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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos (ranked 24622 p4p, 5812 weight class) and Vrej Nazaryan (ranked 742 p4p, 619 weight class). Nazaryan has chosen DVBBS & Borgeous - Tsunami as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vrej Nazaryan!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nu Cuuuuutos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big right from Nazaryan misses.
Nu Cuuuuutos moves into the clinch.
Nu Cuuuuutos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nazaryan is keeping busy.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands with a short shot to the head.
Nazaryan working aggressively here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nu Cuuuuutos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nazaryan lands with a left to the head.
Nu Cuuuuutos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nazaryan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nazaryan throws a series of punches but Nu Cuuuuutos avoids them all with ease.
Nazaryan misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nazaryan throws a sloppy head kick
and Nu Cuuuuutos counters with a left and a right that stings Nazaryan.
Nazaryan misses with an uppercut.
Nazaryan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nu Cuuuuutos has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nazaryan misses with a two punch combination.
As Nazaryan tries to get set, Nu Cuuuuutos tries to push him back and clinch up but Nazaryan manages to avoid the attempt.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Nazaryan goes down! The ref sends Nu Cuuuuutos to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Nazaryan is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
 Nazaryan is rocked!
Nazaryan is looking to score with low kicks.
Nazaryan is still on wobbly legs! Can Nu Cuuuuutos finish him?
Nu Cuuuuutos scores with a big combo that sends Nazaryan crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Nazaryan flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Nu Cuuuuutos jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos!
A victorious Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Vrej Nazaryan spoke after the fight, saying 'He was the better man today. I need to look at the tapes and figure out what went wrong but dont you worry I will be back.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Chubby Noel (ranked 24608 p4p, 3288 weight class) and Fred Bizihwaeile (ranked 614 p4p, 417 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Noel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to the fat boys fat boys. Bizihwaeile comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pardon my G! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chubby Noel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Fred Bizihwaeile!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noel loads up on a big right hand but Bizihwaeile slips the punch.
Noel throws a right hand that misses
enabling Bizihwaeile to counter with a crisp jab.
Bizihwaeile missing with a left hand there. Noel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Noel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Noel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Noel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've been informed that Bizihwaeile has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bizihwaeile fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bizihwaeile throws an off balance right hand
and Noel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bizihwaeile takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Noel looks to land a combination but Bizihwaeile avoids it well.
Bizihwaeile throws a jab when Noel was well out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Bizihwaeile. That snapped Noel's head back.
Noel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
 It looks like Fred Bizihwaeile has been cut.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Bizihwaeile.
Noel lands with a nice body kick.
Noel thows a leg kick but Bizihwaeile checks it
and Bizihwaeile counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Noel is looking to chop away at Bizihwaeile's legs.
Noel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Noel with the inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile defending well as Noel loads up on a big left hand.
Bizihwaeile gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Noel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bizihwaeile's defenses.
Noel tries to land a knee to the head but Bizihwaeile blocks with his arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Bizihwaeile.
Noel blocks an elbow strike.
Bizihwaeile throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bizihwaeile managing to block the knees to the body from Noel.
Bizihwaeile lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Noel backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Noel.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bizihwaeile.
Noel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bizihwaeile is defending well for now.
Noel throws a head punch that misses.
Noel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bizihwaeile has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bizihwaeile scores with a hook to the body.
Bizihwaeile lands an elbow inside.
Noel tries a knee to the head but Bizihwaeile blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bizihwaeile digs a right hand underneath Noel's ribcage. Noel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Noel is breathing heavily.
Bizihwaeile gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile is working Noel over against the ropes.
Bizihwaeile lands an elbow inside that Noel shrugs off.
Bizihwaeile lands an elbow that stopped Noel in his tracks for a moment.
Bizihwaeile lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Noel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bizihwaeile doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Bizihwaeile.
Noel takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bizihwaeile breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bizihwaeile bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Noel's head.
Bizihwaeile staggers Noel with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Noel looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Bizihwaeile is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Fred Bizihwaeile!
Fred Bizihwaeile decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Jean Labosky (ranked 5047 p4p, 7339 weight class) and Pain Killer (ranked 430 p4p, 527 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 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 45 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jean Labosky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pain Killer!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Killer instigates a clinch.
Come on Labosky - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Labosky takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Labosky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Killer gets a clinch.
Killer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Killer stalling in the clinch but Labosky improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killer is trying to stall.
Labosky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Labosky fakes the leg kick and cracks Killer in the body.
Killer moves into range and clinches up with Labosky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Labosky.
Killer misses with a punch on the inside.
Labosky connects with a nasty looking knee right to Killer's face.
It looks like Pain Killer has been cut.
I was talking to Labosky's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Labosky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Killer clinches up against the ropes.
Killer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Killer can't find room to land a body shot as Labosky controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Labosky lands an uppercut.
Killer is rocked!
Killer misses with some punches.
Killer is still on wobbly legs! Can Labosky finish him?
Labosky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Killer's defenses.
Labosky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Killer drops his guard momentarily, allowing Labosky to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Killer! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Labosky takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jean Labosky!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Yevgen Maartins (ranked 7571 p4p, 4727 weight class) and Irish Power (ranked 657 p4p, 529 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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World class MT
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yevgen Maartins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Irish Power!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yevgen Maartins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Power misses the shot to the body.
Maartins throws a head kick that misses.
Maartins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Power backs up against the ropes.
Maartins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Power was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Power connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maartins swings for the body but Power moves out of range.
Power throws a lazy right hand but Maartins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Power drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Maartins lands a body shot.
Power takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A swing and a miss from Power.
Maartins lands an overhand right.
Maartins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maartins looks low and kicks high, catching Power right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Power is rocked!
Maartins throws a front kick to the face that drops Power face first to the mat! Oh, he's in big trouble! He's stumbling all over the place and has face planted into the ropes, causing the referee to call an end to the fight! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Front Kick). Yevgen Maartins!
Yevgen Maartins 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 featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Wong Li (ranked 24316 p4p, 23379 weight class) and Bastien Giroud (ranked 572 p4p, 563 weight class). Giroud has chosen Khaled- Aisha as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wong Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Bastien Giroud!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li has managed to clinch.
Giroud throws a head punch that misses.
Giroud misses with some punches.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Giroud is defending well for now.
Li blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giroud lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Li scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Li.
Li blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Li lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Our sources have told us that Li has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Giroud blocks an uppercut.
Giroud stalling in the clinch but Li improves position.
Giroud can't find room to land a body shot as Li controls the action.
Li lands a left hand.
Giroud struggles to land a body shot inside as Li controls his hands.
Giroud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but Giroud blocks with his arms.
Li lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Giroud fails to land.
Li tries to throw a body punch but Giroud avoids it by throwing Li back against the ropes.
Li lands a right hand that snaps the head of Giroud backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Giroud is rocked!
Li creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Giroud's defenses.
Giroud is still on wobbly legs! Can Li finish him?
Li tries to throw a body punch but Giroud avoids it by throwing Li back against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Li as Giroud tries to tie him up.
Li misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giroud seems to have recovered his senses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Li creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Li softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Giroud throws a knee to the head but misses.
Li lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Li can't find room to land a body shot as Giroud controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Giroud fails to land.
Giroud misses with some punches.
Li working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Giroud blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Li.
A short uppercut from Giroud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Li.
Giroud working aggressively here.
Li digs a right hand underneath Giroud's ribcage. Giroud let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Giroud has a couple of punches blocked by Li.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giroud tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Giroud fails to land.
Li can't find room to land a body shot as Giroud controls the action.
Li blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Giroud fails to land.
A short right from Li.
Li lands a body shot in the clinch.
Li lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Giroud.
Giroud clinches up against the ropes.
Giroud manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Li has a couple of punches blocked by Giroud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Giroud is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Li is keeping busy.
Giroud throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Li blocks it with crossed arms.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li gets tackled into the ropes by Giroud. Giroud maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wong Li dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Li tries to clinch but Giroud moves out of range.
Giroud throws the left hand but Li avoids the punch easily.
Giroud throws a big shot that misses.
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
Giroud throws a jab but it's blocked by Li.
Giroud tries to keep at a distance but Li has taken the fight into the clinch.
Giroud's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Giroud misses with the head strike.
Li lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Li works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Li tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Giroud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li is looking to clinch but Giroud is avoiding it.
Li ducks under a wild hook from Giroud.
Giroud swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab by Giroud.
Giroud is looking to clinch.
Li moves to clinch but Giroud breaks away
and Giroud counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li drives through and clinches with Giroud against the ropes.
Li lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Giroud on the inside.
Giroud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Giroud is trying to maintain a safe position but Li gets an underhook and turns Giroud into the ropes.
Li scores with a hook to the body.
Li lands with a short shot to the head.
Giroud blocks a body shot from Li.
Li tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giroud's elbow.
Li is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Giroud is breathing heavily.
Li digs a right hand into Giroud's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Giroud's gas tank.
Li working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Li.
Giroud is trying to maintain a safe position but Li gets an underhook and turns Giroud into the ropes.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Giroud throws a punch but it's blocked by Li.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Li as Giroud tries to tie him up.
Li lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giroud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Li throws an elbow but it misses.
Li blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Li tries a body shot but Giroud blocks it.
Li blocks a body shot from Giroud.
Giroud misses with the head strike.
Giroud swings wildly with an uppercut but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giroud is trying to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Li creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Li stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Li blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Giroud takes a knee right on the jaw!
Li cracks Giroud with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Giroud goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Giroud wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Wong Li!
Wong Li really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Condemned logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Bastien Giroud spoke after the fight, saying 'It's just a setback on the road to greatness. Ill be back stronger !'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Vlad Putin (ranked 17018 p4p, 4272 weight class) and Gaizka Elizondo (ranked 686 p4p, 495 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Putin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rasputin Vladimir Putin Love The Way You Move. Elizondo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Peewee Longway & Money Man - Ooowwweee. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 29 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vlad Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gaizka Elizondo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin dips to his left and cracks Elizondo with an uppercut!
Elizondo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Elizondo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Elizondo lands a right and a left and another right! Putin goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gaizka Elizondo!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Dieselnoi Por Pramuk (ranked 2322 p4p, 1995 weight class) and Digi Talis (ranked 241 p4p, 213 weight class). Por Pramuk comes to the ring accompanied by Muay Thai Music - Wai Khru Ram Muay. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dieselnoi Por Pramuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Digi Talis!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talis digs a good body shot into Por Pramuk's ribs.
Por Pramuk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Talis fails to land with a series of punches.
Por Pramuk tries to counter by clinching up but Talis breaks away and moves out of range.
Por Pramuk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Por Pramuk scores with a hook to the body. Talis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Digi Talis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Talis looks to land a right hand but Por Pramuk moved out of range.
Talis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Por Pramuk has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Por Pramuk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Talis's coach down at Crassus was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Talis's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Por Pramuk works Talis's body with a nice hook.
Por Pramuk really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Por Pramuk with a nice calf kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Por Pramuk thumps Talis with a low kick.
Por Pramuk lands a head shot.
Por Pramuk misses with a body kick.
Por Pramuk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Talis throws a right and a left that Por Pramuk avoids nicely.
Talis throws a body shot but no joy.
Por Pramuk throws a head kick but Talis moves out of range.
Por Pramuk scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Talis blocks the leg kick.
Talis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice defenses there by Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk throws a big counter combination but Talis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Talis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Talis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Por Pramuk clobbers Talis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Por Pramuk tries to work over Talis's front leg with a kick but Talis checks it.
Talis scores with a three punch combo!
 Por Pramuk is rocked!
Talis dips to his left and cracks Por Pramuk with an uppercut!
Oh Por Pramuk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Por Pramuk manages to avoid it.
Talis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Por Pramuk ducks under a wild hook from Talis.
Por Pramuk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Talis misses with a looping left.
Talis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As Talis tries to get set, Por Pramuk tries to push him back and clinch up but Talis manages to avoid the attempt.
Por Pramuk seems to have got his legs back now.
Talis throws the kick towards the body but Por Pramuk avoids it.
Por Pramuk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Por Pramuk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk throws a good cross that connects.
Por Pramuk staying out of range there.
Talis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Por Pramuk can pounce on him.
Por Pramuk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Talis.
Por Pramuk tries a head kick but it misses.
Por Pramuk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Por Pramuk throws a leg kick but Talis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Por Pramuk drives through and clinches with Talis against the ropes.
Por Pramuk digs a right hand into Talis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Talis's gas tank.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Talis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Por Pramuk breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Talis.
A solid leg kick lands there for Talis.
Por Pramuk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Talis.
Talis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Por Pramuk looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Digi Talis will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Por Pramuk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Por Pramuk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Talis misses with a hook.
Talis scores with a punch to the head.
Talis misses the jab.
Talis gets tackled into the ropes by Por Pramuk. Por Pramuk maintains the clinch.
Por Pramuk breaks from the clinch.
Por Pramuk staying out of range there.
Talis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Por Pramuk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Talis misses with a looping right.
Digi Talis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Por Pramuk lands a nice shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Por Pramuk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Por Pramuk throws a leg kick which misses Talis's front leg but catches the back leg as Talis tries to avoid it.
Talis throws a lazy head kick
and Por Pramuk counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Talis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Por Pramuk's hands.
Talis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Por Pramuk.
Talis moves out of range as Por Pramuk throws a body kick.
Talis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Por Pramuk's head.
Talis misses with a looping right.
Talis takes one on the button.
Talis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Por Pramuk manages to avoid it.
Talis throws a hook but Por Pramuk avoids it easily.
Por Pramuk closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Talis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Talis throws a shot from downtown. Por Pramuk moves away and avoids it.
Talis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Por Pramuk is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Talis throws a right and a left that Por Pramuk avoids nicely.
Por Pramuk takes a swing at Talis's ribcage but misses.
Por Pramuk takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Talis.
Talis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Por Pramuk jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Por Pramuk moves into the clinch successfully.
Por Pramuk manages to break the clinch.
Por Pramuk throws a head kick that half lands.
Por Pramuk misses with a body kick.
Por Pramuk swings for the body but Talis moves out of range.
A punch combination from Por Pramuk misses.
Talis tries a head kick but it misses.
Por Pramuk connects with a high kick.
Talis throws the left hand but Por Pramuk avoids the punch easily.
Por Pramuk is looking to counter the offense by Talis and move into the clinch.
Por Pramuk connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Por Pramuk motions for Talis to come forward. Por Pramuk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Por Pramuk lands a right hook to the body.
Por Pramuk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Talis doesn't seem bothered though.
Por Pramuk avoids the head kick by Talis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk dominated that second 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.
A lazy left from Talis finds it's target.
Talis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Talis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Por Pramuk can pounce on him.
Talis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A low kick lands for Por Pramuk.
The fighters circling - Talis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And Por Pramuk counters with a quick kick to the body but Talis blocks it.
Por Pramuk jabs at Talis's body.
Por Pramuk throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Talis misses with the combination.
Por Pramuk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Por Pramuk connects with a solid leg kick.
Por Pramuk lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Por Pramuk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Talis.
Talis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Por Pramuk lands a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Talis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Talis misses
and Por Pramuk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Por Pramuk lands an overhand right.
Talis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Por Pramuk gets a clinch.
Talis takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Por Pramuk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Por Pramuk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Talis.
Talis scores with a hook to the body. Por Pramuk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Por Pramuk is looking to wear down Talis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Por Pramuk clinches up against the ropes.
Por Pramuk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
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!
Talis lands a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Talis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Talis avoids the elbow strike from Por Pramuk, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Talis can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk keeps control of Talis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Por Pramuk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Por Pramuk is leaning against Talis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Por Pramuk lands an elbow that stopped Talis in his tracks for a moment.
Por Pramuk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Por Pramuk moves out of range of the strikes.
Por Pramuk looks to score with a jab to the body but Talis is just out of range.
Talis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Por Pramuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Talis.
Por Pramuk throws a body kick that misses.
A nice side step and Talis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Talis scores with the left hand. Por Pramuk knows he should have avoided that one.
Talis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Por Pramuk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Talis doesn't seem bothered though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Por Pramuk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Talis throws a fast counter high kick but Por Pramuk manages to duck under it in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk clearly takes that round.
That's time! Por Pramuk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Por Pramuk slips a straight right by Talis.
Por Pramuk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Talis.
Por Pramuk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Talis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Por Pramuk can pounce on him.
Talis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Por Pramuk fakes the leg kick and cracks Talis in the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Por Pramuk here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Por Pramuk defending well as Talis loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot by Talis.
Por Pramuk moves out of range of the strikes.
Talis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Talis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Por Pramuk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Por Pramuk lands a jab-cross combination.
Talis throws a low kick but Por Pramuk avoids it.
Por Pramuk gets a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Talis scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Talis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Talis managing to block the knees to the body from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk scores with a hook to the body.
Por Pramuk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Por Pramuk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Por Pramuk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good standup being displayed there by Por Pramuk as he connects with a hook.
Por Pramuk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Por Pramuk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Talis misses with a hook
and Por Pramuk counters with a stiff right hand.
Por Pramuk instigates a clinch.
Talis blocks an elbow strike from Por Pramuk.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Talis digs a right hand underneath Por Pramuk's ribcage. Por Pramuk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Por Pramuk takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Por Pramuk pushes Talis back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Por Pramuk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Por Pramuk breaks from the clinch.
Por Pramuk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Talis. That did some damage!
Por Pramuk scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Por Pramuk avoids the head kick by Talis.
Por Pramuk tries to close the distance and clinch but Talis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Por Pramuk. Talis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Por Pramuk swings away with a body shot that misses
and Talis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Talis scores with a sloppy right hand. Por Pramuk should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Por Pramuk scores with a jab to the body.
Talis scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk had his way with Digi Talis in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Talis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Por Pramuk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Digi Talis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Talis throws an off balance right hand
and Por Pramuk counters with a head kick. That will keep Talis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Por Pramuk tries to clinch up.
Talis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Por Pramuk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Talis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Por Pramuk scores with a nice body kick.
Talis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Talis misses.
Por Pramuk throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice defenses there by Por Pramuk.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Por Pramuk. Talis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Por Pramuk moves out of range as Talis strikes.
Talis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Por Pramuk tries to counter by clinching up but Talis breaks away and moves out of range.
Por Pramuk fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Por Pramuk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Por Pramuk tries to clinch there but Talis circles away.
Por Pramuk connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Por Pramuk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Por Pramuk slips a jab from Talis.
Por Pramuk scores with a spinning back kick!
Talis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Talis tries to get set, Por Pramuk tries to push him back and clinch up but Talis manages to avoid the attempt.
Talis is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Por Pramuk lands a nice looking body kick.
Por Pramuk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Talis's head.
Por Pramuk wants to clinch.
Por Pramuk throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Talis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Talis tries a head kick but it misses.
Por Pramuk ducks under a wild hook from Talis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk throws a wild body kick that Talis sees coming a mile off.
Talis shapes to counter with a head kick.
Por Pramuk throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Por Pramuk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Talis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Por Pramuk doesn't seem bothered though.
Talis throws a wild body kick that Por Pramuk sees coming a mile off.
Por Pramuk went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Por Pramuk throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Talis throws a sloppy head kick and Por Pramuk moves out of range easily.
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Por Pramuk connects with a body shot.
Talis just misses with a punch to the body.
Por Pramuk throws a good cross that connects.
Por Pramuk scores with a kick to the midsection.
Talis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Por Pramuk moves in looking to clinch but Talis pushes him off.
Por Pramuk closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Por Pramuk 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 50:46
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dieselnoi Por Pramuk!
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I'd like to thank Marious for showing up on such short notice. Glad we could walk this fight back. Looking forward to the trilogy!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Kyle Kovingten (ranked 24658 p4p, 24638 weight class) and Michael Scott (ranked 713 p4p, 688 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Michael Scott enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Kovingten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Michael Scott!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott lands a leg kick that knocks Kovingten off balance momentarily.
Kovingten throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Scott.
Scott throws a body kick that misses.
Scott thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kovingten if he has to take too many more of those.
Kovingten on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Scott. Scott obviously looking to wear him down.
Kovingten throws a lazy right hand but Scott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kovingten slips a straight right by Scott.
It appears Kovingten was looking to counter with a kick there.
Scott misses with a body shot.
Scott looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Scott has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kovingten is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kovingten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scott. Kovingten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kovingten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scott loads up on a big right hand but Kovingten slips the punch.
Kovingten lands a glancing blow to the side of Scott's head.
Kovingten lands a lovely overhand right.
Scott misses with a low kick.
Scott throws a leg kick but Kovingten moved away.
A nice leg kick from Scott, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott misses with a hook.
Kovingten misses with a looping left.
Kovingten avoids the body shot from Scott.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten lands with a good body shot.
Kovingten blocks the body kick.
Scott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kovingten throws a wild body kick that Scott sees coming a mile off.
Scott now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kovingten looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
Kovingten checks a leg kick.
Kovingten blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Scott.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
An inside leg kick lands from Kovingten.
Kovingten scores with a kick to the body.
Kovingten misses with a head kick.
Scott throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kovingten throws a combination that misses
and Scott counters with a stiff right hand.
Donk. Scott catches Kovingten right on the button with a cross.
Kovingten wants to land a leg kick but Scott is out of range.
Kovingten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scott is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kovingten.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kovingten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scott throws a solid leg kick but Kovingten takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Scott.
Scott throws a hook but Kovingten blocks it.
Kovingten lands a nice hook to Scott's body. Scott takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kovingten.
Kovingten moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A lazy left from Kovingten finds it's target.
Kovingten lands with a kick to the temple. Scott shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Some bone on bone action there as Kovingten checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Scott looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kovingten sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kovingten throws a low kick but Scott avoids it.
Kovingten throws a hook but Scott blocks it.
Scott on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott is looking to score with low kicks.
Scott misses with a body shot.
Scott tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Scott works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kyle Kovingten will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kovingten works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Scott throws a body kick that misses.
Kovingten is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kovingten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scott tries a head kick but it misses.
Kyle Kovingten is winning the standup battle so far.
Scott keeps Kovingten at a distance using the push kick.
Kovingten takes the fight into the clinch.
Kovingten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kovingten.
Kovingten makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Kovingten.
Kovingten misses with a punch on the inside.
Kovingten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scott tries a body shot but Kovingten blocks it.
Scott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kovingten feints a jab promting Scott to slip. Kovingten then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Scott slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Kovingten as he connects with a hook.
Scott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kovingten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Scott lands a shoulder strike.
Kovingten lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Kovingten tries to work over Scott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scott lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Scott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Scott tries a body shot but Kovingten blocks it.
Scott creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kovingten.
Scott scores with a nice hook to the head.
Scott swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovingten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kovingten throws a lazy uppercut
and Scott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kovingten.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Scott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovingten was well out of range. Poor timing from Scott.
Kovingten is looking to slow Scott down with leg kicks.
Kovingten takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws the left hand but Kovingten avoids the punch easily.
Kovingten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scott.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Scott.
Scott misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Kovingten misses the target.
Scott throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kovingten is looking to counter punch.
Kovingten throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Scott misses with a kick to the body.
Scott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scott takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Scott throws a low kick but Kovingten moves out of range easily.
Kovingten clobbers Scott with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kovingten throws a low kick but Scott avoids it.
Kovingten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kovingten on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Scott walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott checks a leg kick nicely.
Scott misses with a body shot.
Kyle Kovingten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Scott throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Scott is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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 Kyle Kovingten will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Scott throws a leg kick but Kovingten checks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Kovingten misses its target.
Scott lands a nice shot that snaps Kovingten's head back.
Kovingten slips under a jab.
Kovingten blocks a low kick nicely.
Jab, jab by Kovingten - just one landing.
Kovingten lands a right hook to the body.
Scott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Scott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kovingten.
Scott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scott misses with a looping left.
Scott blocks a head kick by Kovingten.
Scott misses with a body shot.
Kovingten throws a jab but it's blocked by Scott.
Scott only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Kovingten.
Kovingten chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Scott can pounce on him.
Scott defending well as Kovingten loads up on a big left hand.
Kovingten takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scott lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kovingten wants to land a leg kick but Scott is out of range.
Scott walks into a stiff left hand from Kovingten.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott lands a lovely overhand right.
Kovingten clinches up against the ropes.
Kovingten's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kovingten tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scott's elbow.
Kovingten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kovingten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scott blocking some punches.
Scott tries a body shot but Kovingten blocks it.
Scott lands a body punch.
Scott is looking to break free of the clinch but Kovingten has double underhooks.
Kovingten avoids a wild elbow strike from Scott.
Kovingten lands a left hand.
Kovingten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kovingten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kyle Kovingten has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Scott can't break the clinch.
Scott blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kovingten can't find room to land a body shot as Scott controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kovingten.
Kovingten working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scott.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Scott throws a head punch that misses.
Scott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kovingten tries a body shot but Scott blocks it.
Kovingten throws an elbow but it misses.
Kovingten has a couple of punches blocked by Scott.
Scott lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kovingten or not.
Scott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kovingten scores with a shot to the side of Scott's head.
Kovingten pushes off an throws an elbow but Scott leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kovingten working aggressively here.
Kovingten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kyle Kovingten did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Kovingten connects with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Kovingten throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scott swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Scott fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kovingten has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Scott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scott throws a wild body kick that Kovingten sees coming a mile off.
Kovingten moves out of range of the strikes.
Kovingten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scott thinks about the counter body kick.
Scott misses with a leg kick.
Kovingten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scott throws a head kick that misses
and Kovingten counters with a stiff right hand.
Scott connects with an inside leg kick.
Kovingten throws a leg kick but Scott checks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Scott.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott thows a leg kick but Kovingten checks it
and Kovingten counters with a straight right hand.
Kovingten moves out of range of the body kick from Scott.
Kovingten is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kovingten tries a low kick but Scott avoids it.
Scott misses with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Kovingten.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott misses with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Scott. That's going to slow Kovingten down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Scott swings for the body but Kovingten moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Scott.
Scott throws a head kick but Kovingten moves out of range.
Scott throws a lazy right hand but Kovingten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kovingten takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Scott pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Scott throws a hook but Kovingten avoids it easily.
Scott lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kovingten takes a step back to recover.
Scott lands a leg kick that knocks Kovingten off balance momentarily.
Kovingten lunges at Scott with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Scott's hand.
Kovingten throws a right and a left that Scott avoids nicely.
Scott throws a body shot but no joy.
Kovingten lands with an uppercut that bounces Scott off the ropes and back into range.
Scott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kovingten moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Kovingten on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Scott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scott throws a body shot but no joy.
Kovingten will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Scott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kovingten.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott misses with a right hand
and Kovingten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kovingten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scott tries a low kick but Kovingten avoids it.
Scott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kovingten is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Scott looks to score with a jab to the body but Kovingten is just out of range.
Kovingten explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Scott swings for the body but Kovingten moves out of range.
Kovingten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Kovingten.
Scott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kovingten.
Scott connects with a leg kick.
That kick from Scott tenderised Kovingten's leg. Kovingten is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kovingten lands a front kick.
Scott throws a body punch but Kovingten moves out of range.
Kovingten throws a leg kick but Scott moved away.
Scott takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kovingten misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Michael Scott will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kovingten bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Scott's head backwards.
Kovingten moves out of range as Scott strikes.
Kovingten scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Scott ducks under a wild hook from Kovingten.
Scott walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kovingten takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Scott looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Scott misses with a body kick.
Kovingten buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kovingten smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Scott throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kovingten is looking to counter with a body kick.
Scott changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Scott.
Kovingten connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Scott momentarily.
Scott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Scott backs away, Kovingten returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovingten connects with a right hand. Scott shakes it off.
Scott throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kovingten slips a straight right by Scott.
Scott looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Scott - that will leave a mark!
Kovingten throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Scott is trying to counter with his kicks.
Scott lands a nice looking body shot.
Kovingten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scott misses with a straight right.
Scott slips a straight right by Kovingten.
Kovingten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Scott delivers a nice body kick.
Kovingten blocks a head kick by Scott.
Kovingten throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kovingten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kovingten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scott.
Scott has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Scott misses with a leg kick
and Kovingten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Kovingten.
Kovingten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kovingten avoids the head kick by Scott.
A decent looking cross lands there for Scott.
Kyle Kovingten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovingten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scott throws out the jab.
Scott lands a nice looking body kick.
Scott throws a body shot but no joy.
Kovingten connects with a crisp jab.
Scott connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kovingten momentarily.
Kovingten throws a body punch but Scott moves out of range.
Kovingten defending well as Scott loads up on a big left hand.
Kovingten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kovingten works the jab nicely.
Kovingten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scott thinks about the counter body kick.
Kovingten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kovingten fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Scott.
Scott looks to score with a jab to the body but Kovingten is just out of range.
Scott throws a hook but Kovingten avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott lands with a good body shot.
Kovingten avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kovingten moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Michael Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice uppercut there from Scott.
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 Kyle Kovingten.
Well Kovingten 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 49:46
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 49:49
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 45:50
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dennis Fischer (ranked 821 p4p, 5513 weight class) and Chong Tay (ranked 114 p4p, 564 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 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Fischer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chong Tay!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fischer slips a jab and a cross from Tay.
Tay swinging wildly here.
Fischer seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tay misses with a left hand
and Fischer counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tay drops his hands momentarily and Fischer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tay tries to bum rush Fischer with a series of wild strikes but Fischer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tay misses with a combination
and Fischer counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Chong Tay has been cut.
Tay throws a head kick that misses
and Fischer counters with an inside leg kick.
Fischer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tay throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fischer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tay thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tay misses with a head kick.
Fischer throws a body punch but Tay moves out of range.
Tay misses with a combination
and Fischer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tay looks winded!
Fischer misses with a series of wild punches.
Tay throws a right and a left that Fischer avoids nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fischer - that will leave a mark!
Fischer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fischer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tay momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tay misses with a head kick.
Tay has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fischer cracks Tay with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Tay get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Tay looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Fischer throws a nice inside leg kick.
That kick from Fischer tenderised Tay's leg. Tay is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fischer avoids the head kick by Tay.
A low kick lands for Fischer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tay throws a series of punches but Fischer avoids them all with ease.
Tay throws a right hand that Fischer ducks under and follows up with a left that Fischer also avoids with ease.
Fischer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fischer.
A combination from Tay does no damage.
Tay gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fischer.
Fischer scores with a kick to the body.
Fischer stuns Tay with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fischer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fischer scores with a spinning back kick!
Fischer cracks Tay with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Tay get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Tay looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Tay stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fischer.
Fischer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fischer avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tay takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tay chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fischer can pounce on him.
Tay avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tay ducks into a a hook from Fischer and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Tay is rocked!
Fischer connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Tay out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dennis Fischer!
Dennis Fischer decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Taz Bandichoo (ranked 24629 p4p, 18873 weight class) and Jacques Durand (ranked 119 p4p, 113 weight class). Durand has chosen Kaaris - S.E.V.R.A.N. as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Bandichoo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Bandichoo misses
and Durand counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bandichoo tries to move into range but Durand moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bandichoo connects with a body shot that sends Durand's belly button to the back.
Bandichoo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Durand connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bandichoo misses with the body kick
and Durand counters with a slapping leg kick.
Durand throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bandichoo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bandichoo scores with a leg kick.
Bandichoo misses with a low kick as Durand jumps back.
Durand was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Taz Bandichoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durand steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bandichoo looks to land a right hand but Durand moved out of range.
Bandichoo slips a straight right by Durand.
Bandichoo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandichoo throws a head kick but Durand moves out of range.
Durand scores with a jab. Bandichoo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bandichoo throws a body kick that misses
and Durand counters with a body kick that stops Bandichoo in his tracks momentarily.
Bandichoo misses with a head kick.
Bandichoo misses with a looping right.
Durand has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Durand tried to score with a low kick but Bandichoo checks it.
It looked like Bandichoo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Durand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandichoo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bandichoo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Durand has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo avoids the head kick by Durand.
Durand throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Durand misses with a body shot.
Bandichoo lands a body shot.
Durand misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bandichoo.
Durand pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bandichoo is out of range and Durand settles back down.
Durand moves out of range of the strikes.
Durand drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bandichoo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Durand.
Bandichoo lands a jab-cross combination.
Durand lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durand avoids the head kick by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Durand's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Durand misses with a low kick.
Bandichoo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Durand appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand lands with an overhand left.
Durand throws a head kick but Bandichoo moves out of range.
Bandichoo lands with a kick to the temple. Durand shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Durand ducks under a wild hook from Bandichoo.
A swing and a miss from Bandichoo.
Durand moves into range and clinches up with Bandichoo.
A knee to the head by Durand.
 It looks like Taz Bandichoo has been cut.
Bandichoo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bandichoo is working Durand over against the ropes.
Durand breaks the clinch.
Bandichoo misses with a hook. Durand ducked under it nicely.
Good leg kick by Bandichoo.
Durand throws a body punch but Bandichoo moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Bandichoo.
Durand throws out a counter right but Bandichoo avoids it with no problem.
Bandichoo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Durand moves out of range as Bandichoo strikes.
Durand connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jacques Durand will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Taz Bandichoo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Durand moves out of range of the strikes.
Durand dips to his left and cracks Bandichoo with an uppercut!
Durand scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bandichoo doesn't seem bothered though.
Bandichoo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durand manages to avoid it.
Durand tries a low kick but Bandichoo avoids it.
Durand throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bandichoo throwing a counter right hand but Durand manages to avoid it.
Durand connects with a body shot that sends Bandichoo's belly button to the back.
Bandichoo misses with a hook.
Bandichoo backing away here, and Durand unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Durand misses with a looping left.
Durand just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBandichoo.
Durand blocks a head kick by Bandichoo.
Durand checks a low kick from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Durand looking to throw knees to the head but Bandichoo is blocking nicely.
Bandichoo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durand's elbow.
Bandichoo takes an elbow to the temple.
Durand escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durand throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bandichoo if he has to take too many more of those.
Durand walks into a left hand.
Durand blocks a head kick by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo delivers a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Durand.
Bandichoo throws a counter high kick but Durand was just alert enough to avoid it.
Durand throws a hook but Bandichoo avoids it easily.
Bandichoo throws a push kick but Durand slaps the foot to one side.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bandichoo.
Bandichoo misses with a kick to the body.
Bandichoo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Durand is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bandichoo moves out of range of the body kick from Durand.
Durand chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bandichoo can pounce on him.
Durand lands a nice shot to the body.
Bandichoo throws a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Durand.
Durand fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bandichoo on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandichoo throws a right and a left that Durand avoids nicely.
Bandichoo throws a sloppy body shot
and Durand counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandichoo 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.
Bandichoo misses with an uppercut. Durand saw that one coming.
Durand moves out of range of the body kick.
Bandichoo misses with a kick to the body.
Durand keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo tries a head kick but it misses.
Durand swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bandichoo throws a low kick, looking for Durand's leg but Durand calmly moves out of range.
Bandichoo misses with a double jab.
Durand thinks about the counter body kick.
Durand gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Durand.
Durand lands an elbow that stopped Bandichoo in his tracks for a moment.
Durand prevents Bandichoo from breaking the clinch.
Durand keeps control of Bandichoo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bandichoo swings wildly with an uppercut but Durand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bandichoo misses with a punch to the body.
Durand tries a body shot but Bandichoo blocks it.
Bandichoo swings wildly with an uppercut but Durand uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jacques Durand will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Taz Bandichoo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fighters circling - Durand throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Durand is looking to chop away at Bandichoo's legs.
Durand slips a jab from Bandichoo.
A head kick from Bandichoo lands but Durand takes it in his stride.
Durand looks for the body kick but Bandichoo saw that one coming.
Durand scores with a sloppy right hand. Bandichoo should have avoided that one.
Bandichoo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bandichoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durand moves away.
Bandichoo misses with a head kick.
Bandichoo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bandichoo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taz Bandichoo is winning the standup battle so far.
Durand connects with a solid leg kick.
Durand misses with a head kick.
Bandichoo throws a counter high kick but Durand was just alert enough to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandichoo moves out of range of the leg kick from Durand.
Bandichoo tried to counter with a leg kick but Durand avoided it.
Bandichoo tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Durand! But no joy.
Bandichoo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bandichoo misses with a hook.
Durand has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Durand looks to land a left hand but Bandichoo moved out of range nicely.
Bandichoo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Durand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand throws a low kick but Bandichoo avoids it.
Bandichoo throws the left hand but Durand avoids the punch easily.
Bandichoo ducks right into an uppercut from Durand.
Bandichoo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bandichoo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Durand. Durand obviously looking to wear him down.
Bandichoo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Durand tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Durand throws a nice outside leg kick.
Durand takes one on the button.
Bandichoo throws a wild body kick that Durand sees coming a mile off.
Bandichoo misses with a head kick.
Bandichoo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Durand will feel that in the morning.
Durand slips under a jab from Bandichoo.
Durand throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bandichoo lands a head kick. Durand smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandichoo throws a leg kick but Durand sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bandichoo is looking to slow Durand down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bandichoo checks a leg kick.
Bandichoo throws an overhand right that lands on Durand's shoulder, as Durand tries to avoid the shot.
Durand avoids the body shot from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Durand lands a leg kick that knocks Bandichoo off balance momentarily.
Bandichoo tries to score with a low kick but Durand moves his leg out of the way.
Durand was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A good leg kick by Durand.
Bandichoo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bandichoo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bandichoo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bandichoo throws a jab when Durand was well out of range.
Bandichoo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Durand doesn't seem bothered though.
Bandichoo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Durand checks it well.
A solid body kick from Bandichoo.
Durand scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durand avoids the head kick by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bandichoo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Taz Bandichoo did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Taz Bandichoo'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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bandichoo 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 Durand has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Durand and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bandichoo misses with a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Durand blocks the leg kick.
Durand looks to score with a jab to the body but Bandichoo is just out of range.
Durand just misses with a punch to the body.
Bandichoo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bandichoo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durand.
Bandichoo tries a head kick but it misses.
Durand raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bandichoo throws a head kick that misses
and Durand makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A shot to the liver by Durand. Beautiful body shot.
Bandichoo moves out of range of the body kick.
Bandichoo misses with a hook to the body
and Durand counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand lands a jab to the nose.
Durand throws the kick towards the body but Bandichoo avoids it.
Durand checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bandichoo throws an overhand right that lands on Durand's shoulder, as Durand tries to avoid the shot.
Bandichoo misses with a head kick.
Durand throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand looks for the body kick but Bandichoo saw that one coming.
Durand lands with a nice body kick.
Bandichoo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Durand connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Durand plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Durand scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bandichoo blocks a low kick nicely.
Durand ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bandichoo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bandichoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Durand throws a quick inside leg kick.
Durand darts in and clinches Bandichoo up against the ropes.
Durand goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Durand working Bandichoo over with knees to the body.
Durand with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Durand obliges.
A right hand to the body from Durand.
A left hand lands to the body for Durand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand lands an uppercut.
Durand connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bandichoo's face.
Bandichoo wants to get back to striking at distance but Durand won't allow it.
Durand connects with a knee to the head.
Durand lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Durand lands an elbow inside.
Durand lands an elbow inside that Bandichoo shrugs off.
Durand connects with a knee to the head.
Durand softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Durand lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Durand landing knees to the head.
Durand scores a nice knee to the body.
Durand is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Durand is leaning against Bandichoo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Durand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Durand.
Bandichoo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Durand lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bandichoo backwards.
Bandichoo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Durand lands an elbow inside that Bandichoo shrugs off.
Durand unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bandichoo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Taz Bandichoo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Durand swings for the body but Bandichoo moves out of range.
Bandichoo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Durand looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bandichoo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Durand's sensitive parts.
Bandichoo walks into a left hand.
Bandichoo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Durand staying out of range there.
Bandichoo moves out of range of the leg kick from Durand.
Durand has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bandichoo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Durand.
A good leg kick by Bandichoo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bandichoo. Durand does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A low kick from Bandichoo is predictable there
and Durand counters with a stiff right hand.
Durand jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Durand throws a push kick but Bandichoo slaps the foot to one side.
Bandichoo looks for the body kick but Durand saw that one coming.
Bandichoo connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Durand.
Bandichoo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Durand on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bandichoo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Durand throws a lazy right hand but Bandichoo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bandichoo tries a head kick but it misses.
Durand moves out of range as Bandichoo throws a body kick.
Durand dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bandichoo throws the left hand but Durand avoids the punch easily.
Durand replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bandichoo blocks it well.
Bandichoo misses with a looping left.
Durand replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bandichoo blocks it well.
Durand avoids the head kick by Bandichoo.
Durand throws the kick towards the body but Bandichoo avoids it.
Durand fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bandichoo manages to avoid it.
Bandichoo misses with a straight left.
Durand looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Durand fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bandichoo checks it well.
Durand motions for Bandichoo to come forward. Durand throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bandichoo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bandichoo throws a sloppy head kick and Durand moves out of range easily.
Taz Bandichoo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandichoo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Durand connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bandichoo scrambles back to his feet.
Durand dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bandichoo. That did some damage!
Bandichoo throws a looping overhand right but Durand ducks down to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo throws a shot from downtown. Durand moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durand throws a low kick but Bandichoo moves out of range easily.
Bandichoo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bandichoo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durand defending well as Bandichoo loads up on a big left hand.
Durand thinks about the counter body kick.
Jacques Durand is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bandichoo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durand buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Durand ducks under a wild hook from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo throws a sloppy head kick
and Durand makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Durand throws a front kick that sends Bandichoo stumbling back into the ropes.
Durand scores with a nice strike.
Durand slips under a jab.
Durand moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jacques Durand.
Well Durand has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 47:49
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Durand! Jacques Durand retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Jacques Durand thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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