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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Kareem Johnson (ranked 5901 p4p, 6538 weight class) and Michael Yakamito (ranked 631 p4p, 652 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kareem Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Yakamito!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Yakamito down.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yakamito! But no joy.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Kareem Johnson has been cut.
Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Yakamito tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Yakamito back against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
Yakamito tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Yakamito back against the ropes.
Yakamito lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Yakamito on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Yakamito fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yakamito.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Yakamito.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
Yakamito takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yakamito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yakamito landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yakamito misses with a punch to the body.
Yakamito has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Johnson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Yakamito can turn it around.
Yakamito struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson is working Yakamito over against the ropes.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson is working Yakamito over against the ropes.
Yakamito looks winded!
A hook to the body from Johnson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Johnson lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakamito takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Yakamito.
Johnson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yakamito up against the ropes.
Johnson cracks Yakamito with a nice body shot.
Yakamito trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Yakamito tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yakamitos head.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yakamito tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Yakamito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kareem Johnson'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.
Johnson throws a hook but Yakamito blocks it.
Yakamito lands a jab.
Yakamito slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Yakamito takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson 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.
Johnson pushes Yakamito away with a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Yakamito on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yakamito punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakamito avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Donk. Johnson catches Yakamito right on the button with a cross.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yakamito at a distance.
A big left from Yakamito misses.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from Johnson misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yakamito! But no joy.
Yakamito throws a one two combo.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Yakamito to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
 Yakamito is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson cracks Yakamito with an open hand slap.
Yakamito is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Yakamito out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kareem Johnson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Steven Adefemi (ranked 2620 p4p, 3963 weight class) and Riccardo Fernandes (ranked 308 p4p, 422 weight class). Steven Adefemi is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Adefemi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Riccardo Fernandes!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adefemi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Fernandes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Adefemi misses with a body kick.
Fernandes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Adefemi doesn't seem bothered though.
Fernandes tries to clinch up.
Fernandes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Adefemi's hands.
Steven Adefemi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fernandes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adefemi moves away.
The fighters circling - Adefemi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fernandes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Adefemi misses with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Fernandes misses its intended target.
Adefemi lands with a right hand.
Adefemi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adefemi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fernandes! But no joy.
Adefemi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fernandes misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick from Adefemi lands but Fernandes takes it in his stride.
Adefemi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fernandes misses with a kick to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Adefemi as he connects with a hook.
Adefemi misses with a low kick.
Adefemi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adefemi lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Adefemi.
Adefemi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fernandes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adefemi ducks under a wild hook from Fernandes.
Fernandes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fernandes has Adefemi up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fernandes lands an elbow inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fernandes lands an elbow that stopped Adefemi in his tracks for a moment.
Adefemi tries to throw a body punch but Fernandes avoids it by throwing Adefemi back against the ropes.
Fernandes lands a nice elbow.
Fernandes misses with a knee to the head.
Fernandes misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fernandes.
Fernandes told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Adefemi misses with the head strike.
Adefemi blocks an elbow strike.
Fernandes can't find room to land a body shot as Adefemi controls the action.
Fernandes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fernandes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adefemis head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fernandes.
Adefemi struggles to land a body shot inside as Fernandes controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Fernandes throws an elbow but misses.
Adefemi takes an elbow to the temple.
Fernandes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fernandes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fernandes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Adefemi.
Fernandes blocks a head kick by Adefemi.
Fernandes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adefemi throwing a counter right hand but Fernandes manages to avoid it.
Fernandes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Adefemi throws a lazy body kick
and Fernandes counters with a straight right hand.
Adefemi tries a head kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Adefemi slips a straight right by Fernandes.
Adefemi lands a slapping body shot.
Fernandes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adefemi looks to score with a jab to the body but Fernandes is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fernandes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adefemi.
Adefemi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adefemi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Adefemi throws a sloppy head kick and Fernandes moves out of range easily.
Adefemi throws a jab when Fernandes was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Riccardo Fernandes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fernandes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Adefemi throws a push kick but Fernandes slaps the foot to one side.
Adefemi feints a jab promting Fernandes to slip. Adefemi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fernandes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Adefemi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fernandes was well out of range. Poor timing from Adefemi.
Adefemi misses with the body kick
and Fernandes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fernandes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fernandes throws a leg kick but Adefemi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd cheers as Fernandes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Adefemi doesn't seem phased though.
Fernandes tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Adefemi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adefemi swings for the body but Fernandes moves out of range.
Fernandes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fernandes scores with a leg kick.
Good work by Adefemi as he checks the leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adefemi keeps the fight on the outside.
Adefemi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Adefemi.
Adefemi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fernandes tries to clinch up but Adefemi circles away and keeps his distance.
Fernandes tries to close the distance and clinch but Adefemi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fernandes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Adefemis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adefemi checks a low kick from Fernandes.
Fernandes takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fernandes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Adefemi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Adefemi just misses with a punch to the body.
Adefemi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Adefemi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fernandes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adefemi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fernandes throws a body punch but Adefemi moves out of range.
Adefemi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Adefemi tries to keep at a distance but Fernandes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Adefemi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Fernandes on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adefemi dodges an elbow strike from Fernandes.
Fernandes misses with an elbow over the top.
Fernandes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fernandes lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Steven Adefemi has been cut.
Fernandes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes leaning against his opponent.
Fernandes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Adefemi misses with a punch to the body.
Adefemi wants to get back to striking at distance but Fernandes won't allow it.
A short right from Adefemi on the inside.
Adefemi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Adefemi cracks Fernandes with a nice body shot.
Adefemi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fernandes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Adefemi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fernandes pushes off an throws an elbow but Adefemi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Adefemi avoids a wild elbow strike from Fernandes.
Adefemi breaks the clinch.
Adefemi misses with a head kick.
Fernandes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Adefemi.
Adefemi throws a leg kick but Fernandes checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fernandes! But no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adefemi misses with a body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Adefemi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fernandes misses with a wild body shot.
Adefemi tries a head kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Riccardo Fernandes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Steven Adefemi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Adefemi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fernandes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steven Adefemi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheers as Adefemi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fernandes doesn't seem phased though.
Adefemi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fernandes tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Adefemi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fernandes moves in looking to clinch but Adefemi pushes him off.
Adefemi throws a wild body kick that Fernandes sees coming a mile off.
Adefemi cracks a nice hook into Fernandes's ribs.
Jab by Fernandes.
Fernandes rushes Adefemi and presses him up against the ropes.
Adefemi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Riccardo Fernandes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Adefemi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fernandes closes the distance and clinches.
Fernandes misses with an elbow over the top.
Adefemi is trying to push Fernandes away but Fernandes has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Fernandes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adefemi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adefemi misses with a two punch combination.
Fernandes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fernandes lands a jab.
Fernandes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Fernandes.
Adefemi defending well as Fernandes loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Adefemi misses the target.
Fernandes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adefemi moves away.
Adefemi looks to land a combination but Fernandes avoids it well.
Adefemi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Fernandes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adefemi jabs Fernandes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Adefemi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fernandes manages to avoid it.
Riccardo Fernandes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Adefemi slips under a jab from Fernandes.
Fernandes lands a really nice looking cross but Adefemi seems unphased.
Fernandes throws a series of punches but Adefemi moves out of range.
Fernandes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Adefemi checks it well.
Fernandes throws out a leg kick but Adefemi moves out of range and Fernandes only half commits.
Fernandes blocks a low kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Adefemi.
Adefemi wants to slow Fernandes down by chopping away at his legs.
Adefemi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fernandes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adefemi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fernandes misses with a straight left.
Adefemi throws a body punch but Fernandes moves out of range.
Fernandes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adefemi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fernandes.
Adefemi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fernandes manages to avoid it.
Adefemi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fernandes loads up on a big right hand but Adefemi slips the punch.
Adefemi throws a leg kick
and Fernandes counters with a straight right hand.
Adefemi throws a series of punches but Fernandes moves out of range.
Fernandes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Adefemi. Adefemi obviously looking to wear him down.
Adefemi misses with a wild combination.
Adefemi misses with a low kick as Fernandes jumps back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adefemi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fernandes lands a high kick!
Steven Adefemi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adefemi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fernandes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Riccardo Fernandes.
I've got Fernandes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Riccardo Fernandes!
A relieved looking Riccardo Fernandes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Charlie River (ranked 23530 p4p, 23475 weight class) and Purjo Pekka Koistinen (ranked 561 p4p, 602 weight class). River comes to the ring accompanied by Waylon Jennings - I've Always Been Crazy. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Purjo Pekka Koistinen!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koistinen throws a right hand that River ducks under and follows up with a left that River also avoids with ease.
It looked like River wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Koistinen thuds a left hand into River's body.
Koistinen blocks a leg kick.
Koistinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Koistinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Koistinen 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.
Koistinen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Koistinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
River throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Koistinen counter with a right hand.
Koistinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. River doesn't seem bothered though.
Koistinen just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like River wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
River misses with a kick to the body
letting Koistinen counter with a right hand.
It looks like Charlie River has been cut.
River moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Koistinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River throws a solid leg kick but Koistinen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at River.
River tries to work over Koistinen's front leg with a kick but Koistinen checks it.
River throws out a leg kick but Koistinen moves out of range and River only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Koistinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A head kick by River misses
letting Koistinen counter with a right hand.
River throws a body kick that misses.
River chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Koistinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River fails to land with a series of punches.
River looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koistinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. River sees it coming and avoids it easily.
River missing with a left hand there. Koistinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
River thows a leg kick but Koistinen checks it
and Koistinen counters with a stiff right hand.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koistinen manages to avoid it.
River misses with an uppercut
and Koistinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Koistinen breaks the clinch.
River throws a shot to the body.
Koistinen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
River breaks from the clinch.
Koistinen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Koistinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Koistinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
River throws a predictable looking body shot
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koistinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but River moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koistinen loads up on a big right hand but River slips the punch.
River swings widly with a right hand
and Koistinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koistinen takes a swing at River's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Purjo Pekka Koistinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie River's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Koistinen tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. River manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koistinen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Purjo Pekka Koistinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koistinen throws a looping overhand right but River ducks down to avoid it.
River throws a hook to the side of Koistinen's head but Koistinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koistinen rushes River and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
River managing to block the knees to the body from Koistinen.
Koistinen prevents a body shot from River.
Koistinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koistinen tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Koistinen back against the ropes.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Koistinen controls his hands.
Koistinen is trying to maintain a safe position but River gets an underhook and turns Koistinen into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River takes a knee right on the jaw!
River can't break the clinch.
River avoiding damage as Koistinen throws knees to the body.
Koistinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
River throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koistinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River tries a head kick but it misses.
Koistinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Koistinen lands a nice hook to River's body. River takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Koistinen lands a jab to the nose.
Koistinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
River looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Koistinen misses with a straight left.
River lands a nice looking body shot.
River scores with a kick to the body.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koistinen.
The fighters circling - Koistinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koistinen moves away from the strike by River.
Koistinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koistinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River scores with a hook.
River has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from River there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koistinen takes one on the button.
Koistinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Koistinen misses with an uppercut. River saw that one coming.
Koistinen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A solid leg kick lands there for River.
River throws a jab when Koistinen was well out of range.
Koistinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
River lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
River throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
River scores with a spinning back kick!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Charlie River will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Charlie River'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. This is the final round!
River walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koistinen moves away.
That kick from River tenderised Koistinen's leg. Koistinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Koistinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Koistinen is looking to clinch.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koistinen moves away.
Koistinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
River dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koistinen. That did some damage!
Koistinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
River is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koistinen.
Koistinen throws a series of punches but River avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River misses with a right hand
and Koistinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
River misses with a right hand
enabling Koistinen to counter with a crisp jab.
River steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koistinen.
An attempted straight right counter from River misses the target.
River throws a leg kick
enabling Koistinen to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen falls off balance throwing a combination
and River counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
River bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
River throws a right hand that misses
and Koistinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
River slips under a jab.
Koistinen dips to his left and cracks River with an uppercut!
River throws a body punch but Koistinen moves out of range.
River looks to land a right hand but Koistinen moved out of range.
Koistinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
River with a body punch. A glancing blow.
River connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
River with a jab.
River moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen throws out a powerful jab.
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!
River throws a leg kick
enabling Koistinen to counter with a crisp jab.
River blocks a jab.
Koistinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but River moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
River throws a leg kick but Koistinen checks it.
River lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
River scores with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Koistinen.
A punch combination from Koistinen misses.
River pulls out of a head kick attempt.
River throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
River rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koistinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Koistinen! But no joy.
A head kick misses from River.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Purjo Pekka Koistinen.
Well Koistinen 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Purjo Pekka Koistinen!
Purjo Pekka Koistinen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between KT Panda (ranked 6109 p4p, 5883 weight class) and Kevin Faulk (ranked 177 p4p, 118 weight class). 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, KT Panda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Faulk!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faulk moves away.
Panda has Faulk up against the ropes in a clinch.
Faulk swings wildly with an uppercut but Panda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panda throws a head punch that misses.
Faulk lands a right hand.
A short right from Panda on the inside.
Panda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Panda effectively controlling the action here.
Faulk lands with a short shot to the head.
Panda can't find room to land a body shot as Faulk controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Faulk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda controlling the action here for a moment.
Faulk lands with a light punch inside.
Faulk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faulk.
Faulk misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faulk gets through Panda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Faulk is working Panda over against the ropes.
Panda is breathing heavily.
Faulk scores with a shoulder strike.
Faulk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Panda backwards.
Faulk blocks a body shot from Panda.
Panda can't find room to land a body shot as Faulk controls the action.
Faulk struggles to land a body shot inside as Panda controls his hands.
Faulk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Faulk has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Panda seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Faulk can turn it around.
Faulk lands a nice shot to the body.
Faulk lands a left hand.
Faulk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Faulk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Faulk.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faulk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short right from Faulk on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Faulk.
Faulk lands an uppercut.
Faulk lands with a short shot to the head.
Faulk lands a left hand.
Faulk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Panda backwards.
A short uppercut from Faulk.
 Panda is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faulk lands a body punch.
Oh Panda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right handed body shot lands from Faulk.
Panda seems to have got his legs back now.
Faulk breaks the clinch.
Faulk misses with a hook. Panda ducked under it nicely.
Faulk throws a right hand that misses
and Panda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Faulk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Panda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Faulk lands a body shot.
Faulk thuds his right hand into Panda's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Panda looks to throw a body kick
and Faulk counters with a straight right hand that connects right on the button, dropping Panda face first to the canvas! He's out! He's out cold! No need for a count here - this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kevin Faulk!
During a confident post fight interview, Kevin Faulk 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Derrick Thomas (ranked 5630 p4p, 6003 weight class) and Mateusz Radovic (ranked 168 p4p, 176 weight class). Mateusz Radovic has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Derrick Thomas's chin.
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derrick Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mateusz Radovic!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses
and Radovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Radovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomas throws a hook but Radovic blocks it.
Radovic throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Thomas throwing a counter right hand but Radovic manages to avoid it.
Thomas seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Radovic lands with a shot to the body.
Radovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Radovic, as that shot connected.
Radovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Radovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Thomas is looking to counter punch.
A jab lands there for Radovic.
Radovic misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
Radovic misses with a left hand
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Thomas there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas thuds his right hand into Radovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Radovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thomas doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radovic misses with a looping right.
Radovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Thomas takes a swing at Radovic's ribcage but misses.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Radovic saw that one coming.
Radovic forces Thomas back against the ropes and clinches.
Thomas avoids the elbow strike from Radovic, against the ropes.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Thomas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Radovic.
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Thomas connects with an inside leg kick.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Radovic throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thomas moves out of range as Radovic strikes.
Thomas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to land a leg kick but Radovic saw it coming and moves away.
Thomas connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Radovic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Radovic takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Radovic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thomas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thomas drops his hands momentarily and Radovic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Radovic walks into a left hand.
Thomas lands a nice looking body shot.
Radovic looks winded!
Radovic slips a jab from Thomas.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Radovic.
It looked like Thomas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Radovic manages to avoid it.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Radovic's shoulder, as Radovic tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Thomas dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Radovic walks into a left hand.
Nice defenses there by Radovic.
Radovic misses with a straight right.
Radovic lands with a straight right. Thomas didn't see that one coming.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Radovic.
An attempted straight right counter from Thomas misses the target.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Radovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Thomas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Radovic.
Thomas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thomas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Radovic ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Jab from Radovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Radovic. That did some damage!
Radovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
A low kick from Radovic is predictable there
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Radovic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thomas throws a body punch but Radovic moves out of range.
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
Radovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Radovic slips under a jab from Thomas.
Thomas throws a body punch but Radovic moves out of range.
Radovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Radovic can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Radovic.
Radovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mateusz Radovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Radovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Radovic is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Derrick Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Radovic is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Radovic moves away.
Thomas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Radovic looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Radovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomas counters with a straight right that drops Radovic on his ass! Radovic jumps back to his feet. He seems OK to continue so we'll get back to the action.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Radovic.
Radovic tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas connects with a quick right hand that sends Radovic tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Derrick Thomas!
During a confident post fight interview, Derrick Thomas 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between San Diego Maradona (ranked 5449 p4p, 5505 weight class) and Macaco Cidadão (ranked 102 p4p, 104 weight class). Cidadão has chosen Boogie 2nite - Booty Luv as his entrance music. Macaco Cidadão has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with San Diego Maradona's chin.
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, San Diego Maradona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Macaco Cidadão!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maradona tries to clinch but Cidadão moves out of range.
Maradona throws a head kick but Cidadão moves out of range.
Macaco Cidadão seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maradona lands a body shot.
Cidadão fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maradona thows a leg kick but Cidadão checks it
and Cidadão counters with a stiff right hand.
Maradona takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cidadão misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maradona connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maradona scores with a jab.
Maradona looks for the body kick but Cidadão saw that one coming.
Cidadão looks to score with a jab to the body but Maradona is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Maradona misses the target.
Cidadão misses the body punch
and Maradona counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cidadão misses with a hook to the body
and Maradona counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maradona clinches.
Cidadão tries to throw a body punch but Maradona avoids it by throwing Cidadão back against the ropes.
Cidadão tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cidadão scores with a shoulder strike.
Maradona blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cidadão blocks an uppercut.
Maradona lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Cidadão misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cidadão blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maradona blocks an elbow strike from Cidadão.
Maradona misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maradona avoids the elbow strike from Cidadão, against the ropes.
Cidadão misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maradona doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cidadão blocks a body shot from Maradona.
Maradona blocks a body shot from Cidadão.
Maradona misses with some punches.
Cidadão lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cidadão misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maradona lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cidadão backwards.
Maradona pushes Cidadão back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cidadão misses with the head strike.
Cidadão working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maradona tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cidadão throws a punch but it's blocked by Maradona.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maradona misses with a body punch.
Cidadão can't find room to land a body shot as Maradona controls the action.
Maradona lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maradona swings wildly with an uppercut but Cidadão uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maradona blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cidadão lands with a short shot to the head.
Maradona swings wildly with an uppercut but Cidadão uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maradona blocks a body shot from Cidadão.
A right hand to the body from Cidadão.
Maradona misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cidadão throws an elbow that misses.
Good body shot from Cidadão.
Maradona is breathing heavily.
Cidadão makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maradona doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maradona tries a body shot but Cidadão blocks it.
Maradona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maradona throws a head punch that misses.
Cidadão scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that San Diego Maradona will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maradona misses with a shot to the body
and Cidadão counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cidadão clobbers Maradona with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cidadão misses with a jab to the body
and Cidadão takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cidadão throws a good cross that connects.
Maradona avoids the body shot from Cidadão.
Cidadão lands a jab to Maradona's midsection.
Cidadão connects with a body shot.
Cidadão on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maradona walks into a straight right hand from Cidadão.
Maradona is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cidadão misses with a hook to the body
and Maradona connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maradona tries to clinch but Cidadão moves out of range.
Maradona blocks a jab.
Maradona throws a hook to the side of Cidadão's head but Cidadão sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cidadão throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cidadão comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cidadão wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cidadão throws a body punch but Maradona moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Maradona on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maradona looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cidadão ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maradona moves away.
Cidadão thuds his right hand into Maradona's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cidadão throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maradona is looking to counter punch.
Cidadão misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maradona.
Maradona avoids the body shot from Cidadão.
Cidadão has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Maradona closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good exchange - Maradona coming out on top.
Maradona connects with a solid leg kick.
Maradona is looking to clinch but Cidadão is avoiding it.
Maradona gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maradona blocks a body shot from Cidadão.
Cidadão doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maradona prevents a body shot from Cidadão.
Cidadão misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cidadão tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cidadão blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Maradona.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maradona lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cidadão backwards.
Cidadão working aggressively here.
Macaco Cidadão seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cidadão has a couple of punches blocked by Maradona.
A hook to the body from Maradona.
Cidadão blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maradona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maradona working aggressively here.
Cidadão misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Maradona.
Cidadão struggles to land a body shot inside as Maradona controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maradona.
Cidadão scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maradona lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cidadão backwards.
Maradona tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cidadão.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cidadão.
Maradona blocks a body shot from Cidadão.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Macaco Cidadão showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Maradona's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cidadão misses with a wild body shot.
Maradona throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maradona takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maradona keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cidadão throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maradona throws an overhand right that lands on Cidadão's shoulder, as Cidadão tries to avoid the shot.
Maradona tries a low kick but Cidadão avoids it.
Cidadão looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cidadão dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maradona keeps Cidadão at a distance using the push kick.
Cidadão ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maradona moves away.
Maradona looks to land a left hand but Cidadão moved out of range nicely.
Cidadão looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cidadão. Maradona does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maradona has closed the distance and engaged Cidadão in a clinch.
Cidadão takes a shot to the head.
Cidadão misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cidadão misses with a body punch.
Maradona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maradona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maradona dodges an elbow strike from Cidadão.
Cidadão can't find room to land a body shot as Maradona controls the action.
Cidadão working aggressively here.
Cidadão lands with a left to the head.
Maradona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cidadão lands a right hand.
Cidadão blocking some punches.
Maradona lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cidadão backwards.
A short left from Cidadão.
Cidadão blocks an uppercut.
Maradona has a couple of punches blocked by Cidadão.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maradona.
Cidadão misses with a body punch.
Maradona blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Maradona on the inside.
Cidadão struggles to land a body shot inside as Maradona controls his hands.
Cidadão looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cidadão.
Cidadão tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cidadão pushes off an throws an elbow but Maradona leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Cidadão.
Cidadão tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Maradona.
Maradona tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cidadão throws a head punch that misses.
Maradona misses with some punches.
Maradona throws a head punch that misses.
Cidadão cracks Maradona with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cidadão looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cidadão lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Cidadão lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cidadão.
Nice elbow from Cidadão.
Cidadão misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maradona.
Cidadão lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maradona struggles to land a body shot inside as Cidadão controls his hands.
Maradona misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Macaco Cidadão really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Cidadão stuns Maradona with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cidadão swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maradona counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cidadão throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Maradona.
Cidadão fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maradona tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cidadão is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maradona rather than just go for the knockout.
Cidadão throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maradona counters with a stiff right hand.
Macaco Cidadão seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cidadão loads up on a big right hand but Maradona slips the punch.
Maradona doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maradona walks into a jab.
Cidadão misses with a body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Maradona scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maradona is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Maradona uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cidadão.
Cidadão throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maradona jabs at Cidadão's body.
Cidadão swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maradona counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cidadão lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cidadão. Maradona does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cidadão swings for the body but Maradona moves out of range.
Cidadão with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maradona to score with a decent uppercut.
Cidadão throws a body punch but Maradona moves out of range.
Maradona throws a low kick, looking for Cidadão's leg but Cidadão calmly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cidadão. Maradona does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cidadão swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maradona slips under a jab from Cidadão.
It looked like Maradona wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circling - Cidadão throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cidadão lands a nice looking body shot.
Cidadão misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cidadão throws a body punch but Maradona moves out of range.
Cidadão scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Cidadão misses.
Cidadão looks to score with a jab to the body but Maradona is just out of range.
Maradona tries to clinch up but Cidadão circles away and keeps his distance.
Cidadão just misses with a punch to the body.
Maradona wants to clinch but Cidadão slips to the side
letting Cidadão counter with a right hand.
Maradona swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cidadão.
Cidadão scores with a hook to the body. Maradona takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maradona uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cidadão.
Cidadão throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maradona sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cidadão throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maradona counters with a straight right hand.
Maradona tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cidadão is able to avoid easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Macaco Cidadão dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Maradona loads up on a big right hand but Cidadão slips the punch.
San Diego Maradona has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maradona blocks a jab.
Maradona is looking to score with low kicks.
Cidadão lunges at Maradona with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maradona's hand.
Cidadão lands a jab to Maradona's midsection.
Maradona takes one on the button.
Cidadão swings for the body but Maradona moves out of range.
Cidadão catches Maradona with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oh Maradona is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cidadão. Maradona does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cidadão digs a good hook to Maradona's body.
Maradona doesn't manage to clinch there - Cidadão circles away.
Maradona seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maradona doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maradona tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cidadão counters with a nice uppercut.
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.
Cidadão misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maradona drops his guard momentarily, allowing Cidadão to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Maradona! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Cidadão takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Macaco Cidadão!
Macaco Cidadão bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bento Barboza (ranked 5776 p4p, 5729 weight class) and Joe Armstrong (ranked 173 p4p, 111 weight class). Barboza comes to the ring accompanied by Angel Of Death. Armstrong is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Team America - America, Fuck Yeah!. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bento Barboza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Armstrong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barboza throws an overhand right that lands on Armstrong's shoulder, as Armstrong tries to avoid the shot.
Barboza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Armstrong.
Barboza looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Barboza misses its intended target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Armstrong.
Nice shot by Armstrong.
Armstrong tries to clinch there but Barboza circles away.
Armstrong misses with a left hand
and Barboza counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Joe Armstrong has been cut.
Armstrong drives through and clinches with Barboza against the ropes.
Barboza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barboza lands a left hand.
Barboza cracks Armstrong with a nice body shot.
Barboza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barboza working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barboza misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barboza.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barboza.
Armstrong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barboza blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barboza misses with some punches.
Armstrong swings wildly with an uppercut but Barboza uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Armstrong.
Armstrong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Barboza.
Barboza scores with a hook to the body.
Armstrong misses with some punches.
Barboza misses with a punch to the body.
Barboza misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Barboza fails to land.
Armstrong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barboza lands a shoulder strike.
Barboza lands a right hand that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Barboza scores with a shoulder strike.
Armstrong swings wildly with an uppercut but Barboza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barboza lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barboza working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Armstrong struggles to land a body shot inside as Barboza controls his hands.
Barboza misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Barboza as the two fighters clinch.
Barboza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barboza.
Armstrong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Armstrong tries a body shot but Barboza blocks it.
Barboza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barboza misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Barboza scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barboza can't find room to land a body shot as Armstrong controls the action.
Armstrong tries to throw a body punch but Barboza avoids it by throwing Armstrong back against the ropes.
Armstrong working aggressively here.
Armstrong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barboza.
Armstrong is leaning against Barboza and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Armstrong misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Armstrong fails to land.
Barboza has a couple of punches blocked by Armstrong.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Armstrong.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barboza misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barboza.
Barboza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Armstrong gets through Barboza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Barboza fails to land.
Barboza tries to throw a body punch but Armstrong avoids it by throwing Barboza back against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bento Barboza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Armstrong's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A slow jab from Barboza misses its intended target.
It seemed like Armstrong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barboza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Armstrong throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Armstrong. Barboza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Armstrong throws a body shot but no joy.
Barboza connects with a body shot.
Armstrong tries to clinch but Barboza moves out of range.
Armstrong jabs Barboza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Armstrong 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.
Armstrong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barboza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Armstrong stuns Barboza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Barboza misses the target.
Barboza misses with a straight left.
Armstrong misses with a jab to the body
letting Barboza counter with a right hand.
Barboza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barboza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Armstrong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Armstrong has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Armstrong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barboza rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong is looking to clinch but Barboza is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Armstrong. Barboza does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Barboza misses the target.
Armstrong swings for the body but Barboza moves out of range.
Barboza looks to throw the jab but Armstrong is out of range.
Armstrong tries to clinch but Barboza is having none of it.
Armstrong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barboza.
Armstrong 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.
Armstrong connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barboza. Barboza circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barboza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Armstrong can do to turn this around?
Barboza moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Armstrong swings widly with a right hand
and Barboza counters with a stiff right hand.
Armstrong scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barboza in his tracks.
Barboza throws a jab when Armstrong was well out of range.
Barboza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Armstrong manages to avoid it.
Armstrong misses with a lunging right hand
and Barboza counters with a stiff right hand.
That has opened up Joe Armstrong's cut even more.
Barboza jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Barboza takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Armstrong misses with a lunging right hand
and Barboza counters with a nice uppercut.
Armstrong looks to land a right hand but Barboza moved out of range.
Armstrong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Armstrong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A cross from Barboza lands.
The cut above Joe Armstrong's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Armstrong lands a jab to the nose.
Joe Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barboza misses the shot to the body.
Barboza takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barboza throws a hook to the side of Armstrong's head but Armstrong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Armstrong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Armstrong pushes Barboza up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Armstrong has a couple of punches blocked by Barboza.
Armstrong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Armstrong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Armstrong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barboza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Armstrong's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joe Armstrong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joe Armstrong's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Armstrong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barboza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Barboza wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Armstrong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barboza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barboza digs a good body shot into Armstrong's ribs.
Barboza swats away the attempt to clinch by Armstrong.
Barboza lands a slapping body shot.
Armstrong misses with a right hand
and Barboza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barboza keeps the fight on the outside.
Barboza lands a jab to the head.
Armstrong throws a body shot but no joy.
Armstrong is looking to clinch but Barboza is avoiding it.
Armstrong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barboza throws a body shot but no joy.
Armstrong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch but Barboza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barboza slips under a jab.
Barboza ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Armstrong throws a right hand that misses
and Barboza counters with a stiff right hand.
Joe Armstrong's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Armstrong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barboza moves out of range of the strikes.
Barboza lands a jab to Armstrong's midsection.
Barboza connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Armstrong onto his butt! Armstrong bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Armstrong is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joe Armstrong's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bento Barboza!
A victorious Bento Barboza thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Joe Armstrong had this to say: 'God bless America! We will fucking nuke you ALL!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jason Hightower (ranked 5418 p4p, 5447 weight class) and Roberto Congo (ranked 166 p4p, 101 weight class). Hightower's entrance music is The Power. A fine choice. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go! 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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Hightower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Congo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hightower pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hightower takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Congo swings for the body but Hightower moves out of range.
Hightower throwing a counter right hand but Congo manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hightower checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Hightower misses the target.
Congo misses the shot to the body.
Congo defending well as Hightower loads up on a big left hand.
Congo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hightower has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Congo defending well as Hightower loads up on a big left hand.
Congo throws out a counter right but Hightower avoids it with no problem.
Congo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Congo throws a shot to the body.
Roberto Congo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Congo misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hightower throws a lazy right hand but Congo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Congo tries to clinch up but Hightower circles away and keeps his distance.
Hightower was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Congo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hightower.
A little feinted left hand from Hightower on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hightower connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Congo checks a low kick from Hightower.
Congo slips a straight right by Hightower.
Hightower dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Congo is looking to clinch but Hightower is avoiding it.
Congo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Congo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hightower slips a jab and a cross from Congo.
Congo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hightower counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Roberto Congo has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo moves away from the strike by Hightower.
Congo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hightower counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Congo takes one on the button.
Hightower throws a right hand that misses
and Congo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Congo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Congo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Congo throws a hook to the side of Hightower's head but Hightower sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Congo. Hightower does a little dance to reset his feet.
Congo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hightower rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Congo counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roberto Congo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roberto Congo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Congo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hightower counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hightower just misses with a punch to the body.
Congo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Congo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Congo throws a nice looking combination but Hightower bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Congo looks to land a right hand but Hightower moved out of range.
Hightower throws a series of punches but Congo avoids them all with ease.
Hightower takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Congo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hightower.
Hightower on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hightower misses with a straight right.
Congo wants to clinch.
Hightower is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo moves into the clinch.
Congo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hightower backwards.
Congo throws a punch but it's blocked by Hightower.
Congo throws a head punch that misses.
Congo digs a right hand into Hightower's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hightower's gas tank.
Congo has a couple of punches blocked by Hightower.
Congo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hightower's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hightower.
Hightower breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hightower throws an off balance right hand
enabling Congo to counter with a crisp jab.
Congo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Congo tries to clinch but Hightower moves out of range.
A big right from Hightower misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hightower. That did some damage!
A punch lands to the side of Hightower 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hightower takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Congo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hightower jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hightower thows a left - swing and a miss!
Congo lands a nice hook to Hightower's body. Hightower takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hightower misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Congo.
Hightower gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Congo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hightower.
Congo just misses with a punch to the body.
Congo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Congo misses with a body shot.
Hightower throwing a counter right hand but Congo manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Congo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roberto Congo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hightower lands with an uppercut that bounces Congo off the ropes and back into range.
Hightower has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Congo finds it's way round the side to connect with Hightower's head.
Congo tries to clinch but Hightower is having none of it.
Congo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hightower is out of range.
Hightower throwing a counter right hand but Congo manages to avoid it.
Congo darts in and clinches Hightower up against the ropes.
Congo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Congo misses with some punches.
Congo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hightower lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Hightower.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hightower is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Congo trying to stall but Hightower improves his position.
Hightower throws a punch but it's blocked by Congo.
A short left from Hightower.
Congo misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Congo scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Congo.
Congo blocks a body shot from Hightower.
Congo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Congo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Congo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hightower tries to work over Congo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Congo throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Hightower.
Congo misses with a body punch.
Congo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Congo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hightower controls his hands.
Hightower misses with some punches.
Congo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hightower creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Congo misses with a body punch.
Congo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hightower controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Congo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hightower.
Congo has a couple of punches blocked by Hightower.
Hightower has a couple of punches blocked by Congo.
Congo working aggressively here.
Congo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Congo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hightower misses with some punches.
Congo leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Hightower struggles to land a body shot inside as Congo controls his hands.
Hightower lands a nice uppercut.
Hightower misses with a punch on the inside.
Congo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hightower lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hightower misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hightower has a couple of punches blocked by Congo.
A short uppercut from Hightower.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jason Hightower did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Roberto Congo'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.
Congo scores with a hook.
Congo throws a hook but Hightower avoids it easily.
Congo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hightower.
Congo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Congo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hightower slips a jab from Congo.
Hightower swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hightower lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Congo pushes Hightower up against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hightower tries a body shot but Congo blocks it.
Hightower tries a body shot but Congo blocks it.
Hightower tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Congo's elbow.
Congo tries to work over Hightower's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Congo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Congo has a couple of punches blocked by Hightower.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hightower.
Congo prevents a body shot from Hightower.
Hightower throws a head punch that misses.
Hightower tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hightower misses with some punches.
Hightower throws a punch but it's blocked by Congo.
Still in the clinch, Congo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hightower takes a shot to the head.
Congo lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Hightower fails to land.
Hightower has a couple of punches blocked by Congo.
Hightower throws a head punch that misses.
Hightower misses with a punch to the body.
Congo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hightower fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Congo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hightower's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Congo.
Hightower can't find room to land a body shot as Congo controls the action.
Hightower misses with a hook from the clinch.
Congo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hightower tries to throw a body punch but Congo avoids it by throwing Hightower back against the ropes.
Congo lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hightower misses with some punches.
Hightower pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Congo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Congo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hightower.
Congo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hightower counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Congo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Congo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Congo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hightower stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Congo misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Roberto Congo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Roberto Congo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Congo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hightower's sensitive parts.
Hightower blocks a jab.
Congo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hightower.
Congo swings widly with a right hand
and Hightower cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roberto Congo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Congo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hightower.
Congo avoids the body shot from Hightower.
A looping hook to the body misses from Congo. Hightower does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hightower misses with a left hand
letting Congo counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Congo connects with a right hand. Hightower shakes it off.
Congo looks to score with a jab to the body but Hightower is just out of range.
Hightower scores with a jab.
Congo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roberto Congo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hightower stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Congo.
Hightower misses with a left hand
and Congo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Congo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hightower throws out the jab.
Congo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jason Hightower has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Congo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hightower misses with a right hand
and Congo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hightower looks to land a right hand but Congo moved out of range.
Congo defending well as Hightower loads up on a big left hand.
Hightower thumps Congo with a low kick.
Congo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hightower takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Congo lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hightower fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Congo manages to avoid it.
Hightower thuds a left hand into Congo's body.
Congo moves into the clinch.
Hightower misses with the head strike.
Hightower swings wildly with an uppercut but Congo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hightower misses with a punch to the body.
Hightower working aggressively here.
Hightower takes a shot to the head.
Congo blocks a body shot from Hightower.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Congo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Congo 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 46:50
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 47:48
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Congo!
Roberto Congo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tom Obama (ranked 5734 p4p, 5716 weight class) and Elifasi Msomi (ranked 172 p4p, 171 weight class). Msomi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 1955 Axe Killer. Elifasi Msomi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Obama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elifasi Msomi!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama lands a slapping body shot.
Obama looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Msomi misses with a left hand
and Obama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Elifasi Msomi has been cut.
Msomi lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Msomi.
Elifasi Msomi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Msomi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slow jab from Msomi misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Obama on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Obama throws a hook to the side of Msomi's head but Msomi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Msomi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Obama thuds a left hand into Msomi's body.
Msomi lands a lovely overhand right.
Obama closes the distance and pushes Msomi back into the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Obama.
Msomi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Obama lands an uppercut.
Msomi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Msomi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Msomi misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama has a couple of punches blocked by Msomi.
Msomi blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Obama as the two fighters clinch.
Obama lands a body punch in the clinch.
Msomi looks winded!
Msomi prevents a body shot from Obama.
Obama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Obama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obama misses with a body punch.
Obama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Obama blocks an uppercut.
Msomi tries a body shot but Obama blocks it.
Obama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Msomi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obama swings wildly with an uppercut but Msomi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Obama scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Msomi fails to land.
Msomi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Obama.
Obama throws a punch but it's blocked by Msomi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Msomi working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Obama.
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!
Obama lands a hook that snaps the head of Msomi backwards.
Msomi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obama misses with a body punch.
Obama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obama stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Msomi swings wildly with an uppercut but Obama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Msomi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Obama seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Msomi can turn it around.
Obama lands a body punch.
Obama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Msomi backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Obama.
Obama keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Msomi's efforts to push away.
Obama lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obama lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Msomi backwards.
Msomi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Obama works on Msomi's body with a couple of short punches.
Obama lands a shot to the body.
Obama lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Obama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elifasi Msomi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Obama drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Msomi onto his butt! Msomi pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Msomi is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Msomi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Obama counters with a huge right that knocks Msomi out cold! Obama is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tom Obama!
Tom Obama decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Elifasi Msomi spoke after the fight, saying 'I fucking hate losing!!!!!!'.
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