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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Takeru Ishii (ranked 24049 p4p, 6366 weight class) and Namsaknoi Yudthangarngamtorn (ranked 628 p4p, 524 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeru Ishii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Namsaknoi Yudthangarngamtorn!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Ishii misses.
Yudthangarngamtorn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yudthangarngamtorn connects with a high kick.
Yudthangarngamtorn scores with a head kick.
Yudthangarngamtorn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ishii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ishii avoids a kick to the body.
Yudthangarngamtorn wants to clinch up but Ishii keeps it at a distance.
Nice body kick from Yudthangarngamtorn.
Yudthangarngamtorn moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Yudthangarngamtorn missing with a left hand there. Ishii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yudthangarngamtorn slips a jab and a cross from Ishii.
Yudthangarngamtorn flicks out a counter leg kick but Ishii steps away.
Ishii tries to clinch up.
Yudthangarngamtorn lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yudthangarngamtorn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ishii.
Ishii tries to clinch but Yudthangarngamtorn moves out of range.
Yudthangarngamtorn lands a head kick!
A left lands for Ishii.
Ishii motions for Yudthangarngamtorn to come forward. Ishii throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yudthangarngamtorn is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yudthangarngamtorn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yudthangarngamtorn tries a head kick but it misses.
Good work by Yudthangarngamtorn as he checks the leg kick.
Ishii ducks under a wild hook from Yudthangarngamtorn.
Ishii clinches up against the ropes.
Yudthangarngamtorn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ishii backwards.
Yudthangarngamtorn tries to throw a body punch but Ishii avoids it by throwing Yudthangarngamtorn back against the ropes.
Yudthangarngamtorn throws a head punch that misses.
Yudthangarngamtorn blocking some punches.
Yudthangarngamtorn pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Ishii avoids a wild elbow strike from Yudthangarngamtorn.
Yudthangarngamtorn misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ishii fails to land.
Yudthangarngamtorn tries to land knees in the clinch but Ishii avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ishii throws an elbow but misses.
Yudthangarngamtorn lands a shoulder strike.
Ishii throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yudthangarngamtorn throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yudthangarngamtorn misses with an elbow strike.
Yudthangarngamtorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ishii blocks an uppercut.
Ishii throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ishii just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yudthangarngamtorn's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Ishii fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ishii just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yudthangarngamtorn's brow.
Yudthangarngamtorn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yudthangarngamtorn blocking some punches.
Ishii avoiding damage as Yudthangarngamtorn throws knees to the body.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Yudthangarngamtorn fails to land.
Yudthangarngamtorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ishii avoids it.
Yudthangarngamtorn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yudthangarngamtorn wants to clinch.
Yudthangarngamtorn with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Namsaknoi Yudthangarngamtorn dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Yudthangarngamtorn tries to close the distance and clinch but Ishii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ishii clinches with his opponent.
Ishii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ishii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ishii lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yudthangarngamtorn backwards.
Yudthangarngamtorn can't find room to land a body shot as Ishii controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Ishii.
A short uppercut from Yudthangarngamtorn.
Yudthangarngamtorn misses with a punch to the body.
Yudthangarngamtorn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yudthangarngamtorn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yudthangarngamtorn misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ishii fails to land.
Yudthangarngamtorn blocks the elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yudthangarngamtorn takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Yudthangarngamtorn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Yudthangarngamtorn fails to land.
Yudthangarngamtorn lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ishii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yudthangarngamtorn lands a nice knee to the body.
Ishii lands a nice elbow.
 It looks like Namsaknoi Yudthangarngamtorn has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ishii misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Yudthangarngamtorn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ishii's brow.
Ishii lands a damaging elbow.
Ishii lands a nice uppercut.
Yudthangarngamtorn tries to circle away but Ishii has him pinned against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Ishii fails to land.
Ishii lands an elbow that stopped Yudthangarngamtorn in his tracks for a moment.
Yudthangarngamtorn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yudthangarngamtorn.
Ishii swings wildly with an uppercut but Yudthangarngamtorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ishii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ishii throws an elbow but misses.
Ishii lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Yudthangarngamtorn fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ishii as Yudthangarngamtorn tries to tie him up.
Yudthangarngamtorn lands an elbow just above Ishii 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yudthangarngamtorn blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Ishii.
Yudthangarngamtorn is looking to control Ishii's arms but Ishii gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yudthangarngamtorn has his back to the ropes.
Yudthangarngamtorn breaks from the clinch.
Yudthangarngamtorn looks for the body kick but Ishii saw that one coming.
Yudthangarngamtorn checks a low kick from Ishii.
Yudthangarngamtorn is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Yudthangarngamtorn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ishii if he has to take too many more of those.
Yudthangarngamtorn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Ishii tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ishii 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.
Yudthangarngamtorn throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ishii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ishii wants to slow Yudthangarngamtorn down by chopping away at his legs.
Yudthangarngamtorn appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Namsaknoi Yudthangarngamtorn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ishii lands an overhand right.
Ishii throws a leg kick but Yudthangarngamtorn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yudthangarngamtorn wants to counter with a clinch but Ishii pushes him away.
Yudthangarngamtorn throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yudthangarngamtorn throws out the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ishii takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A jab from Yudthangarngamtorn misses.
A little feinted left hand from Ishii on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice shot by Ishii.
Yudthangarngamtorn fails in his attempt to clinch.
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 Takeru Ishii will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Namsaknoi Yudthangarngamtorn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Yudthangarngamtorn throws a lazy body kick
and Ishii counters with a left to the body.
Ishii lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ishii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yudthangarngamtorn tries to land a front kick but Ishii steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ishii tries to score with a low kick but Yudthangarngamtorn moves his leg out of the way.
Some bone on bone action there as Yudthangarngamtorn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yudthangarngamtorn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ishii blocks a head kick by Yudthangarngamtorn.
Ishii tries to counter by clinching up but Yudthangarngamtorn breaks away and moves out of range.
Yudthangarngamtorn throws a head kick that misses.
Ishii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yudthangarngamtorn connects with the punch.
Yudthangarngamtorn has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Yudthangarngamtorn wants to land a leg kick but Ishii is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yudthangarngamtorn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ishii.
Ishii scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yudthangarngamtorn is looking to clinch but Ishii is avoiding it.
Yudthangarngamtorn throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ishii darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yudthangarngamtorn tries to land a front kick but Ishii steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ishii wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yudthangarngamtorn walks into a stiff left hand from Ishii.
Yudthangarngamtorn tries to land a front kick but Ishii steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ishii avoids a kick to the body.
Yudthangarngamtorn moves in looking to clinch but Ishii pushes him off.
Ishii throws a leg kick but Yudthangarngamtorn moved away.
Yudthangarngamtorn throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ishii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yudthangarngamtorn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yudthangarngamtorn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ishii catches Yudthangarngamtorn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ishii swats away the attempt to clinch by Yudthangarngamtorn.
Ishii wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Yudthangarngamtorn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yudthangarngamtorn tries to close the distance and clinch but Ishii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yudthangarngamtorn misses with the body kick
and Ishii counters with a stiff right hand.
Ishii throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ishii wants to slow Yudthangarngamtorn down by chopping away at his legs.
A head kick misses from Yudthangarngamtorn.
Ishii clinches up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yudthangarngamtorn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yudthangarngamtorn tries to land knees in the clinch but Ishii avoids the damage to the body.
Ishii pushes off an throws an elbow but Yudthangarngamtorn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ishii lands an elbow inside that Yudthangarngamtorn shrugs off.
 Yudthangarngamtorn is rocked!
Ishii lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yudthangarngamtorn backwards.
Yudthangarngamtorn is still on wobbly legs! Can Ishii finish him?
Ishii breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Yudthangarngamtorn with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Yudthangarngamtorn looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Yudthangarngamtorn get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Takeru Ishii!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Beast Boy (ranked 1241 p4p, 2797 weight class) and Neil Diaz (ranked 148 p4p, 344 weight class). Neil Diaz told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beast Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neil Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Boy.
Boy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boy.
Boy lands a jab to Diaz's midsection.
Diaz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boy in his tracks.
Boy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boy throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Diaz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Diaz thumps Boy with a low kick.
Boy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Diaz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boy misses with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy connects with a body shot that sends Diaz's belly button to the back.
Boy misses with a body shot.
Boy throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
A nice side step and Diaz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Diaz with a nice cross.
Boy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Boy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boy misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Diaz misses.
Boy lands with a nice body punch.
Boy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MONEY TEAM!!! in the buildup to the fight.
Boy throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Diaz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Boy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diaz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boy is looking to wear down Diaz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boy misses with a body shot.
Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boy swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Boy avoids it with no problem.
Boy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diaz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boy tries a low kick but Diaz avoids it.
Diaz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boy throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beast Boy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boy thuds a left hand into Diaz's body.
Boy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Boy delivers a nice body kick.
Diaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diaz is rocked!
Diaz is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Boy doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Diaz crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Diaz's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Beast Boy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 24906 p4p, 2719 weight class) and Rudy Giuliani (ranked 631 p4p, 297 weight class). Rudy Giuliani will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tong Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rudy Giuliani!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giuliani gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Giuliani lands with a left to the head.
Giuliani scores with a nice hook to the head.
 It looks like Tong Po has been cut.
Po tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Giuliani lands with a light punch inside.
Giuliani struggles to land a body shot inside as Po controls his hands.
Po blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Po misses with some punches.
Giuliani blocks a body shot from Po.
Po throws an elbow but it misses.
Giuliani blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Giuliani.
Giuliani throws a punch but it's blocked by Po.
Giuliani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Po's elbow.
Po misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Po as the two fighters clinch.
Po struggles to land a body shot inside as Giuliani controls his hands.
Po fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giuliani struggles to land a body shot inside as Po controls his hands.
A short left from Giuliani.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Po throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giuliani works on Po's body with a couple of short punches.
Giuliani blocks a body shot from Po.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Giuliani.
Giuliani misses with some punches.
Giuliani lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Po takes a shot to the head.
Po goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Giuliani lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Po.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Po.
Giuliani presses Po against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Giuliani lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Giuliani.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Giuliani.
A hook to the body from Giuliani.
Po is breathing heavily.
Giuliani lands a body punch.
Giuliani gets through Po's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Po throws a punch but it's blocked by Giuliani.
Po fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giuliani working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Giuliani lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Giuliani.
A short right from Giuliani on the inside.
Giuliani digs a right hand underneath Po's ribcage. Po let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Po misses with a body punch.
Giuliani lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Po backwards.
Giuliani avoids the elbow strike from Po, against the ropes.
Giuliani lands a left hand that snaps the head of Po backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Giuliani.
Giuliani scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Giuliani working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Giuliani creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Giuliani lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Giuliani.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Giuliani.
Giuliani is working Po over against the ropes.
Giuliani lands a hook that snaps the head of Po backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudy Giuliani dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tong Po's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Giuliani scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Giuliani pushes Po up against the ropes in a clinch.
Giuliani pushes Po back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Po fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giuliani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rudy Giuliani seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Po misses with a body punch.
Giuliani lands a body punch in the clinch.
Giuliani pushes Po back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Giuliani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Giuliani scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giuliani lands with a right to the head.
Giuliani lands a left hand that snaps the head of Po backwards.
Giuliani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giuliani lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Giuliani creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Giuliani lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Po.
Giuliani scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Giuliani.
Giuliani lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Giuliani avoids a wild elbow strike from Po.
Giuliani lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Giuliani - that landed with a thud.
Giuliani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Giuliani lands a left hand that snaps the head of Po backwards.
Giuliani has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Giuliani lands a left hand.
Giuliani lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Po.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Giuliani scores with a nice hook to the head.
Giuliani cracks Po with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Giuliani.
A nice right hand lands inside from Giuliani.
Giuliani presses Po against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Po throws a head punch that misses.
Giuliani lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giuliani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Giuliani lands a nice uppercut.
Giuliani lands with a short shot to the head.
Po fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Giuliani scores with a nice short uppercut.
Giuliani lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Giuliani - that landed with a thud.
Giuliani lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Po backwards.
Giuliani working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Giuliani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Giuliani lands a hook to the side of the head.
Giuliani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Po misses with some punches.
Giuliani lands a left hand that snaps the head of Po backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giuliani lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Giuliani gets through Po's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Giuliani lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Po backwards.
Giuliani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Giuliani lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudy Giuliani showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tong Po's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Giuliani pushes Po up against the ropes in a clinch.
Giuliani scores with a nice hook to the head.
Giuliani softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Giuliani lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Po.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giuliani.
Po working aggressively here.
Giuliani works on Po's body with a couple of short punches.
Po wants to break free but Giuliani has control.
A short right from Giuliani.
Rudy Giuliani is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Po swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Giuliani.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po misses with the head strike.
Giuliani presses Po against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Giuliani lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Po backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Po misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po is trying to force a seperation but Giuliani has the dominant position.
A right hand to the body from Giuliani.
Po's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Giuliani scores with a shot to the side of Po's head.
Po tries a body shot but Giuliani blocks it.
Po wants to get back to striking at distance but Giuliani won't allow it.
Po has a couple of punches blocked by Giuliani.
Po misses with a punch to the body.
Giuliani gets through Po's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Po creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Giuliani works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Giuliani.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Giuliani.
Po misses with some punches.
Giuliani avoids a wild elbow strike from Po.
A head punch on the inside from Po fails to land.
Po throws an elbow but it misses.
Giuliani lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Po backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giuliani avoids the elbow strike from Po, against the ropes.
Giuliani lands a body punch.
Giuliani blocks a body shot from Po.
Giuliani works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tong Po has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Po misses with an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rudy Giuliani comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Giuliani has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rudy Giuliani!
A relieved looking Rudy Giuliani thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Tong Po stepped up to the mic, saying 'I live by the sword I die by the sword, Whatever happened has happened, no looking back now, the moment is gone...'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Snake Duanesboy (ranked 2169 p4p, 14915 weight class) and Anselmo Harris (ranked 267 p4p, 706 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snake Duanesboy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 4, fighting out of New York, Anselmo Harris!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duanesboy has managed to clinch.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Duanesboy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris blocks a body shot from Duanesboy.
Duanesboy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duanesboy has closed the distance and engaged Harris in a clinch.
Harris lands a right hand.
Duanesboy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duanesboy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris misses with some punches.
Duanesboy misses with some punches.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duanesboy lands a shoulder strike.
Harris has had enough of the clinch but Duanesboy keeps him there for the moment.
Duanesboy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duanesboy throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Duanesboy tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris scores with a hook to the body.
Duanesboy misses with the head strike.
Harris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duanesboy backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Duanesboy backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Duanesboy avoids it by throwing Harris back against the ropes.
Harris blocking some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Duanesboy.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Duanesboy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Duanesboy pushes Harris back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duanesboy throws a head punch that misses.
Duanesboy throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Duanesboy misses with the head strike.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duanesboy lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Duanesboy fails to land.
A short right from Duanesboy.
Harris lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Duanesboy has him pressed against the ropes.
Duanesboy misses with some punches.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duanesboy misses with the head strike.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris is looking to break free of the clinch but Duanesboy has double underhooks.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Duanesboy has closed the distance and engaged Harris in a clinch.
Duanesboy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Duanesboy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duanesboy swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duanesboy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duanesboy throws a push kick but Harris slaps the foot to one side.
Duanesboy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harris moves into the clinch.
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 Snake Duanesboy will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Harris catches Duanesboy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Duanesboy tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duanesboy tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Harris is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Duanesboy clinches up with Harris and pushes him back against the ropes.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Duanesboy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Duanesboy struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Duanesboy.
Duanesboy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Duanesboy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duanesboy's elbow.
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris clinches up against the ropes.
Duanesboy breaks from the clinch.
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duanesboy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for Duanesboy to work.
Harris breaks the clinch.
Harris moves into the clinch successfully.
Duanesboy lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Duanesboy.
Duanesboy lands with a light punch inside.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Duanesboy closes the distance and pushes Harris back into the ropes.
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Duanesboy backwards.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Duanesboy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Harris.
Duanesboy working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Harris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duanesboy.
A body shot lands from Harris.
Harris tries to circle away but Duanesboy has him pinned against the ropes.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Duanesboy won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Duanesboy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Duanesboy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duanesboy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Duanesboy.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Duanesboy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris misses with an uppercut
and Duanesboy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duanesboy blocks a jab.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duanesboy was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Duanesboy tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harris gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anselmo Harris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Duanesboy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Duanesboy misses with a double jab.
Duanesboy moves into the clinch.
Duanesboy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duanesboy.
Duanesboy presses Harris against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Duanesboy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duanesboy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Duanesboy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harris scrambles back to his feet.
Duanesboy moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
Harris moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Duanesboy moved out of range nicely.
Duanesboy thinks about countering with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duanesboy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duanesboy tries to land a front kick but Harris steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Anselmo Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Duanesboy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris fails to land with a series of punches.
Duanesboy has Harris up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duanesboy lands a left hand.
Duanesboy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duanesboy's elbow.
Duanesboy misses with a punch on the inside.
Duanesboy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Duanesboy backwards.
Duanesboy throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duanesboy.
Duanesboy doesn't manage to clinch there - Harris circles away.
Harris tries to counter with a clinch but Duanesboy shakes him off and moves away.
Duanesboy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anselmo Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duanesboy forces Harris back against the ropes and clinches.
Duanesboy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duanesboy working aggressively here.
Duanesboy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris breaks the clinch.
Harris misses with a body shot
and Duanesboy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Harris really felt that one!
Duanesboy throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Duanesboy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duanesboy is looking to counter with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duanesboy ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Duanesboy moves away and avoids it.
Duanesboy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Duanesboy staying out of range there.
Duanesboy tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Duanesboy is looking to clinch.
Duanesboy moves away from the strike by Harris.
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
Harris stalks Duanesboy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Duanesboy's face. Duanesboy staggers backwards, shaken.
Duanesboy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Duanesboy feints a jab promting Harris to slip. Duanesboy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Harris slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Duanesboy tries to clinch up.
Duanesboy misses with an uppercut. Harris saw that one coming.
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 Snake Duanesboy.
I think Duanesboy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Snake Duanesboy!
Our winner, Snake Duanesboy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Tyga Laxx (ranked 24956 p4p, 4334 weight class) and Weimin Liaw (ranked 690 p4p, 486 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Tyga Laxx !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Weimin Liaw!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laxx works over Liaw's head and body with a nice combination.
Laxx takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Tyga Laxx has been cut.
Liaw throws a body shot but no joy.
Laxx lands with a right hand.
Liaw scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laxx misses with a right hand
and Liaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laxx throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liaw tries to land a leg kick but Laxx saw it coming and moves away.
Jab from Laxx .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laxx moves away.
Laxx went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laxx misses with an uppercut
and Liaw counters with a right hand to the body.
Laxx stalks Liaw and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Liaw's face. Liaw staggers backwards, shaken.
Laxx avoids the body shot from Liaw.
An attempted straight right counter from Laxx misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Laxx . Those never looked like landing.
Laxx scores with a one two! Liaw had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Liaw misses with a shot to the body
and Laxx counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Laxx misses.
Liaw throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liaw misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laxx staggers Liaw with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Liaw 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! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Liaw is rocked!
Laxx scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Liaw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liaw swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Liaw instigates a clinch.
Liaw lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laxx .
A short right from Liaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liaw is looking to control Laxx 's arms but Laxx gets an underhook and turns him. Now Liaw has his back to the ropes.
Laxx misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laxx throws a punch but it's blocked by Liaw.
A short right from Laxx .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyga Laxx should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Tyga Laxx 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Laxx misses with the combination.
Liaw is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Laxx rather than just go for the knockout.
Liaw closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Liaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laxx scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laxx ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Liaw scores with a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Laxx . Those never looked like landing.
Liaw is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Laxx with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laxx misses with an uppercut.
Liaw's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Laxx connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Liaw scrambles back to his feet.
A good leg kick by Laxx .
Liaw works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Laxx !
Laxx lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laxx swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liaw jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Liaw slips a jab and a cross from Laxx .
A nice side step and Liaw releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Liaw throws a body shot but no joy.
Laxx ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liaw moves away.
Liaw connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laxx uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liaw.
Laxx takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Laxx throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyga Laxx dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyga Laxx 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Liaw throws a series of punches but Laxx avoids them all with ease.
Liaw throws a body punch but Laxx moves out of range.
Laxx misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Liaw was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tyga Laxx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liaw throws a combination. Laxx tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Weimin Liaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liaw needs to keep his hands up - Laxx had a free shot at his head there.
Liaw is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laxx takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Laxx ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tyga Laxx is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liaw pushes Laxx up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liaw stalling in the clinch but Laxx improves position.
Liaw throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Laxx lands a shoulder strike.
Laxx fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Liaw blocking some punches.
Laxx lands a right hand that snaps the head of Liaw backwards.
Laxx tries to work over Liaw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Liaw tries to stall but Laxx uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Liaw stalling.
Laxx has a couple of punches blocked by Liaw.
Liaw misses with the head strike.
Laxx misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liaw is trying to stall.
Liaw scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liaw tries to work over Laxx 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laxx .
Liaw prevents a body shot from Laxx .
Laxx fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Liaw working Laxx over with knees to the body.
Laxx is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liaw can do to turn this around?
Liaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laxx fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laxx goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liaw lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laxx backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Liaw.
Liaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Liaw pushes Laxx back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Liaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Laxx controls his hands.
Tyga Laxx is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Laxx misses with the head strike.
Laxx lands with a left to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Weimin Liaw.
I think Laxx has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyga Laxx !
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 24012 p4p, 3499 weight class) and Jed Knight (ranked 696 p4p, 407 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Denke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jed Knight!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight tries to land a front kick but Denke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Denke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knight scores with a jab to the jaw.
Denke throws a leg kick but Knight sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Denke throws a jab but it's blocked by Knight.
Denke throws a head kick but Knight moves out of range.
Knight scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Denke doesn't seem bothered though.
Knight connects with a solid leg kick.
Denke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Denke tries a head kick but it misses.
Knight throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Denke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Denke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Denke takes one to the side of the head.
Knight bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Denke's head backwards.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denke misses with a body shot.
Denke misses with a head kick.
Denke misses with a straight left.
Knight digs a good body shot into Denke's ribs.
Nice shot by Knight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Knight.
Denke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Denke.
Karl Denke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Denke is looking to chop away at Knight's legs.
Knight connects with a solid leg kick.
Denke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Denke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Denke shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Knight eats them both and turns towards Denke to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Good leg kick by Knight.
Denke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knight manages to avoid it.
Denke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Denke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight jabs Denke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knight chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Knight throws out a powerful jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Knight. That snapped Denke's head back.
Denke misses with a jab to the body
and Knight counters with a nice uppercut.
 Denke is rocked!
Denke takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Oh Denke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knight thows a body kick. Denke tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Denke is breathing heavily.
Knight lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Denke crumples to the floor! Knight milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jed Knight!
Jed Knight took some time post fight to say the following; 'i just want say thank you to all my sponsors, Aspire for making me feel at home here. On to the next one.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Harumichi Bouya (ranked 5562 p4p, 6845 weight class) and Muhammad Om (ranked 496 p4p, 549 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bouya might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Victory. Harumichi Bouya has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harumichi Bouya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Muhammad Om!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bouya throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Om now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bouya tests Om's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bouya throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Om throws a right hand that misses
and Bouya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Bouya.
Bouya takes a swing at Om's ribcage but misses.
Nice cross by Bouya.
It looks like Muhammad Om has been cut.
Bouya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bouya jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bouya throws a series of punches but Om moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bouya catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Om stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Om walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Om is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Om takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Om tries to clinch but Bouya is having none of it.
Bouya scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Om beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Om is still on wobbly legs! Can Bouya finish him?
Om walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Harumichi Bouya!
An intense looking Harumichi Bouya took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'You have felt the drunken fist and you have fell, what did you really expect?'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jao Rua (ranked 2013 p4p, 6120 weight class) and Jack Hanma (ranked 234 p4p, 516 weight class). Rua's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tarantula . Hanma has chosen Rise Against - Prayer of the Refugee as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jao Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Jack Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanma.
Hanma moves into the clinch successfully.
Hanma lands a right hand.
Hanma lands a body punch.
Rua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rua loads up on a big right hand but Hanma slips the punch.
Hanma throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rua.
Good leg kick by Hanma.
Hanma throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Hanma.
Rua lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hanma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanma thuds a left hand into Rua's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Hanma on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hanma scoring well with a low kick there.
A low kick from Rua is predictable there
and Hanma counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hanma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rua was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanma.
Rua misses with a hook.
Hanma flicks out a counter leg kick but Rua steps away.
Hanma with a nice calf kick.
Rua scores with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rua. That's going to slow Hanma down.
Rua misses with an uppercut.
Hanma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rua tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hanma uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rua has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma scores with a hook to the body. Rua takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua throws a front kick aimed at Hanma's knee but Hanma avoids it well.
Rua punishes Hanma's body with a nice straight punch.
Hanma has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Rua throws a poor cross that misses
and Rua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hanma takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hanma misses with a low kick.
Rua throws a poor cross that misses
and Hanma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hanma throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rua cracks Hanma with a good jab.
Good shot there by Hanma.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Hanma.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Hanma dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hanma misses with an uppercut.
Rua lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Jack Hanma has been cut.
Rua throws the left hand but Hanma avoids the punch easily.
Hanma throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rua throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hanma stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hanma checks a leg kick.
Hanma lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rua throws a hook but Hanma blocks it.
It seemed like Hanma was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
Jack Hanma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rua gets tackled into the ropes by Hanma. Hanma maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick
and Hanma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hanma connects with a leg kick.
Hanma defending well as Rua loads up on a big left hand.
Hanma throws a hook but Rua avoids it easily.
Rua throws a right hand that misses
and Hanma counters with a straight right hand.
Hanma feints and then cracks Rua's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rua down.
Rua defending well as Hanma loads up on a big left hand.
Rua is looking to counter punch.
Rua misses the shot to the body.
Rua motions for Hanma to come forward. Rua throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rua throws a right hand that misses
and Rua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hanma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Hanma misses.
Rua is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hanma ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
Hanma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanma ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
Rua misses with a left hand
and Hanma counters with a nice uppercut.
Rua throws a right hand that misses
and Hanma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hanma lands a slapping body shot.
Hanma tries to score with a low kick but Rua moves his leg out of the way.
Rua feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rua displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanma throws out the jab.
Rua moves out of range of the body kick.
Donk. Hanma catches Rua right on the button with a cross.
Hanma takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Hanma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Hanma's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hanma misses with a looping right.
Hanma's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rua under the eye.
Rua tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jao Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua throws a lazy uppercut
letting Hanma counter with a right hand.
Rua scores with a jab.
Hanma throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Hanma as he connects with a hook.
Rua throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua misses with a looping left.
Rua clobbers Hanma with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hanma throws a hook but Rua avoids it easily.
Rua misses with a leg kick
and Hanma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma scores with a shot to the body.
Rua cracks a nice hook into Hanma's ribs.
Hanma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jao Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hanma feints a jab promting Rua to slip. Hanma then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rua slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hanma.
Rua throws a head kick but Hanma moves out of range.
Hanma connects with a leg kick.
Rua misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rua throws a looping overhand right but Hanma ducks down to avoid it.
Hanma looks for the body kick but Rua saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua slips under a jab.
As Hanma backs away, Rua returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hanma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rua counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Hanma.
Hanma throws a leg kick but Rua moved away.
Hanma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hanma throws a hook to the side of Rua's head but Rua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rua throws a jab when Hanma was well out of range.
Rua takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanma has Rua up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Hanma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hanma has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Hanma!
Jack Hanma 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 middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Arnaldo Silva (ranked 20688 p4p, 5860 weight class) and Cyborg Silva (ranked 678 p4p, 567 weight class). Cyborg Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnaldo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyborg Silva!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arnaldo Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Cyborg Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Arnaldo Silva throws a lazy body kick
and Cyborg Silva counters with a body kick that stops Arnaldo Silva in his tracks momentarily.
Arnaldo Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cyborg Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Arnaldo Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Cyborg Silva counters with a body kick.
Arnaldo Silva thows a leg kick but Cyborg Silva checks it
and Cyborg Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Arnaldo Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cyborg Silva blocks a head kick by Arnaldo Silva.
Cyborg Silva flicks out a counter leg kick but Arnaldo Silva steps away.
Arnaldo Silva has closed the distance and engaged Cyborg Silva in a clinch.
Cyborg Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Arnaldo Silva.
Cyborg Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Cyborg Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arnaldo Silva lands with a left to the head.
Arnaldo Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Cyborg Silva.
Arnaldo Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arnaldo Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Cyborg Silva tries to break the clinch but Arnaldo Silva is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Arnaldo Silva backwards.
Cyborg Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arnaldo Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Cyborg Silva backwards.
Arnaldo Silva misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Arnaldo Silva fails to land.
Arnaldo Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Arnaldo Silva tries to throw a body punch but Cyborg Silva avoids it by throwing Arnaldo Silva back against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Arnaldo Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cyborg Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arnaldo Silva's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Arnaldo Silva.
Cyborg Silva looks winded!
Cyborg Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Cyborg Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arnaldo Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Arnaldo Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Cyborg Silva off balance momentarily.
Arnaldo Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cyborg Silva is out of range and Arnaldo Silva settles back down.
Cyborg Silva throws out a counter right but Arnaldo Silva avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arnaldo Silva.
Arnaldo Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cyborg Silva.
Cyborg Silva throws out a counter right but Arnaldo Silva avoids it with no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cyborg Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Arnaldo Silva.
Arnaldo Silva scores with a head kick.
Arnaldo Silva tries to land a front kick but Cyborg Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Arnaldo Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cyborg Silva feints a counter leg kick.
Arnaldo Silva misses with a looping right.
Cyborg Silva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Arnaldo Silva wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnaldo Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cyborg Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arnaldo Silva.
Cyborg Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A leg kick checked by Cyborg Silva.
Cyborg Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Arnaldo Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Cyborg Silva throws out a counter right but Arnaldo Silva avoids it with no problem.
Arnaldo Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Cyborg Silva is just out of range.
It seemed like Cyborg Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cyborg Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arnaldo Silva.
Arnaldo Silva throws a leg kick
and Cyborg Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arnaldo Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cyborg Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cyborg Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnaldo Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cyborg Silva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cyborg Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Cyborg Silva replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Arnaldo Silva blocks it well.
Good exchange - Arnaldo Silva coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnaldo Silva misses with a leg kick.
Cyborg Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Arnaldo Silva.
Arnaldo Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arnaldo Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cyborg Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Arnaldo Silva moves in looking to clinch but Cyborg Silva pushes him off.
Cyborg Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Arnaldo Silva.
Arnaldo Silva throws a leg kick but Cyborg Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Arnaldo Silva looks to land a body kick but Cyborg Silva moved away.
Arnaldo Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Arnaldo Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Cyborg Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Arnaldo Silva has closed the distance and engaged Cyborg Silva in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnaldo Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Arnaldo Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Cyborg Silva blocks with his arms.
Cyborg Silva breaks from the clinch.
Arnaldo Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Cyborg Silva counter with a right hand.
Cyborg Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cyborg Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cyborg Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cyborg Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cyborg Silva only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Arnaldo Silva misses its intended target.
Arnaldo Silva throws a body kick that misses
and Cyborg Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Arnaldo Silva misses with an uppercut
and Cyborg Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnaldo Silva dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Arnaldo Silva throws a body kick that misses
and Cyborg Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Arnaldo Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arnaldo Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cyborg Silva.
Arnaldo Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cyborg Silva looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Arnaldo Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Cyborg Silva avoids the head kick by Arnaldo Silva.
Arnaldo Silva throws a jab when Cyborg Silva was well out of range.
Arnaldo Silva darts in trying to clinch
enabling Cyborg Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnaldo Silva tries to land a front kick but Cyborg Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Arnaldo Silva feints and then cracks Cyborg Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cyborg Silva down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnaldo Silva motions for Cyborg Silva to come forward. Arnaldo Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cyborg Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cyborg Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Arnaldo Silva.
A little jabbing left from Cyborg Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cyborg Silva blocks a jab.
Arnaldo Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cyborg Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Arnaldo Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good shot there by Arnaldo Silva.
Cyborg Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arnaldo Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cyborg Silva. Cyborg Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cyborg Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Arnaldo Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cyborg Silva can do to turn this around?
A lazy body kick from Arnaldo Silva
and Cyborg Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cyborg Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnaldo Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cyborg Silva.
Arnaldo Silva moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCyborg Silva.
Arnaldo Silva throws a front kick aimed at Cyborg Silva's knee but Cyborg Silva avoids it well.
Cyborg Silva only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Arnaldo Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Cyborg Silva in the body.
Arnaldo Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cyborg Silva! But no joy.
Arnaldo Silva throws a head kick that misses
letting Cyborg Silva counter with a right hand.
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!
Cyborg Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Arnaldo Silva looks to clinch
and Cyborg Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Arnaldo Silva tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Arnaldo Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cyborg Silva.
Cyborg Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arnaldo Silva misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arnaldo Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arnaldo Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnaldo Silva!
Arnaldo Silva spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Marty Robbins (ranked 795 p4p, 3898 weight class) and Argat Khan (ranked 106 p4p, 453 weight class). Robbins comes to the ring accompanied by Marty Robbins - Big Iron. Khan has chosen Can't be touched as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marty Robbins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Argat Khan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robbins throws an overhand right that lands on Khan's shoulder, as Khan tries to avoid the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Robbins.
A right-left combo lands from Robbins.
It looks like Argat Khan has been cut.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Robbins.
Robbins lands with an uppercut that bounces Khan off the ropes and back into range.
Khan checks a low kick from Robbins.
Robbins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from Robbins finds it's way through Khan's defenses.
Khan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Robbins slips a jab from Khan.
Robbins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan breaks from the clinch.
Robbins's corner calls for a 1-2. Robbins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Robbins.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Khan 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 Robbins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Robbins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Robbins lands the left hand.
Khan needs to keep his hands up - Robbins had a free shot at his head there.
Khan is rocked!
Khan throws a sloppy head kick
and Robbins counters with a right hand from hell and Khan is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marty Robbins!
Marty Robbins is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Marty Robbins thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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