson El Cabare!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Cabare uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pesalelei.
Pesalelei connects with a looping right hand.
Pesalelei misses with a straight right.
El Cabare pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pesalelei is out of range and El Cabare settles back down.
Pesalelei clinches with his opponent.
Pesalelei lands a body shot in the clinch.
El Cabare misses with a punch to the body.
Pesalelei lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pesalelei.
Pesalelei lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pesalelei.
Pesalelei lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pesalelei lands an elbow inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pesalelei comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Wilson El Cabare has been cut.
El Cabare looks winded!
A nice right hand lands inside from Pesalelei.
Pesalelei presses El Cabare against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pesalelei pressing his opponent against the ropes.
El Cabare should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
El Cabare takes an elbow to the temple.
Pesalelei gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
El Cabare misses with a body punch.
El Cabare misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesalelei creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through El Cabare's defenses.
El Cabare letting Pesalelei take a breather here.
A right handed body shot lands from Pesalelei.
Pesalelei scores with a hook to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from El Cabare fails to land.
Pesalelei lands an elbow that stopped El Cabare in his tracks for a moment.
Pesalelei lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pesalelei.
El Cabare pushes off an throws an elbow but Pesalelei leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Pesalelei working some nice short punches in the clinch.
El Cabare takes an elbow to the forehead.
El Cabare goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
El Cabare takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Wilson El Cabare's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pesalelei.
Pesalelei scores with a shot to the side of El Cabare's head.
Pesalelei cracks El Cabare with a nice body shot.
Pesalelei breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks El Cabare with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! El Cabare looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. El Cabare get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!
El Cabare is rocked!
El Cabare ducks right into an uppercut from Pesalelei.
El Cabare is still on wobbly legs! Can Pesalelei finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesalelei clinches.
Pesalelei lands a body punch.
El Cabare seems to have recovered his senses.
Pesalelei lands a left hand.
Pesalelei is stalling here.
Pesalelei pushes El Cabare against the ropes and as he bounces back off them, cracks him with a big elbow that drops him to the mat! You don't see that very often! Will he manage to get back to his feet? 3,4,5,6 is the count... and he's up! He seems OK; probably just in shock that he was dropped by an elbow that he obviously didn't see coming.
El Cabare drops his guard momentarily, allowing Pesalelei to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes El Cabare! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Pesalelei takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sigi Pesalelei!
Sigi Pesalelei 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Draco Nightfury (ranked 24993 p4p, 587 weight class) and Muhammad Om (ranked 6149 p4p, 490 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Muhammad Om was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Draco Nightfury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Muhammad Om!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Om tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nightfury was well out of range. Poor timing from Om.
Nightfury lands a nice looking body kick.
Nightfury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Om looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nightfury pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Om is looking for the big counter here.
Om blocks a head kick by Nightfury.
Nightfury definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Good exchange - Nightfury coming out on top.
Om takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nightfury misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Om unleashes a big counter combination but Nightfury bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Om. Nightfury does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nightfury gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nightfury landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Om is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Om being controlled against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nightfury wants to stall.
Nightfury misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Om.
Om on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Om tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nightfury's elbow.
Om has Nightfury pressed against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Om.
Om breaks the clinch.
Draco Nightfury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Nightfury.
Om tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nightfury paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nightfury 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.
Nightfury closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nightfury misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Om.
Nightfury stalling in the clinch but Om improves position.
Knees to the body from Nightfury.
Nightfury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nightfury lands with a right to the head.
Om looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right hook to the body lands for Nightfury.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nightfury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nightfury lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nightfury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Om breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nightfury instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Draco Nightfury dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Om takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nightfury darts in and clinches Om up against the ropes.
Nightfury is trying to stall.
Om manages to break the clinch.
Nightfury swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Om.
Nightfury connects with a leg kick. Om looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nightfury throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Om stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nightfury chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nightfury connects with a solid leg kick.
Nightfury gets a clinch.
Nightfury lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nightfury lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nightfury lands a body punch in the clinch.
Om tries to stall but Nightfury uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Om wants to stall.
Nightfury putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Om in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Om takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Muhammad Om has been cut.
Nightfury lands a left hand.
Nightfury lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nightfury stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nightfury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Om escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nightfury dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Om. That did some damage!
Nightfury moves into the clinch.
Nightfury lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nightfury digs a right hand into Om's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Om's gas tank.
Om manages to break the clinch.
Draco Nightfury is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nightfury throws a sloppy head kick and Om moves out of range easily.
Jab from Nightfury.
Nightfury throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nightfury rushes Om and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Om pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Nightfury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Om's elbow.
Om tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Om tries to break free but Nightfury pushes him back against the ropes.
Nightfury scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nightfury is working Om over against the ropes.
Om is breathing heavily.
Nightfury taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Draco Nightfury dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Muhammad Om's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nightfury darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nightfury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Om is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nightfury lands a front kick.
Nightfury misses with a head kick.
Nightfury lands an overhand right.
Om blocks a head kick by Nightfury.
Om unleashes a big counter combination but Nightfury bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nightfury throws a front kick aimed at Om's knee but Om avoids it well.
Nightfury throws the left hand but Om avoids the punch easily.
Om wants to counter the offense by Nightfury and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nightfury tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Om is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Om takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Om chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nightfury can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nightfury fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Om.
Nightfury lands a lovely overhand right.
Nightfury lands with a right hand.
Nightfury bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Om's head.
Muhammad Om is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nightfury gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nightfury as Om tries to tie him up.
Nightfury is trying to stall.
Om is trying to maintain a safe position but Nightfury gets an underhook and turns Om into the ropes.
Nightfury cracks Om with a nice body shot.
Nightfury lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nightfury trying to land knees to the body.
Om takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nightfury throws a knee to the head but misses.
Om is trying to push Nightfury away but Nightfury has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A short body shot lands from Nightfury as the two fighters clinch.
Nightfury misses with a punch to the body.
Om's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nightfury is working Om over against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nightfury avoiding damage.
Nightfury lands a body shot.
Om takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nightfury lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Om backwards.
Nightfury tries a body shot but Om blocks it.
Om on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nightfury holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Muhammad Om has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A body shot lands from Nightfury.
And that's the end of the fight!
Draco Nightfury showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nightfury 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Draco Nightfury!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Alexi Litchkov (ranked 5699 p4p, 475 weight class) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 5514 p4p, 469 weight class). Khabib Nurmagomedov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexi Litchkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Litchkov throws a leg kick but Nurmagomedov moved away.
Nurmagomedov unleashes a big counter combination but Litchkov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nurmagomedov checks a low kick from Litchkov.
Litchkov throws a poor cross that misses
and Nurmagomedov counters with a nice body shot.
Litchkov takes one to the side of the head.
Litchkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Nurmagomedov looks to move away, Litchkov throws a big counter combo but Nurmagomedov just gets out of the way.
Nurmagomedov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nurmagomedov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nurmagomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Litchkov tries a low kick but Nurmagomedov avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Nurmagomedov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A good leg kick by Litchkov.
Litchkov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nurmagomedov moves away from the strike by Litchkov.
Nurmagomedov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nurmagomedov slips a straight right by Litchkov.
Nurmagomedov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Litchkov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Litchkov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Litchkov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nurmagomedov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nurmagomedov throws a body punch but Litchkov moves out of range.
Litchkov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Litchkov misses.
Litchkov throws a right hand that misses
and Nurmagomedov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Litchkov.
Some bone on bone action there as Nurmagomedov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Litchkov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nurmagomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Litchkov is just out of range.
Litchkov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nurmagomedov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Litchkov.
Nurmagomedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Litchkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurmagomedov.
A shot to the liver by Nurmagomedov. Beautiful body shot.
Nurmagomedov dips to his left and cracks Litchkov with an uppercut!
Nurmagomedov thuds a left hand into Litchkov's body.
Nurmagomedov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Litchkov throws a leg kick
and Nurmagomedov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Litchkov throws a leg kick
and Nurmagomedov counters with a stiff right hand.
Litchkov throws a combination that misses
and Nurmagomedov counters with a nice uppercut.
Alexi Litchkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Litchkov is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Litchkov motions for Nurmagomedov to come forward. Litchkov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nurmagomedov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Litchkov rather than just go for the knockout.
Nurmagomedov checks a low kick from Litchkov.
Litchkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov lands with a straight right. Litchkov didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Litchkov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nurmagomedov counters with a right hand to the body.
Litchkov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nurmagomedov lands a jab to the head.
Nurmagomedov scores with a jab to the jaw.
A cross from Nurmagomedov lands.
Litchkov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Litchkov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice defenses there by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Litchkov misses with a leg kick
enabling Nurmagomedov to counter with a crisp jab.
Nurmagomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Litchkov manages to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Litchkov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nurmagomedov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Litchkov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Litchkov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nurmagomedov throws a series of punches but Litchkov avoids them all with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Litchkov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nurmagomedov lands with a right hand.
Nurmagomedov lands a body shot.
Litchkov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nurmagomedov dips to his left and cracks Litchkov with an uppercut!
Nurmagomedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Litchkov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nurmagomedov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Litchkov throws a body kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Nurmagomedov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nurmagomedov throws a shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov blocks a low kick nicely.
A low kick from Litchkov misses
and Nurmagomedov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nurmagomedov misses with a series of wild punches.
Litchkov misses with a kick to the body
and Nurmagomedov counters with a stiff right hand.
Litchkov throws an overhand right that lands on Nurmagomedov's shoulder, as Nurmagomedov tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov lands with a straight right. Litchkov didn't see that one coming.
Nurmagomedov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Alexi Litchkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nurmagomedov scores with a punch to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurmagomedov connects with a nice looking jab.
Nurmagomedov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Litchkov throws a leg kick but Nurmagomedov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Litchkov takes one on the button.
Nurmagomedov works over Litchkov's head and body with a nice combination.
Nurmagomedov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sloppy strikes from Nurmagomedov. Those never looked like landing.
Litchkov walks into a straight right hand from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Litchkov.
Nurmagomedov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Litchkov's hands.
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but Litchkov moves out of range.
Litchkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Litchkov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nurmagomedov scores with a decent looking hook.
Nurmagomedov scores with a jab. Litchkov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Litchkov misses with a leg kick
and Nurmagomedov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Litchkov is predictable there
and Nurmagomedov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Litchkov thinking.
Litchkov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nurmagomedov tests Litchkov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Litchkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov works over Litchkov's head and body with a nice combination.
Nurmagomedov scores with a hook.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot.
Nurmagomedov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Litchkov eats them both and turns towards Nurmagomedov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nurmagomedov misses the shot to the body.
Litchkov thows a leg kick but Nurmagomedov checks it
and Litchkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nurmagomedov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Litchkov is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nurmagomedov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nurmagomedov lands a slapping body shot.
Litchkov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nurmagomedov scores with a jab.
Nurmagomedov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Litchkov. Litchkov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A punch combination from Nurmagomedov misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Litchkov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nurmagomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Litchkov manages to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov lands a slapping body shot.
Nurmagomedov jabs Litchkov right on the nose. Litchkov blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nurmagomedov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nurmagomedov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nurmagomedov clobbers Litchkov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Litchkov throws a series of punches but Nurmagomedov avoids them all with ease.
Litchkov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Litchkov misses with a kick to the body.
A big right from Nurmagomedov misses.
Khabib Nurmagomedov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Litchkov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nurmagomedov counters with a straight right hand.
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but Litchkov moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nurmagomedov misses the shot to the body.
Litchkov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nurmagomedov thuds a left hand into Litchkov's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab lands there for Nurmagomedov.
Litchkov is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Litchkov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nurmagomedov thuds his right hand into Litchkov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nurmagomedov misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body punch
and Litchkov counters with a thumping low kick.
Litchkov throws a lazy right hand but Nurmagomedov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good work by Nurmagomedov as he checks the leg kick.
Litchkov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Litchkov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nurmagomedov moves out of range of the strikes.
Nurmagomedov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Litchkov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot.
Litchkov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Litchkov throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nurmagomedov lands a jab to Litchkov's midsection.
Litchkov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nurmagomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Nurmagomedov connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurmagomedov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Litchkovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but Litchkov moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Litchkov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nurmagomedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Litchkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurmagomedov.
Litchkov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nurmagomedov stuns Litchkov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nurmagomedov, as that shot connected.
Litchkov avoids the body shot from Nurmagomedov.
A nice combination there by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov lands a really nice looking cross but Litchkov seems unphased.
Nurmagomedov works Litchkov's body with a nice hook.
Nurmagomedov lands an overhand right.
Litchkov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nurmagomedov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nurmagomedov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nurmagomedov. Litchkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Litchkov takes one on the button.
Nurmagomedov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Litchkov doesn't seem bothered though.
Alexi Litchkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Litchkov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khabib Nurmagomedov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nurmagomedov 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Khabib Nurmagomedov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Maya Chigg (ranked 6410 p4p, 566 weight class) and Weimin Liaw (ranked 3981 p4p, 454 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 24 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maya Chigg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Weimin Liaw!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chigg throws a leg kick which misses Liaw's front leg but catches the back leg as Liaw tries to avoid it.
Chigg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Chigg.
Chigg scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chigg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liaw.
Chigg connects with a right hand. Liaw shakes it off.
Liaw fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chigg on the side of the head.
Chigg throws a leg kick but Liaw moved away.
Liaw looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chigg walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Liaw rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Chigg has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liaw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chigg fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chigg stuns Liaw with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Liaw keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chigg.
Liaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liaw let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Chigg throws a body kick that misses
and Liaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chigg throws a half hearted mid kick.
Liaw looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Liaw has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chigg.
A slow jab from Chigg misses its intended target.
Liaw walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chigg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Liaw. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chigg, right into the meat.
Liaw checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chigg tried to score with a low kick but Liaw checks it.
Chigg throws a head kick but Liaw moves out of range.
Chigg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Liaw misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chigg counters with a nice uppercut.
Chigg misses with a low kick.
Chigg pushes Liaw away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chigg thuds his right hand into Liaw's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chigg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chigg throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Liaw counters with a beautiful hook that drops Chigg to the mat! Will Chigg be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Liaw to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Chigg is up. He looks OK to continue.
Chigg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liaw is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chigg with a body shot.
Liaw cracks Chigg with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Chigg get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Chigg looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Chigg is rocked!
Chigg throws a leg kick that is checked
and Liaw counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chigg connects with a single shot there.
Chigg scores with a crisp jab that stopped Liaw in his tracks.
Chigg slips under a jab from Liaw.
Liaw jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liaw moves out of range of the leg kick from Chigg.
Liaw throws a counter combo.
Chigg lands a jab.
Chigg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Liaw checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Liaw! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Weimin Liaw will get the nod in that round, having scored multiple knockdowns.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Chigg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Liaw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chigg throws a quick inside leg kick.
Liaw takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chigg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liaw lands a nice shot that snaps Chigg's head back.
Liaw tries to move into range but Chigg moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Liaw ducks under a wild hook from Chigg.
Liaw replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Chigg blocks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liaw jabs at Chigg's body.
Liaw throws a leg kick but Chigg checks it.
Chigg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maya Chigg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liaw needs to keep his hands up - Chigg had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chigg works Liaw's body with a nice hook.
Liaw takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Liaw pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chigg takes the fight into the clinch.
Liaw blocking some punches.
Liaw tries to work over Chigg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chigg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chigg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chigg.
Chigg misses with a punch to the body.
Liaw has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The referee calls for Liaw to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chigg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liaw misses with some punches.
Chigg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Liaw takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
No joy there for Chigg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice side step and Liaw releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chigg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liaw walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chigg misses with a kick to the body
and Liaw counters with a stiff right hand.
Chigg misses with a body shot.
Chigg really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Liaw has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chigg finds it's way round the side to connect with Liaw's head.
Liaw checks a low kick from Chigg.
A punch lands to the side of Liaw 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maya Chigg dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Chigg misses with a lunging right hand
and Liaw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chigg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Liaw's calf.
An inside leg kick lands from Chigg.
Chigg throws a head kick but Liaw moves out of range.
Liaw is looking for the big counter here.
Chigg throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Liaw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Chigg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick misses from Chigg.
Chigg throws a head kick that misses.
Chigg scores with a body shot.
Chigg seems to have got his legs back now.
Chigg throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Liaw counters with a perfect left hook, dropping Chigg to the canvas. He tries to get back up quickly but his equilibrium is all over the place! He's up... he's back down again! There's no need for a count as the referee calls off the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Weimin Liaw!
Weimin Liaw thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Neil Diaz (ranked 2525 p4p, 313 weight class) and Snake Duanesboy (ranked 1941 p4p, 244 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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199 lbs
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135 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
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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
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neil Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snake Duanesboy!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz swings for the body but Duanesboy moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
A nice combination there by Duanesboy.
Duanesboy has Diaz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duanesboy moves into the clinch successfully.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Duanesboy is controlling him.
Duanesboy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duanesboy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Duanesboy.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Duanesboy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duanesboy tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Duanesboy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duanesboy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duanesboy needs to keep his hands up - Diaz had a free shot at his head there.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Duanesboy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Snake Duanesboy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duanesboy closes the distance and pushes Diaz back into the ropes.
Duanesboy prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Duanesboy has Diaz pressed against the ropes, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Duanesboy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Duanesboy throws a head punch that misses.
Duanesboy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Duanesboy lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to score with low kicks.
Duanesboy moves to clinch but Diaz breaks away
and Diaz counters with an outside leg kick.
Duanesboy is looking to clinch.
Duanesboy pushes Diaz up against the ropes in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Duanesboy tries to clinch up.
A head kick by Duanesboy misses
and Diaz counters with a two punch combo.
Diaz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Duanesboy tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Duanesboy staying out of range there.
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 Neil Diaz will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diaz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Duanesboy gets a clinch.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duanesboy has him pressed against the ropes.
Diaz is trying to break free.
Duanesboy scores with a shoulder strike.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duanesboy moves into the clinch.
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duanesboy darts in and clinches Diaz up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duanesboy manages to break the clinch.
Duanesboy is looking to clinch.
Duanesboy has closed the distance and engaged Diaz in a clinch.
Duanesboy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Duanesboy has him pressed against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Duanesboy - that landed with a thud.
Duanesboy lands with a light punch inside.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Duanesboy has him pressed against the ropes.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Duanesboy.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Duanesboy drives through and clinches with Diaz against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Duanesboy.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Duanesboy has double underhooks.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Duanesboy has closed the distance and engaged Diaz in a clinch.
Diaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duanesboy pushes Diaz back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duanesboy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz wants to get back to striking at distance but Duanesboy won't allow it.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Duanesboy has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duanesboy closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Duanesboy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Duanesboy.
Duanesboy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duanesboy has him pressed against the ropes.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Neil Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Duanesboy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Duanesboy lands a head kick!
Duanesboy gets a clinch.
A short left from Duanesboy.
Duanesboy manages to break the clinch.
Duanesboy is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snake Duanesboy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Duanesboy throws a lazy head kick
and Diaz counters with an inside leg kick.
Duanesboy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diaz.
Duanesboy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Duanesboy forces Diaz back against the ropes and clinches.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Duanesboy.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duanesboy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duanesboy tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz throws a wild body kick that Duanesboy sees coming a mile off.
Duanesboy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diaz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Duanesboy's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz gets tackled into the ropes by Duanesboy. Duanesboy maintains the clinch.
Duanesboy manages to break the clinch.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Duanesboy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Duanesboy manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duanesboy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Diaz throws a series of strikes that have Duanesboy backpedaling.
Duanesboy is rocked!
Diaz scores with a shot to the body.
Duanesboy clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duanesboy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duanesboy throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Diaz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A good leg kick by Diaz.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Duanesboy closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duanesboy rushes Diaz and presses him up against the ropes.
Diaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Snake Duanesboy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Duanesboy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
Duanesboy prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Duanesboy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Duanesboy counters with a two punch combo.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Duanesboy slips the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neil Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Diaz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Snake Duanesboy!
During a confident post fight interview, Snake Duanesboy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 24089 p4p, 660 weight class) and Argat Khan (ranked 3559 p4p, 411 weight class). Khan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Can't be touched kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Denke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Argat Khan!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
Denke throws a poor cross that misses
and Khan counters with a one-two to the body.
Denke gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A nice leg kick lands there from Khan.
Karl Denke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan moves out of range as Denke strikes.
Denke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A head kick misses from Denke.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Denke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Denke takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Khan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Denke lands a head kick!
It looks like Argat Khan has been cut.
Denke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Denke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khan.
Denke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Denke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan cracks a nice hook into Denke's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Denke throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Denke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Denke.
Khan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice uppercut lands for Khan. That snapped Denke's head back.
Denke misses the shot to the body.
Denke misses with a wild body shot.
Denke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Denke. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan is looking to slow Denke down with leg kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khan.
Khan blocks a low kick nicely.
Khan drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Denke onto his butt! Denke pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Denke's calf.
Khan takes the fight into the clinch.
Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Khan rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Denke has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Denke is rocked!
Denke throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
Oh Denke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khan and Denke are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Khan throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Denke into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Khan knows it - he's on the ropes flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Argat Khan!
Argat Khan tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Arnaldo Silva (ranked 20730 p4p, 679 weight class) and Tyga Laxx (ranked 25043 p4p, 688 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnaldo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Tyga Laxx !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch up.
Laxx comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Laxx 's knee but Laxx avoids it well.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Silva avoids the body shot from Laxx .
Silva misses with a hook. Laxx ducked under it nicely.
Laxx tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Laxx dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Laxx looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Laxx tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Laxx counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laxx 's sensitive parts.
Silva tries to clinch but Laxx moves out of range.
Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Laxx 's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laxx clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the ropes.
Laxx cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Laxx misses with a punch on the inside.
Laxx lands with a left to the head.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Laxx swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laxx throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Laxx 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Laxx uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laxx blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laxx tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to work over Laxx 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laxx lands with a light punch inside.
Silva pushes Laxx back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Laxx controls his hands.
Laxx lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laxx avoids it.
Silva digs a right hand into Laxx 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Laxx 's gas tank.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Laxx misses with some punches.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Laxx blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laxx 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Laxx tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Laxx back against the ropes.
Laxx tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Laxx controls his hands.
Silva pushes Laxx back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyga Laxx will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Laxx counters with a straight right hand.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Laxx to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva is rocked!
Silva throws a head kick but Laxx moves out of range.
Silva throws a right hand that Laxx ducks under and follows up with a left that Laxx also avoids with ease.
Laxx is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Silva tries to bum rush Laxx with a series of wild strikes but Laxx uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laxx throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva tries to clinch but Laxx moves away
and Laxx counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laxx chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Laxx to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Laxx avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tyga Laxx is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laxx throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but Laxx manages to avoid it.
Silva with a jab.
Silva connects with a right hand. Laxx shakes it off.
Silva misses with the body kick
and Laxx counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Laxx moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Laxx was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Laxx swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laxx circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laxx tries to counter with a clinch but Silva shakes him off and moves away.
Laxx misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Silva
and Laxx counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Laxx .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laxx cracks Silva with a good jab.
A head kick misses from Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Laxx throws a counter combo.
Laxx scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Silva beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Arnaldo Silva's cut is getting worse.
Silva motions for Laxx to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laxx avoids a kick to the body.
Laxx throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Laxx steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva wants to clinch up but Laxx keeps it at a distance.
Good work by Laxx as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Laxx rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyga Laxx takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Laxx scores with a big combo that sends Silva crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Silva flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Laxx jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyga Laxx !
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Masada The Zealot (ranked 3831 p4p, 388 weight class) and Takeru Ishii (ranked 24124 p4p, 590 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masada The Zealot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeru Ishii!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by The Zealot.
The Zealot seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ishii lands with a right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for The Zealot.
Ishii connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Ishii finds it's way through The Zealot's defenses.
The Zealot scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Takeru Ishii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Zealot finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Zealot fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ishii throws a front kick aimed at The Zealot's knee but The Zealot avoids it well.
Ishii takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The Zealot throws a leg kick but Ishii checks it.
The Zealot misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Zealot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Zealot feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ishii misses with a straight left.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but The Zealot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Zealot throws a lazy right hand but Ishii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ishii flicks out a counter leg kick but The Zealot steps away.
Ishii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ishii tries to clinch but The Zealot is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Zealot half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ishii throws a body shot but no joy.
The Zealot slips under a jab from Ishii.
Ishii with a hook.
The Zealot misses with a two punch combination.
The Zealot throws a body punch but Ishii moves out of range.
The Zealot swats away the attempt to clinch by Ishii.
The Zealot blocks a jab.
Good leg kick by The Zealot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Zealot on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The Zealot lands a jab.
The Zealot takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ishii avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishii cracks The Zealot with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Zealot throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ishii.
Ishii tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Zealot is able to avoid easily.
Ishii fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Zealot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ishii throws a low kick but The Zealot moves out of range easily.
The Zealot is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ishii fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Zealot is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The Zealot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Zealot lands a nice hook to Ishii's body. Ishii takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ishii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Zealot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Zealot feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ishiis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bone on bone clash there as The Zealot blocks the leg kick.
Ishii doesn't manage to clinch there - The Zealot circles away.
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 Masada The Zealot will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The Zealot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Zealot throws a series of punches but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii throws a nice looking combination but The Zealot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Zealot walks into a left hand.
The Zealot digs a good body shot into Ishii's ribs.
The Zealot keeps the fight on the outside.
The Zealot throws a big counter combination but Ishii scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ishii misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from The Zealot on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ishii scores with a shot to the body.
Ishii takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from The Zealot misses.
Masada The Zealot is winning the standup battle so far.
Ishii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Zealot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but The Zealot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Zealot appears to be looking for a big counter.
The Zealot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ishii.
The Zealot lands a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishii tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Zealot is able to avoid easily.
The Zealot throws a body punch but Ishii moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as The Zealot blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Zealot's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ishii under the eye.
The Zealot stuns Ishii with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ishii throws a series of punches but The Zealot moves out of range.
The Zealot really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The Zealot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ishii tries to clinch up but The Zealot circles away and keeps his distance.
The Zealot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ishii.
The Zealot misses with the combination.
Ishii misses with an uppercut. The Zealot saw that one coming.
The Zealot is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The Zealot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ishii.
Ishii with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Zealot to score with a decent uppercut.
Masada The Zealot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ishii misses with an uppercut. The Zealot saw that one coming.
The Zealot connects with a jab.
The Zealot moves out of range as Ishii strikes.
As Ishii looks to move away, The Zealot throws a big counter combo but Ishii just gets out of the way.
The Zealot throws a right hand that Ishii ducks under and follows up with a left that Ishii also avoids with ease.
A left and a right from The Zealot both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Zealot throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Zealot blocks a jab.
The Zealot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ishii can do to turn this around?
Ishii slips a jab and a cross from The Zealot.
A leg kick checked by The Zealot.
Ishii tries to land a leg kick but The Zealot saw it coming and moves away.
The Zealot scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ishii misses with the combination.
Ishii drops his hands momentarily and The Zealot takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The Zealot tries a head kick but it misses.
Ishii only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The Zealot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ishii moves away.
The Zealot avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Zealot swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The Zealot comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The Zealot connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ishii. Ishii circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masada The Zealot dominated that second round.
That's time! The Zealot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The Zealot tries a head kick but it misses.
Ishii throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Zealot 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 Zealot lands a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Zealot darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ishii looks to land a left hand but The Zealot moved out of range nicely.
Ishii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ishii fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Zealot seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ishii tries to clinch there but The Zealot circles away.
The Zealot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Ishii misses.
Ishii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Zealot fails to land with a series of punches.
The Zealot fakes the leg kick and cracks Ishii in the body.
Good exchange - The Zealot coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Zealot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ishii misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Zealot throws a body punch but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ishii walks into a left hand.
The Zealot looks for the body kick but Ishii saw that one coming.
Ishii throws out a leg kick but The Zealot moves out of range and Ishii only half commits.
The Zealot connects with a single shot there.
The Zealot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ishii is looking to clinch.
As Ishii looks to move away, The Zealot throws a big counter combo but Ishii just gets out of the way.
Ishii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Zealot throwing a counter right hand but Ishii manages to avoid it.
Ishii looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big left from Ishii misses.
The Zealot connects with a single shot there.
A combination from The Zealot does no damage.
Ishii throws a hook but The Zealot avoids it easily.
The Zealot bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ishii's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Zealot tries to move into range but Ishii moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ishii throws a counter combo.
Ishii moves in looking to clinch but The Zealot pushes him off.
The Zealot throws a big counter combination but Ishii scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ishii loads up on a big right hand but The Zealot slips the punch.
Ishii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A decent looking cross lands there for The Zealot.
The Zealot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ishii. Ishii obviously looking to wear him down.
The Zealot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ishii misses with an uppercut. The Zealot saw that one coming.
Ishii with a nice cross.
The Zealot walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The Zealot throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ishii.
Ishii thuds a left hand into The Zealot's body.
Ishii cracks a nice hook into The Zealot's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishii throws an overhand right that lands on The Zealot's shoulder, as The Zealot tries to avoid the shot.
Some bone on bone action there as The Zealot checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The Zealot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masada The Zealot clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ishii tries to clinch there but The Zealot circles away.
Ishii throws a big shot that misses.
Ishii is looking to clinch but The Zealot is avoiding it.
Ishii fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from The Zealot.
Ishii fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from The Zealot on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice jab there from Ishii.
Ishii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Zealot.
The Zealot checks a low kick from Ishii.
The Zealot appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ishii thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Zealot uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ishii has time to react.
Ishii has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ishii is rocked!
Ishii throws an overhand right that lands on The Zealot's shoulder, as The Zealot tries to avoid the shot.
Ishii tries to clinch but The Zealot is having none of it.
Ishii is looking to score with low kicks.
The Zealot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ishii.
The Zealot lands a jab-cross combination.
Ishii is still on wobbly legs! Can The Zealot finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Zealot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Zealot checks a low kick from Ishii.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. The Zealot moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Ishii! The Zealot continues to tee off on Ishii, landing with a left and a right! The Zealot connects with a right hand that leaves Ishii sleeping against the ropes! What a finish by The Zealot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Masada The Zealot!
Masada The Zealot retains his lightweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Masada The Zealot waved his t-shirt featuring Dr Zoidberg Office's logo in front of the cameras.
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