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Eight Limbs XXV - Groggs PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Magudo Ahmswe (ranked 5074 p4p, 5637 weight class) and Damien OQuinn (ranked 575 p4p, 597 weight class). OQuinn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. King Von Ft Lil Durk - All These N**gas kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Damien OQuinn has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magudo Ahmswe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damien OQuinn!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OQuinn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ahmswe tries to close the distance and clinch but OQuinn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ahmswe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ahmswe misses with a head kick.
OQuinn lands the left hand.
OQuinn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
OQuinn lands a nice shot that snaps Ahmswe's head back.
OQuinn tries a head kick but it misses.
OQuinn lands a nice looking body shot.
OQuinn 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.
Ahmswe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by OQuinn.
Ahmswe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
OQuinn lands a nice shot to the body.
OQuinn blocks a head kick by Ahmswe.
Ahmswe throws out a leg kick but OQuinn moves out of range and Ahmswe only half commits.
OQuinn throws a head kick that half lands.
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!
Ahmswe throws an off balance right hand
and OQuinn counters with a three punch combo that has Ahmswe backing up. Ahmswe nods at OQuinn to acknowledge the strikes.
OQuinn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
OQuinn scores with a punch to the head.
OQuinn with a nice cross.
Ahmswe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
OQuinn lands a glancing blow to the side of Ahmswe's head.
OQuinn lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OQuinn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good leg kick by OQuinn.
Ahmswe tries to close the distance and clinch but OQuinn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
OQuinn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ahmswe blocks a head kick by OQuinn.
OQuinn checks a low kick from Ahmswe.
OQuinn is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
OQuinn lands a head kick. Ahmswe smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ahmswe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
OQuinn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick from OQuinn lands but Ahmswe takes it in his stride.
OQuinn is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ahmswe had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ahmswe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ahmswe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OQuinn lands a jab to Ahmswe's midsection.
OQuinn connects with a single shot there.
OQuinn blocks a head kick by Ahmswe.
OQuinn thows a body kick. Ahmswe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
OQuinn misses with a head kick.
OQuinn jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ahmswe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
OQuinn lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ahmswe takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn lands a head kick. Ahmswe smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ahmswe misses with a head kick.
OQuinn throws a counter combo.
Ahmswe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A nice leg kick from OQuinn, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ahmswe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
OQuinn lands a nice hook to Ahmswe's body. Ahmswe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
OQuinn catches Ahmswe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
OQuinn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ahmswe if he has to take too many more of those.
Ahmswe misses with a few strikes there.
Ahmswe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Ahmswe misses.
Despite the aggression on OQuinn's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A jab from OQuinn finds it's way through Ahmswe's defenses.
OQuinn moves out of range of the leg kick from Ahmswe.
OQuinn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A low kick from Ahmswe is predictable there
and OQuinn counters with a left and a right that stings Ahmswe.
OQuinn throws a nice head kick!
Ahmswe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ahmswe scores with a jab. OQuinn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ahmswe throws a series of punches but OQuinn moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien OQuinn dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
OQuinn blocks a head kick by Ahmswe.
Ahmswe throws a right and a left that OQuinn avoids nicely.
OQuinn lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ahmswe will feel that in the morning.
Ahmswe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
OQuinn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ahmswe throws a right and a left that both miss.
OQuinn looks to land a combination. Ahmswe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
OQuinn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
OQuinn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ahmswe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ahmswe throws a sloppy head kick and OQuinn moves out of range easily.
OQuinn tries a quick counter leg kick but Ahmswe is wise to it.
A slapping body kick lands there for OQuinn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahmswe fails in his attempt to clinch.
OQuinn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ahmswe misses with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by OQuinn.
Ahmswe blocks a head kick by OQuinn.
OQuinn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
OQuinn cracks Ahmswe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
OQuinn throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahmswe throws a head kick that misses.
Ahmswe tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from OQuinn - that will leave a mark!
OQuinn keeps the fight on the outside.
Ahmswe lands a high kick!
Ahmswe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
OQuinn throws a nice outside leg kick.
OQuinn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ahmswe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ahmswe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Magudo Ahmswe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, jab by OQuinn - just one landing.
A head kick misses from Ahmswe.
OQuinn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ahmswe with a body shot.
OQuinn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Some bone on bone action there as OQuinn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Damien OQuinn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
OQuinn scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahmswe walks into a straight right hand from OQuinn.
Ahmswe will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
OQuinn blocks a head kick by Ahmswe.
OQuinn misses with a head kick.
OQuinn throws a nice head kick!
Ahmswe tries to clinch but OQuinn moves away
and Ahmswe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for OQuinn.
OQuinn throws a head kick that misses.
OQuinn lands with a straight right. Ahmswe didn't see that one coming.
Ahmswe is looking to clinch but OQuinn is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from OQuinn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ahmswe walks forward, straight into a front kick from OQuinn.
OQuinn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
OQuinn's corner calls for a 1-2. OQuinn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
OQuinn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ahmswe takes a kick to the side of the head.
OQuinn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ahmswe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheers as OQuinn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ahmswe doesn't seem phased though.
OQuinn lands an overhand right.
Ahmswe tries to clinch there but OQuinn circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ahmswe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ahmswe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ahmswe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
OQuinn checks the leg kick.
OQuinn avoids the head kick by Ahmswe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien OQuinn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ahmswe tries a head kick but it misses.
OQuinn lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ahmswe throws a body punch but OQuinn moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Ahmswe.
Ahmswe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
OQuinn throws a head kick that misses.
OQuinn throws a head kick but Ahmswe moves out of range.
OQuinn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ahmswe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ahmswe throws a sloppy head kick and OQuinn moves out of range easily.
OQuinn tests Ahmswe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab, jab by OQuinn - just one landing.
OQuinn throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Left hook, right uppercut from OQuinn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OQuinn throws a head kick but Ahmswe moves out of range.
Ahmswe is looking to counter the offense by OQuinn and move into the clinch.
OQuinn lands a head kick. Ahmswe smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ahmswe misses with a double jab.
OQuinn keeps the fight on the outside.
An inside leg kick lands from OQuinn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OQuinn connects with a nice looking jab.
OQuinn scores with a sloppy right hand. Ahmswe should have avoided that one.
OQuinn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ahmswe appears to be looking for a big counter.
A head kick misses from Ahmswe.
A shot to the liver by OQuinn. Beautiful body shot.
OQuinn throws a sloppy head kick and Ahmswe moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Ahmswe misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
OQuinn throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from OQuinn.
OQuinn lands with a nice body punch.
Ahmswe throws a lazy head kick
and OQuinn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice jab there from OQuinn.
Ahmswe walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OQuinn avoids the head kick by Ahmswe.
OQuinn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ahmswe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
OQuinn lands with a slapping head kick.
That kick from OQuinn tenderised Ahmswe's leg. Ahmswe is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ahmswe tries to clinch but OQuinn is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from OQuinn! But no joy.
OQuinn with a nice calf kick.
OQuinn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ahmswe tries a head kick but it misses.
Ahmswe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from OQuinn.
A head kick by Ahmswe misses
and OQuinn counters with a head kick. That will keep Ahmswe thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Good leg kick by OQuinn.
A good leg kick by OQuinn.
Ahmswe tries to score with a low kick but OQuinn moves his leg out of the way.
OQuinn feints and then cracks Ahmswe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ahmswe down.
OQuinn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ahmswe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ahmswe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice body kick from OQuinn.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ahmswe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
OQuinn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ahmswe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Magudo Ahmswe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ahmswe misses with a head kick.
Damien OQuinn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
OQuinn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damien OQuinn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well OQuinn 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Damien OQuinn!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Damien OQuinn!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Damien OQuinn!
Damien OQuinn wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Damien OQuinn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Magudo Ahmswe was interviewed post fight and said 'No comment on my today fight...Sorry...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Carlton Adesanya (ranked 4880 p4p, 23173 weight class) and Marco Salamanca (ranked 509 p4p, 646 weight class). Salamanca is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mexican Rap. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlton Adesanya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Salamanca!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salamanca lands a head shot.
Salamanca throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Salamanca fakes the leg kick and cracks Adesanya in the body.
Salamanca throws a lazy body kick
and Adesanya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salamanca lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Adesanya drives through and clinches with Salamanca against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salamanca.
Salamanca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adesanya lands a jab-cross combination.
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!
Adesanya is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Adesanya takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Adesanya misses with a head kick.
Salamanca throws a hook but Adesanya blocks it.
Adesanya went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Salamanca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Salamanca lands with a slapping head kick.
 It looks like Carlton Adesanya has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca lands with an uppercut that bounces Adesanya off the ropes and back into range.
Adesanya chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Salamanca can pounce on him.
Salamanca connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Adesanya momentarily.
Adesanya falls off balance throwing a combination
and Salamanca counters with a good low kick that Adesanya was not able to check.
Salamanca throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Adesanya stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Salamanca lands with a shot to the body.
Salamanca takes a swing at Adesanya's ribcage but misses.
Salamanca's coach down at SYDNEY ELITE GYM was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Salamanca's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Salamanca lands with a right hand.
Adesanya takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
An inside leg kick lands from Salamanca.
Adesanya walks into a 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!
Salamanca throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Adesanya's head.
Marco Salamanca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salamanca connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adesanya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salamanca looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Salamanca pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Salamanca throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Adesanya seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A jab from Salamanca misses.
Nice cross by Salamanca.
Salamanca lands with a hook. Adesanya tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Decent striking displayed by Salamanca there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca moves into range and connects with a jab.
Salamanca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Salamanca goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Adesanya is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Salamanca misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlton Adesanya's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The crowd cheers as Salamanca lands an impressive looking overhand right. Adesanya doesn't seem phased though.
Adesanya takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Salamanca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salamanca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adesanya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Salamanca looks to move away, Adesanya throws a big counter combo but Salamanca just gets out of the way.
Marco Salamanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salamanca wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Salamanca lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Salamanca tries to land a leg kick but Adesanya saw it coming and moves away.
Adesanya appears to be looking for a big counter.
Salamanca scores with a leg kick.
Salamanca buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya avoids a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Adesanya on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Salamanca looks to land a right hand but Adesanya moved out of range.
Adesanya went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salamanca.
Salamanca misses with a low kick.
Adesanya throws a series of punches but Salamanca moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya has closed the distance and engaged Salamanca in a clinch.
Adesanya presses Salamanca against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Salamanca pushes Adesanya back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Salamanca has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Salamanca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Salamanca lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adesanya.
Adesanya looking to throw knees to the head but Salamanca is blocking nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Salamanca.
Salamanca manages to break the clinch.
Adesanya takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Adesanya dodges the punch combination from Salamanca.
Adesanya appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Salamanca darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Adesanya.
Salamanca looks to throw the jab but Adesanya is out of range.
Salamanca is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salamanca scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Adesanya misses with a head kick.
Salamanca pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Adesanya back to the ropes. Salamanca follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Salamanca takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Adesanya tries a head kick but it misses.
Salamanca scores with a three punch combo!
Salamanca lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Adesanya misses with a wild combination.
Salamanca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adesanya moves away.
It looked like Adesanya wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Danga de danga de dang - Salamanca scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carlton Adesanya'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Salamanca lands with a hook. Adesanya tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Salamanca lands a body shot.
Adesanya on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Salamanca explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Salamanca shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An inside leg kick from Salamanca misses.
Adesanya throws a big counter combination but Salamanca scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Salamanca lands a jab to the head.
Carlton Adesanya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Decent striking displayed by Salamanca there.
Adesanya looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Salamanca connects with a right hand. Adesanya shakes it off.
Salamanca connects with a jab.
Adesanya walks forward, straight into a front kick from Salamanca.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adesanya looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
An inside leg kick from Salamanca misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Salamanca.
Adesanya wants to clinch.
Salamanca plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Salamanca throws a half hearted mid kick.
Salamanca swats away the attempt to clinch by Adesanya.
Adesanya tries to clinch but Salamanca moves out of range.
Salamanca feints a counter leg kick.
Salamanca misses with a looping left.
Salamanca throws out a loose jab but Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya misses the shot to the body.
Adesanya is looking to clinch but Salamanca is avoiding it.
Salamanca circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adesanya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adesanya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Salamanca defending well as Adesanya loads up on a big left hand.
Salamanca throws out a counter right but Adesanya avoids it with no problem.
Salamanca throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Salamanca connects with a body shot that sends Adesanya's belly button to the back.
Adesanya misses with a wild combination.
Nice straight punches there by Salamanca. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Salamanca.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Salamanca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Salamanca 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight for Marco Salamanca!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Marco Salamanca!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Marco Salamanca!
Marco Salamanca wins by unanimous decision!
Marco Salamanca decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Kalicius Yamamotica (ranked 22488 p4p, 7010 weight class) and Alan Moore (ranked 677 p4p, 653 weight class). Moore has chosen Aaron Richards x Mr FijiWiji - Numb as his entrance music. Alan Moore is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kalicius Yamamotica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alan Moore!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamotica connects with a crisp jab.
Yamamotica stuns Moore with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yamamotica.
Moore 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.
Moore misses with a hook. Yamamotica ducked under it nicely.
Moore blocks the body kick.
Moore looks for the body kick but Yamamotica saw that one coming.
Yamamotica lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yamamotica chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moore can pounce on him.
Yamamotica lands with a straight right. Moore didn't see that one coming.
Yamamotica fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yamamotica uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moore.
Yamamotica is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moore.
Yamamotica takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamamotica throwing a counter right hand but Moore manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Moore misses the target.
That kick from Yamamotica tenderised Moore's leg. Moore is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yamamotica waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moore.
Moore tries a quick counter leg kick but Yamamotica is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Moore throws a right hand that misses
and Yamamotica makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yamamotica jabs Moore to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yamamotica has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Riddum Elite in the buildup to the fight.
Yamamotica misses the body punch
and Moore counters with a stiff right hand.
Yamamotica looks to throw the jab but Moore is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Moore 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Moore throws an overhand right that lands on Yamamotica's shoulder, as Yamamotica tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamamotica. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Yamamotica.
Yamamotica lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamotica fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Moore checks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamamotica. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moore looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Moore misses with a wild body shot.
Yamamotica cracks Moore with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamotica wants to land a leg kick but Moore is out of range.
A jab from Yamamotica does it's job there.
Yamamotica blocks a leg kick.
Moore has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yamamotica finds it's way round the side to connect with Moore's head.
Moore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Kalicius Yamamotica has been cut.
Moore looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Moore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamamotica.
Yamamotica throws a right hand that Moore ducks under and follows up with a left that Moore also avoids with ease.
Nice shot by Yamamotica.
Moore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Moore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moore throws a front kick aimed at Yamamotica's knee but Yamamotica avoids it well.
Yamamotica keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Moore tries to move into range but Yamamotica moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yamamotica shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Moore doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalicius Yamamotica dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kalicius Yamamotica'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.
Yamamotica feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Moores jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yamamotica bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Moore's head.
Yamamotica swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yamamotica's jab looks to have found its range, popping Moore under the eye.
Yamamotica bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kalicius Yamamotica is winning the standup battle so far.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Moore, as that shot connected.
Yamamotica uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moore.
Moore lands a lovely overhand right.
Kalicius Yamamotica seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Moore.
Moore throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
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!
Moore missing with a left hand there. Yamamotica was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moore feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yamamoticas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Moore missing with a left hand there. Yamamotica was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamamotica swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Moore tenderised Yamamotica's leg. Yamamotica is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yamamotica throws a good cross that connects.
Yamamotica misses with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Moore lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yamamotica doesn't seem phased though.
Moore uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yamamotica has time to react.
A left lands for Yamamotica.
Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moore scores with a head kick. Yamamotica tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Yamamotica looks to throw the jab but Moore is out of range.
Yamamotica swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Kalicius Yamamotica's cut is getting worse.
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!
Moore fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yamamotica is out of range.
Yamamotica avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Moore throws a hook to the side of Yamamotica's head but Yamamotica sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moore missing with a left hand there. Yamamotica was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore feints and then cracks Yamamotica's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yamamotica down.
Good work by Moore as he checks the leg kick.
Yamamotica misses with an uppercut
and Moore counters with a stiff right hand.
Yamamotica fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Moore on the side of the head.
Moore swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Moore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yamamotica thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamamotica moves out of range as Moore strikes.
Yamamotica takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Moore misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamamotica throws a leg kick but Moore sees it coming and moves out of range.
Moore misses the shot to the body.
Yamamotica was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Moore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamamotica.
Moore misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Moore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kalicius Yamamotica'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!
Moore finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Moore misses with a body shot.
Yamamotica scores with a nice right hand.
Yamamotica throws a hook but Moore avoids it easily.
Yamamotica lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moore.
Jab by Yamamotica.
Moore fails in his attempt to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Yamamotica tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamamotica misses with a hook. Moore ducked under it nicely.
Moore moves forwards but Yamamotica connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Moore has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamotica jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yamamotica scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Moore clinches up against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamotica lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yamamotica throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore managing to block the knees to the body from Yamamotica.
Moore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Yamamotica.
Yamamotica blocks a body shot from Moore.
Moore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamamotica throws a head punch that misses.
Moore lands with a light punch inside.
Moore creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yamamotica takes a shot to the head.
Yamamotica lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Moore.
Moore lands a right hand.
Moore avoiding damage as Yamamotica throws knees to the body.
Moore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yamamotica backwards.
Moore gets through Yamamotica's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Moore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamamotica blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamamotica working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamotica takes a shot to the head.
Yamamotica blocks an elbow strike.
Alan Moore seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Moore misses with a body punch.
Moore lands with a right to the head.
Moore tries to throw a body punch but Yamamotica avoids it by throwing Moore back against the ropes.
Moore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moore working hard to break the clinch.
Moore swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamamotica uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yamamotica has a couple of punches blocked by Moore.
Yamamotica lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moore lands an uppercut.
Moore misses with an elbow strike.
Yamamotica tries to work over Moore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamamotica lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Moore.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamamotica's elbow.
Moore can't find room to land a body shot as Yamamotica controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kalicius Yamamotica.
I think Yamamotica has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Kalicius Yamamotica!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Kalicius Yamamotica!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Kalicius Yamamotica!
Kalicius Yamamotica wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Scar Ambe (ranked 1316 p4p, 6718 weight class) and Tom Louis (ranked 211 p4p, 641 weight class). Ambe's entrance music is Gunna - The World is Yours. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scar Ambe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Louis!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ambe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ambe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Louis walks into a stiff left hand from Ambe.
Nice straight punches there by Ambe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ambe.
A bone on bone clash there as Ambe blocks the leg kick.
Ambe throwing a counter right hand but Louis manages to avoid it.
Ambe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scar Ambe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Louis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ambe.
Ambe misses with a hook to the body
and Louis counters with a stiff right hand.
Louis tried to score with a low kick but Ambe checks it.
Ambe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ambe misses with a right hand
and Louis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Louis misses with a body shot
letting Ambe counter with a right hand.
Ambe avoids the head kick by Louis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ambe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ambe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Louis drops his hands momentarily and Ambe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've been hearing reports that Ambe has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ambe misses with an uppercut. Louis saw that one coming.
Ambe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ambe catches Louis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big right from Louis misses.
Ambe misses with a shot to the body
and Louis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ambe is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Louis blocks a jab.
Louis moves out of range of the body kick.
Louis throws a hook but Ambe blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Louis. Ambe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Louis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Louis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ambe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Louis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambe connects with a nice looking jab.
Ambe 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.
Ambe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Louis's head.
Ambe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ambe misses with a wild body shot.
Louis flicks out a counter leg kick but Ambe steps away.
Ambe throws a hook but Louis blocks it.
Louis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ambe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ambe throws a good cross that connects.
Ambe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Louis's head backwards.
Ambe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Louis throws a big counter head kick but Ambe avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ambe throws a nice looking combination but Louis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ambe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Ambe misses.
Louis throws out a counter right but Ambe avoids it with no problem.
Louis swings for the body but Ambe moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scar Ambe dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ambe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Louis momentarily.
Tom Louis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Ambe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ambe throws a lazy right hand but Louis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Louis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ambe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Louis counters with a leg kick.
Ambe misses with a combination
and Louis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ambe throws a jab but it's blocked by Louis.
As Ambe backs off Louis throws a huge counter combo but Ambe manages to avoid it all.
Louis throws a lazy right hand but Ambe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ambe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Ambe misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ambe looks to land a right hand but Louis moved out of range.
As Ambe backs off Louis throws a huge counter combo but Ambe manages to avoid it all.
Ambe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ambe looks to land a left hand but Louis moved out of range nicely.
Louis slips under a jab from Ambe.
Louis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ambe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ambe moves away.
Ambe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Louis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Louis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ambe was well out of range. Poor timing from Louis.
Ambe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Louis can do to turn this around?
Louis ducks under a wild hook from Ambe.
Louis moves out of range of the body kick from Ambe.
Ambe misses the jab.
Nice shot by Ambe.
Ambe swinging wildly here.
Ambe misses with an uppercut. Louis saw that one coming.
Louis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Louis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ambe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Ambe misses its target.
Ambe throws a hook but Louis avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambe throws a nice looking combination but Louis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Ambe backs off Louis throws a huge counter combo but Ambe manages to avoid it all.
Nice cross by Ambe.
Louis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ambe throws out the jab.
Ambe misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Louis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ambe.
Ambe misses with a hook.
Ambe backing away here, and Louis unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Louis throws the left hand but Ambe avoids the punch easily.
Ambe checks a leg kick nicely.
Louis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Louis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ambe takes a swing at Louis's ribcage but misses.
Despite the aggression on Louis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Scar Ambe is winning the standup battle so far.
Ambe pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Louis back to the ropes. Ambe follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Louis defending well as Ambe loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Louis! But no joy.
Ambe slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scar Ambe dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ambe throws out a powerful jab.
Louis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Louis connects with a solid leg kick.
Ambe misses with a looping right.
Ambe blocks a leg kick.
Louis loads up on a big right hand but Ambe slips the punch.
Ambe throws a shot to the body.
Ambe loads up on a big right hand but Louis slips the punch.
Louis blocks a head kick by Ambe.
Louis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ambe here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis walks into a straight right hand from Ambe.
Ambe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Louis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ambe.
Louis is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ambe throws a hook to the side of Louis's head but Louis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've been informed that Louis has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ambe misses with a left hand
and Louis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ambe misses with a straight right.
Louis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Louis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ambe.
Louis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ambe misses with an uppercut. Louis saw that one coming.
Ambe avoids a kick to the body.
Ambe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ambe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ambe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Ambe.
Ambe throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Louis counter with a right hand.
Ambe works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Louis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ambe checks it well.
Tom Louis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambe takes a swing at Louis's ribcage but misses.
Scar Ambe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Louis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ambe.
Jab by Ambe.
Ambe swings widly with a right hand
and Louis counters with a straight right hand.
Ambe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ambe throws the left hand but Louis avoids the punch easily.
Louis slips a straight right by Ambe.
Louis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Ambe misses the target.
Decent striking displayed by Ambe there.
A nice combination there by Ambe.
Ambe cracks Louis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Louis misses with a hook.
Ambe throws a quick counter kick to the body but Louis avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Louis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Louis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ambe with a body shot.
Louis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scar Ambe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ambe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Scar Ambe!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Scar Ambe!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Scar Ambe!
Scar Ambe wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Scar Ambe gave a big smile as he said 'ill clinchfuck everyone!!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Johnny Waldron (ranked 22409 p4p, 23654 weight class) and Antonio Jose De Sucre (ranked 570 p4p, 579 weight class). De Sucre has chosen Bolivianos el Hado Propicio as his entrance music. De Sucre has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Waldron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 38 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Jose De Sucre!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Sucre moves out of range as Waldron throws a body kick.
Waldron lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big right from De Sucre misses.
De Sucre throws a series of punches but Waldron moves out of range.
Waldron tests De Sucre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Sucre looks to score with a jab to the body but Waldron is just out of range.
De Sucre looks winded!
Waldron moves into the clinch successfully.
The referee calls for Waldron to work.
Waldron presses De Sucre against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Waldron lands an elbow that stopped De Sucre in his tracks for a moment.
I was talking to Waldron's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Waldron.
Waldron drops De Sucre with a big knee! Will De Sucre beat the count? Yep, he's up already and we're only at 3... let's see if he's just faking it or if he's actually OK.
 It looks like Antonio Jose De Sucre has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waldron fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Sucre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Sucre throws a right and a left that Waldron avoids nicely.
Waldron fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Sucre takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Waldron connects with a quick right hand that sends De Sucre 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 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Johnny Waldron!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Litticius Nugetio (ranked 22486 p4p, 1630 weight class) and Keke Sonni (ranked 571 p4p, 189 weight class). Sonni is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lil Uzi Vert - That Way. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Litticius Nugetio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keke Sonni!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonni slips a jab and a cross from Nugetio.
Sonni lands a nice hook to Nugetio's body. Nugetio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nugetio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sonni connects with a crisp jab.
Sonni throws out a leg kick but Nugetio moves out of range and Sonni only half commits.
The fighters circling - Nugetio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab by Nugetio.
Sonni looks to land a right hand but Nugetio moved out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Nugetio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nugetio.
Nugetio misses with a hook
and Sonni counters with a series of strikes. Nugetio will be more careful next time no doubt.
A jab from Sonni does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonni throws a chopping leg kick but Nugetio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sonni ducks under a wild hook from Nugetio.
Nugetio throws a jab but it's blocked by Sonni.
Sonni walks into a stiff left hand from Nugetio.
Sonni lands a lovely overhand right.
Nugetio throws an overhand right that lands on Sonni's shoulder, as Sonni tries to avoid the shot.
Nugetio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sonni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Sonni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nugetio eats them both and turns towards Sonni to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sonni throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nugetio counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sonni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nugetio misses with a wild body shot.
Nugetio tests Sonni's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nugetio connects with a crisp jab.
Sonni misses with the combination.
Sonni throws a lazy right hand but Nugetio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nugetio misses with a hook
and Sonni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sonni throws a jab when Nugetio was well out of range.
Nugetio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sonni.
Nugetio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonni.
Sonni connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Sonni.
Sonni has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Some wild striking there from Sonni.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nugetio is out of range and Sonni settles back down.
Good standup being displayed there by Nugetio as he connects with a hook.
Nugetio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nugetio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nugetio is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nugetio misses with a leg kick
enabling Sonni to counter with a crisp jab.
Sonni throws an overhand right that lands on Nugetio's shoulder, as Nugetio tries to avoid the shot.
Nugetio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sonni was well out of range. Poor timing from Nugetio.
A shot to the body from Sonni misses
and Nugetio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sonni jabs at Nugetio's body.
Sonni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nugetio is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sonni.
Nugetio throws a series of punches but Sonni avoids them all with ease.
Sonni throws a hook but Nugetio avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Nugetio misses its intended target.
Sonni checks a leg kick.
Sonni lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nugetio throws a looping overhand right but Sonni ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keke Sonni dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sonni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nugetio's sensitive parts.
Sonni defending well as Nugetio loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Nugetio misses its intended target.
Nugetio ducks under a wild hook from Sonni.
Sonni slips a straight right by Nugetio.
Keke Sonni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sonni throws an overhand right that lands on Nugetio's shoulder, as Nugetio tries to avoid the shot.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nugetio moves away.
Nugetio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Sonni was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sonni lands with a shot to the body.
Sonni has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sonni jabs Nugetio right on the nose. Nugetio blinks but takes it well.
Sonni wants to slow Nugetio down by chopping away at his legs.
Nugetio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nugetio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sonni was well out of range. Poor timing from Nugetio.
Sonni doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sonni misses the jab.
Sonni scores with a hook to the body. Nugetio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sonni throws an overhand right that lands on Nugetio's shoulder, as Nugetio tries to avoid the shot.
Nugetio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sonni looks to score with a jab to the body but Nugetio is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni ducks right into an uppercut from Nugetio.
Sonni needs to keep his hands up - Nugetio had a free shot at his head there.
Nugetio thuds his right hand into Sonni's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nugetio checks a leg kick nicely.
Nugetio thuds a left hand into Sonni's body.
Sonni is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sonni scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sonni moves forwards but Nugetio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nugetio misses the jab.
Sonni loads up on a big right hand but Nugetio slips the punch.
Sonni lands a body shot.
Nugetio lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sonni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sonni throws a body punch but Nugetio moves out of range.
Sonni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nugetio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nugetio blocks a jab.
Nugetio throws a jab when Sonni was well out of range.
Sonni misses the shot to the body.
Sonni throws a lazy right hand but Nugetio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sonni swings for the body but Nugetio moves out of range.
Sonni takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sonni takes a swing at Nugetio's ribcage but misses.
Sonni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nugetio.
A telegraphed right hand from Sonni misses the target.
Nugetio connects with a right hand. Sonni shakes it off.
A lazy left from Nugetio finds it's target.
Nugetio moves away from the strike by Sonni.
Sonni tries a low kick but Nugetio avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Sonni coming out on top.
Sonni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nugetio slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Litticius Nugetio will probably get the nod.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nugetio walks into a left hand.
Litticius Nugetio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nugetio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nugetio takes a swing at Sonni's ribcage but misses.
Sonni misses with an uppercut.
Sonni misses with a wild body shot.
Nugetio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sonni misses with a straight left.
Sonni swinging wildly here.
Nugetio misses with a hook
and Sonni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Nugetio.
Sonni lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Sonni misses.
Sonni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nugetio circles away quickly and effectively.
Nugetio misses with a series of wild punches.
Sonni looks to throw the jab but Nugetio is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nugetio connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugetio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sonni throws a hook but Nugetio blocks it.
Nugetio lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nugetio moves away from the strike by Sonni.
Sonni moves forwards but Nugetio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nugetio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nugetio lands a head shot.
Sonni scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sonni slips a jab from Nugetio.
Nugetio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sonni lands an overhand right.
Nugetio misses with a lunging right hand
and Sonni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonni ducks under a wild hook from Nugetio.
Sonni is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nugetio with a body shot.
Nugetio throws a lazy right hand but Sonni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Sonni misses.
Sonni throws a jab when Nugetio was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nugetio throws out a powerful jab.
Sonni on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nugetio misses the jab.
Sonni swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sonni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sonni throws a shot to the body.
Nugetio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sonni.
A nice combination there by Sonni.
Nice defenses there by Nugetio.
Nugetio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sonni.
Sonni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sonni takes a swing at Nugetio's ribcage but misses.
Nugetio cracks Sonni with a good jab.
Sonni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nugetio moves out of range as Sonni strikes.
It looked like Nugetio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nugetio takes a swing at Sonni's ribcage but misses.
Nugetio lands a jab to the nose.
Sonni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Keke Sonni.
Well Sonni 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Keke Sonni!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Keke Sonni!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Keke Sonni!
Keke Sonni wins by unanimous decision!
Keke Sonni decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Dutch Schultz (ranked 3638 p4p, 19703 weight class) and Arnaldo Silva (ranked 472 p4p, 667 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dutch Schultz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arnaldo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Schultz throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schultz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
We've been informed that Silva has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A head punch on the inside from Schultz fails to land.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Schultz's ribcage. Schultz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Schultz blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schultz.
Schultz working Silva over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schultz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva tries a body shot but Schultz blocks it.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schultz gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schultz has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Schultz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schultz landing knees to the body.
Schultz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schultz.
Schultz throws a head punch that misses.
Schultz blocking some punches.
Silva misses with some punches.
Schultz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Schultz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schultz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva pushes Schultz back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Schultz lands with a light punch inside.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Schultz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries a body shot but Schultz blocks it.
Schultz avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Schultz looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schultz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Schultz throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Schultz avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Schultz.
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Schultz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schultz.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schultz has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.
Schultz misses with a knee strike.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schultz.
Schultz lands with a right to the head.
Schultz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arnaldo Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Schultz on the side of the head.
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into Schultz's torso.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
 Schultz is rocked!
Silva ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Schultz out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arnaldo Silva!
Arnaldo Silva decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ronnie Dale Boudreaux (ranked 21701 p4p, 5219 weight class) and Iaspero Yalixqua (ranked 708 p4p, 580 weight class). Boudreaux comes to the ring accompanied by Uncle Tom's Cabin. Yalixqua has chosen Stop This Flame as his entrance music. Iaspero Yalixqua has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronnie Dale Boudreaux !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iaspero Yalixqua!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boudreaux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boudreaux lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yalixqua's sensitive parts.
Yalixqua looks to land a right hand but Boudreaux moved out of range.
Yalixqua avoids the body shot from Boudreaux .
Yalixqua appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yalixqua drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boudreaux gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yalixqua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boudreaux blocks an uppercut.
Yalixqua tries to throw a body punch but Boudreaux avoids it by throwing Yalixqua back against the ropes.
Yalixqua misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Yalixqua creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boudreaux blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudreaux blocking some punches.
Yalixqua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yalixqua misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Boudreaux as the two fighters clinch.
Yalixqua working aggressively here.
Boudreaux lands a right hand.
Boudreaux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yalixqua tries to work over Boudreaux 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreaux lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yalixqua backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boudreaux .
Boudreaux lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yalixqua backwards.
Boudreaux misses with a body punch.
Boudreaux throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boudreaux throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yalixquas head.
Boudreaux lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yalixqua.
Boudreaux lands an uppercut.
Boudreaux presses Yalixqua against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Boudreaux - that landed with a thud.
Boudreaux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yalixqua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boudreaux .
A head kick from Boudreaux lands but Yalixqua takes it in his stride.
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!
Boudreaux getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boudreaux scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boudreaux 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.
Boudreaux sizes up Yalixqua with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yalixqua pivots, looking for a leg kick but Boudreaux is out of range and Yalixqua settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux ducks under a wild hook from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boudreaux with a hook.
Boudreaux throws a nice head kick!
Yalixqua has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Boudreaux .
Yalixqua rushes Boudreaux and presses him up against the ropes.
Good body shot from Boudreaux .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yalixqua.
A nice left hand lands by Boudreaux .
Yalixqua misses with some punches.
Boudreaux lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boudreaux tries a body shot but Yalixqua blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boudreaux blocks an uppercut.
Boudreaux working aggressively here.
Boudreaux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boudreaux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boudreaux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yalixqua misses with a wild body shot.
Boudreaux connects with a high kick.
Boudreaux misses with the combination.
Yalixqua ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Boudreaux .
Boudreaux takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boudreaux bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yalixqua's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudreaux throws the kick towards the body but Yalixqua avoids it.
Yalixqua steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Boudreaux lands a lovely overhand right.
Boudreaux fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yalixqua.
Boudreaux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boudreaux works Yalixqua's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreaux loads up on a big right hand but Yalixqua slips the punch.
Yalixqua replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Boudreaux blocks it well.
Boudreaux throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boudreaux has closed the distance and engaged Yalixqua in a clinch.
Boudreaux tries to work over Yalixqua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boudreaux lands a body punch in the clinch.
Boudreaux lands a right hand.
Boudreaux struggles to land a body shot inside as Yalixqua controls his hands.
Boudreaux lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yalixqua scores with a hook to the body.
Yalixqua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yalixqua struggles to land a body shot inside as Boudreaux controls his hands.
Yalixqua misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Boudreaux scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Boudreaux .
Yalixqua throws a punch but it's blocked by Boudreaux .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yalixqua.
Boudreaux lands a body punch in the clinch.
Boudreaux lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Boudreaux .
A nice right hand lands inside from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux lands a left hand.
Yalixqua lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boudreaux backwards.
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux tries a body shot but Yalixqua blocks it.
Boudreaux tries to work over Yalixqua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boudreaux blocking some punches.
Boudreaux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boudreaux lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boudreaux lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yalixqua backwards.
Yalixqua lands a right hand.
Yalixqua cracks Boudreaux with a nice body shot.
Boudreaux tries to work over Yalixqua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boudreaux works on Yalixqua's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Yalixqua.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boudreaux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boudreaux lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yalixqua backwards.
Boudreaux misses with a punch to the body.
Boudreaux misses with a punch to the body.
Yalixqua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boudreaux clinches up against the ropes.
Boudreaux tries to throw a body punch but Yalixqua avoids it by throwing Boudreaux back against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yalixqua.
Boudreaux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boudreaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yalixqua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boudreaux tries a body shot but Yalixqua blocks it.
Yalixqua working aggressively here.
Yalixqua tries to work over Boudreaux 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yalixqua prevents a body shot from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yalixqua or not.
Boudreaux lands with a light punch inside.
Yalixqua wants to stall.
Yalixqua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudreaux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boudreaux tries a body shot but Yalixqua blocks it.
Boudreaux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yalixqua can do to turn this around?
Boudreaux stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Boudreaux scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boudreaux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boudreaux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boudreaux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boudreaux lands a right hand.
Yalixqua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yalixqua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boudreaux lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yalixqua misses with a body punch.
Yalixqua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yalixqua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yalixqua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boudreaux lands a shot to the body.
Boudreaux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yalixqua has a couple of punches blocked by Boudreaux .
Yalixqua can't find room to land a body shot as Boudreaux controls the action.
Boudreaux lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boudreaux lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boudreaux can't find room to land a body shot as Yalixqua controls the action.
Boudreaux blocks a body shot from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua tries a body shot but Boudreaux blocks it.
Boudreaux working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boudreaux digs a right hand underneath Yalixqua's ribcage. Yalixqua let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yalixqua lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boudreaux backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boudreaux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boudreaux misses with the head strike.
Boudreaux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yalixqua prevents a body shot from Boudreaux .
Yalixqua tries to work over Boudreaux 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yalixqua misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boudreaux .
Yalixqua takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Boudreaux .
Yalixqua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boudreaux lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yalixqua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boudreaux lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boudreaux tries to work over Yalixqua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boudreaux lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yalixqua struggles to land a body shot inside as Boudreaux controls his hands.
Yalixqua tries to work over Boudreaux 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yalixqua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yalixqua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boudreaux has him pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good shot there by Boudreaux .
Boudreaux is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boudreaux has closed the distance and engaged Yalixqua in a clinch.
A short right from Boudreaux .
It looks like Iaspero Yalixqua has been cut.
Yalixqua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boudreaux lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yalixqua backwards.
Boudreaux lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Boudreaux .
Boudreaux lands a shoulder strike.
Yalixqua throws a punch but it's blocked by Boudreaux .
Boudreaux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boudreaux misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yalixqua.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boudreaux prevents a body shot from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua misses with a body punch.
Yalixqua misses with the head strike.
Yalixqua scores with a hook to the body.
Boudreaux digs a right hand into Yalixqua's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yalixqua's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Boudreaux .
Yalixqua misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreaux lands a nice shot to the body.
Yalixqua is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Yalixqua takes a shot to the head.
Boudreaux is working Yalixqua over against the ropes.
Yalixqua lands with a short shot to the head.
Yalixqua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boudreaux lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yalixqua.
Boudreaux blocks a body shot from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua blocks a body shot from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yalixqua tries a body shot but Boudreaux blocks it.
Boudreaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Boudreaux .
Boudreaux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yalixqua on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Boudreaux clinches up against the ropes.
Yalixqua prevents a body shot from Boudreaux .
Yalixqua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boudreaux lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yalixqua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boudreaux .
Yalixqua working aggressively here.
Boudreaux is leaning against Yalixqua and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boudreaux lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux pushes Yalixqua back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Boudreaux lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Boudreaux creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boudreaux tries a body shot but Yalixqua blocks it.
Boudreaux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boudreaux works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Boudreaux tries to work over Yalixqua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boudreaux scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boudreaux scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boudreaux can't find room to land a body shot as Yalixqua controls the action.
Boudreaux lands a left hand.
Boudreaux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yalixqua takes a swing at Boudreaux 's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux had his way with Iaspero Yalixqua in that round.
The cut man is working on Iaspero Yalixqua's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Yalixqua takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Iaspero Yalixqua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boudreaux scores with a nice head shot.
Boudreaux with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boudreaux scores with a jab to the body.
Boudreaux looks to land a combination but Yalixqua avoids it well.
Boudreaux throws a body punch but Yalixqua moves out of range.
Yalixqua is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Boudreaux connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boudreaux lands with a nice body kick.
Boudreaux moves out of range as Yalixqua throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudreaux works Yalixqua's body with a nice hook.
Boudreaux dips to his left and cracks Yalixqua with an uppercut!
Boudreaux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boudreaux backing away here, and Yalixqua unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Yalixqua scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreaux connects with a body shot that sends Yalixqua's belly button to the back.
Boudreaux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yalixqua only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Yalixqua misses with a body kick.
Boudreaux lands a jab to Yalixqua's midsection.
Yalixqua takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boudreaux throws a body kick that misses.
Boudreaux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boudreaux scores with a jab to the body.
A solid body kick from Boudreaux .
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux is winning the standup battle so far.
Boudreaux misses with a wild body shot.
Yalixqua misses with a jab to the body
and Boudreaux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux cracks Yalixqua with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yalixqua moves out of range of the body kick.
Donk. Boudreaux catches Yalixqua right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Boudreaux finds it's way through Yalixqua's defenses.
Boudreaux throws a shot to the body.
Yalixqua takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boudreaux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boudreaux connects with a jab.
Boudreaux connects with a high kick.
Yalixqua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boudreaux forces Yalixqua back against the ropes and clinches.
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boudreaux misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boudreaux has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Ronnie Dale Boudreaux !
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Ronnie Dale Boudreaux !
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Ronnie Dale Boudreaux !
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux wins by unanimous decision!
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux is the new welterweight champion!
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Jason Tanner (ranked 2529 p4p, 5352 weight class) and Gaizka Elizondo (ranked 362 p4p, 585 weight class). Tanner comes to the ring accompanied by Sandy Davidson - The Green Hills of Tyrol. Elizondo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Peewee Longway & Money Man - Ooowwweee kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jason Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gaizka Elizondo!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elizondo connects with a body shot.
Tanner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Elizondo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Elizondo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A combination from Elizondo does no damage.
Tanner thows a body kick. Elizondo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Elizondo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Elizondo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Elizondo tries a quick counter leg kick but Tanner is wise to it.
Elizondo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tanner.
Elizondo with a jab.
Tanner moves into range and clinches up with Elizondo.
Elizondo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Elizondo is trying to stall.
Elizondo pushes Tanner back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Elizondo struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanner controls his hands.
Elizondo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tanner throws a right hand that Elizondo ducks under and follows up with a left that Elizondo also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elizondo misses with a wild body shot.
Elizondo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Elizondo moves out of range of the leg kick from Tanner.
Tanner has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Public Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Tanner throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Elizondo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner takes a swing at Elizondo's ribcage but misses.
Elizondo throws a right and a left that Tanner avoids nicely.
Tanner fails to land with a series of punches.
Elizondo jabs Tanner right on the nose. Tanner blinks but takes it well.
Tanner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tanner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elizondo moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Elizondo! But no joy.
Tanner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Elizondo counters with a two punch combo.
Tanner clinches.
Elizondo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tanner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tanner misses with a right hand
and Elizondo counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanner throws an overhand right that lands on Elizondo's shoulder, as Elizondo tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Elizondo! But no joy.
Elizondo lands with a nice body punch.
A cross from Tanner lands.
No joy there for Elizondo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Elizondo looks to move away, Tanner throws a big counter combo but Elizondo just gets out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner throws a leg kick but Elizondo moved away.
Elizondo unleashes a big counter combination but Tanner bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tanner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Elizondo's hands.
Elizondo scores with a body shot.
Elizondo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tanner scores with a body shot.
Tanner works Elizondo's body with a nice hook.
Elizondo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Elizondo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tanner's head backwards.
Elizondo fails to land with a series of punches.
Tanner takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tanner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Elizondo lands a jab to the head.
Tanner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanner moves in looking to clinch but Elizondo pushes him off.
Gaizka Elizondo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A lazy body kick from Tanner
and Elizondo counters with a nice uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Elizondo, as that shot connected.
Elizondo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaizka Elizondo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Elizondo catches Tanner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tanner walks into a jab.
Elizondo looks to land a combination but Tanner avoids it well.
Elizondo scores with a hook.
Tanner looks to land a body kick but Elizondo moved away.
Elizondo swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanner.
Crunch! Tanner slams his shin into Elizondo's torso.
A slapping body kick lands there for Elizondo.
Elizondo lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Elizondo finds it's way through Tanner's defenses.
Tanner throws a leg kick that misses.
Elizondo keeps the fight on the outside.
Elizondo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Tanner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Elizondo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tanner circles away quickly and effectively.
A clash of legs there as Elizondo blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elizondo swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanner.
Tanner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Elizondo, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tanner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tanner wants to land a leg kick but Elizondo is out of range.
Tanner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Elizondo moves out of range of the strikes.
Elizondo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tanner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Elizondo connects with a crisp jab.
Tanner gets a clinch.
Elizondo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tanner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Elizondo moves out of range of the body kick.
Elizondo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tanner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Elizondo scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elizondo swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanner.
Tanner tries to clinch up but Elizondo circles away and keeps his distance.
Tanner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick from Elizondo lands but Tanner takes it in his stride.
Elizondo scores with a jab. Tanner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tanner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Elizondo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tanner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tanner misses with a hook. Elizondo ducked under it nicely.
Elizondo misses with a wild combination.
Tanner was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Elizondo looks to land a combination but Tanner avoids it well.
Elizondo throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanner throws a body kick that misses.
Tanner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Elizondo flicks out a counter leg kick but Tanner steps away.
Elizondo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Elizondo lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaizka Elizondo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tanner - that will leave a mark!
Jason Tanner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good work by Tanner as he checks the leg kick.
Elizondo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tanner.
Tanner scores with a kick to the midsection.
Elizondo swings for the body but Tanner moves out of range.
Tanner moves into the clinch.
Elizondo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Elizondo breaks from the clinch.
Tanner tries to clinch but Elizondo moves out of range.
Elizondo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tanner's sensitive parts.
Well,Tanner is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Good work by Elizondo as he checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Elizondo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Elizondo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tanner counters with a nice leg kick.
Tanner throws a low kick but Elizondo avoids it.
Tanner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Elizondo.
Tanner is looking to counter with a body kick.
Elizondo lands a nice hook to Tanner's body. Tanner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tanner explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Elizondo connects with a right hand. Tanner shakes it off.
Elizondo blocks the body kick.
Tanner wants to clinch up but Elizondo keeps it at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Tanner.
Elizondo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tanner is looking for a counter combo.
Elizondo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tanner.
Tanner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Elizondo.
Elizondo throws out a powerful jab.
Tanner misses the shot to the body.
Elizondo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tanner.
Gaizka Elizondo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Elizondo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Elizondo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tanner.
Elizondo cracks a nice hook into Tanner's ribs.
Tanner is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanner moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elizondo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Elizondo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jason Tanner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left lands for Tanner.
Elizondo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Elizondo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tanner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Elizondo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tanner blocks it with crossed arms.
Elizondo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tanner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tanner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Elizondo tests Tanner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tanner swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanner throws a lazy right hand but Elizondo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tanner tries to clinch but Elizondo is having none of it.
Elizondo unleashes a big counter combination but Tanner bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gaizka Elizondo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tanner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Elizondo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jason Tanner.
I think Elizondo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Gaizka Elizondo!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Gaizka Elizondo!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Gaizka Elizondo!
Gaizka Elizondo wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Asa Sharp (ranked 3868 p4p, 23705 weight class) and Aaron Lowell (ranked 452 p4p, 605 weight class). Sharp comes to the ring accompanied by Moneybagg Yo - Federal Fed Ft. Future. Lowell has chosen Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Asa Sharp!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Lowell!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lowell manages to avoid it.
Sharp takes one on the button.
Lowell 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Lowell misses the target.
Sharp instigates a clinch.
Lowell lands a shoulder strike.
Sharp looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lowell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lowell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Sharp tries to work over Lowell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sharp lands a left hand.
Sharp has a couple of punches blocked by Lowell.
Sharp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lowell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lowell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lowell throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharp.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lowell.
Sharp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lowell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sharp lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Sharp.
Sharp tries a body shot but Lowell blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp scores with a shot to the side of Lowell's head.
Sharp scores with a shot to the side of Lowell's head.
Sharp lands with a short shot to the head.
Lowell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lowell tries to throw a body punch but Sharp avoids it by throwing Lowell back against the ropes.
Sharp works on Lowell's body with a couple of short punches.
Lowell misses with a body punch.
Lowell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sharp lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lowell backwards.
Sharp lands a body shot.
Lowell scores with a shot to the side of Sharp's head.
Sharp throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lowells head.
Sharp scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lowell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lowell lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sharp.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lowell.
Sharp lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Lowell misses with some punches.
Lowell prevents a body shot from Sharp.
Lowell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lowell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp tries to stall but Lowell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sharp's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lowell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sharp lands a shot to the body.
Sharp digs a right hand into Lowell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lowell's gas tank.
Sharp lands a shoulder strike.
Sharp works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sharp creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lowell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sharp wants to stall.
Lowell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Lowell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowell has Sharp pushed against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Sharp.
Lowell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lowell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asa Sharp dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lowell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sharp throws the left hand but Lowell avoids the punch easily.
Sharp takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sharp is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Sharp just misses with a punch to the body.
Sharp gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sharp gets through Lowell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sharp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sharp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sharp lands with a left to the head.
Sharp lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Sharp - that landed with a thud.
Lowell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lowell throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharp.
Sharp lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lowell.
A body shot lands from Sharp.
Sharp digs a right hand into Lowell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lowell's gas tank.
Lowell tries to throw a body punch but Sharp avoids it by throwing Lowell back against the ropes.
Lowell is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharp has Lowell pressed against the ropes, preventing Lowell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lowell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sharp lands with a light punch inside.
Sharp lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Sharp scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowell takes a shot to the head.
Sharp tries a body shot but Lowell blocks it.
Sharp is working Lowell over against the ropes.
Sharp lands an uppercut.
 Lowell is rocked!
Sharp lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lowell backwards.
Lowell is still on wobbly legs! Can Sharp finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sharp.
Sharp creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lowell's defenses.
It looks like Aaron Lowell has been cut.
Sharp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lowell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sharp creates a bit of distance and cracks Lowell with a big uppercut! Lowell goes down! The referee pushes Sharp away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Lowell make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Sharp takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Asa Sharp!
Asa Sharp retains his lightweight title!
Asa Sharp took some time post fight to say the following; 'Great opponent ima take some time off and vacate'.
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