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CACC MUAY THAI 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Akio Nagashima (ranked 7438 p4p, 6295 weight class) and Kevin Caldwell (ranked 530 p4p, 485 weight class). Akio Nagashima had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akio Nagashima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Caldwell!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caldwell moves into the clinch.
Caldwell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caldwell avoiding damage as Nagashima throws knees to the body.
Nagashima connects with a knee to the head.
Nagashima softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nagashima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Caldwell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nagashima misses with a knee strike.
Caldwell avoiding damage as Nagashima throws knees to the body.
Caldwell misses with a knee strike.
Caldwell tries to work over Nagashima's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nagashima missing with knees to the body.
Caldwell struggles to land a body shot inside as Nagashima controls his hands.
Nagashima blocks an uppercut.
Nagashima landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nagashima pushes Caldwell back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Caldwell can't find room to land a body shot as Nagashima controls the action.
Caldwell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caldwell avoiding damage as Nagashima throws knees to the body.
Caldwell misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caldwell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nagashima has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Caldwell fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldwell trying to land knees to the body.
Nagashima lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nagashima obliges.
Caldwell lands a damaging elbow.
Caldwell told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Caldwell struggles to land a body shot inside as Nagashima controls his hands.
Nagashima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caldwell.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nagashima.
Nagashima lands an elbow inside.
Nagashima creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Caldwell's defenses.
Caldwell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Nagashima.
Nagashima lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nagashima on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caldwell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nagashima lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Nagashima.
Our sources have told us that Nagashima has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Caldwell tries a body shot but Nagashima blocks it.
Nagashima crunches a lovely knee into Caldwell's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Nagashima.
Caldwell can't find room to land a body shot as Nagashima controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A hook to the body from Nagashima.
Nagashima tries to land a knee to the head but Caldwell blocks with his arms.
Nagashima lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nagashima misses with a knee strike.
Nice elbow from Nagashima.
Nagashima lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Caldwell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Caldwell.
Caldwell misses with a punch to the body.
Caldwell managing to block the knees to the body from Nagashima.
Nagashima missing with knees to the body.
Nagashima prevents a body shot from Caldwell.
Nagashima tries to land knees in the clinch but Caldwell avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caldwell misses with a punch to the body.
Nagashima with a knee to the head.
Nagashima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caldwell blocks it with crossed arms.
A short body shot lands from Nagashima as the two fighters clinch.
Caldwell trying to land knees to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Akio Nagashima dominated that round.
That's time! Nagashima's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Caldwell clinches up against the ropes.
Nagashima tries to work over Caldwell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nagashima lands an elbow inside that Caldwell shrugs off.
Caldwell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Caldwell on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Nagashima throws an elbow but misses.
Caldwell tries to work over Nagashima's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caldwell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Caldwell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caldwell managing to block the knees to the body from Nagashima.
Nagashima lands a good knee to the midsection. Caldwell won't want to take too many of those.
Caldwell tries to work over Nagashima's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nagashima misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caldwell misses with a punch on the inside.
Caldwell tries a body shot but Nagashima blocks it.
Nagashima takes a knee right on the jaw!
Caldwell tries to land knees in the clinch but Nagashima avoids the damage to the body.
Nagashima scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nagashima with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagashima tries to land knees in the clinch but Caldwell avoids the damage to the body.
Nagashima tries to land a knee to the head but Caldwell blocks with his arms.
Caldwell avoiding damage as Nagashima throws knees to the body.
Nagashima lands an elbow just above Caldwell 's eye.
Nagashima pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Nagashima.
Nagashima landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Caldwell avoiding damage as Nagashima throws knees to the body.
Nagashima missing with knees to the body.
Caldwell takes an elbow to the temple.
Nagashima cracks Caldwell with a nice body shot.
Caldwell working Nagashima over with knees to the body.
Caldwell takes an elbow to the temple.
Nagashima lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Caldwell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Nagashima.
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!
Nagashima creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Caldwell's defenses.
Caldwell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nagashima's defenses.
Nagashima lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Akio Nagashima has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nagashima missing with knees to the body.
Nagashima tries a knee to the head but Caldwell blocks it.
Caldwell lands an uppercut.
Caldwell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nagashima lands a body punch.
Nagashima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caldwell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Nagashima.
Nagashima connects with a nasty looking knee right to Caldwell's face.
Caldwell misses with a knee to the head.
Nagashima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nagashima is leaning against Caldwell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Caldwell is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nagashima scores with a hook to the body.
Nagashima with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nagashima lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nagashima scores a nice knee to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Akio Nagashima dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Caldwell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Caldwell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nagashima putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Caldwell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nagashima lands an elbow that stopped Caldwell in his tracks for a moment.
Caldwell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nagashima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Caldwell takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees to the body from Nagashima.
Nagashima lands an elbow just above Caldwell 's eye.
Caldwell managing to block the knees to the body from Nagashima.
Nagashima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caldwell avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nagashima.
Nagashima lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Caldwell.
Nagashima lands a shoulder strike.
Nagashima lands an elbow that stopped Caldwell in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagashima lands an elbow that stopped Caldwell in his tracks for a moment.
Nagashima scores a nice knee to the body.
Caldwell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Caldwell struggles to land a body shot inside as Nagashima controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldwell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nagashima scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Nagashima.
Nagashima lands a body shot.
Caldwell missing with knees to the body.
Nagashima connects with a nasty looking knee right to Caldwell's face.
Nagashima lands a knee to the head.
 Caldwell is rocked!
Nagashima lands an elbow inside that Caldwell shrugs off.
Caldwell is still on wobbly legs! Can Nagashima finish him?
Caldwell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nagashima has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nagashima lands a nice elbow.
Nagashima blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nagashima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Caldwell can do to turn this around?
Nagashima lands a nice shot to the body.
Caldwell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caldwell seems to have recovered his senses.
Nagashima with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nagashima.
Caldwell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees to the body from Nagashima.
Nagashima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caldwell avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima looking to throw knees to the head but Caldwell is blocking nicely.
Nagashima connects with a knee to the head.
Caldwell trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Caldwell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nagashima blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nagashima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nagashima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caldwell avoids it.
Nagashima landing knees to the head.
Caldwell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nagashima missing with knees to the body.
Nagashima digs a right hand underneath Caldwell's ribcage. Caldwell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Caldwell missing with knees to the body.
Nagashima crunches a lovely knee into Caldwell's ribcage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nagashima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caldwell blocks it with crossed arms.
Nagashima works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nagashima scores with a knee to the head.
Nagashima is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caldwell is defending well for now.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Akio Nagashima clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Caldwell has managed to clinch.
Nagashima lands an elbow just above Caldwell 's eye.
Nagashima throws an elbow that misses.
Nagashima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nagashima prevents a body shot from Caldwell.
Nagashima lands an uppercut.
Nagashima gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nagashima lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Caldwell misses with a punch to the body.
Nagashima misses with a body punch.
Nagashima lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nagashima throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caldwell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nagashima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caldwell avoids it.
Nagashima lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Caldwell tries to work over Nagashima's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caldwell tries to throw a body punch but Nagashima avoids it by throwing Caldwell back against the ropes.
Caldwell misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagashima is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caldwell is defending well for now.
Nagashima landing knees to the head.
Nagashima lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nagashima blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nagashima is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caldwell is defending well for now.
Nagashima lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nagashima landing knees to the body.
Caldwell can't find room to land a body shot as Nagashima controls the action.
Nagashima throws an elbow but it misses.
Caldwell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nagashima prevents a body shot from Caldwell.
Nagashima takes a knee to the side of the body.
Caldwell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nagashima's elbow.
Nagashima blocks a body shot from Caldwell.
Caldwell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caldwell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caldwell struggles to land a body shot inside as Nagashima controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nagashima.
Nagashima lands an elbow just above Caldwell 's eye.
Caldwell lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nagashima missing with knees to the body.
Nagashima lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caldwell.
Nagashima lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nagashima stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nagashima lands a nice shot to the body.
Nagashima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caldwell digs a right hand into Nagashima's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nagashima's gas tank.
A knee to the head by Nagashima.
Caldwell takes an elbow to the temple.
Nagashima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nagashima prevents a body shot from Caldwell.
Caldwell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nagashima lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Caldwell avoids a wild elbow strike from Nagashima.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Akio Nagashima had his way with Kevin Caldwell in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Caldwell moves into the clinch.
Kevin Caldwell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nagashima unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Caldwell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nagashima blocking some punches.
Nagashima unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caldwell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Caldwell works on Nagashima's body with a couple of short punches.
Caldwell tries a body shot but Nagashima blocks it.
Caldwell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nagashima lands a body punch in the clinch.
Caldwell tries a body shot but Nagashima blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Nagashima.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagashima lands an elbow that stopped Caldwell in his tracks for a moment.
Caldwell misses with a body punch.
Caldwell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nagashima.
Caldwell is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nagashima gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Caldwell is working Nagashima over against the ropes.
Nagashima lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagashima with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Caldwell.
Nagashima lands an elbow that stopped Caldwell in his tracks for a moment.
Nagashima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caldwell avoids it.
Nagashima looking to throw knees to the head but Caldwell is blocking nicely.
Caldwell tries to work over Nagashima's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nagashima landing knees to the head.
Nagashima trying to land knees to the body.
Caldwell works on Nagashima's body with a couple of short punches.
Caldwell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nagashimas head.
Caldwell takes an elbow to the temple.
Caldwell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nagashima trying to land knees to the body.
Caldwell misses with a punch to the body.
Caldwell managing to block the knees to the body from Nagashima.
Caldwell misses with the head strike.
Caldwell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nagashima prevents a body shot from Caldwell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima scores with a knee to the head.
Caldwell misses with a body punch.
Nagashima pushes off an throws an elbow but Caldwell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Caldwell fails to land.
Caldwell missing with knees to the body.
Caldwell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caldwell managing to block the knees to the body from Nagashima.
Nagashima lands a nice elbow.
Nagashima scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Caldwell tries to work over Nagashima's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nagashima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nagashima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caldwell.
Caldwell lands an elbow that stopped Nagashima in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Nagashima creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caldwell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caldwell scores with a shoulder strike.
Nagashima lands a knee to the body.
Akio Nagashima is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Caldwell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nagashima.
Nagashima tries to land a knee to the head but Caldwell blocks with his arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akio Nagashima showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nagashima has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:45
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akio Nagashima!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Tang Maul (ranked 6415 p4p, 3427 weight class) and Rokchai Sitsongrit (ranked 492 p4p, 352 weight class). Tang Maul has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tang Maul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rokchai Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick.
Sitsongrit lands a jab.
Maul tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit motions for Maul to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maul 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.
Good work by Sitsongrit as he checks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Maul blocks it well.
Maul moves into range and clinches up with Sitsongrit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maul tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maul is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sitsongrit is defending well for now.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Maul controls the action.
Sitsongrit gets through Maul's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Maul on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Maul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit avoiding damage as Maul throws knees to the body.
Maul unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maul lands an elbow inside that Sitsongrit shrugs off.
 It looks like Rokchai Sitsongrit has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maul.
Maul lands a damaging elbow.
Sitsongrit managing to block the knees to the body from Maul.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maul.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
Maul prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Maul pushes off an throws an elbow but Sitsongrit leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Maul looking to throw knees to the head but Sitsongrit is blocking nicely.
Maul scores a nice knee to the body.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Maul ducks down to avoid it.
Maul misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Maul keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Maul's defenses.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maul looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Maul connects with a single shot there.
Maul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Maul looks to land a body kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Maul tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit throws the kick towards the body but Maul avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maul lands a nice shot to the body.
Maul throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
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 Tang Maul will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rokchai Sitsongrit's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Maul throws a body kick that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maul, as that shot connected.
Maul takes a kick to the side of the head.
Good work by Sitsongrit as he checks the leg kick.
A jab from Maul does it's job there.
A lazy body kick from Maul
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Maul.
Maul tries to clinch up.
Maul rushes Sitsongrit and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sitsongrit managing to block the knees to the body from Maul.
Sitsongrit has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Maul gets through Sitsongrit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maul misses with a knee to the head.
Tang Maul has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maul with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maul misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maul lands an elbow that stopped Sitsongrit in his tracks for a moment.
Maul using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maul throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Maul.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maul throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maul throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Maul looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maul misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sitsongrit.
Maul missing with knees to the body.
Maul lands with a short shot to the head.
Maul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Maul seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sitsongrit can turn it around.
Maul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maul lands a shot to the body.
Maul tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sitsongrit blocks an elbow strike from Maul.
Sitsongrit avoiding damage as Maul throws knees to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maul backwards.
A right hand to the body from Maul.
Maul trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maul tries a knee to the head but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maul.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maul is looking to clinch.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the leg kick from Maul.
Maul misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Tang Maul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maul throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maul throws a body shot but no joy.
Maul throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maul tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maul thows a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maul throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
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 Tang Maul will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rokchai Sitsongrit'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.
Maul is looking to score with low kicks.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Maul here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Maul moves in looking to clinch but Sitsongrit pushes him off.
Maul lunges at Sitsongrit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sitsongrit's hand.
Maul misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Maul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maul thows a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rokchai Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maul throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick but Maul moves out of range.
Maul throws a front kick aimed at Sitsongrit's knee but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the leg kick from Maul.
Maul misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit tries a quick counter leg kick but Maul is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maul swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maul misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Sitsongrit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maul throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maul.
Maul tries to clinch but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit moves forwards but Maul connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Maul uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Maul tries to clinch but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Maul looks for the body kick but Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Maul has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul swings widly with a right hand
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Maul throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maul looks for the body kick but Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Maul throws a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maul blocks a jab.
Maul looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sitsongrit thinks about the counter body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maul.
A countering left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Maul throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maul missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick from Maul is predictable there
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Maul throws a body kick.
Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into Maul's ribs.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Rokchai Sitsongrit really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rokchai Sitsongrit's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maul throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maul counters with a stiff right hand.
Maul throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maul.
Sitsongrit clobbers Maul with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Maul sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maul closes the distance and pushes Sitsongrit back into the ropes.
Maul lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maul lands a body punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maul can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maul works on Sitsongrit's body with a couple of short punches.
Maul scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit blocks an elbow strike from Maul.
Maul tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Maul back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maul backwards.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Maul controls the action.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Maul.
Maul blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maul with a knee to the head.
Maul blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
Maul presses Sitsongrit against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Maul lands an elbow inside.
Maul struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Maul scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maul tries a knee to the head but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul misses with a knee to the head.
Maul goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maul lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maul pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Maul is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sitsongrit is defending well for now.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Maul.
Maul throws an elbow that misses.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maul's elbow.
Sitsongrit blocks an elbow strike from Maul.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Maul controls his hands.
Maul tries to land a knee to the head but Sitsongrit blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Maul just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sitsongrit's brow.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maul.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit blocks an elbow strike from Maul.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maul looking to throw knees to the head but Sitsongrit is blocking nicely.
Maul lands an elbow inside.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Maul.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Tang Maul will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rokchai Sitsongrit's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Maul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Maul misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Maul sizes up Sitsongrit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Maul attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Maul moves forwards but Sitsongrit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maul ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Maul.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Maul.
Maul misses with a low kick.
Maul avoids a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
letting Maul counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit connects with a high kick.
Maul connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sitsongrit's hands.
Maul tries to clinch up.
Maul tries to clinch up
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maul is looking to land body kicks.
Maul misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a thumping low kick.
Maul throws a body kick that misses
and Maul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maul tries to clinch there but Sitsongrit circles away.
Sitsongrit 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.
Maul attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul tries to close the distance and clinch but Sitsongrit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maul swings widly with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maul falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice leg kick.
Maul attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Maul throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maul staying out of range there.
Maul wants to slow Sitsongrit down by chopping away at his legs.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
Maul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Maul avoids the punch easily.
Maul defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Rokchai Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tang Maul is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maul thuds a left hand into Sitsongrit's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rokchai Sitsongrit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Maul has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 48:47
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tang Maul!
Tang Maul 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 Marco Salamanca (ranked 23889 p4p, 7550 weight class) and Walker Smith (ranked 631 p4p, 611 weight class). Salamanca comes to the ring accompanied by Mexican Rap. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Salamanca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walker Smith!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Salamanca.
Salamanca is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheers as Salamanca lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Smith forces Salamanca back against the ropes and clinches.
Salamanca lands a right hand.
Salamanca swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Salamanca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Salamanca breaks from the clinch.
Salamanca is looking to clinch.
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Salamanca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salamanca misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salamanca has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Salamanca backwards.
Salamanca lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Salamanca avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Salamanca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Salamanca lands a left hand.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salamanca manages to break the clinch.
Salamanca tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Salamanca dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Salamanca tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Salamanca back against the ropes.
Salamanca misses with the head strike.
Salamanca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith avoids the head kick by Salamanca.
Salamanca misses the shot to the body.
Walker Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Salamanca is able to avoid easily.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salamanca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith tries to clinch there but Salamanca circles away.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Salamanca pushes him off.
Salamanca moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith is looking to clinch but Salamanca is avoiding it.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slow jab from Salamanca misses its intended target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smith tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Salamanca manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Salamanca stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Salamanca controls his hands.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca manages to break the clinch.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith misses with a leg kick.
Smith moves into the clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Salamanca uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Salamanca missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Salamanca has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Salamanca there as he acknowledges the shot.
Salamanca tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Salamanca seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Salamanca checks a low kick from Smith.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salamanca scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Salamanca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith throws out a leg kick but Salamanca moves out of range and Smith only half commits.
Walker Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Salamanca manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Salamanca. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Salamanca.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salamanca defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Salamanca in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salamanca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Salamanca controls his hands.
Salamanca breaks from the clinch.
Salamanca lands with an overhand left.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Salamanca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Salamanca 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.
Salamanca throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salamanca misses with a low kick.
Salamanca swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
Salamanca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Salamanca misses with a straight right.
A low kick lands for Salamanca.
Salamanca swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Salamanca blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Salamanca.
Nice body kick there by Salamanca.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith tries to clinch but Salamanca is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Salamanca was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Salamanca avoids the body shot from Smith.
Salamanca swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Salamanca keeps Smith at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca closes the distance and clinches.
Salamanca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Salamanca misses.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Salamanca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Salamanca looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Salamanca throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Salamanca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salamanca gets tackled into the ropes by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Salamanca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Salamanca moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marco Salamanca is winning the standup battle so far.
Salamanca throws a head kick that half lands.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Salamanca working aggressively here.
Salamanca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salamanca throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith presses Salamanca against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Salamanca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salamanca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salamanca keeps Smith at a distance using the push kick.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Salamanca finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
Salamanca connects with a leg kick.
Salamanca swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salamanca connects with a body shot.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Salamanca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Salamanca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Salamanca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith rushes Salamanca and presses him up against the ropes.
Salamanca blocks a body shot from Smith.
Salamanca blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Salamanca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Salamanca controls the action.
Salamanca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salamanca tried to score with a low kick but Smith checks it.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Salamanca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Salamanca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Salamanca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salamanca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salamanca tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salamanca.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Salamanca throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salamanca lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Salamanca breaks from the clinch.
Salamanca lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Smith lands a jab to Salamanca's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smith clinches with his opponent.
Walker Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smith blocking some punches.
Salamanca swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Salamanca seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Smith can turn it around.
Salamanca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Salamanca manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Salamanca blocks a leg kick.
Salamanca feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Salamanca counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Salamanca darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smith tries to clinch but Salamanca moves out of range.
Smith tries to clinch there but Salamanca circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Salamanca on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salamanca paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith tries to clinch up but Salamanca circles away and keeps his distance.
Donk. Salamanca catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salamanca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Salamanca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith rushes Salamanca and presses him up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca manages to break the clinch.
Salamanca gets tackled into the ropes by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith working aggressively here.
Salamanca blocks a body shot from Smith.
Salamanca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salamanca has managed to clinch.
Smith is leaning against Salamanca and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Salamanca manages to break the clinch.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Salamanca fails to land.
Salamanca scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Salamanca scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Salamanca prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salamanca manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Salamanca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Salamanca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salamanca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Salamanca breaks from the clinch.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smith throws a series of punches but Salamanca moves out of range.
Smith swings for the body but Salamanca moves out of range.
Salamanca chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith tries a body shot but Salamanca blocks it.
Salamanca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salamanca digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Salamanca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca had his way with Walker Smith in 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. This is the final round!
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walker Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salamanca thows a left - swing and a miss!
Salamanca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Salamanca paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith misses with a hook to the body
and Salamanca counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Salamanca digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Salamanca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Salamanca is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Smith.
Jab by Salamanca.
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Salamanca in a clinch.
Smith tries to work over Salamanca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Salamanca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Salamanca lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Salamanca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Salamanca pushes him off.
Salamanca was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Salamanca blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Salamanca working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Salamanca.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Salamanca backwards.
Salamanca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salamanca connects with a jab.
Salamanca lands the left hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Salamanca controls his hands.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salamanca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salamanca uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Salamanca tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith wants to counter the offense by Salamanca and move into the clinch position.
Smith misses with a jab to the body
and Salamanca counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick lands from Salamanca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith drives through and clinches with Salamanca against the ropes.
Salamanca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith throws the left hand but Salamanca avoids the punch easily.
Smith takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Salamanca.
Smith clinches.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Salamanca.
Smith tries to work over Salamanca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Salamanca breaks from the clinch.
Salamanca connects with a crisp jab.
Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Salamanca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salamanca slips under a jab from Smith.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Salamanca.
Salamanca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A solid body kick from Salamanca.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Salamanca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Salamanca, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Salamanca!
Our winner, Marco Salamanca, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Zheko Mladenov (ranked 5584 p4p, 23818 weight class) and Dru Quick (ranked 488 p4p, 573 weight class). Mladenov comes to the ring accompanied by FYRE x GOCATA - БСКС СФРФ . Quick has chosen Gangster�s Paradise- Coolio as his entrance music. 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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4 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Zheko Mladenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dru Quick!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mladenov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
 It looks like Zheko Mladenov has been cut.
Quick connects with a single shot there.
Quick has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mladenov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mladenov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Quick swings widly with a right hand
and Mladenov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quick staying out of range there.
Mladenov misses with a straight right.
Quick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mladenov moves forwards but Quick connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Quick is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Quick connects with a looping right hand.
Zheko Mladenov's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mladenov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quick misses with a few strikes there.
Quick scores with a hook to the body. Mladenov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick lands with a nice body kick.
Mladenov is breathing heavily.
Quick scores with a hook to the body. Mladenov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Quick digs a good body shot into Mladenov's ribs.
Mladenov ducks into a a hook from Quick and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
 Mladenov is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quick throws a nice looking combination but Mladenov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mladenov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mladenov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
BAM! Quick delivers a spinning backfist that drops Mladenov like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Dru Quick!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Dru Quick waved his t-shirt featuring Conviction's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Wassa Tayu (ranked 24154 p4p, 23901 weight class) and Piger Whok (ranked 539 p4p, 544 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Whok's choice of entrance music: King of Kings - Motorhead. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wassa Tayu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Piger Whok!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Whok tenderised Tayu's leg. Tayu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Whok steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tayu.
Whok throws out a loose jab but Tayu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tayu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Whok cracks Tayu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good work by Tayu as he checks the leg kick.
Whok closes the distance but Tayu moves to the side
and Tayu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whok throws an overhand right that lands on Tayu's shoulder, as Tayu tries to avoid the shot.
Tayu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Whok wants to clinch.
Tayu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Whok moves in looking to clinch but Tayu pushes him off.
Whok throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tayu throws a jab when Whok was well out of range.
Whok scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tayu doesn't seem bothered though.
Tayu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whok moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whok looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tayu appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tayu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good shot there by Tayu.
Whok tries to clinch up.
Whok moves into range and clinches up with Tayu.
Tayu takes a shot to the head.
Tayu 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.
Whok tries to throw a body punch but Tayu avoids it by throwing Whok back against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Whok.
Tayu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Whok landing knees to the body.
Whok told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Tayu can't break the clinch.
Whok lands a nice elbow.
Tayu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tayu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whok backwards.
Tayu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whok misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whok lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whok throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tayus head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whok struggles to land a body shot inside as Tayu controls his hands.
Whok cracks Tayu with a nice body shot.
Tayu wants to break free but Whok has control.
Tayu takes an elbow to the temple.
Whok's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tayu lands a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tayu can't find room to land a body shot as Whok controls the action.
Whok misses with a knee to the head.
Whok scores with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whok.
Whok pushes off an throws an elbow but Tayu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Tayu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whok lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whok gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tayu blocks an elbow strike.
Whok putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tayu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tayu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tayu.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Piger Whok 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.
Tayu misses with a looping left.
Tayu avoids the body shot from Whok.
Tayu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tayu takes a swing at Whok's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Whok misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Tayu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Whok tries to clinch but Tayu moves out of range.
Tayu throws an overhand right that lands on Whok's shoulder, as Whok tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Tayu misses.
Whok looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tayu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whok forces Tayu back against the ropes and clinches.
Whok lands with a right to the head.
Whok comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tayu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whok backwards.
Tayu has a couple of punches blocked by Whok.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whok blocks a body shot from Tayu.
Whok can't find room to land a body shot as Tayu controls the action.
Whok tries a body shot but Tayu blocks it.
A short left from Whok.
Tayu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whok is looking to control Tayu's arms but Tayu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Whok has his back to the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Whok just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tayu's brow.
Whok lands with a left to the head.
Whok lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tayu lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Tayu.
Whok lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tayu tries to work over Whok's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tayu tries a body shot but Whok blocks it.
Tayu tries to throw a body punch but Whok avoids it by throwing Tayu back against the ropes.
Tayu lands with a short shot to the head.
Tayu can't find room to land a body shot as Whok controls the action.
Whok lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tayu misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Tayu.
Whok working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whok blocking some punches.
Whok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whok tries to work over Tayu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tayu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Whok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Piger Whok seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tayu is trying to break free.
Whok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tayu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whok comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Whok throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tayu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whok's elbow.
Tayu tries to throw a body punch but Whok avoids it by throwing Tayu back against the ropes.
Tayu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whok lands a good knee to the midsection. Tayu won't want to take too many of those.
Whok with a knee to the head.
Tayu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whok.
Whok lands a hook that snaps the head of Tayu backwards.
Tayu is rocked!
Whok has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tayu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Oh Tayu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whok lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tayu backwards.
Whok with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Tayu fails to land.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Piger Whok 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.
Whok pushes Tayu up against the ropes in a clinch.
Whok looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Whok lands with a right to the head.
Whok gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Whok lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whok cracks Tayu with a big elbow, right in the eye socket! Tayu drops to his knees in obvious pain! The referee starts the count but it's plainly obvious that Tayu isn't going to get back to his feet. The referee counts none the less and Whok struts around the mat, safe in the knowledge that this one is over. A big win for Whok!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Piger Whok!
Piger Whok 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Simon Udovich (ranked 3682 p4p, 21066 weight class) and Vincent McGuire (ranked 156 p4p, 150 weight class). Udovich kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pharoahe Monch - Simon Says. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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13 - 7 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Udovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Udovich on the side of the head.
Udovich is rocked!
McGuire closes the distance and catches Udovich with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Udovich is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Udovich is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Udovich is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! McGuire takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Vincent McGuire!
Vincent McGuire thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Simon Udovich had this to say: 'Simon *gasp* so *gasp* tired. Simon no do running. Oooo!!! Look at the funny birdies! Simon go night, night now.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Dave Wearmouth (ranked 876 p4p, 6142 weight class) and Weimin Liaw (ranked 139 p4p, 655 weight class). Dave Wearmouth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Wearmouth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Weimin Liaw!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liaw gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wearmouth looks for the body kick but Liaw saw that one coming.
Wearmouth pushes Liaw up against the ropes in a clinch.
Liaw is looking to control Wearmouth's arms but Wearmouth gets an underhook and turns him. Now Liaw has his back to the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Liaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wearmouth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Wearmouth's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wearmouth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liaw's elbow.
Liaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wearmouth throws a punch but it's blocked by Liaw.
Wearmouth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wearmouth misses with a punch to the body.
Wearmouth avoiding damage as Liaw throws knees to the body.
Wearmouth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wearmouth lands with a right to the head.
Wearmouth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wearmouth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wearmouth throws a predictable looking body shot
and Liaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Dave Wearmouth has been cut.
Wearmouth jabs Liaw to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wearmouth feints a jab promting Liaw to slip. Wearmouth then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Liaw slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wearmouth misses with a looping right.
Wearmouth lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wearmouth with a nice calf kick.
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!
Liaw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liaw throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wearmouth defending well as Liaw loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wearmouth. That's going to slow Liaw down.
Wearmouth throws a body shot but no joy.
Wearmouth lands a really nice looking cross but Liaw seems unphased.
Liaw on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Liaw forces Wearmouth back against the ropes and clinches.
Wearmouth looking to throw knees to the head but Liaw is blocking nicely.
Wearmouth throws a head punch that misses.
Liaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wearmouth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wearmouth can't break the clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Wearmouth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Wearmouth's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wearmouth throws a leg kick
and Liaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dave Wearmouth is winning the standup battle so far.
Wearmouth throws a front kick that sends Liaw stumbling back into the ropes.
Some bone on bone action there as Liaw checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dave Wearmouth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wearmouth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wearmouth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liaw doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Liaw takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wearmouth is looking to wear down Liaw with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Liaw misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Wearmouth misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liaw sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wearmouth takes the fight into the clinch.
Liaw lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liaw blocks an elbow strike from Wearmouth.
A head punch on the inside from Liaw fails to land.
Wearmouth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wearmouth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liaw can do to turn this around?
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Liaw.
Wearmouth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wearmouth can't find room to land a body shot as Liaw controls the action.
Liaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Liaw takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wearmouth lands with a kick to the temple. Liaw shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A low kick from Wearmouth misses
and Liaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wearmouth closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Liaw backwards.
Wearmouth tries a body shot but Liaw blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Liaw displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wearmouth up against the ropes.
Liaw blocking some punches.
Wearmouth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wearmouth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Liaw is trying to push Wearmouth away but Wearmouth has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Wearmouth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Liaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wearmouth misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Wearmouth dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dave Wearmouth's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Liaw forces Wearmouth back against the ropes and clinches.
Wearmouth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Liaw blocks an uppercut.
Wearmouth pushes Liaw back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Liaw breaks from the clinch.
Wearmouth scores with a jab to the jaw.
Liaw drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wearmouth, as that shot connected.
Liaw throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wearmouth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Liaw.
Wearmouth connects with a high kick.
Liaw has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wearmouth finds it's way round the side to connect with Liaw's head.
Liaw is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wearmouth moves into range and clinches up with Liaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth swings wildly with an uppercut but Liaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wearmouth lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Liaw.
Wearmouth blocking some punches.
Dave Wearmouth has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wearmouth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Liaw tries to work over Wearmouth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Liaw trying to control the position but instead, Wearmouth has worked for underhooks and has pushed Liaw into the ropes.
Nice body punch from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Liaw backwards.
Liaw tries to throw a body punch but Wearmouth avoids it by throwing Liaw back against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wearmouth just misses with a elbow thrown towards Liaw's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liaw blocking some punches.
Wearmouth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wearmouth misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wearmouth.
Wearmouth swings wildly with an uppercut but Liaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wearmouth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wearmouth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wearmouth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wearmouth swings wildly with an uppercut but Liaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wearmouth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wearmouth lands a good knee to the midsection. Liaw won't want to take too many of those.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wearmouth just misses with a elbow thrown towards Liaw's brow.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Wearmouth clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Wearmouth's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Wearmouth forces Liaw back against the ropes and clinches.
Nice body punch from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth misses with the head strike.
Liaw is looking to control Wearmouth's arms but Wearmouth gets an underhook and turns him. Now Liaw has his back to the ropes.
Wearmouth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Liaw takes an elbow to the temple.
Liaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wearmouth lands with a straight right. Liaw didn't see that one coming.
Wearmouth throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Liaw.
Wearmouth with the inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wearmouth.
Wearmouth throws a wild body kick that Liaw sees coming a mile off.
Liaw is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wearmouth with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth lands a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Liaw.
Wearmouth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liaw.
Wearmouth tries to clinch up but Liaw circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Wearmouth finds it's way through Liaw's defenses.
Wearmouth tries to clinch but Liaw moves out of range.
Liaw throws a body punch but Wearmouth moves out of range.
Wearmouth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liaw appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wearmouth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Liaw counters with a left to the body.
Wearmouth throws a head kick that misses
and Liaw counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Liaw dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liaw ducks under a wild hook from Wearmouth.
Liaw takes a swing at Wearmouth's ribcage but misses.
Wearmouth looks to land a combination but Liaw avoids it well.
Wearmouth misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Wearmouth.
Liaw changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wearmouth tries a head kick but it misses.
Wearmouth looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Liaw throws a big counter head kick but Wearmouth avoids it with no problem.
Liaw moves out of range of the leg kick from Wearmouth.
A countering left hand to the body from Liaw misses.
Wearmouth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wearmouth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liaw.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Dave Wearmouth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dave Wearmouth'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. And we move into the final round!
Wearmouth looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As Wearmouth backs off Liaw throws a huge counter combo but Wearmouth manages to avoid it all.
A left lands for Wearmouth.
Wearmouth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wearmouth feints and then cracks Liaw's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liaw down.
Wearmouth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Liaw on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Weimin Liaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A low kick from Wearmouth misses
and Wearmouth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wearmouth misses with the body kick
and Liaw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wearmouth fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wearmouth wants to clinch up but Liaw keeps it at a distance.
Wearmouth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liaw misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wearmouth misses the body punch
and Liaw counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wearmouth's knee momentarily.
Dave Wearmouth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth throws a sloppy body shot
and Liaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wearmouth misses with an attempted mid kick.
Liaw let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Liaw keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Liaw! But no joy.
Wearmouth connects with a solid leg kick.
Wearmouth clinches up with Liaw and pushes him back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wearmouth.
Liaw missing with knees to the body.
Wearmouth misses with a punch on the inside.
Wearmouth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wearmouth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Wearmouth on the inside.
Wearmouth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wearmouth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Liaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Wearmouth feints and then cracks Liaw's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liaw down.
Wearmouth thuds his shin into the meat of Liaw's side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wearmouth clinches up with Liaw and pushes him back against the ropes.
Wearmouth working aggressively here.
Liaw's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Liaw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liaw takes a shot to the head.
Liaw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Liaw scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Liaw - that landed with a thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Wearmouth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wearmouth has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:45
Judge William Peck scores the fight 50:45
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Wearmouth!
Dave Wearmouth 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mousa Dembele (ranked 4394 p4p, 2124 weight class) and Jules Caesar (ranked 512 p4p, 285 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mousa Dembele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jules Caesar!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dembele fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Caesar, pushing him back against the ropes.
Caesar blocks a body shot from Dembele.
Caesar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Mousa Dembele has been cut.
Caesar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Caesar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dembele backwards.
Dembele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caesar blocking some punches.
Caesar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Caesar.
Caesar tries to throw a body punch but Dembele avoids it by throwing Caesar back against the ropes.
Dembele tries to work over Caesar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caesar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dembele throws a punch but it's blocked by Caesar.
Caesar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dembele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dembele lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Caesar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Caesar lands a hook that snaps the head of Dembele backwards.
Caesar blocks an uppercut.
Caesar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Caesar misses with some punches.
Caesar has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dembele seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Caesar can turn it around.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dembele.
Dembele struggles to land a body shot inside as Caesar controls his hands.
Dembele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dembele misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Caesar.
Caesar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dembele.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Caesar.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Caesar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Caesar.
Dembele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caesar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Caesar.
Dembele misses with a punch to the body.
Caesar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dembele takes an elbow to the forehead.
Caesar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caesar misses with a series of wild punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Caesar.
Caesar lands a nice shot to the body.
Caesar lands a nice looking body kick.
Dembele throws a right hand that misses
and Caesar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dembele rushes Caesar and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dembele lands with a right to the head.
Caesar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dembele has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dembele struggles to land a body shot inside as Caesar controls his hands.
Dembele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caesar tries to throw a body punch but Dembele avoids it by throwing Caesar back against the ropes.
Caesar landing knees to the head.
Caesar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Caesar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dembele is rocked!
Caesar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Dembele is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Caesar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dembele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dembele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caesar lands an elbow inside.
Caesar lands with a short shot to the head.
Caesar cracks Dembele on the bridge of the nose with a nasty looking elbow! Dembele crumples to the floor in pain, holding his face! It doesn't look like he's going to beat the count - he's out of it! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Jules Caesar!
A relieved looking Jules Caesar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kingsley Brown (ranked 888 p4p, 24433 weight class) and Dick Doss (ranked 103 p4p, 238 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dick Doss was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Doss!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dick Doss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown misses with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Brown blocks the low kick.
Doss's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brown under the eye.
Doss scores with a big combo that sends Brown crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Brown flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Doss jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Doss!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dick Doss made sure he mentioned Big Chief Nutrition & Laundry Services (80%), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Draughn Diego (ranked 1790 p4p, 2304 weight class) and Lopeared Galute (ranked 196 p4p, 247 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Draughn Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lopeared Galute!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galute tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diego swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Galute jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick and Galute moves out of range easily.
Diego rushes Galute and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Galute blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Diego trying to control the position but instead, Galute has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diego into the ropes.
Galute throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galute lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diego or not.
Galute struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Diego tries a body shot but Galute blocks it.
Galute is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego takes a shot to the head.
Galute looking to stall.
Galute has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Galute misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to Diego's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Galute takes a shot to the head.
Galute cracks Diego with a nice body shot.
Galute is trying to maintain a safe position but Diego gets an underhook and turns Galute into the ropes.
Galute taking a breather.
Galute is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Galute blocking some punches.
Diego lands a shot to the body.
Galute tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Diego.
Galute looks winded!
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Galute's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Galute looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego is pushing Galute up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Galute avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
A short right from Diego.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Galute works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Galute misses with the head strike.
Galute manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Galute misses with a short punch on the inside.
Galute blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Diego.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Galute lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Diego is leaning against Galute and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diego pushes Galute back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Crunch! Diego slams his shin into Galute's torso.
Diego fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diego blocks a jab.
Galute throws a head kick that misses
and Diego counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diego has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Galute uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galute can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Galute has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diego.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego stalling in the clinch.
Diego digs a right hand into Galute's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Galute's gas tank.
Diego presses Galute against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Diego.
Galute is breathing heavily.
A short right from Diego.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galute blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Diego.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Diego here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
Diego leaning against his opponent.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Galute controls his hands.
Draughn Diego has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Galute backwards.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Galute has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Galute struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Galute working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Galute uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galute blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galute doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Galute swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galute takes a shot to the head.
Galute's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diego lands a body shot.
Diego pushes Galute back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Diego lands a body punch.
Diego lands a body shot.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Diego prevents a body shot from Galute.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego works on Galute's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego lands a body shot.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Galutes head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
A right hand to the body from Diego.
Diego breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Diego gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Galute misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Galute backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Diego.
A right hand to the body from Diego.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Galute's head.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Galute's elbow.
Diego gets through Galute's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diego is looking to control Galute's arms but Galute gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diego has his back to the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
Galute tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Diego.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
Diego works on Galute's body with a couple of short punches.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Galute backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego is struggling to control the position.
Galute takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Galute is rocked!
Diego lands a body punch.
Galute is still on wobbly legs! Can Diego finish him?
A body shot lands from Diego.
Galute seems to have recovered his senses.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Diego.
Galute blocks an uppercut.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Galute's elbow.
Diego lands a body shot.
Diego scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Galute backwards.
Diego trying to control the position but instead, Galute has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diego into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Diego.
Diego tries a body shot but Galute blocks it.
Galute misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego lands a right hand that snaps the head of Galute backwards.
Galute blocks an uppercut.
Galute fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Diego.
Diego displaying some good clinch control by pressing Galute up against the ropes.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Galute backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Galutes head.
Galute can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Galute.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Diego keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Galute walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diego clinches up against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Galute fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Galute blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Galute controls his hands.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego blocks a body shot from Galute.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galute can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Galute takes a shot to the head.
Galute looking to slow down the pace here.
A bit of stalling here from Galute.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diego as Galute tries to tie him up.
Galute softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galute tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
Diego lands a left hand.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Galute uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Galute controls his hands.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Galute avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Galute misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego tries to stall but Galute uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Galute tries to throw a body punch but Diego avoids it by throwing Galute back against the ropes.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Diego as the two fighters clinch.
Galute is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Galute.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego prevents a body shot from Galute.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Diego is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Galute can do to turn this around?
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego is trying to stall.
Galute can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Diego is working Galute over against the ropes.
Good body shot from Diego.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Galute controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Diego.
Galute misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diego stalling in the clinch but Galute improves position.
A body shot lands from Diego.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Diego stalling in the clinch but Galute improves position.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Diego lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Galute.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego had his way with Lopeared Galute in 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. This is the final round!
Galute with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diego to score with a decent uppercut.
Galute misses with a hook. Diego ducked under it nicely.
Diego moves into the clinch.
Galute misses with a punch on the inside.
Galute lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
Diego digs a right hand underneath Galute's ribcage. Galute let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Galute's head.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diego throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Diego.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Galute backwards.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Galute is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Galutes head.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Galute.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Galutes head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Galute as Diego tries to tie him up.
Diego digs a right hand underneath Galute's ribcage. Galute let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Galute tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Galute blocks an uppercut.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Galute taking a breather.
Galute misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Galute.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Galute avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Galute backwards.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Galute misses with a body punch.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
Diego lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Diego leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego gets through Galute's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
Diego looking to stall.
Diego gets through Galute's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diego lands with a left to the head.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Galute's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Galute tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Galute is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Diego blocks a body shot from Galute.
Lopeared Galute has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Draughn Diego is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diego prevents a body shot from Galute.
And that's the end of the fight!
Draughn Diego showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diego has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 50:42
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 50:42
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Draughn Diego!
A relieved looking Draughn Diego thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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