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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jed Knight (ranked 3942 p4p, 7764 weight class) and Bang Pitung (ranked 464 p4p, 669 weight class). Pitung has chosen Madball - Born Strong as his entrance music. Pitung has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. 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 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jed Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bang Pitung!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitung drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pitung steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Pitung throws a hook to the side of Knight's head but Knight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jed Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pitung looks winded!
Knight misses with a hook
and Pitung cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pitung avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick from Knight misses.
Knight lands a body shot.
Pitung misses with a right hand
letting Knight counter with a right hand.
Knight cracks Pitung with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Knight throws out a loose jab but Pitung uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pitung swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knight bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Knight throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight connects with the punch.
Pitung takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A telegraphed right hand from Knight misses the target.
Knight tests Pitung's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knight scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitung doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knight lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Pitung was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knight slips under a jab.
Knight throws a quick counter kick to the body but Pitung avoids it.
Pitung moves out of range of the body kick from Knight.
Knight connects with a jab.
Pitung slips a straight right by Knight.
Pitung only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Pitung moves in looking to clinch but Knight pushes him off.
Pitung takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Knight misses with a kick to the body.
Knight listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
 Pitung is rocked!
Pitung takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pitung is still on wobbly legs! Can Knight finish him?
Knight throws a jab when Pitung was well out of range.
Knight scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Pitung as he checks the leg kick.
Pitung seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight looks to land a body kick but Pitung moved away.
Knight darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Knight throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Knight digs a good body shot into Pitung's ribs.
Knight with a nice calf kick.
Knight lands a nice hook to Pitung's body. Pitung takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Knight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pitung.
Pitung is looking for the big counter here.
Pitung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
Good leg kick by Knight.
Knight misses with a hook.
Pitung is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Knight with a body shot.
Knight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knight lands with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pitung 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 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jed Knight!
Post fight, an emotional Jed Knight said '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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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Tyga Laxx (ranked 24747 p4p, 7660 weight class) and Maya Chigg (ranked 745 p4p, 662 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Tyga Laxx !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 26 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maya Chigg!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chigg throws a push kick but Laxx slaps the foot to one side.
A low kick lands for Chigg.
Chigg moves in looking to clinch but Laxx pushes him off.
Laxx swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chigg looks to score with a jab to the body but Laxx is just out of range.
Chigg lands a nice looking body shot.
Chigg lands with a slapping head kick.
Maya Chigg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laxx has Chigg up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Laxx fails to land.
Chigg blocks an uppercut.
Laxx lands a nice uppercut.
Laxx tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chigg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laxx 's elbow.
Laxx lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chigg presses Laxx against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chigg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laxx backwards.
Laxx can't find room to land a body shot as Chigg controls the action.
Laxx pushes Chigg back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Laxx fails to land.
Chigg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chigg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laxx backwards.
Laxx blocks a body shot from Chigg.
Laxx fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Laxx .
Laxx misses with a body punch.
Laxx throws a head punch that misses.
Laxx misses with a punch on the inside.
Chigg scores with a hook to the body.
Chigg is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Chigg scores with a shot to the side of Laxx 's head.
Chigg throws a punch but it's blocked by Laxx .
Laxx blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laxx misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chigg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chigg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chigg throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Laxx scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Laxx scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laxx swings wildly with an uppercut but Chigg uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laxx is leaning against Chigg and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chigg lands a left hand.
Laxx misses with a punch on the inside.
Laxx working aggressively here.
Chigg is working Laxx over against the ropes.
Laxx misses with a punch on the inside.
Laxx fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laxx misses with a punch to the body.
Laxx lands a hook that snaps the head of Chigg backwards.
Chigg misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Chigg.
Laxx prevents a body shot from Chigg.
Laxx tries to throw a body punch but Chigg avoids it by throwing Laxx back against the ropes.
Laxx fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chigg has a couple of punches blocked by Laxx .
Laxx tries a body shot but Chigg blocks it.
Laxx working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chigg.
Chigg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laxx .
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 Tyga Laxx will probably get the nod.
That's time! Laxx 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Laxx blocks a head kick by Chigg.
A thudding body kick lands there by Chigg!
Laxx swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chigg attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Laxx takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tyga Laxx is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chigg lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chigg connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Laxx 's hands.
Laxx gets a clinch.
Laxx presses Chigg against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chigg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laxx lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Laxx blocking some punches.
Laxx misses with some punches.
Chigg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laxx misses with a body punch.
Chigg lands a nice shot to the body.
Laxx digs a right hand underneath Chigg's ribcage. Chigg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laxx pushes Chigg back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laxx softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Chigg presses Laxx against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Laxx misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chigg is working Laxx over against the ropes.
Chigg can't find room to land a body shot as Laxx controls the action.
Chigg lands with a left to the head.
Laxx misses with some punches.
Laxx lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chigg.
Chigg lands a hook that snaps the head of Laxx backwards.
Laxx blocks a body shot from Chigg.
Chigg struggles to land a body shot inside as Laxx controls his hands.
Chigg tries to work over Laxx 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laxx tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laxx misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chigg misses with a punch to the body.
Chigg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laxx 's elbow.
Laxx lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Laxx can't find room to land a body shot as Chigg controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laxx misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laxx .
Chigg misses with a body punch.
Laxx working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chigg lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chigg blocks an uppercut.
Chigg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laxx struggles to land a body shot inside as Chigg controls his hands.
Laxx gets through Chigg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Laxx throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chigg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Laxx .
Laxx scores with a body shot.
Chigg throws a wild body kick that Laxx sees coming a mile off.
Chigg misses with a low kick.
Laxx is looking to counter with head kicks.
Laxx takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Laxx is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chigg.
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 Tyga Laxx will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Laxx stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chigg.
Maya Chigg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A lazy left from Chigg finds it's target.
Laxx has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chigg.
A low kick from Chigg misses
and Laxx moves into the clinch.
Chigg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Laxx .
Laxx doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Laxx scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laxx tries to work over Chigg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laxx lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chigg.
Laxx misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Laxx .
Laxx can't find room to land a body shot as Chigg controls the action.
Chigg lands with a right to the head.
Chigg lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laxx lands a shot to the body.
Chigg throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laxx swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chigg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chigg misses with a body punch.
Laxx lands a right hand.
Chigg blocks a body shot from Laxx .
Laxx swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chigg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chigg can't find room to land a body shot as Laxx controls the action.
Chigg throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Laxx struggles to land a body shot inside as Chigg controls his hands.
Chigg wants to break free but Laxx has control.
Laxx lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chigg.
Laxx working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Chigg - that landed with a thud.
Chigg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laxx misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Chigg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chigg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laxx .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laxx misses with a punch to the body.
Chigg scores with a shot to the side of Laxx 's head.
Chigg misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chigg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laxx tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chigg's elbow.
Laxx misses with a punch on the inside.
Chigg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laxx 's elbow.
Laxx misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chigg tries to work over Laxx 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laxx swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chigg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laxx lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Chigg.
Laxx misses with some punches.
Laxx swings wildly with an uppercut but Chigg uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Chigg fails to land.
Chigg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyga Laxx is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Laxx makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chigg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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 Tyga Laxx .
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Laxx , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyga Laxx !
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Henryk Tymonowicz (ranked 3625 p4p, 2898 weight class) and Iosefa Umaga (ranked 63 p4p, 51 weight class). Umaga has chosen Ky-Mani Marley - Warriors 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Henryk Tymonowicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Iosefa Umaga!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tymonowicz lands a front kick to the face, that drops Umaga to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
 It looks like Iosefa Umaga has been cut.
Tymonowicz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tymonowicz keeps the fight on the outside.
Umaga defending well as Tymonowicz loads up on a big left hand.
Umaga looks to land a body kick but Tymonowicz moved away.
Tymonowicz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Umaga.
Tymonowicz thows a leg kick but Umaga checks it
and Umaga counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Henryk Tymonowicz has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tymonowicz misses with a head kick.
We've been informed that Umaga 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.
Tymonowicz misses with a head kick.
Umaga is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tymonowicz throws a head kick but Umaga moves out of range.
Tymonowicz backing away here, and Umaga unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Umaga feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tymonowiczs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tymonowicz connects with an inside leg kick.
Umaga throws a body punch but Tymonowicz moves out of range.
Umaga misses with a straight right.
It looked like Tymonowicz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tymonowicz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Umaga.
Tymonowicz avoids the body shot from Umaga.
It looked like Tymonowicz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Umaga.
Tymonowicz throws a jab but it's blocked by Umaga.
Tymonowicz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umaga throws a sloppy body shot
and Tymonowicz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Umaga stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tymonowicz.
Umaga connects with a nice looking jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Umaga 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 Tymonowicz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tymonowicz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tymonowicz is looking for a counter combo.
Umaga clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tymonowicz throws a head punch that misses.
Tymonowicz blocking some punches.
Umaga swings wildly with an uppercut but Tymonowicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Umaga lands a hook that snaps the head of Tymonowicz backwards.
Tymonowicz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Umaga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tymonowicz misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tymonowicz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henryk Tymonowicz should take that round, based on the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Tymonowicz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Umaga loads up on a big right hand but Tymonowicz slips the punch.
Umaga just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromTymonowicz.
Jab, jab by Tymonowicz - just one landing.
Umaga connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Umaga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Tymonowicz misses.
Umaga is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tymonowicz with a body shot.
Henryk Tymonowicz is winning the standup battle so far.
Umaga lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Umaga.
Umaga digs a good hook to Tymonowicz's body.
Tymonowicz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tymonowicz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Umaga finds it's way round the side to connect with Tymonowicz's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tymonowicz.
Tymonowicz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Umaga.
Tymonowicz throws a sloppy head kick and Umaga moves out of range easily.
Tymonowicz tries a head kick but it misses.
Umaga steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tymonowicz.
A telegraphed right hand from Umaga misses the target.
Umaga misses with a looping right.
Umaga slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umaga blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Umaga releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Umaga misses with a hook.
Umaga moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Umaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tymonowicz thinks about countering with a head kick.
Umaga misses with an attempted mid kick.
Umaga keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tymonowicz moves away from the strike by Umaga.
Iosefa Umaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Umaga buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tymonowicz throws a sloppy head kick and Umaga moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Iosefa Umaga will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Tymonowicz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tymonowicz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Umaga.
Tymonowicz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Umaga, as that shot connected.
Tymonowicz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Umaga to counter with a crisp jab.
Henryk Tymonowicz's cut is getting worse.
Umaga jabs Tymonowicz right on the nose. Tymonowicz blinks but takes it well.
 Tymonowicz is rocked!
BAM! Umaga delivers a spinning backfist that drops Tymonowicz like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Iosefa Umaga!
Iosefa Umaga decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sigi Pesalelei (ranked 23705 p4p, 24034 weight class) and David Tua (ranked 596 p4p, 601 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sigi Pesalelei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Tua!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua tries to keep at a distance but Pesalelei has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pesalelei is looking to control Tua's arms but Tua gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pesalelei has his back to the ropes.
Tua throws an elbow that misses.
Tua trying to stall but Pesalelei improves his position.
Pesalelei softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tua creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pesalelei works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tua takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like David Tua has been cut.
Tua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pesalelei avoids a wild elbow strike from Tua.
Pesalelei lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pesalelei is stalling here.
Tua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tua throws an off balance right hand
and Pesalelei counters with a good low kick that Tua was not able to check.
Tua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pesalelei was well out of range. Poor timing from Tua.
Tua swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pesalelei counters with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Pesalelei misses.
Pesalelei sets himself, and Tua steps forward looking for the clinch! Pesalelei avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesalelei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tua looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pesalelei throws a series of punches but Tua avoids them all with ease.
Tua is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pesalelei pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tua back to the ropes. Pesalelei follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tua misses with a hook. Pesalelei ducked under it nicely.
Pesalelei scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tua doesn't seem bothered though.
Pesalelei throws a sloppy head kick
and Tua counters with a straight right hand.
Pesalelei closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesalelei lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tua backwards.
Pesalelei will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tua up against the ropes.
Our sources have told us that Pesalelei has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Pesalelei blocks a body shot from Tua.
Pesalelei working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pesalelei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pesalelei slows down the pace here.
Tua misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Pesalelei.
Pesalelei lands a damaging elbow.
Tua throws a head punch that misses.
Tua is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tua takes an elbow to the temple.
Pesalelei lands a left hand.
Pesalelei lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigi Pesalelei dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Tua's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pesalelei misses with an uppercut. Tua saw that one coming.
Tua is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tua on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice straight punches there by Pesalelei. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pesalelei.
Tua misses with a looping right.
Pesalelei throws a body punch but Tua moves out of range.
Sigi Pesalelei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pesalelei has closed the distance and engaged Tua in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pesalelei has him pressed against the ropes.
Tua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pesalelei.
Tua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pesalelei's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pesalelei.
Tua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pesalelei.
Pesalelei scores with a shot to the side of Tua's head.
Pesalelei working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pesalelei lands with a short shot to the head.
Pesalelei lands with a short shot to the head.
Pesalelei lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pesalelei lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tua is rocked!
Pesalelei lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tua is still on wobbly legs! Can Pesalelei finish him?
Pesalelei prevents Tua from breaking the clinch.
Tua seems to have recovered his senses.
Sigi Pesalelei has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Tua scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Sigi Pesalelei has been cut.
Pesalelei lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tua tries to circle away but Pesalelei has him pinned against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pesalelei.
Tua is trying to break the clinch but Pesalelei is controlling him.
A short right from Pesalelei on the inside.
Pesalelei digs a right hand underneath Tua's ribcage. Tua let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tua is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Pesalelei.
Pesalelei lands an elbow inside.
Pesalelei lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pesalelei creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Tua crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Tua face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Pesalelei takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sigi Pesalelei!
An out of breath Sigi Pesalelei thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mark Steve (ranked 2020 p4p, 1703 weight class) and Lorenzo Turturro (ranked 38 p4p, 30 weight class). Steve comes to the ring accompanied by Its a fine day to whoop somebodies ass. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turturro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Steve counters with an outside leg kick.
Steve scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Turturro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turturro lands with a cross.
Steve throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A big right from Turturro misses.
Turturro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Turturro.
Turturro lands with a nice body punch.
Turturro misses with a shot to the body
and Steve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steve drops his hands momentarily and Turturro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve misses with a double jab.
Turturro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steve.
A quick step to the side and Steve tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turturro throws a jab when Steve was well out of range.
Turturro misses with an uppercut.
Steve is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Turturro throws a poor cross that misses
and Steve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turturro works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Steve. That snapped Turturro's head back.
Steve throws a shot from downtown. Turturro moves away and avoids it.
Steve has taken the fight to the clinch.
Steve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turturro is trying to break free.
Our sources have told us that Steve has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Steve escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turturro misses with a jab to the body
and Steve counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turturro with a nice cross.
Steve moves into the clinch.
Turturro misses with a punch to the body.
Turturro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steve pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steve keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turturro.
Turturro scores with a nice head shot.
Turturro throws an overhand right that lands on Steve's shoulder, as Steve tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Steve misses its target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
Turturro takes a swing at Steve's ribcage but misses.
Lorenzo Turturro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Turturro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Steve at a distance.
Steve chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Turturro misses with a looping left.
Turturro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve moves in looking to clinch but Turturro pushes him off.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turturro manages to avoid it.
Turturro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Turturro on the side of the head.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Turturro.
Turturro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steve doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turturro looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve is just out of range.
Turturro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Steve stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turturro was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Steve dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Steve getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Turturro misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Turturro there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Turturro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mark Steve is winning the standup battle so far.
Steve slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Turturro is rocked!
Turturro is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Steve doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Turturro crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Turturro's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Steve!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between James Adams (ranked 6811 p4p, 1967 weight class) and John Brophy (ranked 95 p4p, 37 weight class). Adams comes to the ring accompanied by Thom Pace - Maybe. Brophy has chosen Last Caress - Metallica as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 34 - 15 - 4, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, John Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy thumps Adams with a low kick.
Brophy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brophy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Adams forces Brophy back against the ropes and clinches.
Brophy scores with a shot to the side of Adams's head.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brophy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brophy misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
Brophy lands a right hand.
Adams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brophy has him pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy blocks an uppercut.
Brophy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adams lands a really nice looking cross but Brophy seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams checks a leg kick.
Brophy connects with the punch.
Adams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brophy working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Brophy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
Adams lands with a light punch inside.
Brophy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
Brophy works on Adams's body with a couple of short punches.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
Adams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brophy scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Adams is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brophy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adams is defending well for now.
Brophy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adams lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Adams lands with a good body shot.
Adams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adams tries to clinch but Brophy moves out of range.
Adams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Adams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
John Brophy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adams tries to clinch up
and Brophy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
James Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams throws a poor cross that misses
and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheers as Adams lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brophy doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Adams. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Brophy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Adams moves out of range of the strikes.
Brophy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adams just misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy avoids the body shot from Adams.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Brophy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adams tries to move into range but Brophy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
John Brophy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brophy doesn't seem bothered though.
Adams has Brophy up against the ropes in a clinch.
Brophy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adams is looking to clinch but Brophy is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams throws a big shot that misses.
Adams is looking to clinch but Brophy is avoiding it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brophy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Brophy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Brophy working aggressively here.
Adams avoiding damage as Brophy throws knees to the body.
Brophy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
Brophy is leaning against Adams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brophy lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
Brophy misses with the head strike.
Brophy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams takes a shot to the head.
Brophy working aggressively here.
Adams struggles to land a body shot inside as Brophy controls his hands.
John Brophy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy lands a nice uppercut.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
Adams lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brophy misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adams's elbow.
Brophy tries to land knees in the clinch but Adams avoids the damage to the body.
Brophy struggles to land a body shot inside as Adams controls his hands.
Brophy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brophy tries to land knees in the clinch but Adams avoids the damage to the body.
Adams prevents a body shot from Brophy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Brophy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Adams is looking to clinch but Brophy is avoiding it.
Adams throws a series of punches but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brophy sizes up Adams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
James Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adams throws a right and a left that Brophy avoids nicely.
Adams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adams misses with an uppercut.
Adams misses with a double jab
and Brophy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brophy throws an overhand right that lands on Adams's shoulder, as Adams tries to avoid the shot.
Adams moves into range and clinches up with Brophy.
Brophy struggles to land a body shot inside as Adams controls his hands.
Brophy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adams misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy scores with a shot to the side of Adams's head.
A frustrated look appears on Adams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Brophy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adams tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Brophy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Brophy counter with a right hand.
Adams misses with a hook.
Donk. Adams catches Brophy right on the button with a cross.
Adams misses with an uppercut.
Brophy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Adams ducks right into an uppercut from Brophy.
Adams connects with a single shot there.
Adams forces Brophy back against the ropes and clinches.
Adams prevents a body shot from Brophy.
Brophy swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adams breaks the clinch.
Adams moves in looking to clinch but Brophy pushes him off.
Brophy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brophy lands with an uppercut that bounces Adams off the ropes and back into range.
Brophy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Adams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Adams doesn't manage to clinch there - Brophy circles away.
Adams throws a shot from downtown. Brophy moves away and avoids it.
Adams wants to clinch but Brophy slips to the side
and Brophy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adams missing with a left hand there. Brophy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brophy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
James Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adams misses with a hook to the body
and Brophy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
John Brophy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brophy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Brophy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brophy 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Brophy!
John Brophy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Masada The Zealot (ranked 4637 p4p, 19357 weight class) and Don Cartagena (ranked 464 p4p, 644 weight class). Cartagena has chosen The Crack Attack as his entrance music. Masada The Zealot has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masada The Zealot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Cartagena!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Zealot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Masada The Zealot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Zealot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cartagena.
Cartagena dodges the punch combination from The Zealot.
The Zealot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cartagena on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cartagena misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cartagena throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cartagena stuns The Zealot with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cartagena swings for the body but The Zealot moves out of range.
Cartagena just misses with a punch to the body.
The Zealot fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cartagena looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cartagena scores with a hook to the body. The Zealot takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cartagena swings widly with a right hand
and The Zealot counters with a slapping leg kick.
The Zealot really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The Zealot throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cartagena cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cartagena misses with a few strikes there.
The Zealot misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartagena swinging wildly here.
Cartagena throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Zealot.
The Zealot thumps Cartagena with a low kick.
The Zealot lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Zealot swings for the body but Cartagena moves out of range.
The Zealot throws a head kick that misses.
Cartagena is looking for the big counter here.
The Zealot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cartagena misses with a few strikes there.
The Zealot throws a nice looking combination but Cartagena bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cartagena lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cartagena throws a hook but The Zealot avoids it easily.
Cartagena thuds his right hand into The Zealot's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cartagena fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Zealot scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cartagena misses the shot to the body.
Cartagena throws a nice looking combination but The Zealot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Zealot avoids the body shot from Cartagena.
The Zealot keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cartagena dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Zealot with a hook.
Cartagena throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body kick there by The Zealot.
Cartagena looks to score with a jab to the body but The Zealot is just out of range.
The Zealot connects with a body shot.
The Zealot misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Cartagena, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cartagena misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Zealot connects with the punch.
Some wild striking there from The Zealot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Don Cartagena will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The Zealot ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The Zealot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cartagena moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cartagena! But no joy.
Cartagena connects with a nice looking jab.
A nice combination there by Cartagena.
The Zealot throws an off balance right hand
and as The Zealot looks to reset his feet, Cartagena counters with a string of precision punches, right on the button, sending The Zealot crashing to the canvas! The Zealot is in big trouble here! The referee has started the count but The Zealot is so wobbly that the ref has given up the count at 6 - he's called the bout off! Cartagena is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Don Cartagena!
Don Cartagena is the new lightweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Don Cartagena started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Solomon Cook (ranked 24729 p4p, 5887 weight class) and Miguel Cotto (ranked 108 p4p, 81 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Solomon Cook!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Cotto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cook will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cook tries to score with a low kick but Cotto moves his leg out of the way.
Cook throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cook takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Solomon Cook has been cut.
Cook throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cotto unleashes a big counter combination but Cook bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cook rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cotto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cook lands a high kick!
Solomon Cook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cotto throws a nice looking combination but Cook bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cook throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice straight punches there by Cook. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cook.
Cook fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cotto connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Cotto.
Cook throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cotto tries a quick counter leg kick but Cook is wise to it.
Cook throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cotto counters with a body kick that stops Cook in his tracks momentarily.
Cook lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cotto clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Cotto.
Cook is breathing heavily.
Cotto struggles to land a body shot inside as Cook controls his hands.
Cook misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cotto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cook has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cotto blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Cotto.
Cook misses with a punch to the body.
Cook looking to stall.
Cook blocks a body shot from Cotto.
Cotto misses with a punch on the inside.
Cotto misses with a punch to the body.
Cotto lands a nice uppercut.
Cotto presses Cook against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cook doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cotto tries to throw a body punch but Cook avoids it by throwing Cotto back against the ropes.
Cotto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cook has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cotto.
Cook looking to slow down the pace here.
Cotto lands an elbow just above Cook 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Cotto - that landed with a thud.
Cook blocks a body shot from Cotto.
Cotto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cook backwards.
Cotto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cook prevents a body shot from Cotto.
Cotto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cook has a couple of punches blocked by Cotto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cotto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Cotto.
Cotto tries a body shot but Cook blocks it.
A short uppercut from Cotto.
Solomon Cook's cut is getting worse.
Cotto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cotto lands a nice shot to the body.
Cook's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cotto tries a body shot but Cook blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cotto tries a body shot but Cook blocks it.
Cotto lands with a right to the head.
Cook is trying to stall.
Cotto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cook avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Cotto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Cook's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cook throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cotto.
It seemed like Cotto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cotto misses with a double jab.
Cook connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cotto throws a leg kick which misses Cook's front leg but catches the back leg as Cook tries to avoid it.
Cook closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cook throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cotto blocks it with crossed arms.
Cotto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cotto missing with knees to the body.
Cotto tries to break free but Cook pushes him back against the ropes.
Cotto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cotto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Cotto.
Cook avoiding damage as Cotto throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cook pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Cotto working aggressively here.
Cook throws a punch but it's blocked by Cotto.
Cotto lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good body shot from Cotto.
Cotto lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cotto lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cook on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cotto lands a good knee to the midsection. Cook won't want to take too many of those.
Cotto tries to throw a body punch but Cook avoids it by throwing Cotto back against the ropes.
Cook looking to slow down the pace here.
Cotto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cotto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cook.
Cook takes a shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Miguel Cotto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cotto lands a body punch.
Cook wants to stall.
A shot in the inside from Cotto.
Cotto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cooks head.
Cotto blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Cotto fails to land.
Cotto scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cotto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cook backwards.
Cotto lands a right hand.
Cotto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Cotto.
Cotto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Cotto.
Cotto breaks from the clinch.
Cotto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cotto!
Cotto lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cook takes a step back to recover.
Cotto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cook throws out a loose jab but Cotto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cotto throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cotto scores with a head kick.
Cotto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Cook on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cook is looking to clinch.
Cook checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Cotto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Solomon Cook's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cook keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cotto.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cotto crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cook - the referee stops the clock and Cotto gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cook. Cotto manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cook slips a straight right by Cotto.
Cotto cracks Cook with an open hand slap.
Cook misses with a two punch combination.
Cotto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cook is out of range.
Cotto stuns Cook with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick misses from Cook.
Cotto flicks out a counter leg kick but Cook steps away.
Cook fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Cotto does it's job there.
Solomon Cook's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Solomon Cook is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cook misses with a hook. Cotto ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotto rushes Cook and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Cotto gets through Cook's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cook is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice left hand lands by Cotto.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cotto lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook has a couple of punches blocked by Cotto.
Cotto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cook avoids a kick to the body.
Cook tries a low kick but Cotto avoids it.
Cook misses with an uppercut
and Cotto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cook swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cotto lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cook scores with a hook to the body. Cotto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cotto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cook is rocked!
Cotto throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Oh Cook is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cook thows a leg kick but Cotto checks it
and Cotto counters with a perfect left hook, dropping Cook to the canvas. He tries to get back up quickly but his equilibrium is all over the place! He's up... he's back down again! There's no need for a count as the referee calls off the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Miguel Cotto!
Miguel Cotto is the new super heavyweight champion!
Miguel Cotto was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tony Cornell (ranked 4069 p4p, 2928 weight class) and Pucy McGraber (ranked 411 p4p, 316 weight class). McGraber has chosen Kid Rock - Born Free as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Cornell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pucy McGraber!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, 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!
Cornell throws a low kick, looking for McGraber's leg but McGraber calmly moves out of range.
Cornell moves out of range as McGraber strikes.
McGraber with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cornell throws a front kick that sends McGraber stumbling back into the ropes.
McGraber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cornell half committed to a counter leg kick.
McGraber is looking to clinch.
Cornell throws a chopping leg kick but McGraber manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McGraber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As McGraber backs away, Cornell returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cornell tries to keep at a distance but McGraber has taken the fight into the clinch.
McGraber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cornell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGraber scores with a jab.
Cornell swats away the attempt to clinch by McGraber.
McGraber staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGraber rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGraber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGraber connects with a nice looking jab.
McGraber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cornell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cornell misses with a leg kick.
Cornell lands a front kick.
Cornell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A good leg kick by Cornell.
Good shot there by Cornell.
Cornell swings for the body but McGraber moves out of range.
Cornell misses the shot to the body.
McGraber lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cornell lands a jab to McGraber's midsection.
Cornell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGraber walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cornell slips a jab and a cross from McGraber.
McGraber rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cornell counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGraber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McGraber tries to close the distance and clinch but Cornell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGraber connects with an inside leg kick.
McGraber tries to clinch there but Cornell circles away.
McGraber misses with a body shot.
McGraber avoids the body shot from Cornell.
Cornell misses with an attempted mid kick.
McGraber just misses with a punch to the body.
As McGraber backs away, Cornell returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cornell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McGraber rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cornell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McGraber thinking.
McGraber fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGraber has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Cornell connects with a leg kick.
Cornell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGraber.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGraber lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circling - Cornell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Cornell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A head kick misses from McGraber.
McGraber connects with a body shot that sends Cornell's belly button to the back.
McGraber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGraber tries to close the distance and clinch but Cornell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cornell is looking to wear down McGraber with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cornell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cornell throws a nice looking combination but McGraber bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cornell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McGraber shapes to counter with a head kick.
McGraber throws a poor cross that misses
and McGraber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A bone on bone clash there as McGraber blocks the leg kick.
McGraber tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cornell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It appears Cornell was looking to counter with a kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGraber on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cornell. Cornell obviously looking to wear him down.
Cornell misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Cornell.
McGraber tries to close the distance and clinch but Cornell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cornell connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGraber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cornell.
McGraber misses with a head kick.
Cornell tries to land a leg kick but McGraber saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cornell. McGraber does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGraber throws a head kick but Cornell moves out of range.
McGraber tries a head kick but it misses.
Cornell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGraber can do to turn this around?
Cornell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cornell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGraber. That did some damage!
McGraber throws a head kick but Cornell moves out of range.
Cornell cracks McGraber with a good jab.
McGraber throws a hook but Cornell blocks it.
Cornell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McGraber scores with a sloppy right hand. Cornell should have avoided that one.
McGraber moves in looking to clinch but Cornell pushes him off.
Cornell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McGraber looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McGraber closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cornell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McGraber throws a head punch that misses.
McGraber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGraber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cornell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cornell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGraber has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGraber throws a head kick that misses
and Cornell counters with a nice body kick.
McGraber's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McGraber wants to clinch.
McGraber looks to throw the jab but Cornell is out of range.
McGraber closes the distance looking to clinch
and McGraber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cornell throws a combination. McGraber tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cornell swings away with a body shot that misses
and McGraber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Cornell dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cornell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Cornell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGraber misses with a body shot
and Cornell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGraber is rocked!
Good leg kick by McGraber.
McGraber is still on wobbly legs! Can Cornell finish him?
McGraber fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cornell checks it well.
Cornell throws a counter high kick but McGraber was just alert enough to avoid it.
McGraber seems to have recovered his senses.
Cornell tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Cornell.
Cornell clobbers McGraber with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McGraber throws a head kick that misses.
McGraber misses with an uppercut. Cornell saw that one coming.
Cornell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McGraber on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGraber throws a leg kick
and Cornell counters with a leg kick.
McGraber blocks the body kick.
McGraber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cornell jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
McGraber misses with a hook
enabling Cornell to counter with a crisp jab.
Cornell cracks McGraber with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! McGraber is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and McGraber is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! McGraber could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tony Cornell!
Tony Cornell retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Tony Cornell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Marty Robbins (ranked 834 p4p, 20528 weight class) and Arnaldo Silva (ranked 117 p4p, 686 weight class). Robbins comes to the ring accompanied by Marty Robbins - Big Iron. Marty Robbins could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arnaldo Silva's chin.
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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 37 - 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 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnaldo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Marty Robbins has been cut.
Robbins throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Robbins's knee but Robbins avoids it well.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Robbins moved away.
Robbins fires out a quick counter leg kick but Silva just manages to avoid it.
Robbins misses with a low kick.
Robbins gets a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Robbins throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva misses with a body punch.
A short right from Robbins on the inside.
Robbins breaks the clinch.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Robbins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Robbins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Robbins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Silva connects with a leg kick.
Robbins doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Robbins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Robbins closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva blocks a body shot from Robbins.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Robbins.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Robbins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Robbins's head.
Robbins lands with a short shot to the head.
Robbins lands a shoulder strike.
Robbins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robbins lands an uppercut.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from Robbins.
Robbins lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Robbins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Robbins.
Robbins can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Robbins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Robbins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva working aggressively here.
Robbins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva is rocked!
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Robbins managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Robbins finish him?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva prevents a body shot from Robbins.
Robbins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Robbins is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Robbins gets a clinch.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Robbins avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
Robbins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Robbins pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Robbins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robbins misses with an elbow strike.
Robbins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Robbins lands with a right to the head.
Robbins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robbins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marty Robbins dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Robbins throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Silva wants to slow Robbins down by chopping away at his legs.
Robbins is looking to counter punch.
Robbins blocks a low kick nicely.
Robbins misses with a wild body shot.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Robbins saw it coming and moves away.
A lazy body kick from Silva
and Robbins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robbins throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Robbins cracks Silva with a good jab.
Robbins misses with a straight left.
A jab from Silva misses.
Robbins connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Silva's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Silva - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Marty Robbins!
Marty Robbins retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Marty Robbins 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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