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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Tom Baker (ranked 22406 p4p, 24097 weight class) and Kassim Suluhu (ranked 556 p4p, 558 weight class). Baker comes to the ring accompanied by Steve Blackman WWE theme. Tom Baker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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20 - 23 - 3 |
Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 23 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kassim Suluhu!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suluhu digs a good hook to Baker's body.
Suluhu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Suluhu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Suluhu scores with a jab to the body.
Suluhu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Baker scores with a nice head shot.
Suluhu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baker misses with an uppercut
and Suluhu counters with a right hand to the body.
Baker throws a lazy uppercut
and Suluhu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Baker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Baker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baker throws a combination that misses
and Suluhu counters with a nice leg kick.
Suluhu lands with a nice body punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Suluhu!
Baker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Baker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Suluhu lands with a shot to the body.
Suluhu connects with a body shot that sends Baker's belly button to the back.
An inside leg kick lands from Suluhu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker throws a series of punches but Suluhu moves out of range.
Suluhu scores with a body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Suluhu.
Baker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suluhu moves away.
Baker backing away here, and Suluhu unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Suluhu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baker.
Tom Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suluhu slips a jab from Baker.
Both fighters circling a little - Suluhu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Suluhu misses with a wild body shot.
Suluhu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Suluhu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Suluhu works Baker's body with a nice hook.
Baker throws an off balance right hand
and Suluhu counters with a nice body 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!
Suluhu misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Baker misses the target.
Suluhu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker moves out of range as Suluhu throws a body kick.
Tom Baker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Suluhu - that will leave a mark!
Suluhu thuds a left hand into Baker's body.
Nice straight punches there by Suluhu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Suluhu.
Suluhu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baker.
Baker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Suluhu follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Baker throws a hook to the side of Suluhu's head but Suluhu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Suluhu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Baker rather than just go for the knockout.
Suluhu misses with a wild body shot.
Baker lunges at Suluhu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Suluhu's hand.
Baker throws a poor cross that misses
and Suluhu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Baker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Suluhu counters with a solid body kick.
Baker steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Suluhu. That one must have hurt.
Baker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Suluhu.
Baker is breathing heavily.
Baker misses with a body shot.
Suluhu follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Suluhu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Suluhu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Baker walks forward, straight into a front kick from Suluhu.
Suluhu scores with a nice body kick.
Suluhu lands with a nice body punch.
Crunch! Suluhu slams his shin into Baker's torso.
Baker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Suluhu lands a front kick.
Suluhu keeps Baker at a distance using the push kick.
Baker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Baker misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Suluhu cracks a nice hook into Baker's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Suluhu.
Baker takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Suluhu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Suluhu.
Baker misses with the combination.
Baker throws a right hand that misses
and Suluhu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Baker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Suluhu. Suluhu obviously looking to wear him down.
Baker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suluhu moves away.
Suluhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baker misses with a wild body shot.
Suluhu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Suluhu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Suluhu stuns Baker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kassim Suluhu 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.
Suluhu scores with a shot to the body.
Suluhu avoids the body shot from Baker.
Baker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Suluhu blocks a jab.
Baker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Suluhu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baker.
Suluhu scores with a shot to the body.
Baker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Suluhu.
Suluhu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suluhu lands a nice looking body kick.
Suluhu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tom Baker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Suluhu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Baker thinking.
Baker will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Baker misses with a hook
and Suluhu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Suluhu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Suluhu.
Kassim Suluhu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Suluhu coming out on top.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Suluhu.
Suluhu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A slapping body kick lands there for Suluhu.
Suluhu lands with a nice body punch.
Baker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Baker misses with a body punch
and Suluhu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suluhu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Suluhu thuds his shin into the meat of Baker's side.
Suluhu scores with a sloppy right hand. Baker should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suluhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Suluhu.
Baker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Baker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suluhu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Suluhu throws a front kick that sends Baker stumbling back into the ropes.
Suluhu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Suluhu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Suluhu!
Suluhu lands with a kick to the ribs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Suluhu.
Suluhu thuds his shin into the meat of Baker's side.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Baker crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Suluhu - the referee stops the clock and Baker gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Suluhu. Baker manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Suluhu connects with a leg kick.
Baker throws a sloppy body shot
and Suluhu counters with a body kick.
Suluhu lands a nice looking body kick.
Baker misses with a lunging right hand
and Suluhu counters with a nice body shot.
Baker on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Suluhu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Suluhu. That one must have hurt.
Suluhu lands with a kick to the ribs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Suluhu!
Suluhu lands the left hand.
Baker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Suluhu keeps Baker at a distance using the push kick.
Suluhu connects with a body shot that sends Baker's belly button to the back.
Suluhu lands a jab to Baker's midsection.
Suluhu delivers a nice body kick.
Suluhu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Suluhu scores with a kick to the body.
Suluhu is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suluhu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Baker will feel that in the morning.
Suluhu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Baker takes a step back to recover.
Suluhu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Baker if he has to take too many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Suluhu cracks a nice hook into Baker's ribs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Suluhu.
Suluhu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Baker at a distance.
Baker throws a combination that misses
and Suluhu counters with a good, hard body kick but Baker shrugs it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suluhu. Baker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suluhu.
Baker throws a big counter combination but Suluhu scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Suluhu lands with a shot to the body.
Baker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Suluhu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Suluhu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Suluhu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kassim Suluhu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Crunch! Suluhu slams his shin into Baker's torso.
Suluhu throws a body punch but Baker moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Suluhu.
Baker is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Suluhu's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Baker misses with a looping left.
Baker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suluhu.
Suluhu is trying to counter with his kicks.
Baker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Baker misses with a looping left.
Suluhu throws a good cross that connects.
Baker jabs Suluhu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Suluhu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suluhu swings for the body but Baker moves out of range.
Suluhu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baker.
Suluhu lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Suluhu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Baker thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Suluhu lands a jab to the nose.
Baker throws a right hand that Suluhu ducks under and follows up with a left that Suluhu also avoids with ease.
Suluhu lands a right hook to the body.
Suluhu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Suluhu lands with a shot to the body.
Suluhu pushes Baker away with a front kick.
Suluhu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Suluhu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Suluhu cracks a nice hook into Baker's ribs.
Suluhu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Baker will feel that in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suluhu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Suluhu scores with a nice body kick.
A solid body kick from Suluhu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker looks to throw the jab but Suluhu is out of range.
Baker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Suluhu finds it's way round the side to connect with Baker's head.
Baker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Baker avoids the body shot from Suluhu.
Suluhu lands a jab to the head.
Suluhu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baker.
Suluhu jabs Baker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Baker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suluhu.
Suluhu swings for the body but Baker moves out of range.
Suluhu scores with a shot to the body.
Suluhu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Suluhu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baker's sensitive parts.
Both fighters circling a little - Suluhu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Suluhu slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Suluhu.
Baker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Suluhu counters with a nice body kick.
Baker misses with the combination.
Suluhu dodges the punch combination from Baker.
Baker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suluhu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Suluhu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baker needs to keep his hands up - Suluhu had a free shot at his head there.
Baker misses with a looping left.
Suluhu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Suluhu lands a leg kick that knocks Baker off balance momentarily.
Baker throws a right and a left that Suluhu avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suluhu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baker takes one on the button.
Suluhu works Baker's body with a nice hook.
Baker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Suluhu. That's going to slow Baker down.
Tom Baker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suluhu keeps Baker at a distance using the push kick.
Baker looks to throw the jab but Suluhu is out of range.
Baker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Baker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Suluhu counters with a good, hard body kick but Baker shrugs it off.
Baker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Suluhu pushes Baker away with a front kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kassim Suluhu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Suluhu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kassim Suluhu!
After the fight, Kassim Suluhu was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Tom Baker had this to say: 'When I was 11 I turned 13, cos fuck 12, remember that'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Dieselnoi Por Pramuk (ranked 2741 p4p, 23829 weight class) and Wong Li (ranked 292 p4p, 514 weight class). Por Pramuk comes into the arena with Muay Thai Music - Wai Khru Ram Muay blaring out of the sound system. Dieselnoi Por Pramuk has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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World class boxer
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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 20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dieselnoi Por Pramuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wong Li!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li clinches up with Por Pramuk and pushes him back against the ropes.
Por Pramuk tries to throw a body punch but Li avoids it by throwing Por Pramuk back against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Por Pramuk missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Li.
Li on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Li can't find room to land a body shot as Por Pramuk controls the action.
Por Pramuk missing with knees to the body.
Por Pramuk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li has Por Pramuk up against the ropes in a clinch.
Por Pramuk lands an elbow that stopped Li in his tracks for a moment.
 It looks like Wong Li has been cut.
Por Pramuk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li closes the distance and clinches.
Por Pramuk tries to land a knee to the head but Li blocks with his arms.
Por Pramuk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Li has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Li throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Li scores with a shot to the side of Por Pramuk's head.
Li tries to work over Por Pramuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuk lands a shot to the body.
Li has a couple of punches blocked by Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Li.
Li lands a right hand that snaps the head of Por Pramuk backwards.
Li pushes off an throws an elbow but Por Pramuk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Li clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Li.
A right hook to the body lands for Por Pramuk.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Por Pramuk throws an elbow but misses.
Por Pramuk breaks from the clinch.
Por Pramuk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Li gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Por Pramuk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Por Pramuk misses with a body punch.
Por Pramuk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Li misses with a knee strike.
Por Pramuk landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Por Pramuk breaks from the clinch.
Li moves into range and clinches up with Por Pramuk.
Li lands a nice shot to the body.
Li has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Li is trying to break the clinch but Por Pramuk has him pressed against the ropes.
Por Pramuk pushes off an throws an elbow but Li leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Por Pramuk tries to land a knee to the head but Li blocks with his arms.
Li dodges an elbow strike from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk tries to land knees in the clinch but Li avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Li.
Por Pramuk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Li.
Por Pramuk lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Por Pramuk prevents a body shot from Li.
Por Pramuk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Por Pramuk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Li is defending well for now.
Li misses with a knee to the head.
Por Pramuk misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Li blocks it with crossed arms.
Por Pramuk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Por Pramuk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li moves into the clinch successfully.
Por Pramuk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
Por Pramuk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wong Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Por Pramuk takes the fight into the clinch.
Li gets through Por Pramuk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Li pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Li prevents a body shot from Por Pramuk.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Li avoids the elbow strike from Por Pramuk, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Por Pramuk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Li's brow.
Por Pramuk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Por Pramuk really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A short left from Li.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Por Pramuk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Por Pramuk breaks from the clinch.
Li has closed the distance and engaged Por Pramuk in a clinch.
Por Pramuk throws an elbow that misses.
Li lands with a light punch inside.
Por Pramuk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Li is defending well for now.
Por Pramuk prevents a body shot from Li.
Por Pramuk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Por Pramuk prevents Li from breaking the clinch.
Li swings wildly with an uppercut but Por Pramuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Por Pramuk.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Por Pramuk tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Por Pramuk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Por Pramuk, pushing him back against the ropes.
Li blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wong Li will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wong Li'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.
Li darts in and clinches Por Pramuk up against the ropes.
Li swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Li throws a head punch that misses.
Li on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Li lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Por Pramuk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Por Pramuk misses with a knee strike.
Por Pramuk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Por Pramuk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Por Pramuk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Por Pramuk throws a head kick that misses.
Li lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Li closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Por Pramuk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Por Pramuk lands an elbow inside.
Por Pramuk tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li landing knees to the body.
Por Pramuk breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li clinches.
Por Pramuk has had enough of the clinch but Li keeps him there for the moment.
Por Pramuk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Por Pramuk throws a leg kick
and Li counters with a left and a right that stings Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Por Pramuk is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Li instigates a clinch.
Por Pramuk misses with a body punch.
Por Pramuk blocks the elbow strike.
Li is trying to break free.
Por Pramuk lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
Por Pramuk blocks an uppercut.
Por Pramuk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Li.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Por Pramuk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Li's brow.
A hook to the body from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Li lands an elbow that stopped Por Pramuk in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li throws a punch but it's blocked by Por Pramuk.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Por Pramuk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Por Pramuk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wong Li seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Por Pramuk lands a damaging elbow.
Li tries to throw a body punch but Por Pramuk avoids it by throwing Li back against the ropes.
Por Pramuk lands an elbow inside that Li shrugs off.
Por Pramuk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Li scores with a nice hook to the head.
Li stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Por Pramuk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Por Pramuk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Li checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Li closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Por Pramuk blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Li on the inside.
Li misses with a punch on the inside.
Por Pramuk throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li tries to throw a body punch but Por Pramuk avoids it by throwing Li back against the ropes.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Por Pramuk avoids it.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Por Pramuk avoids it.
Por Pramuk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Li.
Li is trying to break free.
Li doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Li.
Li prevents a body shot from Por Pramuk.
Li tries to break the clinch but Por Pramuk is controlling the position.
Li avoids a wild elbow strike from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Por Pramuk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Li.
Li misses with an elbow over the top.
Li breaks from the clinch.
Li closes the distance and pushes Por Pramuk back into the ropes.
Li wants to break free but Por Pramuk has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Por Pramuk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Por Pramuk tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Li swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Por Pramuk pushes off an throws an elbow but Li leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Por Pramuk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Li clinches.
Li takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Wong Li's cut even more.
Por Pramuk managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Li.
Li avoiding damage as Por Pramuk throws knees to the body.
Por Pramuk digs a right hand into Li's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Li's gas tank.
Por Pramuk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Li tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wong Li showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wong Li's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Por Pramuk tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Li.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Por Pramuk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Por Pramuk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li darts in and clinches Por Pramuk up against the ropes.
Por Pramuk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li gets tackled into the ropes by Por Pramuk. Por Pramuk maintains the clinch.
Por Pramuk blocking some punches.
Li throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Por Pramuk working Li over with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Por Pramuk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Por Pramuk misses with a knee strike.
Li pushes off an throws an elbow but Por Pramuk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Li.
Por Pramuk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Li.
Li swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Por Pramuk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Li blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Li throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Por Pramuks head.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk is winning the standup battle so far.
Por Pramuk misses with a low kick.
Li clinches.
Li tries to work over Por Pramuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Li avoids the elbow strike from Por Pramuk, against the ropes.
Li throws a head punch that misses.
Li presses Por Pramuk against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Por Pramuk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Li struggles to land a body shot inside as Por Pramuk controls his hands.
Li misses with a body punch.
Por Pramuk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Por Pramuk.
Li has taken the fight to the clinch.
Li managing to block the knees to the body from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Li.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
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!
Por Pramuk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Por Pramuk looking to throw knees to the head but Li is blocking nicely.
Por Pramuk scores with a knee to the head.
Li scores with a shoulder strike.
Li lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Li misses with the head strike.
Li with a knee to the head.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Por Pramuk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Li avoids the elbow strike from Por Pramuk, against the ropes.
Li lands with a light punch inside.
Li avoids a wild elbow strike from Por Pramuk.
Li lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li cracks Por Pramuk with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Por Pramuk struggles to land a body shot inside as Li controls his hands.
Por Pramuk manages to break the clinch.
Li has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Por Pramuk finds it's way round the side to connect with Li's head.
Li forces Por Pramuk back against the ropes and clinches.
Por Pramuk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Li blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Li.
Li pushes Por Pramuk back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Por Pramuk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Li has him pressed against the ropes.
A short right from Li.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li gets a clinch.
Por Pramuk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Por Pramuk breaks the clinch.
Li clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Por Pramuk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Li prevents a body shot from Por Pramuk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li takes an elbow to the temple.
Por Pramuk breaks the clinch.
Li gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Li lands an elbow inside that Por Pramuk shrugs off.
Por Pramuk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Li.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Li.
Li can't break the clinch.
Li pushes Por Pramuk back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Por Pramuk tries a knee to the head but Li blocks it.
Li is leaning against Por Pramuk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Li struggles to land a body shot inside as Por Pramuk controls his hands.
Por Pramuk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Por Pramuk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Por Pramuk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Li throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Por Pramuks head.
Li lands a right hand that snaps the head of Por Pramuk backwards.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but Por Pramuk blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wong Li really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wong Li's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Li clinches up against the ropes.
Por Pramuk blocks an uppercut.
Li goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Por Pramuk blocking some punches.
Li cracks Por Pramuk with a nice body shot.
Li breaks the clinch.
Li closes the distance and pushes Por Pramuk back into the ropes.
Por Pramuk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Por Pramuk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Por Pramuk avoids the elbow strike from Li, against the ropes.
Li lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Li throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Por Pramuks head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li takes an elbow to the temple.
Li lands a knee to the head.
Por Pramuk takes an elbow to the forehead.
 Por Pramuk is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Por Pramuk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oh Por Pramuk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Li closes the distance and clinches.
Por Pramuk seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Por Pramuk is blocking nicely.
Por Pramuk tries to land a knee to the head but Li blocks with his arms.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Li lands an elbow inside.
Li misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees to the body from Li.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Li throws an elbow but misses.
Li blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li pushes Por Pramuk up against the ropes in a clinch.
Por Pramuk avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Li tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Li tries to throw a body punch but Por Pramuk avoids it by throwing Li back against the ropes.
Li wants to break free but Por Pramuk has control.
Li lands with a right to the head.
Por Pramuk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Li blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk misses with a body punch.
Por Pramuk avoids a wild elbow strike from Li.
Por Pramuk connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Por Pramuk breaks the clinch.
Li darts in and clinches Por Pramuk up against the ropes.
Li tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Li struggles to land a body shot inside as Por Pramuk controls his hands.
Por Pramuk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Li's defenses.
Por Pramuk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Li lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Por Pramuk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Por Pramuk.
Li lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Li clinches up with Por Pramuk and pushes him back against the ropes.
Li creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Por Pramuk's defenses.
Li gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Por Pramuk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk lands a right hook to the body.
Por Pramuk throws a hook but Li avoids it easily.
Li has Por Pramuk up against the ropes in a clinch.
Por Pramuk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li moves into the clinch successfully.
A shot in the inside from Li.
Por Pramuk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Li.
Por Pramuk lands a damaging elbow.
Por Pramuk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Li has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Por Pramuk breaks the clinch.
Li ducks under a wild hook from Por Pramuk.
Li is looking for the big counter here.
Por Pramuk gets tackled into the ropes by Li. Li maintains the clinch.
Li blocks the elbow strike.
Li tries to work over Por Pramuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Por Pramuk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Por Pramuk blocks an uppercut.
Por Pramuk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Por Pramuk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Li avoids it.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Por Pramuk avoids it.
Por Pramuk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Li scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Li.
Li on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Li lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Por Pramuk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li has Por Pramuk up against the ropes in a clinch.
Por Pramuk dodges an elbow strike from Li.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wong Li dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Wong Li's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Li clinches up against the ropes.
Por Pramuk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Li's elbow.
Por Pramuk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li drives through and clinches with Por Pramuk against the ropes.
Por Pramuk misses with a punch to the body.
Li lands with a light punch inside.
Por Pramuk working hard to break the clinch.
Li is trying to break the clinch but Por Pramuk has him pressed against the ropes.
Por Pramuk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li instigates a clinch.
Por Pramuk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Por Pramuk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Por Pramuk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Por Pramuk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Por Pramuk scores with a kick to the body.
Li moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li dodges an elbow strike from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Por Pramuk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Li's face.
Por Pramuk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Por Pramuk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Por Pramuk misses with a wild body shot.
Li avoids the body shot from Por Pramuk.
Li swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Por Pramuk throws a leg kick which misses Li's front leg but catches the back leg as Li tries to avoid it.
Li clinches.
Por Pramuk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Li has managed to clinch.
Li tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Por Pramuk's elbow.
Li misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Por Pramuk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Li.
Por Pramuk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li moves into the clinch.
Li tries a body shot but Por Pramuk blocks it.
Li works on Por Pramuk's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Por Pramuk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Por Pramuk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Li has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Por Pramuk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Por Pramuk just misses with a punch to the body.
Li pushes Por Pramuk up against the ropes in a clinch.
Por Pramuk breaks the clinch.
Por Pramuk misses with a low kick as Li jumps back.
Li rushes Por Pramuk and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Por Pramuk tries to land knees in the clinch but Li avoids the damage to the body.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Por Pramuk blocks it with crossed arms.
Li avoiding damage as Por Pramuk throws knees to the body.
Por Pramuk tries to land knees in the clinch but Li avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
Li has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Li lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Por Pramuk backwards.
Por Pramuk misses with an elbow strike.
Li managing to block the knees to the body from Por Pramuk.
Li lands a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Por Pramuk.
Li tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Por Pramuk's elbow.
Por Pramuk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Por Pramuk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li rushes Por Pramuk and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Por Pramuk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Por Pramuk lands a shot to the body.
Li struggles to land a body shot inside as Por Pramuk controls his hands.
Li lands with a light punch inside.
Por Pramuk blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Por Pramuk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Li is defending well for now.
Por Pramuk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Por Pramuk digs a right hand into Li's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Li's gas tank.
Por Pramuk tries a body shot but Li blocks it.
Por Pramuk breaks from the clinch.
Li has closed the distance and engaged Por Pramuk in a clinch.
Por Pramuk blocks the elbow strike.
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Li misses with an elbow over the top.
Por Pramuk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Li clinches up against the ropes.
Li tries a knee to the head but Por Pramuk blocks it.
Por Pramuk blocks a body shot from Li.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Por Pramuk.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wong Li.
I've got Li winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 45:50
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wong Li!
An out of breath and clearly excited Wong Li thanked Condemned for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
In defeat, Dieselnoi Por Pramuk stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well fought! I'll be back stronger next time!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Masada The Zealot (ranked 6893 p4p, 16010 weight class) and Silvio Crespo (ranked 574 p4p, 619 weight class). Crespo has chosen Ghost ''Im A King as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masada The Zealot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvio Crespo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Zealot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crespo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crespo tries to land a body kick
letting The Zealot counter with a right hand.
Crespo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crespo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Crespo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with The Zealot, pushing him back against the ropes.
A short right from The Zealot.
The Zealot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Zealot misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Zealot lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crespo lands with a light punch inside.
Crespo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The Zealot in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The Zealot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crespo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crespo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crespo misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from The Zealot as the two fighters clinch.
Crespo blocks an uppercut.
Crespo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crespo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Zealot.
The Zealot is leaning against Crespo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The Zealot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crespo looking to throw knees to the head but The Zealot is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Zealot.
A head punch on the inside from Crespo fails to land.
The Zealot lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Zealot.
Crespo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Zealot.
The Zealot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Zealot.
Crespo lands a left hand.
Crespo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Crespo misses with some punches.
The Zealot scores with a hook to the body.
The Zealot digs a right hand into Crespo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crespo's gas tank.
The Zealot works on Crespo's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Crespo as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Crespo.
The Zealot gets through Crespo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crespo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from The Zealot fails to land.
The Zealot presses Crespo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crespo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crespo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Zealot working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crespo unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Zealot lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo throws a punch but it's blocked by The Zealot.
Crespo misses with a body punch.
Crespo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crespo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Zealot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Zealot lands a left hand.
Crespo tries to work over The Zealot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Zealot avoids the elbow strike from Crespo, against the ropes.
A short right from Crespo.
Crespo can't find room to land a body shot as The Zealot controls the action.
Crespo throws an elbow but it misses.
The Zealot swings wildly with an uppercut but Crespo uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Zealot really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Crespo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from The Zealot fails to land.
Crespo blocks an uppercut.
Crespo landing knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from The Zealot.
The Zealot misses with the head strike.
Crespo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Zealot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Zealot lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, The Zealot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from The Zealot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from The Zealot fails to land.
The Zealot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Zealot scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crespo looking to throw knees to the head but The Zealot is blocking nicely.
The Zealot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Zealot blocks a body shot from Crespo.
Crespo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Zealot.
The Zealot working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crespo.
The Zealot blocks the elbow strike.
The Zealot pushes Crespo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crespo blocks an uppercut.
Crespo trying to land knees to the body.
The Zealot pushes Crespo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Crespo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crespo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crespo misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Zealot lands a nice uppercut.
Crespo misses with the head strike.
Crespo misses with a punch to the body.
Crespo throws a punch but it's blocked by The Zealot.
Crespo connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Zealot's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespo working aggressively here.
Crespo lands a good knee to the midsection. The Zealot won't want to take too many of those.
Crespo throws a punch but it's blocked by The Zealot.
The Zealot blocks an uppercut.
Crespo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Zealot avoids the elbow strike from Crespo, against the ropes.
The Zealot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
Crespo blocking some punches.
The Zealot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Zealot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
Crespo takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crespo.
The Zealot lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
The Zealot lands with a short shot to the head.
Crespo misses with a knee to the head.
The Zealot lands a left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crespo blocks an uppercut.
Crespo blocks an uppercut.
The Zealot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Zealot throws a punch but it's blocked by Crespo.
Crespo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Zealot backwards.
The Zealot lands with a left to the head.
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 Masada The Zealot will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
The Zealot takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both fighters circling a little - Crespo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Crespo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Crespo is looking for the big counter here.
Crespo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Silvio Crespo has been cut.
Crespo pushes The Zealot up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Zealot.
Crespo lands with a right to the head.
Crespo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Zealot's elbow.
Crespo misses with the head strike.
Crespo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Zealot misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crespo lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Zealot backwards.
Crespo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crespo throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for The Zealot.
Crespo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Zealot blocking some punches.
The Zealot lands a shoulder strike.
The Zealot pushes Crespo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crespo misses with some punches.
Crespo tries to throw a body punch but The Zealot avoids it by throwing Crespo back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Crespo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Zealot lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crespo or not.
Crespo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crespo is breathing heavily.
The Zealot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Zealot lands a hook that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
Crespo tries to work over The Zealot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Zealot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Zealot blocking some punches.
Crespo misses with an elbow strike.
The Zealot throws a punch but it's blocked by Crespo.
The Zealot blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Zealot.
Crespo blocks an uppercut.
Crespo misses with a knee to the head.
The Zealot works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crespo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Zealot avoids it.
Crespo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Zealot cracks Crespo with a nice body shot.
The Zealot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crespo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Crespo fails to land.
The Zealot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crespo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for The Zealot.
The Zealot lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crespo.
The Zealot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crespos head.
The Zealot lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
The Zealot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Zealot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crespo misses with the head strike.
The Zealot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Zealot.
Crespo misses with the head strike.
The Zealot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
The Zealot lands a shoulder strike.
Crespo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from The Zealot as the two fighters clinch.
The Zealot lands with a right to the head.
The Zealot digs a right hand underneath Crespo's ribcage. Crespo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The Zealot lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
The Zealot digs a right hand underneath Crespo's ribcage. Crespo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from The Zealot on the inside.
The Zealot lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot lands with a left to the head.
A short right from The Zealot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, The Zealot scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crespo swings wildly with an uppercut but The Zealot uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Zealot gets through Crespo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The Zealot lands with a left to the head.
The Zealot lands a hook that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
The Zealot lands with a short shot to the head.
Crespo misses with some punches.
The Zealot lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Crespo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from The Zealot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A hook to the body from The Zealot.
The Zealot lands with a right to the head.
The Zealot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Zealot misses with a punch on the inside.
The Zealot tries a body shot but Crespo blocks it.
Crespo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Zealot avoids it.
The Zealot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Crespo fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespo misses with a punch on the inside.
The Zealot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crespo throws a punch but it's blocked by The Zealot.
The Zealot misses with a punch on the inside.
Crespo blocking some punches.
Masada The Zealot has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The Zealot works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The Zealot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crespo.
The Zealot lands with a short shot to the head.
The Zealot lands with a light punch inside.
Crespo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Zealot's elbow.
Crespo digs a right hand underneath The Zealot's ribcage. The Zealot let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The Zealot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
The Zealot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crespo can do to turn this around?
The Zealot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
The Zealot works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The Zealot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crespo lands a nice uppercut.
Crespo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Zealot tries to throw a body punch but Crespo avoids it by throwing The Zealot back against the ropes.
The Zealot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Zealot scores with a shot to the side of Crespo's head.
The Zealot scores with a shot to the side of Crespo's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masada The Zealot dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Silvio Crespo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The Zealot is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Crespo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Zealot lands a body shot.
A punch combination from The Zealot misses.
The Zealot checks a leg kick.
Crespo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Zealot is able to avoid easily.
The Zealot checks a low kick from Crespo.
The Zealot throws a series of punches but Crespo moves out of range.
The Zealot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crespo.
The Zealot tests Crespo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crespo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The Zealot lands a really nice looking cross but Crespo seems unphased.
Crespo tries to score with a low kick but The Zealot moves his leg out of the way.
Crespo throws a nice looking combination but The Zealot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crespo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crespo.
The Zealot lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The Zealot getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The Zealot catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Crespo stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Crespo walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
 Crespo is rocked!
Crespo gets a clinch.
Crespo is still on wobbly legs! Can The Zealot finish him?
Crespo unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Zealot lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crespo seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Zealot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crespo misses with the head strike.
Crespo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Zealot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Zealot blocking some punches.
The Zealot scores with a shot to the side of Crespo's head.
Crespo misses with a knee to the head.
The Zealot pushes Crespo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Zealot lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Zealot blocking some punches.
The Zealot blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crespo.
Crespo throws a punch but it's blocked by The Zealot.
The Zealot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot working aggressively here.
The Zealot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
Crespo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from The Zealot on the inside.
The Zealot misses with a punch on the inside.
The Zealot misses with some punches.
The Zealot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
The Zealot lands a left hand.
The Zealot lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Zealot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Crespo as the two fighters clinch.
The Zealot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Zealot makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Zealot works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crespo lands an elbow just above The Zealot 's eye.
The Zealot lands with a right to the head.
Crespo tries to land knees in the clinch but The Zealot avoids the damage to the body.
The Zealot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The Zealot presses Crespo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crespo lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Zealot backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from The Zealot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot lands a hook that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
The Zealot lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from The Zealot on the inside.
Crespo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Zealot lands a shot to the body.
The Zealot lands with a right to the head.
The Zealot lands a shoulder strike.
Crespo throws a head punch that misses.
Crespo swings wildly with an uppercut but The Zealot uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Zealot lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from The Zealot as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from The Zealot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by The Zealot.
The Zealot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Zealot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The Zealot scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Crespo fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Zealot.
The Zealot lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespo throws an elbow but it misses.
The Zealot scores with a shoulder strike.
Crespo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Zealot lands with a light punch inside.
Crespo swings wildly with an uppercut but The Zealot uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Zealot blocks an uppercut.
The Zealot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Zealot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Zealot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Zealot.
The Zealot can't find room to land a body shot as Crespo controls the action.
The Zealot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Zealot lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Zealot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crespo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crespo has a couple of punches blocked by The Zealot.
Crespo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Zealots head.
The Zealot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
The Zealot misses with the head strike.
The Zealot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masada The Zealot takes that one, having scored the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Silvio Crespo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Crespo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Zealot scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The Zealot blocks a head kick by Crespo.
The Zealot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Zealot lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crespo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Crespo throws a low kick, looking for The Zealot's leg but The Zealot calmly moves out of range.
Crespo fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Zealot was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The Zealot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crespo.
A combination from The Zealot does no damage.
Crespo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Crespo has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Crespo on the inside.
Crespo takes a shot to the head.
The Zealot lands an uppercut.
Crespo lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Crespo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo tries to throw a body punch but The Zealot avoids it by throwing Crespo back against the ropes.
Crespo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The Zealot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Zealot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crespo misses with the head strike.
The Zealot blocks an uppercut.
The Zealot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Crespo fails to land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Crespo obliges.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A shot in the inside from Crespo.
Crespo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Crespo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crespo can't find room to land a body shot as The Zealot controls the action.
Crespo lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Zealot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crespo misses with a punch to the body.
Crespo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Zealot throws a punch but it's blocked by Crespo.
A short uppercut from The Zealot.
The Zealot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Zealot throws a punch but it's blocked by Crespo.
Crespo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crespo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Zealot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crespo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Zealot avoids it.
Crespo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Zealot working aggressively here.
Crespo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Zealot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crespos head.
Crespo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crespo landing knees to the head.
The Zealot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Zealot digs a right hand underneath Crespo's ribcage. Crespo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crespo struggles to land a body shot inside as The Zealot controls his hands.
Crespo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Zealot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Zealot scores with a shot to the side of Crespo's head.
Crespo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Zealot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot lands a hook that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
Crespo lands with a short shot to the head.
Crespo crunches a lovely knee into The Zealot's ribcage.
Crespo misses with a punch on the inside.
The Zealot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crespo prevents a body shot from The Zealot.
Crespo digs a right hand underneath The Zealot's ribcage. The Zealot let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The Zealot misses with a body punch.
Crespo misses with some punches.
Crespo tries a knee to the head but The Zealot blocks it.
The Zealot is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Crespo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The Zealot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Zealot lands a hook that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
The Zealot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
The Zealot misses with a body punch.
Crespo has a couple of punches blocked by The Zealot.
The Zealot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crespo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Zealot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crespo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Zealot blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Zealot throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Zealot.
A short right from Crespo on the inside.
A short right from The Zealot.
Crespo lands an elbow just above The Zealot 's eye.
The Zealot prevents a body shot from Crespo.
Crespo lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Zealot backwards.
The Zealot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crespo tries to throw a body punch but The Zealot avoids it by throwing Crespo back against the ropes.
The Zealot misses with some punches.
Crespo blocks an uppercut.
Crespo misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Zealot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
Crespo misses with a knee strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crespo blocking some punches.
The Zealot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Zealot blocks an uppercut.
The Zealot misses with the head strike.
Crespo lands an elbow that stopped The Zealot in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Silvio Crespo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Silvio Crespo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Crespo throws a nice looking combination but The Zealot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A cross from The Zealot lands.
The Zealot lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crespo has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crespo.
The Zealot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
A short body shot lands from The Zealot as the two fighters clinch.
Crespo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Crespo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crespo lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crespo.
The Zealot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
A short left from The Zealot.
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!
Nice body punch from Crespo - that landed with a thud.
The Zealot misses with a body punch.
Crespo misses with the head strike.
The Zealot blocking some punches.
Crespo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crespo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by The Zealot.
Crespo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Crespo lands a body punch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Crespo blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Crespo scores with a nice short uppercut.
The Zealot blocking some punches.
The Zealot working aggressively here.
Crespo cracks The Zealot with a nice body shot.
The Zealot working aggressively here.
Crespo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Zealot.
The Zealot misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Zealot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crespos head.
Crespo is leaning against The Zealot and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The Zealot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crespo working aggressively here.
The Zealot throws a punch but it's blocked by Crespo.
Crespo misses with a punch on the inside.
Crespo tries to throw a body punch but The Zealot avoids it by throwing Crespo back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Crespo.
Crespo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Zealot.
Crespo misses with the head strike.
Crespo lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Zealot backwards.
The Zealot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crespo connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crespo.
The Zealot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crespo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crespo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crespo misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crespo.
Crespo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Zealot lands a right hand.
Crespo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Zealot throws a head punch that misses.
The Zealot lands a hook that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crespo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot tries a body shot but Crespo blocks it.
Crespo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crespo trying to land knees to the body.
The Zealot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crespo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silvio Crespo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crespo missing with knees to the body.
The Zealot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The Zealot lands an uppercut.
Crespo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Zealot makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Zealot lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crespo.
The Zealot lands with a left to the head.
The Zealot working aggressively here.
Masada The Zealot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crespo has a couple of punches blocked by The Zealot.
Crespo tries to land knees in the clinch but The Zealot avoids the damage to the body.
Crespo misses with an elbow strike.
Crespo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Zealot works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespo misses with a punch on the inside.
Crespo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Zealot's elbow.
The Zealot blocks a body shot from Crespo.
Crespo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crespo lands with a left to the head.
Crespo throws a head punch that misses.
Crespo tries to land knees in the clinch but The Zealot avoids the damage to the body.
Crespo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Zealot lands an uppercut.
Crespo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crespo lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Zealot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crespo tries a knee to the head but The Zealot blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Silvio Crespo.
Well The Zealot 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 48:46
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 48:46
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masada The Zealot!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Masada The Zealot waved his t-shirt featuring MKFC 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Yoshi Takano (ranked 24090 p4p, 3955 weight class) and Kenny Tchusuk (ranked 137 p4p, 141 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yoshi Takano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Tchusuk!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takano tries a head kick but it misses.
Tchusuk scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Takano beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
 It looks like Yoshi Takano has been cut.
Tchusuk knocks out Takano with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Tchusuk before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Tchusuk picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kenny Tchusuk!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John Brophy (ranked 2693 p4p, 1792 weight class) and Sortek Redfist (ranked 352 p4p, 245 weight class). Brophy comes into the arena with Last Caress - Metallica blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 36 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, John Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sortek Redfist!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redfist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brophy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Redfist makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Redfist scores with a leg kick.
Redfist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brophy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Brophy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Redfist listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Redfist.
Redfist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Redfist throws a jab when Brophy was well out of range.
Redfist moves out of range as Brophy strikes.
Brophy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Redfist connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brophy scrambles back to his feet.
Redfist digs a good hook to Brophy's body.
Brophy throws a jab but it's blocked by Redfist.
Brophy lands with an uppercut that bounces Redfist off the ropes and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redfist lands a slapping body shot.
Redfist lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Redfist misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice jab there from Redfist.
Redfist throws a hook but Brophy blocks it.
Redfist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
Brophy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Redfist takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.
Brophy blocks a jab.
Redfist throws a sloppy head kick and Brophy moves out of range easily.
Redfist bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brophy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brophy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Redfist.
Redfist walks into a stiff left hand from Brophy.
Redfist lands with an overhand left.
The fighters circling - Brophy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Redfist on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Redfist, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redfist throws a sloppy head kick and Brophy moves out of range easily.
Redfist clobbers Brophy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A head kick misses from Redfist.
Brophy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Redfist avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brophy misses the jab.
Brophy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Redfist throws the left hand but Brophy avoids the punch easily.
Redfist stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slow jab from Redfist misses its intended target.
Brophy throws a quick counter head kick but Redfist was just out of range.
Brophy looks to land a left hand but Redfist moved out of range nicely.
Brophy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Redfist throws a lazy uppercut
and Brophy counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brophy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Redfist lands a right hook to the body.
Redfist lands with a slapping head kick.
Brophy misses with a looping left.
Brophy is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from Redfist on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Redfist throws a lazy right hand but Brophy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Redfist throws a quick inside leg kick.
Redfist lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brophy at a distance.
Redfist is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brophy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Redfist lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Redfist scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redfist lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brophy is looking to chop away at Redfist's legs.
Brophy missing with a left hand there. Redfist was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Redfist takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redfist fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Redfist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brophy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brophy is looking to counter with a body kick.
Redfist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brophy manages to avoid it.
Redfist lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brophy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Redfist takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.
Brophy blocks a head kick by Redfist.
Redfist lunges at Brophy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brophy's hand.
Redfist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brophy is looking to counter punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Redfist scores with a jab to the head.
Brophy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Donk. Redfist catches Brophy right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sortek Redfist dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Redfist looks to throw the jab but Brophy is out of range.
Brophy throws an off balance right hand
and Redfist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Redfist.
Brophy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Redfist throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brophy quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A nice combination there by Redfist.
Jab from Brophy.
Brophy misses with a straight left.
Redfist staying out of range there.
Redfist throws a lazy head kick
and Brophy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Brophy misses
and Redfist counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Redfist scores with a hook to the body. Brophy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Redfist cracks a nice hook into Brophy's ribs.
Redfist blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redfist misses with an uppercut
and Redfist takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Redfist has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brophy lunges at Redfist with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Redfist's hand.
Brophy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brophy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Redfist counters with a thumping low kick.
Brophy misses with an uppercut
and Redfist connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sortek Redfist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Brophy misses the target.
Redfist throws a looping overhand right but Brophy ducks down to avoid it.
Redfist throws a right hand that misses
and Brophy counters with a straight right hand.
Brophy misses with a hook. Redfist ducked under it nicely.
Brophy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Redfist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brophy manages to avoid it.
Redfist throws a body punch but Brophy moves out of range.
Redfist connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Redfist misses with a hook. Brophy ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redfist lands a right hook to the body.
Redfist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Redfist throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brophy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brophy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Redfist.
Brophy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brophy throws a counter high kick but Redfist was just alert enough to avoid it.
Redfist tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Brophy.
Brophy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brophy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brophy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Redfist now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Redfist slips under a jab from Brophy.
Brophy misses with a hook.
Redfist feints and then cracks Brophy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brophy down.
Sortek Redfist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brophy takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redfist uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brophy has time to react.
Redfist blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Redfist. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Redfist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Redfist lands with a shot to the body.
Redfist looks to score with a jab to the body but Brophy is just out of range.
Redfist swings widly with a right hand
and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Redfist connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Redfist throws a sloppy head kick and Brophy moves out of range easily.
Brophy throws a jab when Redfist was well out of range.
Brophy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Redfist avoids a punch combination nicely.
Redfist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redfist swings for the body but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy throwing a counter right hand but Redfist manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redfist clobbers Brophy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Redfist throws a leg kick
and Brophy counters with a good, hard body kick but Redfist shrugs it off.
Brophy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Redfist misses with a hook
enabling Brophy to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Redfist does it's job there.
Redfist fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brophy on the side of the head.
Brophy misses with an uppercut. Redfist saw that one coming.
Redfist moves out of range of the body kick from Brophy.
Redfist appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brophy scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Redfist misses with a hook
and Brophy counters with a stiff right hand.
Brophy swings for the body but Redfist moves out of range.
Redfist lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sortek Redfist showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brophy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brophy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brophy misses with a wild body shot.
Brophy throws out a loose jab but Redfist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Redfist. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Redfist.
That kick from Redfist tenderised Brophy's leg. Brophy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Redfist throws the left hand but Brophy avoids the punch easily.
Redfist ducks under a wild hook from Brophy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy blocks a head kick by Redfist.
Redfist throws an overhand right that lands on Brophy's shoulder, as Brophy tries to avoid the shot.
Redfist lands a nice hook to Brophy's body. Brophy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Redfist takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.
Redfist throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redfist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Redfist misses its intended target.
Redfist misses with a left hand
and Brophy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Redfist connects with a looping right hand.
Redfist tries a head kick but it misses.
Brophy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Redfist lands a nice shot to the body.
Redfist rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brophy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Redfist looks to land a combination but Brophy avoids it well.
Brophy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brophy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Redfist's hands.
Redfist takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Redfist fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brophy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Redfist lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick by Redfist misses
and Brophy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick by Redfist misses
and Brophy counters with a nice body kick.
Redfist takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Redfist looks to score with a jab to the body but Brophy is just out of range.
Brophy tries a low kick but Redfist avoids it.
Redfist looks to score with a jab to the body but Brophy is just out of range.
Brophy walks into a stiff left hand from Redfist.
Redfist throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Brophy to counter with a crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Brophy.
Redfist misses with a hook
letting Brophy counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Brophy misses the target.
Redfist changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brophy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Redfist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brophy misses with a hook. Redfist ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy takes one to the chin there.
Redfist misses the shot to the body.
As Redfist backs away, Brophy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Redfist misses with a shot to the body
and Brophy counters with a straight right hand.
Redfist keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brophy slips under a jab.
Brophy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brophy scores with a head kick.
Redfist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Redfist. That snapped Brophy's head back.
Redfist throws a sloppy head kick
and Redfist takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brophy avoids the head kick by Redfist.
Brophy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A good leg kick by Redfist.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redfist with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brophy misses with a kick to the body.
Redfist jabs Brophy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Redfist works Brophy's body with a nice hook.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brophy. Redfist shrugs it off though.
Brophy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brophy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brophy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Redfist slips a jab from Brophy.
Brophy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brophy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Redfist takes a step back to recover.
Nice shot lands for Redfist.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Sortek Redfist just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brophy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brophy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Redfist swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brophy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brophy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Redfist lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brophy.
Redfist swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Redfist connects with a crisp jab.
Brophy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Redfist.
Brophy scores with a head kick. Redfist tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy throws a poor cross that misses
and Redfist counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brophy moves away from the strike by Redfist.
Redfist misses the jab.
Brophy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy moves out of range as Redfist strikes.
Brophy blocks a jab.
Redfist throws a jab when Brophy was well out of range.
Redfist misses with a wild body shot.
Redfist digs a good body shot into Brophy's ribs.
Redfist buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brophy misses with a hook. Redfist ducked under it nicely.
Brophy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Redfist throws a head kick but Brophy moves out of range.
Redfist swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brophy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brophy is looking to score with low kicks.
Redfist scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Brophy.
Brophy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Brophy.
Redfist throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brophy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Redfist connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brophy's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redfist throws a good cross that connects.
Brophy keeps Redfist at a distance using the push kick.
Redfist throws a shot from downtown. Brophy moves away and avoids it.
Redfist lands a slapping body shot.
Redfist gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sloppy strikes from Redfist. Those never looked like landing.
Brophy tried to counter with a leg kick but Redfist avoided it.
Brophy throws a shot to the body.
Redfist is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Brophy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Redfist is out of range.
Redfist has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Redfist there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redfist misses with an uppercut
and Brophy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Redfist connects with a right hand. Brophy shakes it off.
Redfist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Redfist tries a head kick but it misses.
Brophy throws a head kick that misses.
Redfist shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Brophy eats them both and turns towards Redfist to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Redfist misses with a hook.
Redfist scores with a head kick.
Redfist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brophy slips under a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brophy.
Redfist takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from Redfist.
Redfist has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brophy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Brophy.
A little jabbing left from Redfist on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Redfist throws a head kick that misses.
Brophy is looking to chop away at Redfist's legs.
Redfist slips under a jab.
Brophy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Redfist throws a shot to the body.
Redfist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
Redfist takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Redfist misses with a straight left.
Brophy thinks about countering with a body kick.
Redfist throws a hook but Brophy blocks it.
Brophy moves out of range as Redfist strikes.
Redfist chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brophy can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sortek Redfist dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Brophy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Redfist.
Brophy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brophy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Redfist manages to avoid it.
Redfist misses with a hook. Brophy ducked under it nicely.
It appears Brophy was looking to counter with a kick there.
Redfist cracks Brophy with an open hand slap.
Redfist throws a series of punches but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy connects with a solid leg kick.
Brophy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Redfist lands a glancing blow to the side of Brophy's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy misses with a body kick.
Redfist uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brophy has time to react.
The fighters circling - Brophy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brophy misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Redfist.
Redfist ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Redfist throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brophy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Redfist. Redfist circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice body punch from Redfist.
Redfist missing with a left hand there. Brophy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brophy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Brophy throws out a loose jab but Redfist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Redfist uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brophy.
Redfist lands a really nice looking cross but Brophy seems unphased.
Brophy checks a low kick from Redfist.
A little feinted left hand from Brophy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brophy ducks right into an uppercut from Redfist.
Redfist misses with a looping right.
Redfist throws a hook to the side of Brophy's head but Brophy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redfist throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
John Brophy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Redfist misses with a right hand
and Brophy counters with a solid body kick.
Brophy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Brophy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Redfist throws out a loose jab but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Redfist as he connects with a hook.
Redfist fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Redfist misses the target.
A right-left combo lands from Redfist.
Redfist lands with an uppercut that bounces Brophy off the ropes and back into range.
Redfist misses with a head kick.
Brophy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Brophy.
Brophy defending well as Redfist loads up on a big left hand.
Brophy just misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy feints a jab promting Redfist to slip. Brophy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Redfist slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Sortek Redfist has been cut.
Redfist throws a combination. Brophy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Brophy looks for the body kick but Redfist saw that one coming.
Redfist changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Brophy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Redfist lands a leg kick that knocks Brophy off balance momentarily.
Brophy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Redfist walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brophy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redfist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brophy manages to avoid it.
Redfist takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Redfist lands with a shot to the body.
Brophy misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Redfist.
Brophy is looking to counter with a body kick.
Redfist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
Brophy is looking to counter punch.
Brophy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brophy scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Redfist beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Redfist is rocked!
Redfist throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brophy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Redfist is still on wobbly legs! Can Brophy finish him?
Redfist is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Redfist throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Redfist seems to have recovered his senses.
Redfist pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brophy is out of range and Redfist settles back down.
As Redfist backs away, Brophy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Brophy throws a low kick but Redfist avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sortek Redfist.
Well Redfist has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:48
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 46:48
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 46:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sortek Redfist!
A less than humble Sortek Redfist misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Vegeta Saiyan Prince (ranked 20600 p4p, 23090 weight class) and Lloyd Badweather Jr (ranked 534 p4p, 507 weight class). Badweather Jr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lil Nas X- Old town road. Lloyd Badweather Jr told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vegeta Saiyan Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lloyd Badweather Jr!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Badweather Jr.
Badweather Jr moves away from the strike by Saiyan Prince.
Badweather Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Badweather Jr cracks Saiyan Prince with an open hand slap.
Badweather Jr drops his hands momentarily and Saiyan Prince takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Badweather Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Saiyan Prince throws a jab but it's blocked by Badweather Jr.
Saiyan Prince lands with a thumping leg kick.
Badweather Jr's coach down at Roosters Coop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Badweather Jr's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Badweather Jr cracks a nice hook into Saiyan Prince's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Badweather Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saiyan Prince ducks under a wild hook from Badweather Jr.
Saiyan Prince throwing a counter right hand but Badweather Jr manages to avoid it.
A lazy body kick from Saiyan Prince
and Badweather Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Badweather Jr throws a body punch but Saiyan Prince moves out of range.
Saiyan Prince throws a hook but Badweather Jr avoids it easily.
Saiyan Prince lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Badweather Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saiyan Prince.
Badweather Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saiyan Prince ducks under a wild hook from Badweather Jr.
Badweather Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Saiyan Prince's head.
Lloyd Badweather Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badweather Jr looks to land a combination but Saiyan Prince avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badweather Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Saiyan Prince will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Saiyan Prince scores with a nice head shot.
Saiyan Prince misses with the body kick
and Badweather Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saiyan Prince lands a jab.
Badweather Jr dips to his left and cracks Saiyan Prince with an uppercut!
Saiyan Prince with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Badweather Jr works over Saiyan Prince's head and body with a nice combination.
Saiyan Prince jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badweather Jr feints a jab promting Saiyan Prince to slip. Badweather Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Saiyan Prince slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Saiyan Prince punishes Badweather Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Saiyan Prince scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Badweather Jr misses with the combination.
Saiyan Prince half committed to a counter leg kick.
Badweather Jr misses with a looping right.
Saiyan Prince connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badweather Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Badweather Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Badweather Jr.
Saiyan Prince fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Badweather Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Badweather Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saiyan Prince.
Badweather Jr misses the jab.
Badweather Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Saiyan Prince's head.
Saiyan Prince throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Badweather Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Saiyan Prince connects with a crisp jab.
Badweather Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saiyan Prince throws a shot from downtown. Badweather Jr moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot by Badweather Jr.
Saiyan Prince throws a jab but it's blocked by Badweather Jr.
Saiyan Prince misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Badweather Jr.
Badweather Jr lands a two punch combo.
A swing and a miss from Saiyan Prince.
Badweather Jr moves away from the strike by Saiyan Prince.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badweather Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince throws a hook to the side of Badweather Jr's head but Badweather Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Despite the aggression on Badweather Jr's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A jab from Saiyan Prince misses.
Saiyan Prince swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Badweather Jr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Badweather Jr staying out of range there.
Saiyan Prince slips a straight right by Badweather Jr.
Badweather Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Saiyan Prince scores with a crisp jab that stopped Badweather Jr in his tracks.
Nice defenses there by Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince throws a leg kick but Badweather Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Badweather Jr lands an overhand right.
Saiyan Prince lands a slapping body shot.
Saiyan Prince showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Badweather Jr.
Saiyan Prince quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Saiyan Prince misses the body punch
and Badweather Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badweather Jr throws the left hand but Saiyan Prince avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saiyan Prince staying out of range there.
Jab by Badweather Jr.
Saiyan Prince swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saiyan Prince takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A nice combination there by Badweather Jr.
Saiyan Prince uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Badweather Jr.
Saiyan Prince throws a jab when Badweather Jr was well out of range.
Saiyan Prince looks to throw the jab but Badweather Jr is out of range.
Saiyan Prince is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Saiyan Prince. That snapped Badweather Jr's head back.
Jab by Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Saiyan Prince misses with an uppercut
and Badweather Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Badweather Jr ducks under a wild hook from Saiyan Prince.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Badweather Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Badweather Jr misses with an uppercut.
Saiyan Prince feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Saiyan Prince feints and then cracks Badweather Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Badweather Jr down.
A big left from Saiyan Prince misses.
A lazy body kick from Saiyan Prince
and Badweather Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Saiyan Prince thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lloyd Badweather Jr will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Badweather Jr throws a body punch but Saiyan Prince moves out of range.
Badweather Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Saiyan Prince counters with a nice uppercut.
Badweather Jr slips under a jab.
Badweather Jr misses with a straight right.
Badweather Jr ducks under a wild hook from Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince misses with a left hand
and Badweather Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Saiyan Prince with the inside leg kick.
A big left from Badweather Jr misses.
Badweather Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Badweather Jr blocks a head kick by Saiyan Prince.
A little jabbing left from Badweather Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big right from Saiyan Prince misses.
Badweather Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Badweather Jr lands a nice hook to Saiyan Prince's body. Saiyan Prince takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saiyan Prince bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Badweather Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saiyan Prince.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saiyan Prince pivots, looking for a leg kick but Badweather Jr is out of range and Saiyan Prince settles back down.
Saiyan Prince swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Badweather Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Saiyan Prince connects with an inside leg kick.
Lloyd Badweather Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saiyan Prince looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badweather Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Saiyan Prince misses with a low kick.
Saiyan Prince connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Saiyan Prince moves out of range of the strikes.
Saiyan Prince ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Badweather Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Badweather Jr throws out the jab.
A jab from Badweather Jr misses.
Saiyan Prince appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Saiyan Prince tries a low kick but Badweather Jr avoids it.
Lloyd Badweather Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Badweather Jr throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince misses with a lunging right hand
and Badweather Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Saiyan Prince misses the target.
Saiyan Prince throws a head kick that misses.
Badweather Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saiyan Prince walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Badweather Jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Badweather Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Saiyan Prince.
Good work by Badweather Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Saiyan Prince looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Saiyan Prince ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Badweather Jr moves away.
Saiyan Prince ducks under a wild hook from Badweather Jr.
Saiyan Prince throws a body shot but no joy.
Badweather Jr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Badweather Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Saiyan Prince takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Saiyan Prince tries a low kick but Badweather Jr avoids it.
Badweather Jr looks to land a left hand but Saiyan Prince moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Badweather Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Badweather Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Badweather Jr lands a jab to Saiyan Prince's midsection.
Saiyan Prince throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saiyan Prince throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saiyan Prince on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Saiyan Prince looks to land a body kick but Badweather Jr moved away.
Saiyan Prince throws a body punch but Badweather Jr moves out of range.
Badweather Jr is looking for the big counter here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badweather Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Saiyan Prince throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Badweather Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Saiyan Prince misses with a looping right.
Saiyan Prince tests Badweather Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Badweather Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saiyan Prince throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Badweather Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Saiyan Prince misses the target.
Badweather Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Badweather Jr throws a one two combo.
Saiyan Prince throws a hook but Badweather Jr avoids it easily.
Badweather Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saiyan Prince.
Badweather Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saiyan Prince looks to land a combination but Badweather Jr avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badweather Jr misses with a double jab.
Good shot there by Badweather Jr.
Good leg kick by Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince drops his hands momentarily and Badweather Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saiyan Prince throws a big shot that misses.
Badweather Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Badweather Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by Saiyan Prince. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Saiyan Prince.
Badweather Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince scores with a leg kick.
Saiyan Prince connects with a body shot that sends Badweather Jr's belly button to the back.
Saiyan Prince misses with a body shot.
Saiyan Prince throws a hook but Badweather Jr blocks it.
A big right from Saiyan Prince misses.
Badweather Jr misses with a double jab.
Badweather Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Badweather Jr throws a right hand that Saiyan Prince ducks under and follows up with a left that Saiyan Prince also avoids with ease.
Badweather Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saiyan Prince moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saiyan Prince lands a nice shot to the body.
Badweather Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saiyan Prince circles away quickly and effectively.
Saiyan Prince swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Saiyan Prince.
Some wild striking there from Badweather Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lloyd Badweather Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Saiyan Prince throws a hook but Badweather Jr avoids it easily.
A combination from Badweather Jr does no damage.
Badweather Jr avoids the body shot from Saiyan Prince.
Badweather Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Badweather Jr does it's job there.
Saiyan Prince misses with a looping left.
Badweather Jr works Saiyan Prince's body with a nice hook.
Saiyan Prince listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Saiyan Prince wants to slow Badweather Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Badweather Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saiyan Prince misses with a looping left.
Saiyan Prince misses with a body shot.
Badweather Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Saiyan Prince throws a leg kick that is checked
and Badweather Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Saiyan Prince.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Badweather Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Saiyan Prince doesn't seem phased though.
Badweather Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
The fighters circling - Saiyan Prince throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saiyan Prince pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saiyan Prince misses with a head kick.
Saiyan Prince misses with a hook
enabling Badweather Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Badweather Jr throws a body punch but Saiyan Prince moves out of range.
Saiyan Prince tries a low kick but Badweather Jr avoids it.
A punch combination from Badweather Jr misses.
Badweather Jr avoids the head kick by Saiyan Prince.
A low kick lands for Saiyan Prince.
Badweather Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Saiyan Prince ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Badweather Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saiyan Prince.
Badweather Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Saiyan Prince's head.
Badweather Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saiyan Prince throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Badweather Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saiyan Prince takes a swing at Badweather Jr's ribcage but misses.
Saiyan Prince takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badweather Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice defenses there by Badweather Jr.
Saiyan Prince misses with a head kick.
Badweather Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Saiyan Prince.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Badweather Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saiyan Prince moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saiyan Prince is looking to counter punch.
Badweather Jr looks to land a combination but Saiyan Prince avoids it well.
Saiyan Prince throws the left hand but Badweather Jr avoids the punch easily.
Saiyan Prince scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Badweather Jr sizes up Saiyan Prince with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Saiyan Prince jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Badweather Jr blocks a head kick by Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince thows a left - swing and a miss!
Badweather Jr throws a combination. Saiyan Prince tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Badweather Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Saiyan Prince counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Badweather Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badweather Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saiyan Prince moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saiyan Prince throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saiyan Prince moves forwards but Badweather Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Badweather Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Saiyan Prince uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Badweather Jr.
Badweather Jr takes one on the button.
Saiyan Prince throws a leg kick that misses.
Saiyan Prince lands a body shot.
Saiyan Prince connects with a good right hand that stumbles Badweather Jr. Badweather Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Badweather Jr blocks a jab.
Saiyan Prince moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Saiyan Prince uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Badweather Jr.
Saiyan Prince swings for the body but Badweather Jr moves out of range.
Badweather Jr staying out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saiyan Prince.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saiyan Prince uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Badweather Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Saiyan Prince cracks Badweather Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
The fighters circling - Saiyan Prince throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An inside leg kick lands from Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince misses with an uppercut. Badweather Jr saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Badweather Jr misses its intended target.
Saiyan Prince misses with an uppercut.
Saiyan Prince gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Badweather Jr connects with a right hand. Saiyan Prince shakes it off.
Saiyan Prince connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saiyan Prince wants to land a leg kick but Badweather Jr is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Saiyan Prince. Those never looked like landing.
Saiyan Prince avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saiyan Prince slips a jab from Badweather Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Lloyd Badweather Jr just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Saiyan Prince lands a jab to the nose.
A telegraphed right hand from Badweather Jr misses the target.
Saiyan Prince feints a jab promting Badweather Jr to slip. Saiyan Prince then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Badweather Jr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A solid body kick from Saiyan Prince.
The fighters circling - Saiyan Prince throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saiyan Prince throws a leg kick but Badweather Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Badweather Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saiyan Prince.
Badweather Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Saiyan Prince misses.
Badweather Jr throws a right hand that Saiyan Prince ducks under and follows up with a left that Saiyan Prince also avoids with ease.
Badweather Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Badweather Jr! But no joy.
Badweather Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Badweather Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saiyan Prince uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Badweather Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Badweather Jr.
Saiyan Prince steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Badweather Jr.
Saiyan Prince moves out of range as Badweather Jr strikes.
Saiyan Prince looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Badweather Jr throws a one two combo.
Saiyan Prince scores with a jab to the head.
Saiyan Prince staying out of range there.
Saiyan Prince fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Badweather Jr misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Saiyan Prince on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Saiyan Prince throws a hook but Badweather Jr avoids it easily.
Saiyan Prince tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Badweather Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Saiyan Prince.
Badweather Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Badweather Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saiyan Prince on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Saiyan Prince dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Badweather Jr. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saiyan Prince looks to land a right hand but Badweather Jr moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saiyan Prince thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saiyan Prince throws a shot from downtown. Badweather Jr moves away and avoids it.
Badweather Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good standup being displayed there by Saiyan Prince as he connects with a hook.
Badweather Jr misses with an uppercut. Saiyan Prince saw that one coming.
Saiyan Prince is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Badweather Jr cracks Saiyan Prince with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Badweather Jr moves away from the strike by Saiyan Prince.
Badweather Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Badweather Jr throws a hook to the side of Saiyan Prince's head but Saiyan Prince sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Saiyan Prince lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Badweather Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Badweather Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Badweather Jr throws a series of punches but Saiyan Prince avoids them all with ease.
Saiyan Prince drops his hands momentarily and Badweather Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Badweather Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Saiyan Prince is just out of range.
Saiyan Prince throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Badweather Jr scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saiyan Prince throws a jab when Badweather Jr was well out of range.
Saiyan Prince bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Badweather Jr's head backwards.
Badweather Jr slips a jab and a cross from Saiyan Prince.
Badweather Jr throws a series of punches but Saiyan Prince moves out of range.
A slow jab from Badweather Jr misses its intended target.
Badweather Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saiyan Prince sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Badweather Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Badweather Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saiyan Prince.
Badweather Jr misses with a looping left.
Saiyan Prince throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saiyan Prince throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Badweather Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Saiyan Prince's head backwards.
Saiyan Prince lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saiyan Prince throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saiyan Prince throws a body shot but no joy.
Badweather Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badweather Jr swings for the body but Saiyan Prince moves out of range.
Saiyan Prince keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Badweather Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Badweather Jr is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badweather Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saiyan Prince lands a nice shot to the body.
Badweather Jr throws a looping overhand right but Saiyan Prince ducks down to avoid it.
Saiyan Prince throws a head kick that misses.
Badweather Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Badweather Jr misses with a looping left.
Saiyan Prince with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Badweather Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Saiyan Prince throws a leg kick but Badweather Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
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 Vegeta Saiyan Prince will probably get the nod.
That's time! Saiyan Prince's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Badweather Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saiyan Prince circles away quickly and effectively.
Badweather Jr looks to land a combination. Saiyan Prince sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Saiyan Prince throws a big shot that misses.
Badweather Jr defending well as Saiyan Prince loads up on a big left hand.
Saiyan Prince throws a good cross that connects.
Saiyan Prince throws a looping overhand right but Badweather Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Badweather Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Badweather Jr looks to land a combination but Saiyan Prince avoids it well.
Badweather Jr takes a kick to the side of the head.
Badweather Jr is rocked!
Badweather Jr throws a series of punches but Saiyan Prince moves out of range.
Badweather Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Saiyan Prince finish him?
Saiyan Prince takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badweather Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Saiyan Prince throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slow jab from Saiyan Prince misses its intended target.
Saiyan Prince throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Badweather Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Badweather Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saiyan Prince throws a half hearted mid kick.
Badweather Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Saiyan Prince is looking to land body kicks.
Badweather Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Badweather Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Saiyan Prince's shoulder, as Saiyan Prince tries to avoid the shot.
Saiyan Prince misses with a looping left.
Badweather Jr throws out a counter right but Saiyan Prince avoids it with no problem.
Saiyan Prince thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saiyan Prince moves out of range as Badweather Jr strikes.
Saiyan Prince just misses with a punch to the body.
Saiyan Prince takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Badweather Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Saiyan Prince.
Badweather Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Badweather Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Saiyan Prince dodges the punch combination from Badweather Jr.
Badweather Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saiyan Prince.
Badweather Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vegeta Saiyan Prince has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saiyan Prince pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Saiyan Prince misses with a left hand
and Badweather Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Badweather Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saiyan Prince swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saiyan Prince lands with a good body shot.
Saiyan Prince is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Badweather Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Saiyan Prince drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Saiyan Prince moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Saiyan Prince misses with an uppercut
and Badweather Jr counters with a left to the body.
Nice body punch from Badweather Jr.
Badweather Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Saiyan Prince fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Badweather Jr slips under a jab from Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badweather Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Saiyan Prince throws a body shot but no joy.
Badweather Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Saiyan Prince fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Badweather Jr manages to avoid it.
Saiyan Prince misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Saiyan Prince.
Badweather Jr moves out of range as Saiyan Prince throws a body kick.
Badweather Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Badweather Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Saiyan Princes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Saiyan Prince throws an overhand right that lands on Badweather Jr's shoulder, as Badweather Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Saiyan Prince slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Saiyan Prince looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Saiyan Prince slips a straight right by Badweather Jr.
Saiyan Prince swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Badweather Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saiyan Prince slips a jab and a cross from Badweather Jr.
Saiyan Prince swings for the body but Badweather Jr moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saiyan Prince throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Badweather Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Saiyan Prince misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Badweather Jr.
It seemed like Badweather Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Saiyan Prince throws a predictable looking body shot
and Badweather Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saiyan Prince connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Saiyan Prince swings widly with a right hand
and Badweather Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Badweather Jr with a nice cross.
That kick from Saiyan Prince tenderised Badweather Jr's leg. Badweather Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Saiyan Prince changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Badweather Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Badweather Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Badweather Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Saiyan Prince swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saiyan Prince uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Badweather Jr.
Badweather Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Saiyan Prince throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saiyan Prince throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lloyd Badweather Jr.
Well Badweather Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 46:50
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 46:49
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lloyd Badweather Jr!
Lloyd Badweather Jr bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Veli Ilkka Perkules (ranked 6926 p4p, 24098 weight class) and Theodore Cleaver (ranked 653 p4p, 693 weight class). Cleaver has chosen Methlabs & MOONSHINE as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Veli Ilkka Perkules!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Theodore Cleaver!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Perkules.
Cleaver has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perkules.
Cleaver works Perkules's body with a nice hook.
Cleaver throws a right hand that Perkules ducks under and follows up with a left that Perkules also avoids with ease.
Perkules scores with a jab to the body.
Perkules throws a chopping leg kick but Cleaver manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice leg kick from Perkules, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cleaver misses with a head kick.
Cleaver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perkules circles away quickly and effectively.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Perkules lands a leg kick that knocks Cleaver off balance momentarily.
Cleaver bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Perkules's head backwards.
Perkules keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cleaver.
Perkules tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cleaver is able to avoid easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cleaver missing with a left hand there. Perkules was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perkules thuds his right hand into Cleaver's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cleaver avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Perkules throws a chopping leg kick but Cleaver manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Perkules turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cleaver. Perkules does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cleaver throws a series of punches but Perkules moves out of range.
Cleaver with a jab.
Perkules seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cleaver misses with a wild combination.
As Cleaver backs away, Perkules returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkules scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Perkules throws a push kick but Cleaver slaps the foot to one side.
Cleaver misses with the combination.
Cleaver walks into a jab.
Perkules ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cleaver throws a jab but it's blocked by Perkules.
Perkules tests Cleaver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Perkules connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cleaver momentarily.
Cleaver checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perkules.
Cleaver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cleaver tries a head kick but it misses.
Perkules displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cleaver throws out the jab.
Cleaver moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cleaver on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Perkules.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cleaver throws a combination that misses
and Perkules makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cleaver moves into the clinch.
Cleaver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perkules swings wildly with an uppercut but Cleaver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cleaver tries to work over Perkules's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perkules throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perkules.
Cleaver lands a nice elbow.
Cleaver swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkules uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cleaver.
Cleaver missing with knees to the body.
Cleaver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perkules.
Cleaver prevents Perkules from breaking the clinch.
Perkules lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cleaver lands an elbow that stopped Perkules in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Veli Ilkka Perkules has been cut.
Perkules softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cleaver lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver blocks an uppercut.
Perkules misses with a punch on the inside.
Perkules manages to break the clinch.
Cleaver misses with a looping left.
Cleaver tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Perkules takes a swing at Cleaver's ribcage but misses.
Cleaver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perkules finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Perkules throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cleaver avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Perkules slips a jab and a cross from Cleaver.
Perkules was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cleaver looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Perkules misses.
Cleaver tries to counter by closing the distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Perkules.
Cleaver walks into a stiff left hand from Perkules.
Cleaver misses with the combination.
Cleaver misses with a double jab.
It looked like Perkules wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Perkules avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkules scores with a sloppy right hand. Cleaver should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver misses with a straight right.
Perkules is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cleaver takes the fight into the clinch.
Cleaver misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cleaver.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perkules.
Perkules scores with a shot to the side of Cleaver's head.
Cleaver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Perkules tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Perkules lands with a right to the head.
Cleaver with a knee to the head.
Perkules is trying to push Cleaver away but Cleaver has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A short left from Perkules.
Cleaver lands an elbow that stopped Perkules in his tracks for a moment.
Cleaver tries to work over Perkules's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Perkules.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cleaver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Perkules blocks an elbow strike.
Perkules pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cleaver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perkules.
Cleaver might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Perkules lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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 Veli Ilkka Perkules will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Veli Ilkka Perkules'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.
Cleaver fails to land with a series of punches.
Perkules throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cleaver stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Perkules.
A punch combination from Perkules misses.
Cleaver is looking to clinch but Perkules is avoiding it.
Theodore Cleaver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Perkules does it's job there.
Cleaver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perkules.
Cleaver's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cleaver closes the distance and clinches.
Cleaver lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cleaver fails to land.
Perkules tries a body shot but Cleaver blocks it.
Perkules blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Perkules.
Perkules misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkules swings wildly with an uppercut but Cleaver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cleaver misses with some punches.
Perkules lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Perkules on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cleaver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Perkules can't find room to land a body shot as Cleaver controls the action.
Cleaver has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Perkules seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cleaver can turn it around.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleaver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cleaver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perkules avoids the elbow strike from Cleaver, against the ropes.
Cleaver misses with the head strike.
Perkules pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perkules lands with a slapping head kick.
Perkules misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cleaver.
Cleaver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perkules.
Perkules lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cleaver moves out of range as Perkules strikes.
Perkules motions for Cleaver to come forward. Perkules throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cleaver looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cleaver throws a wild body kick that Perkules sees coming a mile off.
Perkules throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cleaver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cleaver looks to land a left hand but Perkules moved out of range nicely.
Cleaver connects with a body shot that sends Perkules's belly button to the back.
Cleaver shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cleaver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perkules misses with a wild body shot.
Perkules connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cleaver stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Perkules.
Cleaver lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cleaver looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkules is just out of range.
Perkules scores with a jab to the head.
Cleaver scores with a three punch combo!
Perkules scores with a nice strike.
Perkules moves out of range of the body kick from Cleaver.
Perkules connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Perkules ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cleaver moves away.
Perkules fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cleaver has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice shot lands for Cleaver.
Cleaver tries to bum rush Perkules with a series of wild strikes but Perkules uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cleaver cracks Perkules with a good jab.
Perkules tries to work over Cleaver's front leg with a kick but Cleaver checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Perkules blocks the leg kick.
Veli Ilkka Perkules is winning the standup battle so far.
Perkules swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Perkules thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some bone on bone action there as Cleaver checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Perkules bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cleaver's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cleaver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cleaver throws a head punch that misses.
Knees to the body from Cleaver.
Perkules misses with a body punch.
Cleaver blocks a body shot from Perkules.
Theodore Cleaver seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cleaver lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Perkules or not.
Perkules misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perkules misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Perkules.
Cleaver lands with a light punch inside.
Perkules can't find room to land a body shot as Cleaver controls the action.
Cleaver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right hook to the body lands for Cleaver.
Perkules is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Cleaver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perkules backwards.
Cleaver lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cleaver crunches a lovely knee into Perkules's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cleaver lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkules blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perkules breaks the clinch.
Cleaver throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A punch lands to the side of Cleaver 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Veli Ilkka Perkules seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkules throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cleaver chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Perkules avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cleaver. Perkules does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perkules throws a wild body kick that Cleaver sees coming a mile off.
Cleaver lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cleaver loads up on a big right hand but Perkules slips the punch.
Perkules misses the jab.
Cleaver is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Perkules throws a wild body kick that Cleaver sees coming a mile off.
Cleaver moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cleaver tries to clinch but Perkules moves out of range.
Perkules avoids the head kick by Cleaver.
Cleaver feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Perkuless jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Perkules throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cleaver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Perkules paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Theodore Cleaver will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Veli Ilkka Perkules'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.
Perkules lands a lovely overhand right.
Perkules swings widly with a right hand
and Cleaver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perkules scores with a nice body kick.
Cleaver misses with a few strikes there.
Cleaver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Perkules fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cleaver has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Perkules fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cleaver looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Perkules takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cleaver ducks right into an uppercut from Perkules.
Perkules blocks a leg kick.
Perkules clobbers Cleaver with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Crunch! Perkules slams his shin into Cleaver's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkules is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cleaver.
Cleaver swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cleaver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cleaver misses with a double jab
and Perkules counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cleaver misses with a looping left.
Cleaver keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Perkules scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cleaver doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Cleaver misses.
Cleaver feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Perkuless jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Perkules lands a body shot.
Perkules takes a swing at Cleaver's ribcage but misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Perkules.
Cleaver scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Perkules looks to land a body kick but Cleaver moved away.
Cleaver scores with a shot to the body.
Cleaver throws a hook to the side of Perkules's head but Perkules sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice combination there by Cleaver.
Perkules moves out of range of the strikes.
Cleaver misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkules cracks Cleaver with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Perkules throws the left hand but Cleaver avoids the punch easily.
Perkules wants to slow Cleaver down by chopping away at his legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perkules.
That kick from Perkules tenderised Cleaver's leg. Cleaver is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perkules shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cleaver eats them both and turns towards Perkules to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkules uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cleaver.
Perkules circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cleaver has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cleaver throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perkules avoids the head kick by Cleaver.
Perkules misses with a low kick as Cleaver jumps back.
Cleaver tries to counter with a clinch but Perkules shakes him off and moves away.
Cleaver takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cleaver gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cleaver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cleaver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cleaver.
Perkules breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perkules keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkules. Cleaver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cleaver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perkules wants to land a leg kick but Cleaver is out of range.
Perkules throws a shot from downtown. Cleaver moves away and avoids it.
Cleaver looks to land a left hand but Perkules moved out of range nicely.
Perkules pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Perkules throws a push kick but Cleaver slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver takes a swing at Perkules's ribcage but misses.
Cleaver lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cleaver throws out a loose jab but Perkules uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkules takes a swing at Cleaver's ribcage but misses.
Perkules waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cleaver.
Some bone on bone action there as Cleaver checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cleaver is looking for the big counter here.
Cleaver misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Perkules wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cleaver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cleaver tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Perkules is able to avoid easily.
Cleaver has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Perkules.
Cleaver throws a body kick that misses.
Cleaver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Perkules lands a really nice looking cross but Cleaver seems unphased.
Cleaver misses with a wild body shot.
Cleaver tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Perkules manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cleaver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cleaver on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkules lands with a shot to the body.
Cleaver misses with a double jab.
Perkules fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cleaver looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkules throws a leg kick but Cleaver moved away.
Cleaver takes one to the chin there.
Cleaver moves out of range of the body kick.
Cleaver takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cleaver has Perkules up against the ropes in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Cleaver scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cleaver misses with some punches.
Perkules misses with a knee to the head.
Perkules can't break the clinch.
Perkules is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkules misses with a body punch.
Perkules blocks a body shot from Cleaver.
Perkules breaks the clinch.
Perkules lands with a cross.
Perkules buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Veli Ilkka Perkules did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Veli Ilkka Perkules's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Perkules moves out of range of the strikes.
Cleaver fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cleaver looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkules is just out of range.
Perkules misses with a low kick.
Perkules moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cleaver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perkules moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cleaver!
Cleaver connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Perkules looks to score with a jab to the body but Cleaver is just out of range.
A nice leg kick from Perkules, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cleaver throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Perkules on the side of the head.
Cleaver has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkules avoids the elbow strike from Cleaver, against the ropes.
Cleaver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Perkules.
Perkules throws a head punch that misses.
Cleaver has a couple of punches blocked by Perkules.
A short uppercut from Cleaver.
Perkules tries to land knees in the clinch but Cleaver avoids the damage to the body.
Perkules scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleaver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cleaver makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Perkules misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cleaver obliges.
Cleaver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Perkules escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perkules misses with a hook.
Perkules throws a leg kick which misses Cleaver's front leg but catches the back leg as Cleaver tries to avoid it.
Cleaver takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cleaver throws a shot from downtown. Perkules moves away and avoids it.
Cleaver throws out a leg kick but Perkules moves out of range and Cleaver only half commits.
Perkules wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cleaver throws a series of punches but Perkules moves out of range.
And Perkules counters with a quick kick to the body but Cleaver blocks it.
Cleaver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perkules throws a combination that misses
and Cleaver counters by clinching up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkules has a couple of punches blocked by Cleaver.
Cleaver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A knee to the head by Perkules.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cleaver lands a damaging elbow.
Perkules is trying to break free.
Cleaver trying to land knees to the body.
Perkules's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Perkules blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Cleaver fails to land.
Perkules throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cleaver blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Perkules fails to land.
Perkules takes an elbow to the temple.
Veli Ilkka Perkules's cut is getting worse.
Cleaver landing knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cleaver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Perkules swings wildly with an uppercut but Cleaver uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Perkules.
Cleaver missing with knees to the body.
Perkules misses with the head strike.
Cleaver has a couple of punches blocked by Perkules.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cleaver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perkules lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Perkules with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Perkules tries to land a knee to the head but Cleaver blocks with his arms.
Perkules lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cleaver presses Perkules against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cleaver lands a left hand.
Perkules escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cleaver throws a jab but it's blocked by Perkules.
Cleaver misses with a few strikes there.
Cleaver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perkules swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cleaver sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cleaver takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cleaver lands with an overhand left.
Perkules slips under a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perkules.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkules connects with the punch.
Perkules looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Perkules walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cleaver checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Perkules ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cleaver moves away.
Cleaver throws out a counter right but Perkules avoids it with no problem.
Cleaver connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Perkules lands a jab to Cleaver's midsection.
A nice leg kick from Perkules, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perkules throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cleaver lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Perkules connects with a jab.
Cleaver changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cleaver gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cleaver darts in and clinches Perkules up against the ropes.
Perkules tries to land a knee to the head but Cleaver blocks with his arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cleaver prevents a body shot from Perkules.
Cleaver scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cleaver lands a damaging elbow.
Perkules blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perkules swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theodore Cleaver dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Veli Ilkka Perkules'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. This is the final round!
Perkules missing with a left hand there. Cleaver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cleaver doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Perkules throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Perkules throws a front kick aimed at Cleaver's knee but Cleaver avoids it well.
Perkules fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cleaver moves into the clinch.
Cleaver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perkules throws a punch but it's blocked by Cleaver.
Cleaver tries to land knees in the clinch but Perkules avoids the damage to the body.
Cleaver lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Perkules or not.
Cleaver has Perkules pressed against the ropes, preventing Perkules from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perkules.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Cleaver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Perkules's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkules pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cleaver takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Perkules just misses with a punch to the body.
Cleaver throws a counter combo.
Perkules has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cleaver displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cleaver goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Perkules is rocked!
Veli Ilkka Perkules's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkules walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Perkules is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Theodore Cleaver!
Theodore Cleaver 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Miguel Cotto (ranked 7060 p4p, 5920 weight class) and Carlotos Spiteri (ranked 626 p4p, 578 weight class). Spiteri is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Day to day basis. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Cotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlotos Spiteri!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spiteri connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Spiteri dodges the punch combination from Cotto.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cotto.
Cotto lands with an uppercut that bounces Spiteri off the ropes and back into range.
Cotto looks to score with a jab to the body but Spiteri is just out of range.
Spiteri counters with a body kick.
Cotto tried to score with a low kick but Spiteri checks it.
A nice side step and Spiteri releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cotto has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rabid Dog in the buildup to the fight.
Spiteri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cotto.
Spiteri wants to counter the offense by Cotto and move into the clinch position.
Cotto misses with a low kick.
Cotto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spiteri on the side of the head.
Cotto moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spiteri misses with a wild body shot.
Cotto lands a head shot.
Cotto throws a body kick that misses
and Spiteri counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cotto thinking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cotto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cotto blocks a head kick by Spiteri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto with a nice calf kick.
Cotto throws a hook to the side of Spiteri's head but Spiteri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cotto lands a head kick!
Cotto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cotto tries to work over Spiteri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cotto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cotto misses with a punch to the body.
Cotto tries to throw a body punch but Spiteri avoids it by throwing Cotto back against the ropes.
Spiteri lands with a short shot to the head.
Cotto struggles to land a body shot inside as Spiteri controls his hands.
Spiteri prevents a body shot from Cotto.
A short body shot lands from Cotto as the two fighters clinch.
Spiteri lands a nice uppercut.
Cotto tries to work over Spiteri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cotto tries to throw a body punch but Spiteri avoids it by throwing Cotto back against the ropes.
Spiteri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cotto can't find room to land a body shot as Spiteri controls the action.
Cotto struggles to land a body shot inside as Spiteri controls his hands.
Spiteri prevents a body shot from Cotto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri misses with a punch to the body.
Spiteri misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Spiteri creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spiteri.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spiteri.
Cotto tries a body shot but Spiteri blocks it.
Spiteri misses with some punches.
Cotto misses with a punch to the body.
Spiteri prevents a body shot from Cotto.
Spiteri stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Spiteri lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Miguel Cotto has been cut.
Spiteri prevents a body shot from Cotto.
Spiteri tries to work over Cotto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cotto lands a nice uppercut.
Spiteri scores with a shot to the side of Cotto's head.
Spiteri blocks a body shot from Cotto.
Spiteri lands with a light punch inside.
Cotto digs a right hand underneath Spiteri's ribcage. Spiteri let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cotto takes an elbow to the temple.
Spiteri presses Cotto against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cotto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spiteri's elbow.
Cotto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As Cotto backs off Spiteri throws a huge counter combo but Cotto manages to avoid it all.
Cotto takes one to the side of the head.
Miguel Cotto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spiteri slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cotto tries a low kick but Spiteri avoids it.
Spiteri throws a hook but Cotto blocks it.
Spiteri scores with a body shot.
Cotto looks for the body kick but Spiteri saw that one coming.
Spiteri throws out a counter right but Cotto avoids it with no problem.
Cotto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cotto lands with a slapping head kick.
Cotto tries a head kick but it misses.
Spiteri moves out of range of the leg kick from Cotto.
Cotto misses with a leg kick
and Spiteri counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Cotto misses
and Spiteri counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Cotto on his ass! Cotto wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cotto throws a jab when Spiteri was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri checks a leg kick nicely.
Cotto with the inside leg kick.
Spiteri keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cotto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Spiteri.
Cotto misses with an uppercut
and Spiteri counters with a straight right hand.
Cotto is rocked!
Cotto misses with a leg kick
and Spiteri counters with a right hand from hell and Cotto is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carlotos Spiteri!
During a confident post fight interview, Carlotos Spiteri thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Marious La De Hoya (ranked 3161 p4p, 4492 weight class) and Renato Gracie (ranked 321 p4p, 416 weight class). La De Hoya's entrance music is SCARFACE. A fine choice. Gracie has chosen Hail To The King by Avenged Sevenfold as his entrance music. Renato Gracie is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marious La De Hoya!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Renato Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La De Hoya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie flicks out a counter leg kick but La De Hoya steps away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as La De Hoya checks a leg kick.
La De Hoya scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
Gracie has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
La De Hoya rushes Gracie and presses him up against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Gracie.
Gracie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gracie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marious La De Hoya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but La De Hoya checks it well.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. La De Hoya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
La De Hoya tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
La De Hoya swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
La De Hoya with the inside leg kick.
Gracie throws a leg kick but La De Hoya sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of La De Hoya's head but La De Hoya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
La De Hoya throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from La De Hoya.
Gracie connects with a solid leg kick.
La De Hoya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract La De Hoya.
La De Hoya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
La De Hoya is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie avoids the body shot from La De Hoya.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as La De Hoya lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
La De Hoya misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Gracie lands an impressive looking overhand right. La De Hoya doesn't seem phased though.
La De Hoya misses with a wild body shot.
La De Hoya is looking to wear down Gracie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gracie.
Gracie feints and then cracks La De Hoya's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow La De Hoya down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gracie checks a leg kick.
La De Hoya throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
La De Hoya turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie pivots, looking for a leg kick but La De Hoya is out of range and Gracie settles back down.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
La De Hoya wants to land a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
La De Hoya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
La De Hoya misses with a low kick.
La De Hoya looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
La De Hoya misses with a body kick.
La De Hoya takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La De Hoya misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from La De Hoya misses.
Gracie cracks La De Hoya with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice straight punches there by Gracie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gracie.
Gracie avoids the body shot from La De Hoya.
Gracie throws out a counter right but La De Hoya avoids it with no problem.
La De Hoya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
La De Hoya is looking to clinch.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from La De Hoya.
Nice shot lands for Gracie.
La De Hoya has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gracie.
La De Hoya moves into the clinch.
La De Hoya lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie moves out of range as La De Hoya strikes.
La De Hoya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits La De Hoyas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A left lands for Gracie.
La De Hoya swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gracie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice uppercut there from Gracie.
Gracie is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! La De Hoya had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for La De Hoya.
A telegraphed right hand from La De Hoya misses the target.
La De Hoya throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from La De Hoya.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before La De Hoya has time to react.
Donk. La De Hoya catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
Gracie stuns La De Hoya with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from La De Hoya. Gracie shrugs it off though.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by La De Hoya.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but La De Hoya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie lands a body shot.
La De Hoya fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the ropes.
La De Hoya throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike.
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!
La De Hoya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
La De Hoya throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Gracie blocks the leg kick.
Gracie checks the leg kick.
Gracie tests La De Hoya's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from La De Hoya. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a leg kick but La De Hoya checks it.
La De Hoya jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gracie throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
La De Hoya ducks right into an uppercut from Gracie.
Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gracie scoring well with a low kick there.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
La De Hoya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
La De Hoya takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jab, jab by Gracie - just one landing.
La De Hoya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie gets tackled into the ropes by La De Hoya. La De Hoya maintains the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
La De Hoya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie avoids the elbow strike from La De Hoya, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Renato Gracie will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Renato Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
La De Hoya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
La De Hoya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gracie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
La De Hoya quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
La De Hoya tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
La De Hoya takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie cracks La De Hoya with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
La De Hoya landing knees to the body.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gracie wants to get back to striking at distance but La De Hoya won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by La De Hoya.
La De Hoya lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
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!
Gracie breaks the clinch.
Gracie throws a low kick but La De Hoya avoids it.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. La De Hoya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
La De Hoya takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
La De Hoya scores with a leg kick.
La De Hoya connects with the punch.
La De Hoya scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La De Hoya tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
La De Hoya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
La De Hoya misses the shot to the body.
La De Hoya backing away here, and Gracie unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gracie slips under a jab.
La De Hoya lands a nice shot to the body.
La De Hoya throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
La De Hoya on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gracie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
Gracie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gracie lands a jab to the nose.
La De Hoya on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Good exchange - Gracie coming out on top.
Gracie throws a half hearted mid kick.
La De Hoya takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie takes a kick to the side of the head.
La De Hoya drives through and clinches with Gracie against the ropes.
Marious La De Hoya has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Renato Gracie has been cut.
La De Hoya lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for La De Hoya.
La De Hoya lands a left hand.
Gracie avoiding damage as La De Hoya throws knees to the body.
La De Hoya unloads a knee to the mid-section.
La De Hoya lands a nice uppercut.
La De Hoya makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gracie dodges an elbow strike from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
Gracie tries to circle away but La De Hoya has him pinned against the ropes.
La De Hoya has Gracie pressed against the ropes, preventing Gracie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
La De Hoya misses with the head strike.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
La De Hoya throws an elbow but it misses.
La De Hoya throws an elbow but it's blocked.
La De Hoya throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Gracie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
La De Hoya can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya blocks a body shot from Gracie.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting La De Hoya here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
La De Hoya lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
La De Hoya stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gracie misses with a hook.
La De Hoya gets in close and instigates a clinch.
La De Hoya landing knees to the body.
Gracie wants to break free but La De Hoya has control.
Gracie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from La De Hoya.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
La De Hoya tries to land a front kick but Gracie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
La De Hoya swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
La De Hoya throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
Gracie throws a jab when La De Hoya was well out of range.
La De Hoya has Gracie up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
La De Hoya lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
La De Hoya has Gracie pressed against the ropes, preventing Gracie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
La De Hoya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
La De Hoya pushes Gracie back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Gracie avoids the elbow strike from La De Hoya, against the ropes.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but La De Hoya has him pressed against the ropes.
Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
La De Hoya misses with a kick to the body.
Gracie walks forward, straight into a front kick from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya checks a low kick from Gracie.
La De Hoya tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
La De Hoya throws a head kick that half lands.
Gracie throws a front kick aimed at La De Hoya's knee but La De Hoya avoids it well.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from La De Hoya.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La De Hoya is looking to clinch.
Gracie with a nice cross.
La De Hoya gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marious La De Hoya dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Renato Gracie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
La De Hoya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as La De Hoya checks a leg kick.
La De Hoya is looking to clinch.
La De Hoya on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A low kick lands for Gracie.
Gracie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt La De Hoya.
La De Hoya throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
La De Hoya scores with a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for La De Hoya.
La De Hoya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
La De Hoya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
La De Hoya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by La De Hoya.
La De Hoya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
La De Hoya instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La De Hoya lands a right hand.
Gracie tries to break the clinch but La De Hoya is controlling the position.
Gracie gets through La De Hoya's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but La De Hoya has him pressed against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La De Hoya misses with the head strike.
La De Hoya lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
La De Hoya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
La De Hoya lands a damaging elbow.
La De Hoya lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
Gracie throws a leg kick which misses La De Hoya's front leg but catches the back leg as La De Hoya tries to avoid it.
La De Hoya throws a front kick that sends Gracie stumbling back into the ropes.
An inside leg kick lands from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
La De Hoya blocks the body kick.
La De Hoya ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie tries to land a leg kick but La De Hoya saw it coming and moves away.
Gracie tried to score with a low kick but La De Hoya checks it.
La De Hoya checks a low kick from Gracie.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but La De Hoya is just out of range.
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!
La De Hoya throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
La De Hoya clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the ropes.
Gracie breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a leg kick but La De Hoya sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gracie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gracie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gracie takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
La De Hoya is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A kick lands to the mid section there for La De Hoya.
La De Hoya moves out of range of the leg kick from Gracie.
Gracie throws a jab when La De Hoya was well out of range.
La De Hoya fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as La De Hoya throws out the jab.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
La De Hoya throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
La De Hoya wants to slow Gracie down by chopping away at his legs.
Gracie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A low kick lands for Gracie.
La De Hoya thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Gracie has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
La De Hoya lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as La De Hoya controls his hands.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
La De Hoya fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
La De Hoya ducks right into an uppercut from Gracie.
La De Hoya lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but La De Hoya moved out of range nicely.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Gracie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
La De Hoya throws a nice outside leg kick.
La De Hoya fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gracie feints and then cracks La De Hoya's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow La De Hoya down.
La De Hoya walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gracie slips under a jab from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
La De Hoya looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
La De Hoya bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
La De Hoya slips a straight right by Gracie.
Gracie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
La De Hoya throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. La De Hoya saw that one coming.
La De Hoya lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
La De Hoya tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Gracie there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
La De Hoya swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie throws a low kick but La De Hoya avoids it.
La De Hoya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie is clearly trying to counter these attacks from La De Hoya with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract La De Hoya.
La De Hoya thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body kick there by La De Hoya.
La De Hoya throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but La De Hoya ducks down to avoid it.
La De Hoya throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
La De Hoya has managed to clinch.
Gracie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
La De Hoya throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
La De Hoya tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La De Hoya has Gracie up against the ropes in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for La De Hoya.
Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
La De Hoya scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marious La De Hoya clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Renato Gracie's cut.
That's time! La De Hoya's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
La De Hoya scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
A bone on bone clash there as La De Hoya blocks the leg kick.
A left lands for Gracie.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
La De Hoya scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from La De Hoya. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gracie throws a leg kick but La De Hoya sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. La De Hoya takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie scores with a body shot.
La De Hoya dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
La De Hoya takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
La De Hoya throws a solid leg kick but Gracie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at La De Hoya.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
La De Hoya misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
La De Hoya fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gracie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gracie lands a nice shot that snaps La De Hoya's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
La De Hoya looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie swings for the body but La De Hoya moves out of range.
It looked like La De Hoya wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
La De Hoya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gracie.
Donk. Gracie catches La De Hoya right on the button with a cross.
La De Hoya stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gracie.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but La De Hoya ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
La De Hoya tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
La De Hoya lands with a right hand.
Gracie throws a solid leg kick but La De Hoya takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gracie.
La De Hoya tries to clinch up.
La De Hoya connects with a single shot there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as La De Hoya checks a leg kick.
La De Hoya feinted there with a counter leg kick.
La De Hoya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
La De Hoya misses with a low kick.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
It seemed like Gracie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
La De Hoya lands with a kick to the temple. Gracie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jab from Gracie.
Gracie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab from Gracie misses.
La De Hoya slips under a jab from Gracie.
Gracie throws a leg kick which misses La De Hoya's front leg but catches the back leg as La De Hoya tries to avoid it.
La De Hoya takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
La De Hoya throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but La De Hoya manages to avoid it.
Gracie tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
La De Hoya misses with a low kick as Gracie jumps back.
Gracie walks into a left hand.
Gracie swings for the body but La De Hoya moves out of range.
La De Hoya scores with a leg kick.
Gracie misses with a hook.
La De Hoya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
The fight stays on the outside here - La De Hoya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
La De Hoya looks for the body kick but Gracie saw that one coming.
La De Hoya takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
La De Hoya moves into the clinch.
Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before La De Hoya can pounce on him.
La De Hoya just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie only half commits to the counter leg kick.
La De Hoya misses with an attempted mid kick.
La De Hoya throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie throws a good cross that connects.
Gracie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gracie lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and La De Hoya has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from La De Hoya and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A thudding body kick lands there by La De Hoya!
La De Hoya is looking to land body kicks.
La De Hoya lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gracie explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from La De Hoya.
The fight stays on the outside here - La De Hoya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie throws out a counter right but La De Hoya avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by La De Hoya.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La De Hoya checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gracie 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.
La De Hoya throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
Gracie is clearly trying to counter these attacks from La De Hoya with a body shot.
Nice cross by Gracie.
La De Hoya loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
La De Hoya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
La De Hoya tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie throws out a counter right but La De Hoya avoids it with no problem.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
Gracie throws a leg kick which misses La De Hoya's front leg but catches the back leg as La De Hoya tries to avoid it.
Gracie scores with a crisp jab that stopped La De Hoya in his tracks.
La De Hoya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
La De Hoya misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
La De Hoya tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
La De Hoya checks the leg kick.
Gracie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
La De Hoya scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Renato Gracie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Renato Gracie's cut.
That's time! La De Hoya's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
La De Hoya clinches up against the ropes.
La De Hoya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
La De Hoya connects with a knee to the head.
La De Hoya throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gracie tries to break free but La De Hoya pushes him back against the ropes.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
La De Hoya moves into the clinch successfully.
Gracie gets through La De Hoya's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gracie scores with a nice hook to the head.
La De Hoya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
La De Hoya keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gracie's efforts to push away.
Gracie tries to break the clinch but La De Hoya is controlling the position.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gracie is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
La De Hoya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but La De Hoya has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La De Hoya softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
La De Hoya missing with knees to the body.
La De Hoya prevents Gracie from breaking the clinch.
La De Hoya lands a hook to the side of the head.
La De Hoya misses with an elbow over the top.
La De Hoya lands an uppercut.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
La De Hoya tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
La De Hoya crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Gracie wants to break free but La De Hoya has control.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
La De Hoya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gracie scores with a jab.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Gracie.
La De Hoya misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gracie. That's going to slow La De Hoya down.
La De Hoya with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from La De Hoya does it's job there.
La De Hoya misses with a body kick.
La De Hoya has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gracie.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from La De Hoya.
A countering left hand to the body from Gracie misses.
La De Hoya throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gracie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches La De Hoya on the side of the head.
La De Hoya throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
La De Hoya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
La De Hoya avoids a kick to the body.
Gracie throws a leg kick that misses.
Gracie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
La De Hoya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice shot by Gracie.
La De Hoya stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gracie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. La De Hoya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for La De Hoya.
La De Hoya fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Gracie does it's job there.
La De Hoya cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gracie throws a leg kick but La De Hoya sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracie.
La De Hoya lands with a straight right. Gracie didn't see that one coming.
La De Hoya on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A head kick misses from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but La De Hoya ducks down to avoid it.
La De Hoya moves into the clinch.
La De Hoya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but La De Hoya is just out of range.
Gracie swings for the body but La De Hoya moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie misses with a low kick as La De Hoya jumps back.
Gracie pivots, looking for a leg kick but La De Hoya is out of range and Gracie settles back down.
La De Hoya fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - La De Hoya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt La De Hoya.
Gracie with a nice cross.
La De Hoya doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Gracie.
La De Hoya lands with a good body shot.
La De Hoya throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
La De Hoya throws a good cross that connects.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
La De Hoya throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La De Hoya explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
La De Hoya throws out a powerful jab.
Gracie tries to land a leg kick but La De Hoya saw it coming and moves away.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marious La De Hoya showed his dominance in that final round.
I think La De Hoya 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marious La De Hoya!
Marious La De Hoya retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Marious La De Hoya made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Lambert George (ranked 16470 p4p, 5175 weight class) and Melankomas Caria (ranked 707 p4p, 589 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think George might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ca fait mal. Caria is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 13 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lambert George!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Melankomas Caria!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Caria moves out of range of the body kick from George.
George fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Caria lands the left hand.
Caria scores with a nice strike.
George has Caria up against the ropes in a clinch.
George tries a knee to the head but Caria blocks it.
Caria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
George misses with a knee strike.
George missing with knees to the body.
George swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
George lands with a left to the head.
George makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Caria tries to land knees in the clinch but George avoids the damage to the body.
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!
George swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
George misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caria.
Caria unloads a knee to the mid-section. George lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
George misses with a knee strike.
George misses with a knee strike.
Caria tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Caria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from George.
George misses with a hook from the clinch.
George misses with a knee strike.
George tries to land knees in the clinch but Caria avoids the damage to the body.
Caria pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caria connects with a solid leg kick.
Caria looks to throw the jab but George is out of range.
Caria throws a lazy right hand but George sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Caria takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Good leg kick by Caria.
Caria throws a wild body kick that George sees coming a mile off.
Caria lands with a nice body punch.
George tries to clinch up.
Caria steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
George throws a poor cross that misses
and Caria counters with a lovely shot to the body.
George motions for Caria to come forward. George throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick from Caria, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Caria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
George checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Caria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria lands with a right hand.
Caria wants to clinch.
George half committed to a counter leg kick.
Caria has George up against the ropes in a clinch.
George looking to throw knees to the head but Caria is blocking nicely.
Caria has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
George softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with George's elbow.
Caria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caria checks a low kick from George.
Caria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
George attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Caria fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Caria tries to clinch but George moves out of range.
George tries to clinch but Caria moves out of range.
George just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George misses with a looping left.
Caria slips a straight right by George.
George goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
George pushes Caria up against the ropes in a clinch.
Caria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but George has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
George struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
George misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caria.
George working some nice short punches in the clinch.
George lands a hook to the side of the head.
George tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
George tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing George back against the ropes.
George lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caria scores with a shot to the side of George's head.
Caria lands a right hand.
George throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for George.
Caria lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down George.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Caria.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Caria.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caria using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
George is breathing heavily.
Caria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and George avoids it.
Caria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caria.
Caria lands a hook that snaps the head of George backwards.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
George's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Caria scores a nice knee to the body.
Caria breaks from the clinch.
George swings for the body but Caria moves out of range.
Caria lands a slapping body shot.
George finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from George.
Caria gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A knee to the head by Caria.
Caria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of George backwards.
Caria lands a right hand that snaps the head of George backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
George lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Caria misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melankomas Caria dominated that round.
That's time! George's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Caria has closed the distance and engaged George in a clinch.
Caria lands a shoulder strike.
Caria presses George against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Melankomas Caria seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
George landing knees to the head.
Caria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of George backwards.
A short left from George.
A nice left hand lands by Caria.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as George controls the action.
Caria tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
George missing with knees to the body.
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caria scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Caria catches George right on the button with a cross.
Caria chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before George can pounce on him.
George takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
George is looking to clinch.
Caria tries to land a leg kick but George saw it coming and moves away.
George fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
George doesn't manage to clinch there - Caria circles away.
Caria fakes a jab and throws a low kick but George checks it well.
George swings for the body but Caria moves out of range.
George tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caria was well out of range. Poor timing from George.
A big left from Caria misses.
George is looking to counter punch.
Melankomas Caria seems to be getting the better of the standup.
George misses with a body shot.
Caria looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Caria has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Caria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
George is looking to wear down Caria with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot by George.
George throws a body shot but no joy.
George keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Caria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caria wants to slow George down by chopping away at his legs.
George bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Caria's head backwards.
George scores with a decent looking hook.
George needs to keep his hands up - Caria had a free shot at his head there.
Caria scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Caria moves into range and connects with a jab.
George throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Caria only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Caria walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
George throws a leg kick which misses Caria's front leg but catches the back leg as Caria tries to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Caria lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and George has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from George and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
George looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
George misses with a looping left.
Caria throws out a leg kick but George moves out of range and Caria only half commits.
Caria swings away with a leg kick that misses.
George is looking to counter punch.
George avoids the body shot from Caria.
George swings for the body but Caria moves out of range.
George just misses with a punch to the body.
George connects with a nice looking jab.
George checks the leg kick.
George scores with a hook.
Caria tries to bum rush George with a series of wild strikes but George uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Caria lands a jab.
George tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
George moves in looking to clinch but Caria pushes him off.
George is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caria tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
George slips under a jab.
George checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
George moves in looking to clinch but Caria pushes him off.
George tries to clinch but Caria is having none of it.
Caria avoids a kick to the body.
Caria looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice leg kick from George, right into the meat of the thigh.
Caria fakes a jab and throws a low kick but George checks it well.
George takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
George throws a low kick but it's checked well by Caria.
Caria is clearly trying to counter these attacks from George with a body shot.
George rushes Caria and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
George lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Caria misses with a knee to the head.
Caria misses with a body punch.
George connects with a nasty looking knee right to Caria's face.
Caria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Caria lands a left hand that snaps the head of George backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by George. That's going to slow Caria down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
George forces Caria back against the ropes and clinches.
George tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
Caria looking to throw knees to the head but George is blocking nicely.
George tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caria avoids it.
George landing knees to the head.
George lands a knee to the body.
Caria is breathing heavily.
George lands with a light punch inside.
Caria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
George closes the distance and clinches.
Caria tries a body shot but George blocks it.
Caria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as George controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
George lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Caria prevents a body shot from George.
George misses with a punch to the body.
Caria presses George against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Caria thuds a left hand into George's body.
Caria staying out of range there.
George tries to clinch up but Caria circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Caria. That's going to slow George down.
George rushes Caria and presses him up against the ropes.
Caria misses with a knee to the head.
Caria working aggressively here.
George misses with a knee strike.
Caria scores with an uppercut up the middle.
George misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Caria misses.
A leg kick checked by George.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George has taken the fight to the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for George.
Caria blocks a body shot from George.
George managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
George tries to land a knee to the head but Caria blocks with his arms.
Caria pushes George back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria takes a knee right on the jaw!
George unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caria lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caria lands a knee to the head.
Caria tries to land a knee to the head but George blocks with his arms.
Caria misses with a knee to the head.
Caria looking to throw knees to the head but George is blocking nicely.
George working Caria over with knees to the body.
Caria takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
George lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
George misses with a knee to the head.
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caria tried to score with a low kick but George checks it.
Caria has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from George.
Caria slips under a jab from George.
A lazy body kick from George
letting Caria counter with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
George fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Caria connects with a body shot that sends George's belly button to the back.
George uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caria.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria looks to land a right hand but George moved out of range.
Caria forces George back against the ropes and clinches.
Caria breaks from the clinch.
George tries to clinch up.
Caria is clearly trying to counter these attacks from George with a body shot.
George pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caria tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and George is able to avoid easily.
Caria tries to clinch up but George circles away and keeps his distance.
Caria misses with a low kick.
George tries to clinch up but Caria circles away and keeps his distance.
George clinches with his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Caria.
Caria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caria misses the shot to the body.
Caria wants to clinch up but George keeps it at a distance.
George connects with a jab.
George uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Caria.
Caria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George rushes Caria and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
George throws a knee to the head but misses.
George works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Caria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
George trying to land knees to the body.
George trying to land knees to the body.
Caria misses with a knee strike.
George tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caria avoids it.
George misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caria misses with a body punch.
George is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caria is defending well for now.
Caria looking to throw knees to the head but George is blocking nicely.
George doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
George lands a hook to the side of the head.
George lands on the inside with an uppercut.
George blocks an uppercut.
Caria throws a knee to the head but misses.
George blocks a body shot from Caria.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria lands a body shot.
A knee to the head by Caria.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria tries to land a knee to the head but George blocks with his arms.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
George using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caria has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
George misses with a punch to the body.
Caria digs a right hand into George's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on George's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by George.
Caria lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
George with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Still in the clinch, Caria scores with a nice short uppercut.
Caria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from George.
George tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
George looking to throw knees to the head but Caria is blocking nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Caria.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Melankomas Caria just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
George tries to clinch up.
George blocks a leg kick.
Caria works the jab nicely.
George tried to score with a low kick but Caria checks it.
Caria does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
George moves away from the strike by Caria.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
George takes one to the side of the head.
Caria walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Caria has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from George finds it's way round the side to connect with Caria's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Caria.
George moves into the clinch successfully.
Caria looking to throw knees to the head but George is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Caria.
George lands with a good tight uppercut to 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!
George blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
George misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caria.
George misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George misses with a knee strike.
A shot in the inside from Caria.
Caria lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caria.
Caria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from George.
George takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
George tries to close the distance and clinch but Caria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caria's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
George swings away with a leg kick that misses.
George is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caria.
George finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
George moves out of range of the leg kick from Caria.
George's corner calls for a 1-2. George obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Caria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
George tried to counter with a leg kick but Caria avoided it.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but George paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caria throws an off balance right hand
and George makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Caria really felt that one!
Caria is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by George.
Caria swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
George throws a low kick but Caria avoids it.
Caria thumps George with a low kick.
George dips to his left and cracks Caria with an uppercut!
Caria drops his hands momentarily and George takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
George throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
George keeps the fight on the outside.
Caria jabs at George's body.
Caria lands with a nice combination. George backs away looking to recover.
George has closed the distance and engaged Caria in a clinch.
George throws a knee to the head but misses.
Caria utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Caria.
A head punch on the inside from George fails to land.
George misses with a knee strike.
George tries a knee to the head but Caria blocks it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Caria misses with a knee to the head.
George with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
George looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.
George's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
George scores with a hook to the body. Caria takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Caria sizes up George with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Caria just misses with a punch to the body.
George throws a leg kick but Caria sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Caria closes the distance and clinches.
George throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carias head.
Caria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
George has managed to clinch.
George misses with a hook from the clinch.
George prevents a body shot from Caria.
Caria blocking some punches.
George looking to throw knees to the head but Caria is blocking nicely.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria throws a head punch that misses.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
George tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caria tries a body shot but George blocks it.
George tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
George tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caria avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
George lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
George prevents a body shot from Caria.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
George lands a good knee to the midsection. Caria won't want to take too many of those.
George on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from George.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
George tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
George lands a knee to the head.
George lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George misses with a knee strike.
George tries to land a knee to the head but Caria blocks with his arms.
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 Lambert George will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
George moves into range and clinches up with Caria.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as George controls the action.
Caria throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Georges head.
George missing with knees to the body.
George throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caria blocks it with crossed arms.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
George tries a knee to the head but Caria blocks it.
Caria lands a body shot.
Caria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from George.
George tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caria avoids it.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caria lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
George lands a body shot in the clinch.
George working Caria over with knees to the body.
Caria lands with a short shot to the head.
George lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
George lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caria softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
George throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caria blocks it with crossed arms.
Caria throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Georges head.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Caria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caria misses with a low kick as George jumps back.
Nice shot by Caria.
Nice cross by George.
George ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
George slips under a jab.
George swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Caria let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Caria takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Caria throws a leg kick which misses George's front leg but catches the back leg as George tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
George throws a lazy right hand but Caria sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George lands a leg kick that knocks Caria off balance momentarily.
Caria lands an overhand right.
George avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That kick from George tenderised Caria's leg. Caria is trying to keep his angry face on.
George gets tackled into the ropes by Caria. Caria maintains the clinch.
George lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Caria.
Caria using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Caria lands a knee to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caria.
Caria lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Caria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
George misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Caria on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
George on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Caria. Caria obviously looking to wear him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Caria misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from George misses.
Caria was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
George rushes Caria and presses him up against the ropes.
George misses with a knee strike.
George scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Caria manages to break the clinch.
George lands a nice leg kick that just misses Caria's sensitive parts.
Caria tries to clinch but George is having none of it.
George tries to close the distance and clinch but Caria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
George scores with a punch to the head.
Caria walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
George swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Caria counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Caria lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Caria checks a low kick from George.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch but George swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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!
George gets in close and instigates a clinch.
George managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
Caria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
George misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caria.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
George misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by George.
A nice left hand lands by Caria.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
George struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Caria breaks from the clinch.
Caria is looking to clinch but George is avoiding it.
George throws a leg kick that misses.
Caria misses with a wild body shot.
Caria moves into the clinch.
George lands with a short shot to the head.
George with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Caria tries to work over George's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George prevents a body shot from Caria.
Caria looking to throw knees to the head but George is blocking nicely.
Caria landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lambert George has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caria lands a body punch in the clinch.
George lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melankomas Caria comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Caria has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 46:49
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 46:49
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melankomas Caria!
Melankomas Caria is the new welterweight champion!
Melankomas Caria thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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