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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Macho Randy (ranked 1051 p4p, 7300 weight class) and Rob Ford (ranked 48 p4p, 129 weight class). Macho Randy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rob Ford's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Macho Randy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rob Ford!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford ducks under a wild hook from Randy.
Randy moves into the clinch.
Randy throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ford just misses with a elbow thrown towards Randy's brow.
Ford creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Randy.
Randy pushes Ford back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ford.
Randy lands an elbow inside that Ford shrugs off.
 It looks like Rob Ford has been cut.
Ford pushes off an throws an elbow but Randy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Randys head.
Ford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Randy.
Randy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Randy presses Ford against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Randy scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Randy.
Randy gets through Ford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Randy avoids the elbow strike from Ford, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randy blocking some punches.
Randy can't find room to land a body shot as Ford controls the action.
Ford lands an elbow that stopped Randy in his tracks for a moment.
 It looks like Macho Randy has been cut.
Ford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Randy backwards.
Randy misses with the head strike.
Randy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ford trying to land knees to the body.
Randy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Randy lands a nice elbow.
Ford is leaning against Randy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ford gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Randy swings wildly with an uppercut but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Randy blocks an elbow strike from Ford.
Ford gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
I was talking to Randy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left hand lands to the body for Randy.
Ford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Randy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Randy throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Randy.
Randy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Randy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ford lands an elbow inside that Randy shrugs off.
Ford lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Randy.
Randy misses with some punches.
Randy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ford is working Randy over against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Randy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A right hook to the body lands for Randy.
A short right from Randy on the inside.
Randy avoids a wild elbow strike from Ford.
Randy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
 Ford is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ford throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Randy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ford is still on wobbly legs! Can Randy finish him?
Ford creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
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 Macho Randy will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Randy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Randy misses with a few strikes there.
Ford seems to have recovered his senses.
Ford throws a lazy uppercut
and Randy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Randy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Randy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Randy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Randy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Randy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ford lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Randy with a jab.
Randy closes the distance and clinches.
Randy blocks an elbow strike.
Randy works on Ford's body with a couple of short punches.
Randy tries to throw a body punch but Ford avoids it by throwing Randy back against the ropes.
Randy struggles to land a body shot inside as Ford controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Randy.
Randy avoids the elbow strike from Ford, against the ropes.
Randy dodges an elbow strike from Ford.
Ford gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Randy as the two fighters clinch.
Randy scores with a shot to the side of Ford's head.
Ford avoids the elbow strike from Randy, against the ropes.
Randy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ford's elbow.
Ford has a couple of punches blocked by Randy.
Randy avoids a wild elbow strike from Ford.
Randy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Randy trying to control the position but instead, Ford has worked for underhooks and has pushed Randy into the ropes.
Ford lands an elbow inside that Randy shrugs off.
Ford prevents a body shot from Randy.
Ford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ford looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Randy takes an elbow to the temple.
Randy trying to control the position but instead, Ford has worked for underhooks and has pushed Randy into the ropes.
A hook to the body from Randy.
Randy digs a right hand underneath Ford's ribcage. Ford let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ford blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randy tries to throw a body punch but Ford avoids it by throwing Randy back against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Ford.
Randy blocks an elbow strike.
Randy taking a breather.
Ford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ford lands a nice knee to the body.
Randy blocks the elbow strike.
Randy throws an elbow but it misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Randy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ford misses with an elbow over the top.
Randy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ford dodges an elbow strike from Randy.
Ford takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ford prevents a body shot from Randy.
A right hand to the body from Ford.
Randy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Randy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Randy.
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 Macho Randy will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ford slips under a jab from Randy.
Rob Ford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice cross by Randy.
Randy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ford. Randy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Randy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ford looks to land a right hand but Randy moved out of range.
Ford chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Randy can pounce on him.
Decent striking displayed by Randy there.
Ford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Randy.
Randy jabs Ford right on the nose. Ford blinks but takes it well.
Ford throws the left hand but Randy avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Randy.
Randy swings widly with a right hand
and Ford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ford blocks the body kick.
Randy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Randy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randy 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.
Ford misses with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Randy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ford doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Randy throws a leg kick that misses.
Randy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Randy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Randy just misses with a punch to the body.
Ford thows a left - swing and a miss!
Randy scores with a hook to the body. Ford takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ford tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Randy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ford slips under a jab.
Good leg kick by Randy.
Randy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ford scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ford moves away from the strike by Randy.
Ford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Randy.
Randy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Randy clobbers Ford with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford just misses with a punch to the body.
Ford scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ford closes the distance and clinches.
Ford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ford creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Randy works on Ford's body with a couple of short punches.
Randy lands a hook that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Randy.
Ford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Randy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Randy dodges an elbow strike from Ford.
Randy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ford blocks an uppercut.
Ford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Randy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Randy avoiding damage as Ford throws knees to the body.
Randy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ford.
A short right from Randy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Macho Randy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Randy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Macho Randy!
After the fight, Macho Randy was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 23986 p4p, 4593 weight class) and Weimin Liaw (ranked 729 p4p, 528 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Denke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Weimin Liaw!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denke misses with a low kick.
Denke scores with a body shot.
Denke lands with a shot to the body.
Denke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Liaw releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Denke lands a head kick!
Liaw bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Denke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Liaw now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Denke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liaw circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Denke.
Liaw on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Denke throws a lazy head kick
and Liaw counters with a really nice, stiff jab that drops Denke onto his ass. He'll have to take the mandatory count from the referee but he's back on his feet and he seems OK to continue.
It looks like Karl Denke has been cut.
Liaw blocks a leg kick.
Liaw dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Liaw loads up on a big right hand but Denke slips the punch.
Denke throwing a counter right hand but Liaw manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Denke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liaw closes the distance and clinches.
Liaw is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Liaw manages to break the clinch.
Denke tries to keep at a distance but Liaw has taken the fight into the clinch.
Denke is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke can't break the clinch.
Denke tries to break free but Liaw pushes him back against the ropes.
Denke has had enough of the clinch but Liaw keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Denke.
I was talking to Denke's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Denke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Liaw lands with a light punch inside.
Liaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Denke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Liaw counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Denke to the mat, face first! Liaw goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Denke is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!
Denke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the body from Denke misses
and Liaw counters with a straight right hand.
 Denke is rocked!
Denke swings for the body but Liaw moves out of range.
Denke walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Denke is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Weimin Liaw!
During a confident post fight interview, Weimin Liaw thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Rudy Giuliani (ranked 2781 p4p, 6011 weight class) and Chicken Destroyer (ranked 301 p4p, 512 weight class). Chicken Destroyer 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rudy Giuliani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chicken Destroyer!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Destroyer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Destroyer takes one to the side of the head.
Giuliani misses with a left hand
and Destroyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Destroyer tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Giuliani manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Giuliani.
Giuliani cracks a nice hook into Destroyer's ribs.
Giuliani 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.
Giuliani throws a hook but Destroyer avoids it easily.
Giuliani looks to throw the jab but Destroyer is out of range.
Destroyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giuliani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giuliani uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Destroyer has time to react.
Rudy Giuliani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Destroyer.
Giuliani throws a hook but Destroyer avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer throws a right hand that misses
and Giuliani cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Giuliani swings away with a body shot that misses
and Destroyer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Destroyer looks to throw the jab but Giuliani is out of range.
Giuliani misses with a body shot
letting Destroyer counter with a right hand.
Giuliani jabs at Destroyer's body.
Rudy Giuliani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giuliani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice side step and Destroyer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Giuliani misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Giuliani walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Giuliani is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Chicken Destroyer!
A victorious Chicken Destroyer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Neil Diaz (ranked 2967 p4p, 2323 weight class) and Snake Duanesboy (ranked 376 p4p, 293 weight class). Neil Diaz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Snake Duanesboy's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neil Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snake Duanesboy!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duanesboy walks into a stiff left hand from Diaz.
Duanesboy tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz is looking to counter punch.
Duanesboy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duanesboy tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Duanesboy darts in and clinches Diaz up against the ropes.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Duanesboy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Duanesboy has him pressed against the ropes.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Duanesboy is controlling the position.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Duanesboy has him pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Duanesboy fails to land.
Duanesboy breaks from the clinch.
Duanesboy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diaz.
Duanesboy has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Duanesboy keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duanesboy tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Duanesboy back against the ropes.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Duanesboy clinches with his opponent.
Duanesboy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duanesboy closes the distance and clinches.
Duanesboy tries a body shot but Diaz blocks it.
Duanesboy lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duanesboy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duanesboy.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Duanesboy lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Duanesboy.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Duanesboy has the dominant position.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Duanesboy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duanesboy clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Duanesboy takes the fight into the clinch.
Duanesboy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz cracks Duanesboy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Duanesboy blocks a jab.
Duanesboy pushes Diaz up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Snake Duanesboy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz is looking to counter with head kicks.
Duanesboy rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Duanesboy.
Duanesboy pushes Diaz back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Duanesboy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Duanesboy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diaz.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Duanesboy. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Duanesboy has Diaz pressed against the ropes, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Duanesboy instigates a clinch.
Duanesboy keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Duanesboy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duanesboy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
Duanesboy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Duanesboy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duanesboy misses with some punches.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Duanesboy.
Duanesboy misses with the head strike.
Duanesboy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Duanesboy is controlling the position.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duanesboy.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Duanesboy breaks the clinch.
Duanesboy throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Diaz tries to land a leg kick but Duanesboy saw it coming and moves away.
Diaz digs a good body shot into Duanesboy's ribs.
Duanesboy tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Duanesboy moves into the clinch.
Diaz is trying to push Duanesboy away but Duanesboy has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duanesboy has Diaz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duanesboy scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Duanesboy keeps him there for the moment.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Duanesboy takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duanesboy working aggressively here.
Diaz tries to circle away but Duanesboy has him pinned against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duanesboy.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duanesboy rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Diaz wants to break free but Duanesboy has control.
A shot in the inside from Duanesboy.
Duanesboy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duanesboy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Snake Duanesboy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz gets tackled into the ropes by Duanesboy. Duanesboy maintains the clinch.
A short right from Duanesboy on the inside.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Duanesboy wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Diaz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Snake Duanesboy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Diaz throws a sloppy body shot
and Duanesboy counters with a straight right hand.
Duanesboy throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
As Duanesboy backs away, Diaz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Duanesboy throws a lazy head kick
and Diaz counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz throws a right hand that Duanesboy ducks under and follows up with a left that Duanesboy also avoids with ease.
Duanesboy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duanesboy tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duanesboy has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duanesboy prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Duanesboy keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diaz tries to break free but Duanesboy pushes him back against the ropes.
Diaz tries to break free but Duanesboy pushes him back against the ropes.
Duanesboy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Neil Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Duanesboy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diaz throws a counter high kick but Duanesboy was just alert enough to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duanesboy.
Duanesboy moves into the clinch.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hook to the body lands for Duanesboy.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Duanesboy has Diaz pressed against the ropes, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Duanesboy keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diaz wants to get back to striking at distance but Duanesboy won't allow it.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Duanesboy has double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Duanesboy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duanesboy throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Snake Duanesboy.
I've got Duanesboy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Snake Duanesboy!
Snake Duanesboy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Somsak Ngo (ranked 6969 p4p, 23743 weight class) and Ryu Takemura (ranked 555 p4p, 653 weight class). Ryu Takemura 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Somsak Ngo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryu Takemura!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ngo lands a nice looking body kick.
Takemura tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick from Ngo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takemura checks a low kick from Ngo.
Ngo throws out a loose jab but Takemura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takemura appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Takemura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takemura's corner calls for a 1-2. Takemura obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ngo lands a nice hook to Takemura's body. Takemura takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ngo tries to land a leg kick but Takemura saw it coming and moves away.
Takemura is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ngo with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Ngo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Takemura! But no joy.
Ngo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takemura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ngo.
Takemura looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ngo throws a head kick that misses
and Takemura counters with a right hand to the body.
A big left from Takemura misses.
Ngo is looking to counter with head kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ngo lands a front kick.
Ngo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngo throws a leg kick but Takemura moved away.
Ngo throws out a leg kick but Takemura moves out of range and Ngo only half commits.
Ngo lands with a straight right. Takemura didn't see that one coming.
Takemura takes a swing at Ngo's ribcage but misses.
Ngo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Takemura counters with a straight right hand.
Ngo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ngo.
Somsak Ngo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takemura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ngo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Takemura.
Ngo throws a poor cross that misses
and Takemura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ngo motions for Takemura to come forward. Ngo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ngo scores with a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Ngo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ngo throws a head kick that misses
and Takemura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ngo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takemura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngo throws a leg kick
and Takemura counters with a nice uppercut.
Ngo throws a sloppy head kick
and Takemura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ngo looks for the body kick but Takemura saw that one coming.
Ngo throws a right hand that misses
and Takemura counters with a nice uppercut.
A combination from Ngo does no damage.
Ngo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Takemura makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Takemura. Those never looked like landing.
Ngo thows a leg kick but Takemura checks it
and Takemura counters with a straight right hand.
Ngo throws a leg kick
and Takemura counters with a series of strikes. Ngo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Takemura is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ngo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�.
A head kick misses from Ngo.
Ngo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takemura was well out of range. Poor timing from Ngo.
A little jabbing left from Takemura on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Takemura looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A telegraphed right hand from Takemura misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takemura has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ngo.
Ngo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ngo lands with an uppercut that bounces Takemura off the ropes and back into range.
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 Somsak Ngo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Ngo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Takemura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Ngo does no damage.
Ngo throws a head kick that misses
and Takemura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takemura bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ngo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Takemura checks a low kick from Ngo.
A head kick by Ngo misses
and Takemura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takemura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ngo misses with a leg kick
and Takemura counters with a nice uppercut.
Ngo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Takemura is out of range and Ngo settles back down.
Ryu Takemura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Takemura takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice shot by Takemura.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takemura throws a right and a left that Ngo avoids nicely.
Ngo throws a leg kick
and Takemura counters with a three punch combo that has Ngo backing up. Ngo nods at Takemura to acknowledge the strikes.
Ngo throws a sloppy head kick
and Takemura counters with a one-two to the body.
Ngo throws a leg kick
and Takemura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ngo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Takemura lands with a hook. Ngo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Takemura scores with the left hand. Ngo knows he should have avoided that one.
Takemura checks the leg kick.
Ngo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Takemura checks it well.
Ngo pushes Takemura away with a front kick.
Ngo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ryu Takemura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Ngo is predictable there
and Takemura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takemura moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Takemura.
Ngo lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ngo throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Takemura on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ngo throws a leg kick
and Takemura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ngo scoring well with a low kick there.
Takemura takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Ngo misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Takemura! But no joy.
Ngo misses with a leg kick.
Ngo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ngo tries to land a leg kick but Takemura saw it coming and moves away.
Ngo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Takemura keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Takemura might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Takemura throws out a powerful jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ngo.
Takemura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ngo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Takemura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ngo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Takemura is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Takemura throws a jab but it's blocked by Ngo.
Ngo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Takemura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ngo looks to throw a body kick
and Takemura counters with a straight right hand.
Ngo is rocked!
Ngo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oh Ngo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ngo throws a body shot but no joy.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Takemura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! 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.
Takemura fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ngo seems to have got his legs back now.
Ngo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Takemura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takemura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ngo misses with a low kick as Takemura jumps back.
Takemura lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Takemura jabs Ngo right on the nose. Ngo blinks but takes it well.
Takemura scores with a hook to the body. Ngo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ngo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Takemura to counter with a crisp jab.
Ngo throws a leg kick
and Takemura counters with a straight right hand.
A lazy body kick from Ngo
and Takemura counters with a stiff right hand.
Ngo throws an off balance right hand
and Takemura counters with a nice uppercut.
Ngo is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A lazy left from Takemura finds it's target.
Oh Ngo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ngo scores with a push kick.
Ngo seems to have got his legs back now.
Ngo staying out of range there.
Ngo throws a leg kick
and Takemura counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ngo throws a lazy body kick
and Takemura counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takemura scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ngo.
Takemura avoids the head kick by Ngo.
Nice defenses there by Takemura.
Ngo misses with a hook
and Takemura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ngo throws an off balance right hand
and Takemura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ngo walks into a left hand.
Ngo thumps Takemura with a low kick.
Ngo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ngo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Takemura counters with a stiff right hand.
Takemura lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Takemura.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takemura stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ngo.
Ngo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Takemura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Takemura's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngo throws a series of strikes that have Takemura backpedaling.
Takemura checks a leg kick.
Takemura lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ngo moves forwards but Takemura connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Takemura.
Ngo misses the jab.
Ngo throws a leg kick
and Takemura counters with a left and a right that stings Ngo.
Takemura scores with a punch to the head.
Takemura scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Takemura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ngo.
Ngo misses with a head kick.
Takemura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ngo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takemura.
Ngo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ngo misses with a leg kick
and Ngo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Takemura scores with a big combo that sends Ngo crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Ngo flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Takemura jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryu Takemura!
As Ryu Takemura got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I'd kill him if the referee let me..'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Datu Rizalia (ranked 2420 p4p, 3447 weight class) and Henryk Tymonowicz (ranked 114 p4p, 70 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rizalia might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ballad of a dead soulja by tupac. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Datu Rizalia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Henryk Tymonowicz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizalia misses with a head kick.
Rizalia misses with a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Tymonowicz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rizalia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tymonowicz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rizalia throws a body punch but Tymonowicz moves out of range.
Tymonowicz raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rizalia misses with a lunging right hand
and Tymonowicz counters with a really nice, stiff jab that drops Rizalia onto his ass. He'll have to take the mandatory count from the referee but he's back on his feet and he seems OK to continue.
It looks like Datu Rizalia has been cut.
Tymonowicz throws a leg kick that misses.
Rizalia moves into range and clinches up with Tymonowicz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rizalia gets through Tymonowicz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tymonowicz.
Rizalia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rizalia struggles to land a body shot inside as Tymonowicz controls his hands.
Tymonowicz blocks an uppercut.
Tymonowicz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rizalia is rocked!
Datu Rizalia's cut is getting worse.
Tymonowicz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oh Rizalia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tymonowicz throws a punch but it's blocked by Rizalia.
Tymonowicz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tymonowicz swings wildly with an uppercut but Rizalia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tymonowicz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rizalia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rizalia seems to have got his legs back now.
Tymonowicz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rizalia moves out of range of the body kick.
Rizalia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Rizalia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rizalia.
Rizalia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rizalia lands a nice shot to the body.
Rizalia just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Rizalia is predictable there
and Tymonowicz counters with a straight right, followed by a hook and finally a brutal uppercut! Rizalia drops to the canvas, flat on his back and unconcious - no need for the referee to start the count as this one is all over! Tymonowicz struts around like it's just an every day occurrence to knock someone out in such brutal fashion. A dominant finish for Tymonowicz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Henryk Tymonowicz!
Henryk Tymonowicz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Don Cartagena (ranked 19503 p4p, 2176 weight class) and Jao Rua (ranked 615 p4p, 246 weight class). Cartagena's entrance music is The Crack Attack. A fine choice. Rua has chosen Tarantula as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Cartagena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jao Rua!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartagena jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cartagena bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rua's head backwards.
Cartagena swinging wildly here.
It seemed like Rua was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rua lands a leg kick that knocks Cartagena off balance momentarily.
Nice body punch from Rua.
Cartagena moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rua throws a lazy right hand but Cartagena sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cartagena scores with a big combo that sends Rua crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Rua flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Cartagena jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Cartagena!
Don Cartagena 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 Lorenzo Turturro (ranked 1580 p4p, 1892 weight class) and John Brophy (ranked 29 p4p, 36 weight class). Brophy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Last Caress - Metallica. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Turturro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, John Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brophy misses with a hook.
Turturro throws a body shot but no joy.
Brophy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Turturro stuns Brophy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brophy throws a jab when Turturro was well out of range.
Turturro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brophy counters with an inside leg kick.
Turturro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brophy can pounce on him.
Turturro scores with a shot to the body.
Turturro throws out a loose jab but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy throws a head kick but Turturro moves out of range.
Turturro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brophy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turturro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
Turturro backing away here, and Brophy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Turturro misses with a body shot.
Turturro clobbers Brophy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brophy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turturro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
Brophy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brophy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turturro finds it's way round the side to connect with Brophy's head.
Turturro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Brophy.
Turturro connects with a looping right hand.
Turturro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brophy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Turturro connects with a looping right hand.
Turturro misses the shot to the body.
Brophy throws a big shot that misses.
Turturro misses the body punch
and Brophy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turturro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brophy. Brophy obviously looking to wear him down.
Turturro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Brophy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brophy throws a hook to the side of Turturro's head but Turturro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turturro misses with a body shot.
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from Turturro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turturro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
Turturro lands a jab to the nose.
We've been informed that Brophy 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.
Brophy misses with a hook.
Turturro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brophy was well out of range. Poor timing from Turturro.
Turturro throws a body shot but no joy.
Turturro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Turturro scores with a jab to the body.
Turturro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turturro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brophy avoids the body shot from Turturro.
Turturro throws a shot from downtown. Brophy moves away and avoids it.
Turturro swings for the body but Brophy moves out of range.
Turturro throws the left hand but Brophy avoids the punch easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Turturro 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.
Turturro throws a body shot but no joy.
Turturro slips under a jab.
Turturro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That kick from Brophy tenderised Turturro's leg. Turturro is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brophy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turturro.
Turturro moves out of range of the strikes.
Turturro throws a body shot but no joy.
Turturro cracks Brophy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brophy throws a wild body kick that Turturro sees coming a mile off.
Brophy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brophy tries a low kick but Turturro avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Turturro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circling - Turturro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turturro misses with a shot to the body
letting Brophy counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brophy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Turturro is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). John Brophy!
A victorious John Brophy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Marcario Alcala Canchola (ranked 6571 p4p, 24869 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 535 p4p, 631 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcario Alcala Canchola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tong Po!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canchola throws a nice inside leg kick.
Canchola throws a lazy uppercut
and Po connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Canchola throws a combination. Po tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Po gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Po lands with a light punch inside.
Canchola wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Po lands with a light punch inside.
Po lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Canchola tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Po lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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 on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Canchola using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Canchola can't find room to land a body shot as Po controls the action.
Canchola dodges an elbow strike from Po.
Po lands a hook to the side of the head.
Canchola lands a body shot.
Po blocks an uppercut.
Po doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Po.
Po managing to block the knees to the body from Canchola.
Canchola throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Po blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canchola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Canchola struggles to land a body shot inside as Po controls his hands.
Po lands with a light punch inside.
Canchola's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Canchola can't find room to land a body shot as Po controls the action.
Canchola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Po.
Po gets through Canchola's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Canchola is rocked!
Po digs a right hand into Canchola's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Canchola's gas tank.
Oh Canchola is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Po lands a hook that snaps the head of Canchola backwards.
Po escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some bone on bone action there as Po checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Canchola connects with a leg kick.
Po looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Po lands with a good body shot.
Canchola tries a head kick but it misses.
Canchola walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Canchola is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tong Po!
A very excited looking Tong Po made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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