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Eight Limbs XXVIII - Tacko PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Alan Moore (ranked 20367 p4p, 20616 weight class) and Karl Liebknecht (ranked 697 p4p, 657 weight class). Moore kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Aaron Richards x Mr FijiWiji - Numb. Karl Liebknecht is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alan Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Liebknecht!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore slips a straight right by Liebknecht.
Liebknecht throws a hook but Moore avoids it easily.
Moore takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Moore takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Moore misses the body punch
and Liebknecht counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Liebknecht has closed the distance and engaged Moore in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Moore as Liebknecht tries to tie him up.
Moore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Liebknechts head.
Liebknecht tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moore avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore breaks from the clinch.
Moore throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Liebknecht steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liebknecht swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Liebknecht backs away, Moore returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Moore keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Moore throws a lazy uppercut
and Liebknecht counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liebknecht ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.
Moore tries to score with a low kick but Liebknecht moves his leg out of the way.
Liebknecht misses with a low kick.
Moore was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Moore scores with a nice head shot.
Moore has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Vendetta Proving Ground in the buildup to the fight.
Liebknecht lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moore at a distance.
Liebknecht moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Moore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liebknecht throws a jab when Moore was well out of range.
Moore attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Karl Liebknecht seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liebknecht throws a looping overhand right but Moore ducks down to avoid it.
Moore misses the shot to the body.
Liebknecht looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liebknecht connects with a body shot.
Liebknecht walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Liebknecht misses with a body shot.
Moore attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Moore blocks the leg kick.
Moore with a nice calf kick.
Liebknecht throws an overhand right that lands on Moore's shoulder, as Moore tries to avoid the shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Moore.
Liebknecht clinches up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Karl Liebknecht will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Moore lands with a good body shot.
Liebknecht throws a shot from downtown. Moore moves away and avoids it.
Moore connects with a single shot there.
Liebknecht slips under a jab.
Moore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Liebknecht looks to land a combination but Moore avoids it well.
Moore just misses with a punch to the body.
Alan Moore is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore connects with a quick right hand that sends Liebknecht 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 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Alan Moore!
Alan Moore was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Karl Liebknecht had this to say: 'NEEEEEEIN'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Paavo Potku (ranked 18788 p4p, 4090 weight class) and Cyrius Python (ranked 658 p4p, 510 weight class). 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 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paavo Potku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cyrius Python!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potku scores with a sloppy right hand. Python should have avoided that one.
Potku throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Python takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
 It looks like Cyrius Python has been cut.
We've been informed that Python 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 decent looking cross lands there for Potku.
Potku fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Python looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Potku throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Potku scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Python doesn't seem bothered though.
Potku has managed to clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Potku.
Potku lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Python is trying to break the clinch but Potku is controlling him.
Potku presses Python against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Potku misses with a punch on the inside.
Python misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Potku.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Python.
Python wants to break free but Potku has control.
Potku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Python looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Python manages to break the clinch.
Potku forces Python back against the ropes and clinches.
Potku has Python pressed against the ropes, preventing Python from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Python's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Potku lands a shot to the body.
Python escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Python takes one to the side of the head.
Paavo Potku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Python tries to clinch but Potku moves out of range.
Python takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Potku looks to score with a jab to the body but Python is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potku pushes Python up against the ropes in a clinch.
Python has a couple of punches blocked by Potku.
Potku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Potku lands a body shot in the clinch.
Python breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Potku swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Python tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Potku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Potku has taken the fight to the clinch.
Potku misses with a punch on the inside.
Python blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Python blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Potku dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cyrius Python's cut.
That's time! Potku's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Python wants to clinch up but Potku keeps it at a distance.
Potku closes the distance and clinches.
Python blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Python tries a body shot but Potku blocks it.
Python can't find room to land a body shot as Potku controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Python.
Potku lands a nice uppercut.
Python's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Potku swings wildly with an uppercut but Python uses good head movement to avoid it.
Potku throws a punch but it's blocked by Python.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Potku.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Python.
Potku lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Python can't break the clinch.
Potku has a couple of punches blocked by Python.
Potku misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Potku fails to land.
Potku prevents Python from breaking the clinch.
Python wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Potku has him pressed against the ropes.
Potku struggles to land a body shot inside as Python controls his hands.
Potku tries to work over Python's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Potku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Potku is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Python can do to turn this around?
Potku prevents Python from breaking the clinch.
Potku lands with a light punch inside.
Python tries to break the clinch but Potku is controlling the position.
Python prevents a body shot from Potku.
Potku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Potku lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Python is trying to break free.
Potku keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Python's efforts to push away.
Potku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Potku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Potku lands with a light punch inside.
Python breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Python takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cyrius Python seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potku misses with a jab, cross combination.
Potku drives through and clinches with Python against the ropes.
Python is trying to stall.
Potku lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Potku dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cyrius Python's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Python instigates a clinch.
Paavo Potku is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Python 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.
Potku avoiding damage as Python throws knees to the body.
Python is looking to break free of the clinch but Potku has double underhooks.
Python doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Python.
Potku misses with a punch to the body.
Python is trying to break the clinch but Potku is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potku lands a right hand.
Python blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potku managing to block the knees to the body from Python.
Potku softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Potku scores with a nice hook to the head.
Python is trying to break the clinch but Potku has him pressed against the ropes.
Python swings wildly with an uppercut but Potku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cyrius Python has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Python swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Python throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Python fails to land.
Python misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Python.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potku working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Python is trying to force a seperation but Potku has the dominant position.
Potku throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pythons head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Potku.
Potku digs a right hand into Python's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Python's gas tank.
Python scores with a shot to the side of Potku's head.
Potku throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pythons head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Python lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Python throws a head punch that misses.
Potku lands with a short shot to the head.
Potku lands a right hand that snaps the head of Python backwards.
Python tries to land knees in the clinch but Potku avoids the damage to the body.
Python takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Python fails to land.
Python misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paavo Potku showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Potku 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Paavo Potku!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Paavo Potku!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Paavo Potku!
Paavo Potku wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Paavo Potku made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Yevgen Maartins (ranked 23451 p4p, 23422 weight class) and Ross Buchanan (ranked 669 p4p, 717 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Buchanan's choice of entrance music: Roy Buchanan's Train Blues. 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 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yevgen Maartins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ross Buchanan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maartins just misses with a punch to the body.
Maartins lands a right hook to the body.
Maartins throws a head kick that misses.
Buchanan misses with a head kick.
Buchanan throws out a leg kick but Maartins moves out of range and Buchanan only half commits.
As Buchanan looks to move away, Maartins throws a big counter combo but Buchanan just gets out of the way.
Jab from Buchanan.
Maartins throws a hook to the side of Buchanan's head but Buchanan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Buchanan throws out a counter right but Maartins avoids it with no problem.
Maartins cracks Buchanan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Buchanan throws a looping overhand right but Maartins ducks down to avoid it.
Maartins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yevgen Maartins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maartins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maartins throws a head kick but Buchanan moves out of range.
A nice side step and Buchanan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Maartins scores with a jab. Buchanan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Buchanan misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maartins slips under a jab from Buchanan.
A head kick misses from Buchanan.
Buchanan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maartins seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Buchanan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buchanan checks a low kick from Maartins.
Buchanan misses with a low kick.
Buchanan moves out of range as Maartins throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maartins moves away from the strike by Buchanan.
Maartins shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Buchanan swinging wildly here.
Maartins throws a leg kick but Buchanan moved away.
Buchanan blocks a head kick by Maartins.
Buchanan throws a one two combo.
Buchanan throws a wild body kick that Maartins sees coming a mile off.
Buchanan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Ross Buchanan has been cut.
Maartins has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Desert Fitness & Training -13 Elites/1 Sensational in the buildup to the fight.
Maartins lands with a cross.
Buchanan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Buchanan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buchanan walks into a stiff left hand from Maartins.
 Buchanan is rocked!
Buchanan tries to land a leg kick but Maartins saw it coming and moves away.
Buchanan is still on wobbly legs! Can Maartins finish him?
Maartins digs a good hook to Buchanan's body.
Buchanan seems to have recovered his senses.
Buchanan is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Buchanan blocks a head kick by Maartins.
Maartins lets loose with a powerful body kick. Buchanan will feel that in the morning.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buchanan. Maartins does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Buchanan looks to move away, Maartins throws a big counter combo but Buchanan just gets out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maartins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Buchanan.
Maartins is looking to score with low kicks.
Maartins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maartins is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Buchanan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Buchanan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maartins throws out a leg kick but Buchanan moves out of range and Maartins only half commits.
Maartins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Buchanan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Buchanan swinging wildly here.
Buchanan scores with a head kick. Maartins tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A punch combination from Buchanan misses.
Maartins is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Buchanan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maartins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maartins is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Maartins misses the shot to the body.
Buchanan steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Maartins blocks a head kick by Buchanan.
Maartins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buchanan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maartins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buchanan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yevgen Maartins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ross Buchanan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maartins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ross Buchanan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maartins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maartins lands a nice hook to Buchanan's body. Buchanan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maartins connects with a jab.
Maartins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Buchanan's head backwards.
Maartins staying out of range there.
Buchanan connects with the punch.
Maartins looks to land a combination. Buchanan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Maartins throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buchanan blocks a head kick by Maartins.
Maartins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maartins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buchanan scores with a kick to the body.
Maartins slips a jab and a cross from Buchanan.
Maartins throws out a leg kick but Buchanan moves out of range and Maartins only half commits.
Maartins connects with the punch.
The fighters circling - Buchanan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maartins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Buchanan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan misses with a wild body shot.
Yevgen Maartins is winning the standup battle so far.
Maartins throws an overhand right that lands on Buchanan's shoulder, as Buchanan tries to avoid the shot.
Buchanan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maartins.
Maartins connects with a high kick.
Maartins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Buchanan counters with a nice leg kick.
Maartins connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Buchanan momentarily.
Buchanan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maartins can pounce on him.
Maartins plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maartins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Buchanan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maartins.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maartins throws a leg kick but Buchanan moved away.
Buchanan throws out a counter right but Maartins avoids it with no problem.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maartins. That's going to slow Buchanan down.
Good work by Buchanan as he checks the leg kick.
Maartins thuds his right hand into Buchanan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maartins misses with a head kick.
Maartins tries to bum rush Buchanan with a series of wild strikes but Buchanan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good standup being displayed there by Maartins as he connects with a hook.
Maartins misses with a jab to the body
letting Buchanan counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Buchanan misses.
Buchanan misses with a double jab.
Maartins sizes up Buchanan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Buchanan checks a leg kick.
Buchanan just misses with a punch to the body.
Maartins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maartins digs a good hook to Buchanan's body.
Buchanan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maartins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Buchanan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maartins.
A clash of legs there as Buchanan blocks the low kick.
Maartins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maartins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buchanan can do to turn this around?
Maartins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maartins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buchanan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buchanan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Buchanan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Buchanan throws a head kick but Maartins moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Maartins. That snapped Buchanan's head back.
Maartins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maartins throws a sloppy head kick and Buchanan moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yevgen Maartins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ross Buchanan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Buchanan scores with a leg kick.
Maartins throws a looping overhand right but Buchanan ducks down to avoid it.
Buchanan 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.
Buchanan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maartins.
Buchanan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maartins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buchanan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maartins misses with a low kick.
Buchanan just misses with a punch to the body.
Maartins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Buchanan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buchanan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maartins was well out of range. Poor timing from Buchanan.
Maartins is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Maartins scores with a hook to the body. Buchanan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maartins throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maartins misses with a wild combination.
Buchanan throws the left hand but Maartins avoids the punch easily.
Buchanan lands with a nice body punch.
Buchanan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maartins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yevgen Maartins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Buchanan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maartins.
A low kick from Buchanan misses
and Maartins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buchanan misses with a double jab.
Buchanan throws a head kick that misses
and Maartins counters with a straight right hand.
Ross Buchanan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maartins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Maartins lands a head kick. Buchanan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Buchanan lands with an overhand left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buchanan. Maartins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maartins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body punch from Maartins.
Buchanan throws a series of punches but Maartins avoids them all with ease.
Maartins feinted there with a counter leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maartins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buchanan circles away quickly and effectively.
Buchanan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maartins.
Maartins checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Buchanan throws a sloppy head kick and Maartins moves out of range easily.
Maartins looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Buchanan misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Maartins. Beautiful body shot.
Maartins moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Maartins shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Buchanan eats them both and turns towards Maartins to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Buchanan throws a body punch but Maartins moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Maartins blocks the low kick.
A big left from Buchanan misses.
Maartins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good shot there by Maartins.
Buchanan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maartins jabs Buchanan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maartins tries a low kick but Buchanan avoids it.
Maartins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Maartins.
Maartins delivers a nice body kick.
Buchanan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maartins on the side of the head.
Buchanan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maartins connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Buchanan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Maartins if he has to take too many more of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yevgen Maartins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maartins 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Yevgen Maartins!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Yevgen Maartins!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Yevgen Maartins!
Yevgen Maartins wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Yevgen Maartins thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Scar Ambe (ranked 1400 p4p, 4833 weight class) and Victor Mordino (ranked 217 p4p, 559 weight class). Ambe comes to the ring accompanied by Gunna - The World is Yours. Scar Ambe had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 25 - 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 12 - 28 - 1, fighting out of London, Victor Mordino!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mordino rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ambe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A right-left combo lands from Mordino.
Mordino wants to clinch up but Ambe keeps it at a distance.
Mordino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ambe.
Ambe walks into a stiff left hand from Mordino.
Mordino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ambe has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Elite Underground Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Ambe lands a nice shot to the body.
Mordino shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ambe eats them both and turns towards Mordino to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
 It looks like Scar Ambe has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Ambe.
Ambe forces Mordino back against the ropes and clinches.
Ambe leaning against his opponent.
Ambe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mordino tries to circle away but Ambe has him pinned against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Ambe.
Ambe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mordino told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Ambe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ambe misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambe pushes Mordino back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ambe lands a body punch.
Ambe stalls.
A shot in the inside from Ambe.
Ambe lands a nice uppercut.
Ambe misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Ambe.
Mordino is trying to force a seperation but Ambe has the dominant position.
Ambe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mordino letting Ambe take a breather here.
Ambe lands an uppercut.
Mordino wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambe lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Ambe.
Ambe lands a shot to the body.
Ambe lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ambe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ambe lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ambe.
Ambe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mordinos head.
Mordino avoids a wild elbow strike from Ambe.
Ambe misses with a punch on the inside.
Ambe lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ambe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ambe.
Ambe misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scar Ambe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scar Ambe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ambe takes a swing at Mordino's ribcage but misses.
Ambe moves into the clinch successfully.
Mordino is trying to break the clinch but Ambe is controlling him.
Ambe'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.
Still in the clinch, Ambe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ambe misses with a knee strike.
Ambe lands a left hand.
Ambe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ambe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Victor Mordino has been cut.
Mordino tries to break free but Ambe pushes him back against the ropes.
Scar Ambe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mordino wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ambe has him pressed against the ropes.
Ambe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mordino backwards.
Ambe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mordino or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Ambe.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ambe.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ambe.
Ambe lands a nice shot to the body.
Ambe pushes Mordino back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ambe controlling the action here for a moment.
Ambe misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Mordino's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ambe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mordino's face.
Mordino is rocked!
Ambe pushes Mordino back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mordino is still on wobbly legs! Can Ambe finish him?
Ambe lands a hook that snaps the head of Mordino backwards.
Ambe is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambe lands a left hand.
Ambe lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Ambe as the two fighters clinch.
Mordino seems to have recovered his senses.
Ambe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mordinos head.
Ambe tries to work over Mordino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ambe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mordino letting Ambe take a breather here.
Ambe lands a right hand.
Ambe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ambe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ambe lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scar Ambe dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.
Ambe cracks Mordino with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mordino tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ambe is able to avoid easily.
Ambe is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ambe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mordino, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ambe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mordino can do to turn this around?
Ambe misses with a body punch.
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.
Mordino avoids a wild elbow strike from Ambe.
Ambe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ambe misses with some punches.
Ambe lands an uppercut.
Mordino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ambe darts in and clinches Mordino up against the ropes.
Ambe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mordino backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ambe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ambe slowing the pace effectively.
Ambe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mordino backwards.
Ambe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mordino or not.
Mordino blocks the elbow strike.
Ambe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ambe lands a nice shot to the body.
Ambe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ambe.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mordino wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Victor Mordino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mordino wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ambe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ambe stalling in the clinch.
Ambe holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Ambe seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Ambe lands a body shot.
Scar Ambe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mordino takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mordino is trying to break the clinch but Ambe is controlling him.
Ambe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ambe lands with a short shot to the head.
Ambe taking a breather.
Ambe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mordino.
Ambe blocks an uppercut.
Mordino tries to throw a body punch but Ambe avoids it by throwing Mordino back against the ropes.
Mordino has a couple of punches blocked by Ambe.
Ambe stalling in the clinch.
Ambe prevents a body shot from Mordino.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mordino takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ambe.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ambe.
Ambe lands a shoulder strike.
Ambe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scar Ambe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ambe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Scar Ambe!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Scar Ambe!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Scar Ambe!
Scar Ambe wins by unanimous decision!
Post fight, Scar Ambe stared into the camera and said 'ill clinchfuck everyone!!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jari Bull (ranked 2746 p4p, 22260 weight class) and Camulius Talboteasar (ranked 306 p4p, 592 weight class). 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 27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jari Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Camulius Talboteasar!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talboteasar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bull. Bull obviously looking to wear him down.
Bull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bull looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bull throws a leg kick that misses.
Talboteasar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bull manages to avoid it.
Talboteasar throws an off balance right hand
and Bull counters with a stiff right hand.
Bull connects with a nice looking jab.
Talboteasar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Talboteasar throws out a loose jab but Bull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talboteasar ducks under a wild hook from Bull.
Bull throws out a leg kick but Talboteasar moves out of range and Bull only half commits.
Bull throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bull ducks right into an uppercut from Talboteasar.
Bull thuds a left hand into Talboteasar's body.
Bull lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Talboteasar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bull looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bull moves out of range of the strikes.
Talboteasar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Talboteasar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Talboteasar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bull.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talboteasar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Jari Bull has been cut.
Bull lands a glancing blow to the side of Talboteasar's head.
Talboteasar looks to throw the jab but Bull is out of range.
Talboteasar throws a hook but Bull blocks it.
Bull tries to counter by clinching up but Talboteasar breaks away and moves out of range.
Bull slips a straight right by Talboteasar.
Bull steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Talboteasar.
Bull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Talboteasar.
Talboteasar loads up on a big right hand but Bull slips the punch.
Bull slips under a jab.
Bull connects with a looping right hand.
Talboteasar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bull takes a swing at Talboteasar's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Talboteasar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bull rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Talboteasar counters with a stiff right hand.
Bull misses the shot to the body.
Bull connects with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talboteasar misses with an uppercut.
Bull misses with an uppercut
and Talboteasar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull slips a straight right by Talboteasar.
Bull changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Talboteasar.
Talboteasar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Talboteasar misses with a hook. Bull ducked under it nicely.
Bull seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Talboteasar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bull.
Talboteasar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Talboteasar lands a jab to the head.
Bull misses with a hook. Talboteasar ducked under it nicely.
Talboteasar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Talboteasar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bull scores with a kick to the body.
Bull misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Talboteasar misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bull lands with an overhand left.
Talboteasar defending well as Bull loads up on a big left hand.
Talboteasar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Talboteasar's corner calls for a 1-2. Talboteasar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Talboteasar throws a body punch but Bull moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jari Bull will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jari Bull'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.
Bull throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Talboteasar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Talboteasar misses with a looping left.
Bull uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bull plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Talboteasar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Talboteasar loads up on a big right hand but Bull slips the punch.
Bull with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bull fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Talboteasar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bull walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bull throws a body punch but Talboteasar moves out of range.
Bull moves out of range of the strikes.
Bull with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Talboteasar to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bull bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Talboteasar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Talboteasar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bull at a distance.
Bull misses with a hook
enabling Talboteasar to counter with a crisp jab.
Bull keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Talboteasar.
Bull swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bull misses with a jab to the body
and Talboteasar counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talboteasar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bull.
Jari Bull is winning the standup battle so far.
Talboteasar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bull.
Talboteasar slips a straight right by Bull.
Bull bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Talboteasar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Talboteasar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Crunch! Bull slams his shin into Talboteasar's torso.
Bull throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Talboteasar lands a jab to the head.
Talboteasar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Talboteasar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bull.
Bull works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Talboteasar misses with a hook. Bull ducked under it nicely.
Bull swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Talboteasar throws a hook but Bull blocks it.
Bull slips a straight right by Talboteasar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Talboteasar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jari Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bull lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Talboteasar throws a right hand that Bull ducks under and follows up with a left that Bull also avoids with ease.
Bull misses with a body shot
and Talboteasar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bull blocks a jab.
Bull takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bull with a nice calf kick.
Talboteasar looks to throw the jab but Bull is out of range.
Talboteasar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bull fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Talboteasar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bull lands a head shot.
Bull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Talboteasar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talboteasar is looking to slow Bull down with leg kicks.
Talboteasar loads up on a big right hand but Bull slips the punch.
Talboteasar blocks a head kick by Bull.
Bull throws a series of punches but Talboteasar moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Talboteasar! But no joy.
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 Jari Bull will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jari Bull's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Talboteasar avoids the body shot from Bull.
Bull throws out a loose jab but Talboteasar uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Talboteasar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Talboteasar misses with an uppercut. Bull saw that one coming.
Bull avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Talboteasar misses with a looping right.
Talboteasar loads up on a big right hand but Bull slips the punch.
Bull fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bull jabs at Talboteasar's body.
Bull lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bull slips under a jab from Talboteasar.
Bull lands with a thumping leg kick.
Talboteasar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bull.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Talboteasar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bull.
Talboteasar throws out a loose jab but Bull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bull tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Talboteasar manages to circle out of the way.
Bull throws a body kick that misses.
Bull digs a good hook to Talboteasar's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talboteasar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Camulius Talboteasar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Talboteasar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bull throws a shot from downtown. Talboteasar moves away and avoids it.
Talboteasar misses with a straight left.
Talboteasar takes one on the button.
Bull fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bull ducks under a wild hook from Talboteasar.
Good leg kick by Bull.
Talboteasar misses with a left hand
and Bull cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Talboteasar misses with a body kick.
Bull moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Talboteasar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Talboteasar there as he acknowledges the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bull.
Bull lands a body shot.
Jari Bull is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Talboteasar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bull.
Bull fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Talboteasar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bull chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab from Talboteasar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull slips under a jab from Talboteasar.
As Talboteasar tries to get set, Bull tries to push him back and clinch up but Talboteasar manages to avoid the attempt.
A left lands for Bull.
Bull ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bull wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Talboteasar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bull was well out of range. Poor timing from Talboteasar.
Bull misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Talboteasar.
Talboteasar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bull.
Talboteasar misses with a looping right.
Bull scores with a nice right hand.
Bull scores with a leg kick.
Bull lands a leg kick that knocks Talboteasar off balance momentarily.
Bull throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Talboteasar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Talboteasar throws an overhand right that lands on Bull's shoulder, as Bull tries to avoid the shot.
Bull goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bull looks to score with a jab to the body but Talboteasar is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bull. Talboteasar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bull bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jari Bull showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bull 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Jari Bull!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Jari Bull!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Jari Bull!
Jari Bull wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Jari Bull thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Leman Russ (ranked 21477 p4p, 22250 weight class) and Zacharias Kassicus (ranked 555 p4p, 569 weight class). Russ comes to the ring accompanied by Vilka Fenris. 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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6 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leman Russ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zacharias Kassicus!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russ is looking to clinch but Kassicus is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Kassicus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A combination from Kassicus does no damage.
As Kassicus tries to get set, Russ tries to push him back and clinch up but Kassicus manages to avoid the attempt.
Kassicus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kassicus there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Zacharias Kassicus has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kassicus. Russ does a little dance to reset his feet.
Russ clinches.
Russ throws a punch but it's blocked by Kassicus.
Kassicus scores with a hook to the body.
Russ tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Kassicus.
Russ takes a shot to the head.
Russ throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kassicus blocks it with crossed arms.
Kassicus managing to block the knees to the body from Russ.
Nice body punch from Kassicus.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kassicus.
Russ lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kassicus backwards.
Kassicus effectively controlling the action here.
Russ throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russ lands a knee to the head.
Russ on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kassicus lands a nice shot to the body.
Kassicus presses Russ against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Russ tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kassicus lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Kassicus - that landed with a thud.
Russ is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Kassicus.
Kassicus scores with a shot to the side of Russ's head.
Russ throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kassicus blocks it with crossed arms.
A body shot lands from Kassicus.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kassicus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Kassicus.
A short body shot lands from Kassicus as the two fighters clinch.
Kassicus lands an uppercut.
Kassicus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Russ backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Kassicus.
Russ tries a knee to the head but Kassicus blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Kassicus.
Kassicus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russ.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kassicus lands with a light punch inside.
Kassicus is leaning against Russ and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kassicus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Russs head.
Russ tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kassicus avoids it.
Good body shot from Kassicus.
A shot in the inside from Kassicus.
Kassicus lands a body punch.
Kassicus lands with a short shot to the head.
Kassicus lands with a left to the head.
 Russ is rocked!
Russ really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kassicus creates a bit of distance and cracks Russ with a big uppercut! Russ goes down! The referee pushes Kassicus away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Russ make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Kassicus takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Zacharias Kassicus!
Leman Russ spoke after the fight, saying 'I Notice my failure and Will correct it in the future.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Arnaldo Silva (ranked 19467 p4p, 4896 weight class) and Jed Knight (ranked 715 p4p, 565 weight class). Knight is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Linkin Park - In The End (NPT Remix). Jed Knight has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arnaldo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jed Knight!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Knight was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knight avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knight.
Knight thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Knight should have avoided that one.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
A nice side step and Knight releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Silva has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fairtex MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Knight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Silva.
Knight 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.
Knight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Knight.
Silva scores with a jab.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Knight moves away from the strike by Silva.
Knight takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Knight has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Knight throws an off balance right hand
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knight counters with a stiff right hand.
Knight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knight doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Knight lands a jab to the nose.
Knight lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Silva is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Knight changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
Knight throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but Knight manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Knight misses its intended target.
Knight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva moves out of range as Knight strikes.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Knight is just out of range.
Silva slips under a jab.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva moves away from the strike by Knight.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Knight scores with a jab to the jaw.
Knight throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
As Knight tries to get set, Silva tries to push him back and clinch up but Knight manages to avoid the attempt.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Knight looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnaldo Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Knight moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Knight counters with a nice body shot.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Knight scores with a nice head shot.
Arnaldo Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Knight moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knight! But no joy.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Knight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knight sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Knight throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Knight slips the punch.
Knight looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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!
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Knight misses.
Knight takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight slips under a jab from Silva.
Knight appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Knight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
A jab lands there for Knight.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knight appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Knight jabs at Silva's body.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Knight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knight scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Silva beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva misses with a hook.
Knight throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Knight throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva wants to clinch up but Knight keeps it at a distance.
Silva misses with a hook. Knight ducked under it nicely.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knight.
Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knight moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silva misses with a hook. Knight ducked under it nicely.
Knight feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Arnaldo Silva's cut is getting worse.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knight tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Knight jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Knight scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Knight had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jed Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Silva misses with a hook. Knight ducked under it nicely.
Knight takes one to the side of the head.
Knight works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
BAM! Knight delivers a spinning backfist that drops Silva like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Jed Knight!
After the fight, Jed Knight was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Gaizka Elizondo (ranked 5423 p4p, 19813 weight class) and Berto Kin (ranked 595 p4p, 661 weight class). Elizondo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Peewee Longway & Money Man - Ooowwweee. Gaizka Elizondo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Berto Kin's chin.
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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 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gaizka Elizondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Berto Kin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elizondo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kin lands a jab to the head.
Elizondo misses with a hook. Kin ducked under it nicely.
Elizondo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kin.
Kin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Elizondo misses with a straight right.
Elizondo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Elizondo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Elite Underground Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Kin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Elizondo moves away from the strike by Kin.
Elizondo misses with a head kick.
Donk. Elizondo catches Kin right on the button with a cross.
Kin is rocked!
Elizondo throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Kin to counter with a crisp jab.
Kin is still on wobbly legs! Can Elizondo finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elizondo throws a front kick that sends Kin stumbling back into the ropes.
Kin seems to have recovered his senses.
Elizondo pushes Kin away with a front kick.
Elizondo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Elizondo tried to score with a low kick but Kin checks it.
Elizondo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gaizka Elizondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elizondo throws a wild body kick that Kin sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elizondo loads up on a big right hand but Kin slips the punch.
Elizondo swings for the body but Kin moves out of range.
It seemed like Kin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kin throws a jab but it's blocked by Elizondo.
Elizondo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kin cracks Elizondo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Elizondo misses with a body shot.
Elizondo misses the shot to the body.
Elizondo throws a lazy right hand but Kin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Elizondo misses with a body shot.
Kin lands a lovely overhand right.
Kin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Elizondo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Elizondo misses with an uppercut.
Elizondo thuds his right hand into Kin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Elizondo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Elizondo misses its intended target.
Elizondo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kin's head.
Elizondo throws a hook to the side of Kin's head but Kin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Elizondo.
Elizondo tries a head kick but it misses.
Kin walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Elizondo rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Kin has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Elizondo throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Elizondo misses.
Kin throws out a counter right but Elizondo avoids it with no problem.
Elizondo looks to throw the jab but Kin is out of range.
Elizondo just misses with a punch to the body.
Elizondo motions for Kin to come forward. Elizondo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kin throws out a counter right but Elizondo avoids it with no problem.
Elizondo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elizondo just misses with a punch to the body.
Kin 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.
Kin moves away from the strike by Elizondo.
Kin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Elizondo.
Kin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaizka Elizondo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Kin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A cross from Kin lands.
Elizondo throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Kin counter with a right hand.
Elizondo misses with an uppercut.
Kin blocks a low kick nicely.
Kin moves out of range of the leg kick from Elizondo.
It seemed like Kin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Elizondo motions for Kin to come forward. Elizondo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Kin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kin.
Elizondo looks to land a body kick but Kin moved away.
Elizondo stuns Kin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Elizondo throws a leg kick that misses.
Elizondo misses with a looping left.
Elizondo throws a leg kick but Kin checks it.
Elizondo missing with a left hand there. Kin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kin avoids the head kick by Elizondo.
Kin throws a lazy right hand but Elizondo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kin cracks Elizondo with a good 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!
Kin blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin lands with a right hand.
Elizondo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kin manages to avoid it.
Kin misses with a looping right.
Kin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kin throws a big shot that misses.
Elizondo moves out of range as Kin strikes.
Elizondo throws a sloppy head kick and Kin moves out of range easily.
Kin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Elizondo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kin checks a low kick from Elizondo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kin! But no joy.
Elizondo misses with a low kick.
Gaizka Elizondo is winning the standup battle so far.
Elizondo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kin.
Elizondo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kin connects with a crisp jab.
Kin lands with an overhand left.
Elizondo misses with a left hand
and Kin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Elizondo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Elizondo misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elizondo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Elizondo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elizondo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Elizondo throws a head kick but Kin moves out of range.
It seemed like Kin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Elizondo throws a head kick but Kin moves out of range.
Elizondo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kin was well out of range. Poor timing from Elizondo.
Elizondo misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kin! But no joy.
Elizondo throws a poor cross that misses
and Kin counters with a nice uppercut.
Elizondo misses with an uppercut.
A jab lands there for Kin.
Elizondo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kin cracks Elizondo with a good jab.
Kin throws out a loose jab but Elizondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kin throws out a powerful jab.
Elizondo throws a body punch but Kin moves out of range.
Kin with a hook.
Elizondo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Elizondo lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Berto Kin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Elizondo tries to move into range but Kin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Elizondo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Elizondo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Elizondo connects with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kin checks a leg kick.
Kin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Elizondo.
Elizondo looks to throw the jab but Kin is out of range.
Kin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kin misses with a hook.
Kin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Elizondo.
Good leg kick by Elizondo.
Kin misses with a looping left.
Kin scores with a nice strike.
Elizondo tries to land a body kick
and Kin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Elizondos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kin throws a lazy right hand but Elizondo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Elizondo scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elizondo misses with a body shot.
Kin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Elizondo throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Kin to counter with a crisp jab.
Elizondo throws a sloppy head kick and Kin moves out of range easily.
Elizondo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab, jab by Kin - just one landing.
Kin with a nice cross.
Elizondo looks to land a body kick but Kin moved away.
Kin works the jab nicely.
Elizondo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kin to score with a decent uppercut.
Elizondo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kin if he has to take too many more of those.
Kin misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elizondo throws an off balance right hand
and Elizondo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kin lands with an overhand left.
Elizondo looks to throw the jab but Kin is out of range.
Elizondo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Elizondo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kin.
Elizondo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kin was well out of range. Poor timing from Elizondo.
Kin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Elizondo finds it's way round the side to connect with Kin's head.
Elizondo misses with a hook. Kin ducked under it nicely.
Elizondo throws a right hand that misses
and Kin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kin lands the left hand.
A lazy left from Kin finds it's target.
The fighters circling - Kin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Elizondo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Elizondo misses with a hook to the body
and Kin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Elizondo misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elizondo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Elizondo lands a jab.
Kin throws an overhand right that lands on Elizondo's shoulder, as Elizondo tries to avoid the shot.
Elizondo tries to land a leg kick but Kin saw it coming and moves away.
Kin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that's the end of the fight!
Berto Kin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kin 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Berto Kin!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Berto Kin!
Berto Kin wins by majority decision!
A victorious Berto Kin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Scott Columbus (ranked 15655 p4p, 1682 weight class) and Keke Sonni (ranked 570 p4p, 192 weight class). Columbus comes to the ring accompanied by Blood Of The Kings. Sonni has chosen Lil Uzi Vert - That Way as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 32 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Columbus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keke Sonni!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Columbus misses with a wild body shot.
Columbus slips a jab from Sonni.
Sonni getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sonni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Columbus counters with a stiff right hand.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Columbus moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sonni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Columbus is looking to score with low kicks.
Sonni works Columbus's body with a nice hook.
Columbus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Columbus is looking to slow Sonni down with leg kicks.
Columbus scores with a jab. Sonni acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sonni gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sonni keeps control of Columbus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sonni lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Columbus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sonni tries to stall but Columbus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Columbus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sonni throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni gets through Columbus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Columbus blocks an uppercut.
Sonni taking a breather.
Sonni tries to stall but Columbus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sonni is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Columbus misses with the head strike.
Columbus pushes Sonni back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sonni scores with a shot to the side of Columbus's head.
Columbus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sonni is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Columbus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Columbus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Columbus lands a shoulder strike.
Columbus misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Columbus.
Columbus working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Columbus.
Sonni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sonni lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Columbus prevents Sonni from breaking the clinch.
I was talking to Columbus's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Columbus.
Columbus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sonni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Columbus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Columbus.
Sonni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Columbus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sonni throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Columbuss head.
Columbus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sonni in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Columbus working aggressively here.
Sonni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Columbus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sonni walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sonni swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Columbus counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left lands for Columbus.
Columbus misses with a wild body shot.
Columbus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Columbus connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Sonni onto his butt! Sonni bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Sonni is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Columbus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sonni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Columbus throws a body shot but no joy.
Columbus throws a lazy right hand but Sonni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Columbus misses with a looping left.
Sonni works Columbus's body with a nice hook.
Sonni connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Columbus momentarily.
Columbus swinging wildly here.
Sonni tries to clinch but Columbus moves away
and Columbus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Columbus tries to bum rush Sonni with a series of wild strikes but Sonni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sonni cracks a nice hook into Columbus's ribs.
Columbus swings widly with a right hand
and Sonni counters with a nice uppercut.
Scott Columbus is winning the standup battle so far.
Sonni works Columbus's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Columbus throws a shot from downtown. Sonni moves away and avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Columbus there.
Sonni misses the body punch
and Columbus counters by clinching up.
Sonni has a couple of punches blocked by Columbus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni has a couple of punches blocked by Columbus.
Sonni throws an elbow that misses.
Columbus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sonni can do to turn this around?
Columbus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Columbus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sonni shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sonni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Columbus lands with an uppercut that bounces Sonni off the ropes and back into range.
Columbus misses with a hook.
Columbus throws a jab but it's blocked by Sonni.
Columbus misses with a body shot.
Columbus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sonni looks to land a combination. Columbus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sonni throws an overhand right that lands on Columbus's shoulder, as Columbus tries to avoid the shot.
Columbus misses with a straight left.
Sonni looks to land a combination but Columbus avoids it well.
Columbus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sonni.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Columbus lands a leg kick that knocks Sonni off balance momentarily.
Sonni fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Columbus, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Columbus has Sonni pressed against the ropes, preventing Sonni from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sonni misses with the head strike.
Sonni creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sonni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sonni takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sonni just misses with a elbow thrown towards Columbus's brow.
Sonni stalling in the clinch but Columbus improves position.
Good body shot from Columbus.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sonni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Columbus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Columbus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sonni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.
Columbus looking to slow down the pace here.
Sonni lands a left hand that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Columbus lands an elbow inside that Sonni shrugs off.
It looks like Keke Sonni has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A shot in the inside from Sonni.
Columbus swings wildly with an uppercut but Sonni uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Keke Sonni will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Keke Sonni's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Columbus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Columbus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sonni throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Columbus on the side of the head.
Columbus swats away the attempt to clinch by Sonni.
Columbus is looking for a counter combo.
Sonni scores with a nice right hand.
Columbus connects with a jab.
Sonni misses with a right hand
and Columbus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Columbus staggers Sonni with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Sonni looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Sonni is still on wobbly legs! Can Columbus finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Columbus throws a body punch but Sonni moves out of range.
Sonni ducks under a wild hook from Columbus.
Sonni looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Columbus missing with a left hand there. Sonni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sonni seems to have recovered his senses.
Columbus misses with a body shot.
Columbus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Columbus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sonni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Columbus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Columbus lands a slapping body shot.
Sonni misses with a hook
and Columbus counters with a nice leg kick.
Sonni lands a really nice looking cross but Columbus seems unphased.
No joy there for Sonni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Columbus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Scott Columbus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sonni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Columbus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Columbus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sonni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Columbus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonni.
Columbus is looking to counter the offense by Sonni and move into the clinch.
Sonni looks to score with a jab to the body but Columbus is just out of range.
Keke Sonni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Columbus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sonni's sensitive parts.
No joy there for Sonni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sonni defending well as Columbus loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Columbus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sonni throws a left and a right that both miss
and Columbus counters with an inside leg kick.
Columbus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sonni misses with an uppercut. Columbus saw that one coming.
Sonni misses with a body punch
enabling Columbus to counter with a crisp jab.
Sonni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sonni swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Columbus.
It looked like Columbus was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Columbus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sonni throws out the jab.
Sonni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sonni jabs Columbus right on the nose. Columbus blinks but takes it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni falls off balance throwing a combination
and Columbus counters with a nice uppercut.
Columbus lands with a hook. Sonni tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sonni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Columbus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Columbus 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Scott Columbus!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Scott Columbus!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Scott Columbus!
Scott Columbus wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Scott Columbus thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dick Doss (ranked 23436 p4p, 2044 weight class) and Jesus Robbo (ranked 581 p4p, 243 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Doss!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesus Robbo!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doss just misses with a punch to the body.
Doss misses with the body kick
and Robbo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robbo tries to clinch but Doss is having none of it.
Robbo scores with a nice body kick.
Robbo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Doss counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Doss misses the target.
Doss misses with an uppercut
and Robbo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Robbo. Beautiful body shot.
Robbo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Doss throws a shot from downtown. Robbo moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Robbo does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doss connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Robbo takes a swing at Doss's ribcage but misses.
Robbo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Doss misses with an uppercut
and Robbo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robbo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doss.
Robbo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doss throws a looping overhand right but Robbo ducks down to avoid it.
Robbo lands a head shot.
Robbo misses with a few strikes there.
Robbo ducks into a a hook from Doss and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doss throws a hook but Robbo avoids it easily.
Robbo lands with a nice body kick.
Doss throws a looping overhand right but Robbo ducks down to avoid it.
Robbo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Doss looks to throw the jab but Robbo is out of range.
Doss misses with a looping left.
Robbo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dick Doss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robbo throws a lazy uppercut
and Doss counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Robbo has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dick Doss!
Dick Doss retains his heavyweight title!
Dick Doss really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Big Chief Nutrition & Laundry Services (80%) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
The defeated Jesus Robbo had this to say: 'WAIT FOR THE REMATCH!'.
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