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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between JJ Moheya (ranked 4911 p4p, 6112 weight class) and Alexi Litchkov (ranked 453 p4p, 500 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, JJ Moheya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexi Litchkov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moheya tries to work over Litchkov's front leg with a kick but Litchkov checks it.
Moheya looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice defenses there by Moheya.
A solid leg kick lands there for Litchkov.
Moheya lands a slapping body shot.
Litchkov checks a leg kick nicely.
Litchkov throws out a counter right but Moheya avoids it with no problem.
Litchkov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Litchkov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Moheya.
Moheya throws a low kick but Litchkov avoids it.
Moheya is looking to slow Litchkov down with leg kicks.
Moheya thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moheya throws a head kick that misses.
Litchkov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Litchkov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Litchkov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Litchkov connects with a leg kick.
Moheya takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A bone on bone clash there as Moheya blocks the leg kick.
It looked like Moheya was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Litchkov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Litchkov - that will leave a mark!
Litchkov misses with a hook
and Moheya counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moheya misses with a looping right.
Litchkov tries to land a leg kick but Moheya saw it coming and moves away.
Moheya is looking to chop away at Litchkov's legs.
Litchkov delivers a nice body kick.
Litchkov scores with a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Litchkov.
Litchkov throws a hook to the side of Moheya's head but Moheya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moheya throws a front kick aimed at Litchkov's knee but Litchkov avoids it well.
Litchkov checks a leg kick nicely.
Moheya cracks Litchkov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Litchkov throws a low kick but Moheya moves out of range easily.
Litchkov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Moheya slips under a jab from Litchkov.
Litchkov connects with the punch.
A slow jab from Litchkov misses its intended target.
Good leg kick by Litchkov.
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!
Moheya pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Moheya sets himself, and Litchkov steps forward looking for the clinch! Moheya avoids it this time.
Litchkov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Moheya. That did some damage!
The crowd cheers as Moheya lands an impressive looking overhand right. Litchkov doesn't seem phased though.
Litchkov throws a looping overhand right but Moheya ducks down to avoid it.
Moheya 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.
Litchkov needs to keep his hands up - Moheya had a free shot at his head there.
Litchkov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Moheya finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Litchkov throws a poor cross that misses
and Moheya counters with a straight right hand.
Litchkov misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Moheya wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Moheya checks a leg kick.
Litchkov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Moheya tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moheya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Litchkov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Moheya checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Litchkov scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexi Litchkov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Litchkov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Litchkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Litchkov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Moheya is looking to counter punch.
Litchkov dodges the punch combination from Moheya.
Litchkov throws a low kick but Moheya avoids it.
Litchkov scores with a leg kick.
Moheya thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moheya cracks Litchkov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Litchkov loads up on a big right hand but Moheya slips the punch.
Litchkov thumps Moheya with a low kick.
Moheya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Litchkov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Litchkov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Litchkov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Litchkov. Moheya shrugs it off though.
Moheya is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Moheya throws a jab but it's blocked by Litchkov.
A low kick lands for Litchkov.
A left lands for Litchkov.
Moheya is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Litchkov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moheya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moheya takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
No joy there for Moheya, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Litchkov lands with a cross.
Litchkov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moheya.
Litchkov is breathing heavily.
A combination from Moheya does no damage.
Moheya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moheya 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.
Moheya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Moheya digs a good hook to Litchkov's body.
Moheya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moheya defending well as Litchkov loads up on a big left hand.
Litchkov slips a jab from Moheya.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Litchkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moheya.
A slow jab from Litchkov misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Moheya.
Alexi Litchkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Litchkov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Moheya misses with a wild body shot.
Litchkov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Moheya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moheya misses with a body kick.
Litchkov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moheya counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Litchkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Litchkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moheya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moheya lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Moheya lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A good leg kick by Litchkov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moheya lands with a nice body punch.
Moheya throws a leg kick but Litchkov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Moheya throws a push kick but Litchkov slaps the foot to one side.
Litchkov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Moheya is able to avoid easily.
Moheya is looking for a counter combo.
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 JJ Moheya will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Litchkov fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Litchkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Moheya finds it's way through Litchkov's defenses.
Litchkov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Moheya to score with a decent uppercut.
Litchkov motions for Moheya to come forward. Litchkov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Litchkov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Moheya is able to avoid easily.
Moheya tried to counter with a leg kick but Litchkov avoided it.
Litchkov throws a big shot that misses.
Moheya throws a half hearted mid kick.
Litchkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Litchkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moheya scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Litchkov doesn't seem bothered though.
Litchkov misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moheya comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Litchkov misses with a kick to the body.
Moheya is looking for a counter combo.
Moheya misses with a wild body shot.
Litchkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Litchkov connects with a leg kick.
Litchkov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Litchkov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Moheya checks it well.
Litchkov misses with a low kick.
Moheya misses with a looping left.
Moheya tries to score with a low kick but Litchkov moves his leg out of the way.
Litchkov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Moheya uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Litchkov has time to react.
Litchkov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
As Litchkov looks to move away, Moheya throws a big counter combo but Litchkov just gets out of the way.
Litchkov blocks the body kick.
Litchkov loads up on a big right hand but Moheya slips the punch.
Moheya checks the leg kick nicely there.
Moheya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Litchkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Moheya.
Moheya throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Good work by Moheya as he checks the leg kick.
Litchkov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A low kick from Litchkov misses
letting Moheya counter with a right hand.
Moheya tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Litchkov throws an overhand right that lands on Moheya's shoulder, as Moheya tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moheya scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Moheya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Litchkov.
Litchkov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Moheya.
Moheya is looking to slow Litchkov down with leg kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Moheya checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Moheya looks to land a body kick but Litchkov moved away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moheya lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Moheya swings for the body but Litchkov moves out of range.
Litchkov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Moheya scores with a shot to the body.
Donk. Moheya catches Litchkov right on the button with a cross.
Moheya misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Litchkov misses
and Moheya counters with a nice low kick that buckles Litchkov's knee momentarily.
Moheya finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Litchkov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Moheya throws a body punch but Litchkov moves out of range.
Moheya misses with a double jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
JJ Moheya showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moheya 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jettrin Saenamuang (ranked 2485 p4p, 6002 weight class) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 271 p4p, 493 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jettrin Saenamuang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saenamuang fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nurmagomedov fails to land with a series of punches.
Saenamuang plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nurmagomedov misses with a series of wild punches.
Saenamuang works over Nurmagomedov's head and body with a nice combination.
Nurmagomedov throws a right and a left that Saenamuang avoids nicely.
Nurmagomedov tries to bum rush Saenamuang with a series of wild strikes but Saenamuang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saenamuang lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
 Nurmagomedov is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saenamuang darts in and clinches Nurmagomedov up against the ropes.
Nurmagomedov is still on wobbly legs! Can Saenamuang finish him?
Saenamuang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nurmagomedov seems to have recovered his senses.
Nurmagomedov being controlled against the ropes.
Saenamuang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Saenamuang.
Saenamuang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saenamuang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nurmagomedov's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saenamuang misses with a body punch.
Saenamuang tries to work over Nurmagomedov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nurmagomedov lands with a short shot to the head.
Saenamuang missing with knees to the body.
Saenamuang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saenamuang is trying to maintain a safe position but Nurmagomedov gets an underhook and turns Saenamuang into the ropes.
Saenamuang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saenamuang taking a breather.
Nurmagomedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saenamuang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nurmagomedov backwards.
Saenamuang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saenamuang pushes Nurmagomedov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saenamuang throws a punch but it's blocked by Nurmagomedov.
Saenamuang creates a bit of distance and cracks Nurmagomedov with a big uppercut! Nurmagomedov goes down! The referee pushes Saenamuang away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Nurmagomedov make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Saenamuang takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jettrin Saenamuang!
After the fight, Jettrin Saenamuang was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Brock Steve (ranked 2496 p4p, 2939 weight class) and Walter Flanagan (ranked 274 p4p, 317 weight class). Flanagan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Wizard . 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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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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walter Flanagan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flanagan lands with a straight right. Steve didn't see that one coming.
Flanagan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Flanagan just misses with a punch to the body.
Flanagan connects with a jab.
Flanagan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steve takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Flanagan fails to land with a series of punches.
Flanagan throws a series of punches but Steve avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flanagan slips a jab and a cross from Steve.
Flanagan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Flanagan misses its intended target.
Steve appears to be looking for a big counter.
Steve swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Flanagan. That snapped Steve's head back.
Flanagan takes a swing at Steve's ribcage but misses.
Steve is looking to counter with a body kick.
Flanagan misses with a body shot
and Steve counters with a one-two to the body.
Flanagan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Flanagan.
Flanagan looks to land a left hand but Steve moved out of range nicely.
Steve was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A combination from Flanagan does no damage.
Flanagan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
No joy there for Flanagan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve moves away from the strike by Flanagan.
Flanagan throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Steve misses the target.
Flanagan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steve.
Steve moves out of range of the strikes.
Steve uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Flanagan.
Flanagan loads up on a big right hand but Steve slips the punch.
Flanagan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Steve on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flanagan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steve manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Flanagan as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Flanagan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Flanagan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab from Flanagan.
Flanagan scores with a nice right hand.
Flanagan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Flanagan lands with a good body shot.
Brock Steve is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flanagan misses with a few strikes there.
Steve went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Steve displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flanagan throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flanagan throws a hook but Steve blocks it.
Flanagan throws a right and a left that Steve avoids nicely.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flanagan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanagan misses the shot to the body.
Steve swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steve slips a jab from Flanagan.
Flanagan throws the left hand but Steve avoids the punch easily.
Flanagan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Flanagan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Flanagan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Flanagan scores with a three punch combo!
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flanagan.
Flanagan looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Flanagan lands a body shot.
Flanagan takes a swing at Steve's ribcage but misses.
Flanagan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Flanagan.
Flanagan misses with a straight right.
Steve throws a big counter combination but Flanagan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Steve uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Flanagan.
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!
Steve's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Steve duly obliges.
 It looks like Walter Flanagan has been cut.
Steve slips a jab from Flanagan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Flanagan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Walter Flanagan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Flanagan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Flanagan lands with a right hand.
Flanagan tries to bum rush Steve with a series of wild strikes but Steve uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steve is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Steve uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Flanagan.
Steve throws a big counter combination but Flanagan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
No joy there for Steve, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Flanagan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flanagan looks to land a left hand but Steve moved out of range nicely.
Flanagan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Flanagan.
Flanagan misses with a hook. Steve ducked under it nicely.
Steve throws a big counter combination but Flanagan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Flanagan counters with a three punch combo that has Steve backing up. Steve nods at Flanagan to acknowledge the strikes.
A big left from Flanagan misses.
Flanagan swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Steve is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Flanagan!
Flanagan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Flanagan misses with a left hand
and Steve counters with a nice uppercut.
Flanagan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steve.
An attempted straight right counter from Steve misses the target.
Flanagan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Flanagan swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Steve seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walter Flanagan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steve tries a head kick but it misses.
Flanagan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A head kick by Steve misses
and Flanagan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steve bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steve went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Walter Flanagan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Flanagan catches Steve with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Walter Flanagan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Flanagan.
Flanagan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Steve in his tracks.
Flanagan throws a jab but it's blocked by Steve.
Brock Steve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flanagan lands with a good body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Flanagan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Flanagan 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Flanagan!
Walter Flanagan 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Draco Nightfury (ranked 24903 p4p, 24905 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 607 p4p, 619 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tong Po enters the ring!
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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 7 - 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 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tong Po!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nightfury throws out a loose jab but Po uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nightfury looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nightfury seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nightfury tries to clinch up but Po circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Po misses its intended target.
Po takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Po misses with a hook. Nightfury ducked under it nicely.
Nightfury fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Po takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Po checks a low kick from Nightfury.
A clash of legs there as Po blocks the low kick.
Nightfury connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Po fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Po keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nightfury.
Po lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Po takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nightfury.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po avoids the head kick by Nightfury.
Po throws a poor cross that misses
and Nightfury cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nightfury looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nightfury is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nightfury lands with a thumping leg kick.
Po bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nightfury's head.
Nightfury lands with a kick to the temple. Po shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Po looks to throw the jab but Nightfury is out of range.
Nightfury takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nightfury scores with a crisp jab that stopped Po in his tracks.
Nightfury thumps Po with a low kick.
Po misses with a shot to the body
and Nightfury counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Po.
Nightfury staying out of range there.
Nightfury avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nightfury fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Po.
Draco Nightfury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Po misses the shot to the body.
Nightfury is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nightfury lands a front kick.
Po lands with a right hand.
Nightfury tries to clinch but Po is having none of it.
Nightfury scores with a sloppy right hand. Po should have avoided that one.
Nightfury tries to clinch there but Po circles away.
Po throws out a counter right but Nightfury avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Po throws a shot from downtown. Nightfury moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Draco Nightfury dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tong Po's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Po gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nightfury.
Nightfury tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice combination there by Nightfury.
Nightfury thows a body kick. Po tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nightfury throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Po's head.
Nightfury tries to clinch but Po moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Nightfury.
Nightfury tries to clinch but Po moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Po. Those never looked like landing.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nightfury.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nightfury takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Po throws the left hand but Nightfury avoids the punch easily.
A quick step to the side and Nightfury tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nightfury thuds his shin into the meat of Po's side.
Nightfury with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Po throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nightfury throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nightfury slips under a jab from Po.
Nightfury tries to close the distance and clinch but Po swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Po is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nightfury moves out of range of the strikes.
Nightfury scores with a nice body kick.
Nightfury walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nightfury fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nightfury throws a series of punches but Po moves out of range.
Jab from Nightfury.
A head kick misses from Nightfury.
Nightfury darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Po misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nightfury.
Nightfury looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nightfury connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That has opened up Tong Po's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nightfury with the inside leg kick.
Nightfury is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Po can do to turn this around?
Nightfury lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Po swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nightfury tries to land a front kick but Po steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nightfury moves away from the strike by Po.
Nightfury tries to close the distance and clinch up but Po swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nightfury throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Po.
Nightfury checks a leg kick nicely.
Nightfury works the jab nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nightfury scores with a head kick. Po tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Po missing with a left hand there. Nightfury was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A good leg kick by Nightfury.
Nice shot lands for Nightfury.
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 Tong Po'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!
Nightfury doesn't manage to clinch there - Po circles away.
Po misses with a straight left.
Nightfury scores with a nice body kick.
Nightfury pushes Po away with a front kick.
Po throws a nice looking combination but Nightfury bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Po will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nightfury ducks under a wild hook from Po.
Nightfury lands with a straight right. Po didn't see that one coming.
Po takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That kick from Nightfury tenderised Po's leg. Po is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nightfury scores with a push kick.
Po takes one to the chin there.
Po on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nightfury lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po doesn't manage to clinch there - Nightfury circles away.
Po swats away the attempt to clinch by Nightfury.
It seemed like Po was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nightfury keeps Po at a distance using the push kick.
Nightfury lands with an uppercut that bounces Po off the ropes and back into range.
Po tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nightfury moves in looking to clinch but Po pushes him off.
Nice defenses there by Nightfury.
Nightfury works the jab nicely.
Nightfury closes the distance and pushes Po back into the ropes.
Po lands with a left to the head.
Nightfury is looking to control Po's arms but Po gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nightfury has his back to the ropes.
Nightfury landing knees to the body.
Nightfury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nightfury misses with a punch to the body.
Nightfury misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Po.
Po on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nightfury misses with a punch to the body.
Nightfury stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Po blocks a body shot from Nightfury.
Po throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Po can't find room to land a body shot as Nightfury controls the action.
Nightfury avoids the elbow strike from Po, against the ropes.
Nightfury misses with a punch on the inside.
Nightfury lands a body shot.
Po breaks the clinch.
Po moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Po takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab lands there for Nightfury.
Tong Po has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nightfury lands a nice leg kick that just misses Po's sensitive parts.
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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Draco Nightfury!
Tong Po spoke after the fight, saying 'I live by the sword I die by the sword, Whatever happened has happened, no looking back now, the moment is gone...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Marcario Alcala Canchola (ranked 5947 p4p, 6547 weight class) and Muhammad Om (ranked 489 p4p, 514 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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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 Las Vegas, Marcario Alcala Canchola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Muhammad Om!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canchola misses with a head kick.
Canchola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Om.
Om is looking for the big counter here.
Canchola misses with a head kick.
Om throws out a counter right but Canchola avoids it with no problem.
A cross from Canchola lands.
It looks like Muhammad Om has been cut.
Canchola throws a head kick but Om moves out of range.
Canchola tries a head kick but it misses.
Canchola throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Canchola throws a sloppy head kick and Om moves out of range easily.
Canchola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Om doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Canchola throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Om.
A head kick by Canchola misses
and Om counters by moving into the clinch.
Canchola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Om avoiding damage as Canchola throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Canchola as Om tries to tie him up.
Our sources have told us that Canchola has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Canchola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Om's elbow.
Om breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canchola misses with a hook.
It seemed like Om was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Canchola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Canchola lands with a kick to the temple. Om shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The fight stays on the outside here - Om looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Canchola throws a sloppy head kick and Om moves out of range easily.
Om wants to counter the offense by Canchola and move into the clinch position.
Canchola goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It seemed like Om was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Canchola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Canchola tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Canchola throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Om throws out a counter right but Canchola avoids it with no problem.
Canchola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Om tries to counter with a clinch but Canchola shakes him off and moves away.
Marcario Alcala Canchola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Canchola.
Om now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Canchola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Canchola misses with a combination
and Om counters with a two punch combo.
Canchola is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canchola plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canchola swings widly with a right hand
and Om moves into the clinch.
Om breaks from the clinch.
Om bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Om moves into range and clinches up with Canchola.
Om managing to block the knees to the body from Canchola.
Canchola breaks from the clinch.
Om avoids the head kick by Canchola.
Om avoids the head kick by Canchola.
Canchola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Om tries to counter by closing the distance.
Canchola tries a head kick but it misses.
Canchola throws a sloppy head kick and Om moves out of range easily.
Om tries to counter with a clinch but Canchola shakes him off and moves away.
Om moves into the clinch successfully.
Canchola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Om.
Om blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Om blocks a body shot from Canchola.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcario Alcala Canchola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Muhammad Om's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Canchola misses with a straight right.
Om unleashes a big counter combination but Canchola bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Om avoids the head kick by Canchola.
Canchola throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Canchola throws a head kick but Om moves out of range.
Canchola tries a head kick but it misses.
Om throws a counter combo.
Canchola ducks under a wild hook from Om.
Om takes the fight into the clinch.
Canchola tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Canchola is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Om's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Om tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Canchola missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canchola struggles to land a body shot inside as Om controls his hands.
Canchola tries to throw a body punch but Om avoids it by throwing Canchola back against the ropes.
Canchola is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Om can do to turn this around?
Canchola tries to land knees in the clinch but Om avoids the damage to the body.
Canchola is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Om is defending well for now.
Canchola struggles to land a body shot inside as Om controls his hands.
Canchola tries a body shot but Om blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canchola blocks a body shot from Om.
Canchola pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Om blocks a head kick by Canchola.
Om wants to counter the offense by Canchola and move into the clinch position.
Om wants to clinch.
Canchola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by Canchola misses
and as Canchola looks to reset his feet, Om counters with a string of precision punches, right on the button, sending Canchola crashing to the canvas! Canchola is in big trouble here! The referee has started the count but Canchola is so wobbly that the ref has given up the count at 6 - he's called the bout off! Om is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Muhammad Om!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Baby Boy Harris (ranked 24933 p4p, 5584 weight class) and Cyborg Silva (ranked 650 p4p, 538 weight class). Cyborg Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 43 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baby Boy Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyborg Silva!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris misses with a hook
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
A big right from Harris misses.
Silva tries a quick counter leg kick but Harris is wise to it.
A head kick by Harris misses
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Harris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Harris misses with a double jab.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Harris.
Harris smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harris throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harris's knee momentarily.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Harris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harris throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Harris lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Harris scores with a nice head shot.
Harris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harris walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harris misses with a shot to the body
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Harris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Harris with a body shot.
Harris looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Baby Boy Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Silva only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harris throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harris's knee momentarily.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Harris tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baby Boy Harris dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Harris scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harris misses with the combination.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
A combination from Harris does no damage.
Harris backing away here, and Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Harris throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva flicks out a counter leg kick but Harris steps away.
Silva avoids the body shot from Harris.
Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A combination from Harris does no damage.
Harris is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Harris thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Harris backing away here, and Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Harris throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Silva throws a big counter head kick but Harris avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - Harris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Silva shapes to counter with a head kick.
Harris misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva slips a straight right by Harris.
Silva looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Silva blocks a head kick by Harris.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harris thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva avoids the body shot from Harris.
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!
Harris throws an off balance right hand
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baby Boy Harris dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Harris misses with a head kick.
Silva is trying to counter with his kicks.
Harris misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Harris thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Harris takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Harris misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Harris throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Harris throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harris connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harris throws an off balance right hand
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva throws a fast counter high kick but Harris manages to duck under it in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Harris misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Harris backing away here, and Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A jab from Harris misses.
Baby Boy Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harris swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva flicks out a counter leg kick but Harris steps away.
Silva avoids the head kick by Harris.
Harris throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Baby Boy Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Harris throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Harris misses with a kick to the body
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Harris throws an off balance right hand
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva throws a counter combo.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Baby Boy Harris.
Well Harris 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baby Boy Harris!
Baby Boy Harris 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alex Alexandrov (ranked 4294 p4p, 23872 weight class) and Sigi Pesalelei (ranked 423 p4p, 590 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Alexandrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sigi Pesalelei!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandrov throws a nice looking combination but Pesalelei bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pesalelei is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pesalelei looks to land a right hand but Alexandrov moved out of range.
Alexandrov moves out of range as Pesalelei strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Alexandrov misses its target.
Pesalelei has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Alexandrov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Pesalelei scores with a jab to the head.
Pesalelei closes the distance and clinches.
Pesalelei misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alexandrov.
I was talking to Alexandrov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Alexandrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alexandrov breaks the clinch.
Pesalelei throws a right hand that Alexandrov ducks under and follows up with a left that Alexandrov also avoids with ease.
Alexandrov clinches up against the ropes.
Pesalelei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alexandrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Pesalelei comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alexandrov taking a breather.
Alexandrov misses with a punch to the body.
Pesalelei lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pesalelei as Alexandrov tries to tie him up.
Alexandrov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov presses Pesalelei against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pesalelei being controlled against the ropes.
Pesalelei lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pesalelei throws an elbow that misses.
Pesalelei lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Pesalelei.
Alexandrov lands a shot to the body.
Alexandrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexandrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pesalelei's elbow.
Alexandrov lands a nice uppercut.
Pesalelei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alexandrov avoids a wild elbow strike from Pesalelei.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pesalelei.
Alexandrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Pesalelei controls his hands.
Alexandrov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pesalelei is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesalelei throws an elbow that misses.
Alexandrov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alexandrov trying to stall but Pesalelei improves his position.
Pesalelei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alexandrov breaks the clinch.
Alexandrov has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pesalelei prevents a body shot from Alexandrov.
A right handed body shot lands from Pesalelei.
Alexandrov lands a right hand.
Pesalelei lands an elbow inside that Alexandrov shrugs off.
Alexandrov lands a knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pesalelei as Alexandrov tries to tie him up.
Alexandrov breaks the clinch.
Sigi Pesalelei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pesalelei punishes Alexandrov's body with a nice straight punch.
Pesalelei swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pesalelei moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alexandrov instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sigi Pesalelei will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pesalelei connects with a jab.
Pesalelei throws a body punch but Alexandrov moves out of range.
Alexandrov moves into the clinch successfully.
Pesalelei looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alexandrov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Pesalelei misses with some punches.
Pesalelei lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pesalelei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pesalelei lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
A short body shot lands from Alexandrov as the two fighters clinch.
Alexandrov can't find room to land a body shot as Pesalelei controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandrov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pesalelei is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alexandrov avoids a wild elbow strike from Pesalelei.
Alexandrov misses with a body punch.
Pesalelei lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alexandrov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Alexandrov can't find room to land a body shot as Pesalelei controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesalelei blocks a body shot from Alexandrov.
Pesalelei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alexandrov lands a shot to the body.
Alexandrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexandrov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pesaleleis head.
Alexandrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pesalelei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pesalelei misses with the head strike.
Alexandrov lands a right hand.
Alexandrov avoids a wild elbow strike from Pesalelei.
Sigi Pesalelei seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pesalelei misses with a punch on the inside.
Pesalelei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alexandrov digs a right hand underneath Pesalelei's ribcage. Pesalelei let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alexandrov takes an elbow to the temple.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Alexandrov.
Pesalelei throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alexandrovs head.
Alexandrov is working Pesalelei over against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesalelei scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Alexandrov pushes Pesalelei back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alexandrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alexandrov.
Alexandrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pesalelei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pesalelei misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pesalelei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pesalelei tries a body shot but Alexandrov blocks it.
Alexandrov prevents a body shot from Pesalelei.
A head punch on the inside from Pesalelei fails to land.
Pesalelei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alexandrov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pesalelei throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Alexandrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pesalelei lands an elbow that stopped Alexandrov in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigi Pesalelei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pesalelei misses with a hook.
Alex Alexandrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pesalelei lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alexandrov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alexandrov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alexandrov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Pesalelei.
A hook to the body from Alexandrov.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pesalelei as Alexandrov tries to tie him up.
Alexandrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexandrov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pesalelei, pushing him back against the ropes.
Alexandrov blocking some punches.
Pesalelei looking to slow down the pace here.
Alexandrov lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Pesalelei - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Alexandrov pushes Pesalelei back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Sigi Pesalelei has been cut.
Pesalelei scores with a shoulder strike.
Pesalelei throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alexandrov leaning his opponent against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesalelei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexandrov tries to work over Pesalelei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pesalelei misses with an elbow strike.
Pesalelei throws a head punch that misses.
Alexandrov blocks a body shot from Pesalelei.
Pesalelei works on Alexandrov's body with a couple of short punches.
Pesalelei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alexandrov tries to work over Pesalelei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pesalelei lands a nice uppercut.
Pesalelei lands an elbow inside.
Pesalelei lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pesalelei gets through Alexandrov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pesalelei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexandrov has Pesalelei pushed against the ropes.
Pesalelei lands an elbow inside that Alexandrov shrugs off.
Sigi Pesalelei is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
 It looks like Alex Alexandrov has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Pesalelei controls his hands.
Alexandrov blocks an uppercut.
Alexandrov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pesalelei.
Pesalelei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alexandrov.
Pesalelei throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Alexandrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexandrov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pesalelei avoids it.
Stalling in the clinch from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov cracks Pesalelei with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Alexandrov.
Pesalelei takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alexandrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexandrov lands with a short shot to the head.
Alexandrov tries a body shot but Pesalelei blocks it.
Alexandrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pesalelei's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sigi Pesalelei.
Well Pesalelei 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sigi Pesalelei!
Our winner, Sigi Pesalelei, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Miguel Cotto (ranked 4521 p4p, 3103 weight class) and Hakeem Oki (ranked 97 p4p, 74 weight class). Oki has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 38 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Cotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakeem Oki!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cotto scores with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Cotto.
Oki misses with a looping left.
Cotto feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cotto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oki throws a head kick that misses.
Oki avoids a kick to the body.
Oki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cotto quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Oki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cotto on the side of the head.
Oki throws a lazy uppercut
and Cotto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oki blocks a head kick by Cotto.
Oki looks to land a left hand but Cotto moved out of range nicely.
Cotto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Oki.
Cotto looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oki throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Cotto.
Cotto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cotto.
Oki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oki throws a leg kick
and Cotto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cotto swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Oki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cotto.
That kick from Cotto tenderised Oki's leg. Oki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hakeem Oki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cotto slips under a jab.
Cotto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oki.
Cotto misses with a two punch combination.
Oki misses with the combination.
Cotto half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cotto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oki doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Oki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oki throws a body punch but Cotto moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oki misses with a hook
and Cotto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Oki's knee momentarily.
Oki looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cotto thuds his shin into the meat of Oki's side.
Oki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oki misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cotto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Oki's face.
It looks like Hakeem Oki has been cut.
Cotto lands with a short shot to the head.
Cotto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oki is rocked!
Cotto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Oki is still on wobbly legs! Can Cotto finish him?
Cotto is working Oki over against the ropes.
Oki takes a shot to the head.
Cotto creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Oki crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Oki face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Cotto takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Miguel Cotto!
Miguel Cotto was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mark Steve (ranked 1820 p4p, 5750 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 39 p4p, 122 weight class). Steve kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Its a fine day to whoop somebodies ass. 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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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 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve walks into a stiff left hand from Johnson.
Johnson 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.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Steve pushes Johnson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Steve has the dominant position.
Steve lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
A shot in the inside from Steve.
Steve tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steve is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Steve scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson throws the left hand but Steve avoids the punch easily.
Steve swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Steve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Steve's shoulder, as Steve tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Steve misses.
A jab from Steve does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Steve.
Johnson lands a head shot.
Steve fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steve throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Steve connects with the punch.
Steve has managed to clinch.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve manages to break the clinch.
Nice body kick from Steve.
Steve ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steve appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Steve scores with a leg kick.
Steve looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steve.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve lands a body punch.
Steve tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Steve lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Steve creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Steve lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Still in the clinch, Steve scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steve tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Steve blocks a body shot from Johnson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Steve on the inside.
Steve lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steve lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Steve dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Steve wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Steve.
Steve tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
Steve on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson clobbers Steve with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Steve avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steve is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Steve takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses the jab.
Steve instigates a clinch.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Steve prevents a body shot from Johnson.
A short right from Steve on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mark Steve has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the ropes.
Steve lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Steve working aggressively here.
Steve's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice defenses there by Steve.
Steve catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Steve.
Steve is looking to counter punch.
Steve avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Steve.
Steve fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
A counter left hand to the body from Steve misses its target.
Anthony Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Steve lands a body shot.
We've been told by Steve's head coaches at Roosters Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steve.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve tried to counter with a leg kick but Johnson avoided it.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steve scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Steve throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Steve.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Steve dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Mark Steve is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Steve is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Steve misses its target.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Steve avoids it well.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Steve is out of range.
Steve avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steve was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a body shot
and Steve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
It looked like Steve was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Steve lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the ropes and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
A nice side step and Johnson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Steve is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Steve wants to clinch.
Anthony Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steve tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Steve dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Steve is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve scores with a leg kick.
Steve stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mark Steve is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Steve lands a lovely overhand right.
Steve moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve throws a one two combo.
Steve moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Steve rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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 Mark Steve.
Well Steve 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Steve!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tony Cornell (ranked 3813 p4p, 24223 weight class) and David Tua (ranked 385 p4p, 614 weight class). Tony Cornell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David Tua's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Cornell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Tua!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tua scores with a body shot.
Tua misses with a right hand
and Cornell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tony Cornell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cornell moves away.
Cornell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tua scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cornell lands with a light punch inside.
Cornell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cornell gets through Tua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cornell blocking some punches.
Cornell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tua or not.
Tua taking a breather.
Cornell lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cornell lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Tua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Cornell.
Cornell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tua is trying to force a seperation but Cornell has the dominant position.
Cornell scores with a shot to the side of Tua's head.
Cornell lands with a short shot to the head.
Tua looking to slow down the pace here.
Cornell lands a left hand.
Tua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cornell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tua wants to get back to striking at distance but Cornell won't allow it.
Tua lands a nice shot to the body.
Tua wants to stall.
Tua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cornell's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tua misses with a punch to the body.
Tua wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cornell has Tua pressed against the ropes, preventing Tua from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cornell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cornell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cornell lands a nice uppercut.
Tua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tua looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cornell pushes Tua back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tua misses with some punches.
Cornell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cornell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tua or not.
Tua looks winded!
Cornell lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Cornell.
Cornell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tua or not.
Tua misses with a body punch.
Cornell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Cornell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Cornell on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Cornell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cornell keeps Tua at a distance using the push kick.
Cornell pushes Tua up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cornell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tua backwards.
A shot in the inside from Cornell.
I was talking to Cornell's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cornell.
Cornell is leaning against Tua and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cornell pushes Tua back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Cornell lands a shoulder strike.
Cornell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tua backwards.
Cornell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tua can do to turn this around?
Cornell lands a hook that snaps the head of Tua backwards.
Cornell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cornell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tua has a couple of punches blocked by Cornell.
A left hand lands to the body for Cornell.
Cornell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Cornell.
Tua looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cornell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tua is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cornell.
Tua can't find room to land a body shot as Cornell controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cornell.
Cornell lands a shoulder strike.
Cornell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cornell's elbow.
Cornell lands an uppercut.
Tua lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Cornell gets through Tua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tua is rocked!
Cornell creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Tua crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Tua face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Cornell takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tony Cornell!
Tony Cornell retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Tony Cornell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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