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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Stipe Lovric (ranked 5273 p4p, 20486 weight class) and Andor Kovács (ranked 598 p4p, 686 weight class). Lovric comes to the ring accompanied by TA ĆE?. Stipe Lovric has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stipe Lovric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andor Kovács!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovács has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kovács lands a hook that snaps the head of Lovric backwards.
Kovács blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kovács working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kovács.
Lovric takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kovács.
Kovács lands a nice uppercut.
Lovric lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lovric.
Lovric misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Lovric.
Kovács digs a right hand underneath Lovric's ribcage. Lovric let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lovric is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kovács is keeping busy.
Kovács digs a right hand underneath Lovric's ribcage. Lovric let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kovács working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lovric fails to land.
Kovács blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lovric misses with some punches.
Lovric looking to throw knees to the head but Kovács is blocking nicely.
Kovács lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovács softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lovric throws a head punch that misses.
Kovács stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lovric.
Lovric misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Kovács to work.
Kovács working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kovács blocks the elbow strike.
Kovács lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lovric or not.
Lovric is breathing heavily.
Kovács lands a hook that snaps the head of Lovric backwards.
Kovács lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kovács.
Lovric misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kovács throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lovrics head.
Lovric stalling in the clinch but Kovács improves position.
Kovács makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Kovács.
Kovács taking a breather.
Lovric misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovács lands with a short shot to the head.
 Lovric is rocked!
Lovric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Lovric is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kovács misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kovács will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lovric up against the ropes.
Lovric blocks an uppercut.
Lovric blocking some punches.
Kovács has a couple of punches blocked by Lovric.
Kovács misses with a punch on the inside.
Kovács misses with a punch on the inside.
Kovács tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lovric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kovács fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kovács throws a punch but it's blocked by Lovric.
Lovric blocks an uppercut.
Kovács misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kovács throws a punch but it's blocked by Lovric.
Lovric blocks an uppercut.
Kovács working aggressively here.
Kovács tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kovács misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kovács misses with some punches.
Kovács tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kovács lands a body punch.
Kovács swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kovács fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kovács tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kovács throws a head punch that misses.
Lovric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lovric.
Lovric blocks an uppercut.
Lovric blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lovric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kovács blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kovács throws a punch but it's blocked by Lovric.
Kovács misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lovric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kovács is leaning against Lovric and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kovács swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kovács has a couple of punches blocked by Lovric.
Kovács swings wildly with an uppercut but Lovric uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Kovács fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lovric.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andor Kovács 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.
Lovric looks to score with a jab to the body but Kovács is just out of range.
Lovric seems to have got his legs back now.
Kovács fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kovács misses with a body shot.
Lovric tests Kovács's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Andor Kovács seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovács closes the distance and clinches.
Kovács lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Kovács.
Kovács breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Lovric with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Lovric looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Lovric get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Andor Kovács!
A less than humble Andor Kovács misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between George Peterson (ranked 4636 p4p, 3711 weight class) and Reinhard Heydrich (ranked 71 p4p, 51 weight class). Peterson's entrance music is XXXTENTACION - FUXK (Feat. Ski Mask . A fine choice. Heydrich is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Blonde Beast. 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 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reinhard Heydrich!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Heydrich saw that one coming.
Heydrich wants to counter with a clinch but Peterson pushes him away.
Heydrich slips under a jab.
Peterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Heydrich wants to counter with a clinch but Peterson pushes him away.
A swing and a miss from Peterson.
Heydrich is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Peterson looks to throw the jab but Heydrich is out of range.
Heydrich wants to counter the offense by Peterson and move into the clinch position.
Heydrich moves out of range of the body kick.
Heydrich steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Peterson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Peterson does no damage.
Heydrich tries to counter by closing the distance.
Heydrich blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Heydrich is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Peterson missing with a left hand there. Heydrich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heydrich wants to counter with a clinch but Peterson pushes him away.
Heydrich gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heydrich tries to counter by closing the distance.
Peterson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Heydrich on the side of the head.
Peterson jabs Heydrich to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Peterson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Heydrich takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Heydrich moves away from the strike by Peterson.
Heydrich wants to counter the offense by Peterson and move into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a hook.
Heydrich wants to counter with a clinch but Peterson pushes him away.
Heydrich looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Peterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Heydrich is just out of range.
Heydrich wants to counter the offense by Peterson and move into the clinch position.
A big right from Peterson misses.
Heydrich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Peterson misses the target.
Peterson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Heydrich is out of range and Peterson settles back down.
Heydrich tries to counter with a clinch but Peterson shakes him off and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Heydrich is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Good shot there by Peterson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Peterson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Heydrich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peterson.
Heydrich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peterson.
Heydrich tries to counter with a clinch but Peterson shakes him off and moves away.
Peterson misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Peterson.
Peterson throws out a loose jab but Heydrich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heydrich steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Peterson.
Peterson missing with a left hand there. Heydrich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heydrich wants to counter with a clinch but Peterson pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heydrich wants to counter with a clinch but Peterson pushes him away.
Heydrich checks a low kick from Peterson.
Peterson sets himself, and Heydrich steps forward looking for the clinch! Peterson avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heydrich avoids a kick to the body.
Heydrich is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Peterson misses with a hook. Heydrich ducked under it nicely.
Peterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heydrich.
Heydrich tries to counter with a clinch but Peterson shakes him off and moves away.
Peterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heydrich tries to counter with a clinch but Peterson shakes him off and moves away.
Heydrich takes one to the chin there.
A swing and a miss from Peterson.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heydrich can do to turn this around?
Peterson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Peterson thuds his shin into the meat of Heydrich's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich slips under a jab.
Heydrich wants to counter the offense by Peterson and move into the clinch position.
George Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heydrich takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Heydrich takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Heydrich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peterson.
Peterson throws a front kick that sends Heydrich stumbling back into the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peterson throws a hook but Heydrich avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson lands a glancing blow to the side of Heydrich's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Peterson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Peterson throws a hook but Heydrich avoids it easily.
Heydrich wants to counter with a clinch but Peterson pushes him away.
Reinhard Heydrich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peterson throws a push kick but Heydrich slaps the foot to one side.
Peterson misses with a hook
and Heydrich counters by moving into the clinch.
Heydrich misses with a body punch.
Peterson digs a right hand underneath Heydrich's ribcage. Heydrich let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Peterson has a couple of punches blocked by Heydrich.
Peterson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Peterson.
Heydrich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson blocks a body shot from Heydrich.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Heydrich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson breaks from the clinch.
Heydrich blocks a head kick by Peterson.
Heydrich wants to counter the offense by Peterson and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson is looking to slow Heydrich down with leg kicks.
Heydrich has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Heydrich there as he acknowledges the shot.
Heydrich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peterson.
Peterson throws a low kick, looking for Heydrich's leg but Heydrich calmly moves out of range.
Heydrich tries to counter by closing the distance.
Peterson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Heydrich's head.
Peterson lands a head shot.
A big right from Peterson misses.
Peterson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich slips a straight right by Peterson.
A nice leg kick from Peterson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peterson throws a jab when Heydrich was well out of range.
Heydrich steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Peterson.
Heydrich walks into a stiff left hand from Peterson.
Peterson throws a shot from downtown. Heydrich moves away and avoids it.
Heydrich wants to counter the offense by Peterson and move into the clinch position.
Nice uppercut lands for Peterson. That snapped Heydrich's head back.
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!
Heydrich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peterson.
Heydrich steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Peterson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Peterson clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Peterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peterson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heydrich moves away.
Peterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Peterson sets himself, and Heydrich steps forward looking for the clinch! Peterson avoids it this time.
Heydrich ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Heydrich is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson misses with an uppercut.
Heydrich wants to counter with a clinch but Peterson pushes him away.
A slow jab from Peterson misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Heydrich.
Heydrich wants to counter with a clinch but Peterson pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Peterson.
Peterson is looking to chop away at Heydrich's legs.
Peterson thuds his right hand into Heydrich's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Heydrich defending well as Peterson loads up on a big left hand.
Peterson throws a leg kick but Heydrich checks it.
Heydrich is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A big left from Peterson misses.
Heydrich tries to counter with a clinch but Peterson shakes him off and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson swings for the body but Heydrich moves out of range.
Heydrich steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Peterson. That one must have hurt.
Peterson misses with a hook. Heydrich ducked under it nicely.
Peterson misses with a wild combination.
Peterson sets himself, and Heydrich steps forward looking for the clinch! Peterson avoids it this time.
Peterson throws an overhand right that lands on Heydrich's shoulder, as Heydrich tries to avoid the shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson sets himself, and Heydrich steps forward looking for the clinch! Peterson avoids it this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Peterson had his way with Reinhard Heydrich in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Peterson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Heydrich is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Reinhard Heydrich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peterson throws a push kick but Heydrich slaps the foot to one side.
Heydrich wants to counter with a clinch but Peterson pushes him away.
Heydrich dodges the punch combination from Peterson.
Heydrich moves away from the strike by Peterson.
Heydrich tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Peterson throws a hook but Heydrich avoids it easily.
Heydrich ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson connects with a looping right hand.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Heydrich is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Peterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heydrich tries to counter with a clinch but Peterson shakes him off and moves away.
Peterson misses with an uppercut
and Heydrich counters by clinching up.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
Heydrich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heydrich struggles to land a body shot inside as Peterson controls his hands.
Peterson misses with a knee strike.
Heydrich misses with some punches.
Heydrich misses with a punch on the inside.
Heydrich misses with a body punch.
Heydrich lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Peterson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Heydrich misses with a body punch.
Heydrich lands a shoulder strike.
Heydrich misses with the head strike.
Heydrich misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peterson breaks the clinch.
Heydrich walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Heydrich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Heydrich tries to counter by closing the distance.
Peterson misses with a low kick as Heydrich jumps back.
Heydrich is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Heydrich.
George Peterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peterson throws the left hand but Heydrich avoids the punch easily.
Heydrich tries to counter by closing the distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Peterson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Peterson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:42
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:42
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Peterson!
George Peterson made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I wanted the fucking BELT! It's my time. Quality over quantity. If you want to win, knock the motha f***a out! '.
In defeat, Reinhard Heydrich stepped up to the mic, saying 'I was defeated by the better man tonight, I'll come back stronger in my next fight. '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Taz Bandichoo (ranked 23156 p4p, 22619 weight class) and Dru Quick (ranked 144 p4p, 203 weight class). Quick comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gangsters Paradise- Coolio kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Bandichoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dru Quick!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandichoo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A left lands for Quick.
Bandichoo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quick manages to avoid it.
Bandichoo lands the left hand.
Bandichoo missing with a left hand there. Quick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bandichoo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
 It looks like Dru Quick has been cut.
Bandichoo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Quick tries to bum rush Bandichoo with a series of wild strikes but Bandichoo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quick lands with an uppercut that bounces Bandichoo off the ropes and back into range.
Bandichoo misses with a lunging right hand
and Quick counters with a low kick, right behind Bandichoo 's knee.
Quick misses with a hook.
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!
Bandichoo moves away from the strike by Quick.
Bandichoo throws a shot to the body.
Bandichoo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bandichoo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A lazy left from Bandichoo finds it's target.
Bandichoo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bandichoo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick throws a chopping leg kick but Bandichoo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Quick lands with a straight right. Bandichoo didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Quick misses.
Bandichoo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bandichoo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Quick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bandichoo cracks Quick with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bandichoo throws out a loose jab but Quick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bandichoo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bandichoo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Quick scores with a hook to the body. Bandichoo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Quick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quick scores with a jab to the head.
 It looks like Taz Bandichoo has been cut.
Bandichoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quick moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circle momentarily. Quick darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bandichoo thuds his shin into the meat of Quick's side.
Bandichoo misses with a jab to the body
and Quick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quick. Bandichoo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bandichoo is looking for a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick defending well as Bandichoo loads up on a big left hand.
Bandichoo connects with a nice looking jab.
Bandichoo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bandichoo misses with a lunging right hand
and Quick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bandichoo missing with a left hand there. Quick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quick is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bandichoo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Quick at a distance.
Quick misses with an uppercut. Bandichoo saw that one coming.
Bandichoo lands with a right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bandichoo.
Bandichoo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quick.
Bandichoo throws a series of punches but Quick avoids them all with ease.
Bandichoo throws out a loose jab but Quick uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bandichoo throws a shot to the body.
Taz Bandichoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bandichoo.
Quick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Quick works the jab nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Bandichoo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Bandichoo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Quick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bandichoo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Quick doesn't seem bothered though.
Quick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Quick has time to react.
Bandichoo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bandichoo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Quick under the eye.
Bandichoo scores with a leg kick.
Bandichoo misses with a hook.
Bandichoo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bandichoo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quick.
Quick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Quick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bandichoo manages to avoid it.
Bandichoo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Quick lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Quick misses its intended target.
Bandichoo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Quick to score with a decent uppercut.
Bandichoo connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandichoo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Quick to score with a decent uppercut.
Bandichoo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bandichoo slips a jab from Quick.
Bandichoo lands a nice hook to Quick's body. Quick takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bandichoo looks to land a body kick but Quick moved away.
A nice leg kick from Bandichoo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bandichoo lands a front kick.
Bandichoo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bandichoo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quick.
Quick throws a hook but Bandichoo avoids it easily.
Taz Bandichoo is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bandichoo. Quick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bandichoo misses with a straight right.
Bandichoo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quick.
Bandichoo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quick.
Bandichoo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quick can do to turn this around?
Bandichoo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bandichoo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quick.
Quick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quick throws a hook to the side of Bandichoo's head but Bandichoo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bandichoo scores with a body shot.
A big left from Quick misses.
Bandichoo throws a counter high kick but Quick was just alert enough to avoid it.
Quick ducks under a wild hook from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo backing away here, and Quick unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bandichoo throws an overhand right that lands on Quick's shoulder, as Quick tries to avoid the shot.
Bandichoo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bandichoo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quick.
Bandichoo throws a good cross that connects.
Quick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bandichoo misses with a hook. Quick ducked under it nicely.
Bandichoo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Quick walks into a straight right hand from Bandichoo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo throws a jab when Quick was well out of range.
Bandichoo lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bandichoo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Bandichoo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Quick ducks under a wild hook from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo sizes up Quick with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Quick takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Quick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bandichoo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Quick doesn't seem bothered though.
Bandichoo misses with an uppercut.
Quick let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bandichoo throws the left hand but Quick avoids the punch easily.
That kick from Bandichoo tenderised Quick's leg. Quick is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bandichoo misses with a head kick.
Quick throws a big shot that misses.
Quick tries a low kick but Bandichoo avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandichoo throws a hook but Quick blocks it.
Quick is trying to counter with his kicks.
Quick takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Quick, as that shot connected.
Bandichoo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quick connects with a looping right hand.
Bandichoo throws a hook but Quick avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandichoo lands with an uppercut that bounces Quick off the ropes and back into range.
Bandichoo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Quick counters with a right hand to the body.
Quick throws a leg kick but Bandichoo moved away.
Quick drops his hands momentarily and Bandichoo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bandichoo scores with a punch to the head.
Quick takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bandichoo throws a lazy head kick
and Quick counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quick avoids a kick to the body.
Bandichoo moves out of range as Quick strikes.
Quick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bandichoo.
Quick staying out of range there.
Bandichoo takes a swing at Quick's ribcage but misses.
Quick looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Quick fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bandichoo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Quick tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bandichoo lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandichoo wants to slow Quick down by chopping away at his legs.
Quick counters with a body kick.
Bandichoo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bandichoo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Quick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bandichoo tries a head kick but it misses.
Quick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Quick was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bandichoo throws a body shot but no joy.
Bandichoo throws a body kick that misses.
Quick looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bandichoo throws a push kick but Quick slaps the foot to one side.
Quick misses with an uppercut.
Quick on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Quick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bandichoo misses with a hook.
Bandichoo scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quick moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bandichoo tests Quick's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Bandichoo clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Quick takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Bandichoo misses.
Bandichoo loads up on a big right hand but Quick slips the punch.
Quick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bandichoo lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick from Bandichoo lands but Quick takes it in his stride.
Bandichoo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bandichoo scores with a nice right hand.
Quick takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Bandichoo misses.
Bandichoo lands a leg kick that knocks Quick off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Quick misses.
Quick blocks a head kick by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo looks to score with a jab to the body but Quick is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Quick! But no joy.
Quick throws a hook but Bandichoo avoids it easily.
Quick moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bandichoo.
Some bone on bone action there as Bandichoo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bandichoo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bandichoo is looking to chop away at Quick's legs.
Bandichoo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quick.
Bandichoo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bandichoo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bandichoo with the inside leg kick.
Quick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bandichoo misses the shot to the body.
Bandichoo throws a sloppy head kick
and Quick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bandichoo misses with an uppercut. Quick saw that one coming.
Jab by Quick.
Bandichoo throws a head kick but Quick moves out of range.
You can see that Quick has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Bandichoo lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quick misses the shot to the body.
Bandichoo lands with a shot to the body.
Bandichoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quick was well out of range. Poor timing from Bandichoo.
Quick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quick lands a nice hook to Bandichoo's body. Bandichoo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bandichoo throws a head kick but Quick moves out of range.
Bandichoo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Quick's head.
Bandichoo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big right from Bandichoo misses.
Bandichoo jabs Quick right on the nose. Quick blinks but takes it well.
Bandichoo checks a leg kick nicely.
Bandichoo takes a swing at Quick's ribcage but misses.
Bandichoo blocks a jab.
Quick lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Bandichoo had his way with Dru Quick in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Quick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bandichoo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quick takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bandichoo lands a nice shot to the body.
Bandichoo tries to land a body kick
and Quick counters with a stiff right hand.
Bandichoo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bandichoo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Quick under the eye.
Bandichoo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bandichoo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bandichoo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bandichoo thuds his shin into the meat of Quick's side.
Quick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bandichoo misses with an uppercut
and Quick counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bandichoo thinking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quick misses with a body shot.
Bandichoo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quick manages to avoid it.
Quick looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Quick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandichoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quick was well out of range. Poor timing from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo connects with a right hand. Quick shakes it off.
The fighters circling - Quick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bandichoo tries to score with a low kick but Quick moves his leg out of the way.
Quick throws a jab when Bandichoo was well out of range.
Bandichoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bandichoo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bandichoo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bandichoo cracks Quick with an open hand slap.
Bandichoo just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick lands for Bandichoo.
Bandichoo misses with a kick to the body.
Quick misses with a looping left.
Bandichoo scores with a hook to the body. Quick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bandichoo connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandichoo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quick is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A left lands for Quick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bandichoo misses with a looping left.
Bandichoo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Quick ducks under a wild hook from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bandichoo is looking to land body kicks.
Quick is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bandichoo. Quick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bandichoo throws a looping overhand right but Quick ducks down to avoid it.
Quick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good work by Bandichoo as he checks the leg kick.
Bandichoo is looking for a counter combo.
An inside leg kick lands from Bandichoo.
Dru Quick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bandichoo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taz Bandichoo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bandichoo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:45
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:45
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taz Bandichoo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Taz Bandichoo waved his t-shirt featuring Brooklyn Apothecary's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bedr Huri (ranked 22461 p4p, 3097 weight class) and Ari Baba (ranked 187 p4p, 121 weight class). The key to victory for Bedr Huri has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bedr Huri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ari Baba!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huri avoids the body shot from Baba.
Huri instigates a clinch.
Baba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab from Baba.
Huri blocks a jab.
Ari Baba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baba.
Baba throws a right and a left that Huri avoids nicely.
Huri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baba.
Huri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baba.
Huri throws a quick inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Huri.
Baba 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.
Baba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Baba misses.
Baba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huri.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Huri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Huri misses with a few strikes there.
Baba swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huri moves out of range as Baba strikes.
Huri blocks a leg kick.
Baba tries to land a leg kick but Huri saw it coming and moves away.
Baba moves out of range as Huri throws a body kick.
Baba tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Baba looks to land a combination but Huri avoids it well.
Huri avoids the head kick by Baba.
Huri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baba throws a front kick aimed at Huri's knee but Huri avoids it well.
Huri moves out of range of the strikes.
Baba misses with an uppercut. Huri saw that one coming.
Huri fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Baba throws a lazy right hand but Huri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baba lands a nice hook to Huri's body. Huri takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Baba cracks Huri with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Huri.
Baba looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Huri looks to land a body kick but Baba moved away.
Baba lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baba throws out a powerful jab.
Baba throws an off balance right hand
and Huri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Huri moves in looking to clinch but Baba pushes him off.
Huri staying out of range there.
Nice shot by Baba.
Baba throws a jab but it's blocked by Huri.
Baba swings for the body but Huri moves out of range.
Huri looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Huri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baba throws out the jab.
Huri tries to clinch but Baba is having none of it.
Huri tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Baba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Baba throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ari Baba dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Baba moves out of range of the body kick.
Baba appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Huri ducks right into an uppercut from Baba.
Baba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Huri was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Huri gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Huri wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baba has him pressed against the ropes.
Huri controlling the action here for a moment.
Baba misses with some punches.
Baba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ari Baba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Baba misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baba takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Huri has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baba finds it's way round the side to connect with Huri's head.
Baba avoids the head kick by Huri.
Huri lands a nice hook to Baba's body. Baba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Baba misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Huri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ari Baba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baba misses with a body shot.
Baba looks to land a right hand but Huri moved out of range.
Huri throws a series of strikes that have Baba backpedaling.
Huri wants to clinch.
Baba lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Baba is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Huri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baba looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baba throws an overhand right that lands on Huri's shoulder, as Huri tries to avoid the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Huri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Huri connects with a leg kick.
Baba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baba let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Baba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Huri was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Baba scores with a punch to the head.
Baba throws a hook to the side of Huri's head but Huri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bedr Huri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huri tries to clinch but Baba is having none of it.
Baba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Huri misses with a wild combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huri slips a straight right by Baba.
Huri moves out of range of the strikes.
Baba misses with a two punch combination.
Huri closes the distance and clinches.
Baba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huri moves away from the strike by Baba.
A quick step to the side and Huri tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huri misses with an attempted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Baba! But no joy.
A left and a right from Huri both land. Nice combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ari Baba will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Baba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Huri.
Huri tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Baba manages to circle out of the way.
Baba throws an overhand right that lands on Huri's shoulder, as Huri tries to avoid the shot.
A good leg kick by Baba.
Huri tries to clinch but Baba is having none of it.
Huri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huri misses with a wild combination.
Huri checks a low kick from Baba.
Huri seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Huri moves into the clinch.
Baba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baba breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baba swings for the body but Huri moves out of range.
Baba looks to throw the jab but Huri is out of range.
Baba tries to bum rush Huri with a series of wild strikes but Huri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Huri tries to clinch up.
Huri takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huri fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Huri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baba.
Baba misses with a looping right.
Baba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Huri.
Huri wants to clinch up but Baba keeps it at a distance.
Baba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Huri wants to clinch.
Baba swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Huri counter with a right hand.
Baba misses with an uppercut. Huri saw that one coming.
Huri lands with a nice body kick.
Huri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Huri wants to clinch up but Baba keeps it at a distance.
Baba misses with a double jab.
Huri lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Baba goes down! The ref sends Huri to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Baba is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
It looks like Ari Baba has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baba misses with a kick to the body.
Baba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Huri connects with a leg kick.
Huri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Huri wants to clinch up but Baba keeps it at a distance.
Huri doesn't manage to clinch there - Baba circles away.
Huri slips a jab from Baba.
Huri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baba throws out the jab.
Baba misses with a right hand
and Huri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bedr Huri takes that one, having scored the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Ari Baba's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Baba throws a hook but Huri blocks it.
Huri moves into range and clinches up with Baba.
Huri tries to stall but Baba uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Huri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Huri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Huri prevents Baba from breaking the clinch.
Baba lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Huri or not.
Baba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baba misses with a low kick.
Huri throws a combination. Baba tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Baba misses.
Huri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baba.
Baba lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Baba.
Huri throws a series of punches but Baba moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huri ducks under a wild hook from Baba.
Baba scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Baba motions for Huri to come forward. Baba throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Baba tries to get set, Huri tries to push him back and clinch up but Baba manages to avoid the attempt.
Baba tries a head kick but it misses.
Baba moves out of range as Huri throws a body kick.
Huri tries to clinch but Baba moves out of range.
No joy there for Baba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Huri wants to clinch up but Baba keeps it at a distance.
Huri fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baba scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Huri takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Huri is looking to clinch but Baba is avoiding it.
Baba looks to land a right hand but Huri moved out of range.
Baba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Huri as he checks the leg kick.
Huri swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Huri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baba misses with the combination.
Huri on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huri slips a straight right by Baba.
Baba walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Huri checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Baba throws a jab but it's blocked by Huri.
Huri blocks a jab.
Huri throwing a counter right hand but Baba manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Huri.
Baba misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ari Baba dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ari Baba's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Huri clinches with his opponent.
Huri is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Baba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baba throws a jab but it's blocked by Huri.
Baba clobbers Huri with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Baba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Huri.
Huri gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Huri unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Baba as Huri tries to tie him up.
Huri lands with a right to the head.
Baba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huri scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Baba doesn't seem bothered though.
Baba is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Baba misses.
Huri is looking to clinch but Baba is avoiding it.
Huri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Baba! But no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Huri.
Huri closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Baba crashing to the mat! Baba uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
 Baba is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Huri! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bedr Huri!
Our winner, Bedr Huri, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John Smith (ranked 449 p4p, 19969 weight class) and Vincent McGuire (ranked 18 p4p, 138 weight class). Vincent McGuire has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith keeps McGuire at a distance using the push kick.
McGuire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McGuire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGuire lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smith will feel that in the morning.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith looks to land a body kick but McGuire moved away.
McGuire looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smith misses with a left hand
and McGuire counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGuire throws out the jab.
McGuire with a nice cross.
Smith misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a double jab
and McGuire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGuire avoids a kick to the body.
McGuire throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McGuire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGuire.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
McGuire lands a nice uppercut.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith stalls.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
McGuire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGuire managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGuires head.
McGuire misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
McGuire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire throws a head punch that misses.
Come on Smith - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McGuire's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McGuire misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGuire.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGuire.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
McGuire lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Smith.
McGuire can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
McGuire avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jab by Smith.
McGuire drops his guard momentarily, allowing Smith to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes McGuire! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Smith takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). John Smith!
John Smith was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Brandon Marsden Jr (ranked 1101 p4p, 23149 weight class) and Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos (ranked 160 p4p, 639 weight class). Marsden Jr comes to the ring accompanied by 7 Words by Deftones. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Brandon Marsden Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsden Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks a jab.
Nu Cuuuuutos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marsden Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Nu Cuuuuutos is just out of range.
Nu Cuuuuutos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marsden Jr looks to land a combination. Nu Cuuuuutos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nu Cuuuuutos has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Marsden Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nu Cuuuuutos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Marsden Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marsden Jr tries a body shot but Nu Cuuuuutos blocks it.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've been informed that Nu Cuuuuutos 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.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nu Cuuuuutos holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Nu Cuuuuutos scores with a shoulder strike.
Marsden Jr misses with a body punch.
Marsden Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsden Jr is leaning against Nu Cuuuuutos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marsden Jr digs a right hand underneath Nu Cuuuuutos's ribcage. Nu Cuuuuutos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marsden Jr avoids the elbow strike from Nu Cuuuuutos, against the ropes.
Marsden Jr misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands an elbow just above Marsden Jr 's eye.
Marsden Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nu Cuuuuutos digs a right hand into Marsden Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marsden Jr's gas tank.
Nice elbow from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Marsden Jr lands an uppercut.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws an elbow but it misses.
Marsden Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Marsden Jr fails to land.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marsden Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marsden Jr gets through Nu Cuuuuutos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marsden Jr dodges an elbow strike from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Marsden Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Nu Cuuuuutos - that landed with a thud.
Nu Cuuuuutos prevents a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nu Cuuuuutos's elbow.
Marsden Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Nu Cuuuuutos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nu Cuuuuutoss head.
Marsden Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Marsden Jr.
Nu Cuuuuutos is struggling to control the position.
Nice body punch from Marsden Jr - that landed with a thud.
Marsden Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Nu Cuuuuutos uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a shot to the body.
Marsden Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nu Cuuuuutos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marsden Jr's elbow.
Marsden Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Marsden Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsden Jr misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Nu Cuuuuutos controls his hands.
Marsden Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Marsden Jr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marsden Jr looks to land a left hand but Nu Cuuuuutos moved out of range nicely.
Marsden Jr gets a clinch.
Marsden Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Nu Cuuuuutos controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Marsden Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marsden Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Nu Cuuuuutos controls his hands.
Nu Cuuuuutos works on Marsden Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Brandon Marsden Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marsden Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
I was talking to Marsden Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands an elbow inside that Marsden Jr shrugs off.
Nu Cuuuuutos is trying to break the clinch but Marsden Jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Marsden Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marsden Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Nu Cuuuuutos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marsden Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nu Cuuuuutos's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Marsden Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marsden Jr misses with the head strike.
Marsden Jr misses with the head strike.
Marsden Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nu Cuuuuutos backwards.
Nu Cuuuuutos cracks Marsden Jr with a nice body shot.
Marsden Jr misses with a body punch.
Marsden Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nu Cuuuuutos's elbow.
A short left from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr tries to throw a body punch but Nu Cuuuuutos avoids it by throwing Marsden Jr back against the ropes.
Marsden Jr tries to throw a body punch but Nu Cuuuuutos avoids it by throwing Marsden Jr back against the ropes.
Marsden Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marsden Jr working aggressively here.
Marsden Jr pushes Nu Cuuuuutos back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marsden Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Marsden Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Marsden Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Nu Cuuuuutos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marsden Jr is keeping busy.
Marsden Jr tries a body shot but Nu Cuuuuutos blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nu Cuuuuutos.
A short right from Marsden Jr.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nu Cuuuuutos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Marsden Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a nice shot to the body.
Marsden Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Nu Cuuuuutos controls the action.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to work over Marsden Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands an elbow inside that Marsden Jr shrugs off.
Marsden Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nu Cuuuuutos gets through Marsden Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marsden Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice elbow from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a nice elbow.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws an elbow but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brandon Marsden Jr will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marsden Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marsden Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marsden Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Marsden Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a hook.
Marsden Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden Jr misses the shot to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to clinch up.
Nu Cuuuuutos defending well as Marsden Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Marsden Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Nu Cuuuuutos. Beautiful body shot.
Nu Cuuuuutos is looking to clinch.
Marsden Jr throws a hook but Nu Cuuuuutos blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nu Cuuuuutos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Marsden Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Marsden Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nu Cuuuuutos on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nu Cuuuuutos just misses with a punch to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nu Cuuuuutos closes the distance and clinches.
Marsden Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Nu Cuuuuutos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws an elbow but it misses.
Marsden Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Marsden Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a right hand.
Nu Cuuuuutos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands an elbow that stopped Marsden Jr in his tracks for a moment.
Nu Cuuuuutos is stalling here.
Marsden Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marsden Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nu Cuuuuutos manages to break the clinch.
Nu Cuuuuutos takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to bum rush Marsden Jr with a series of wild strikes but Marsden Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marsden Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Nu Cuuuuutos is just out of range.
Marsden Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Marsden Jr clinches up against the ropes.
Marsden Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marsden Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Nu Cuuuuutos.
A body shot lands from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr working aggressively here.
Nu Cuuuuutos is trying to break the clinch but Marsden Jr is controlling him.
Nu Cuuuuutos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marsden Jr's elbow.
Nu Cuuuuutos takes a shot to the head.
Marsden Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
Marsden Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsden Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Nu Cuuuuutos controls his hands.
Nu Cuuuuutos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Marsden Jr pushes Nu Cuuuuutos back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Marsden Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Brandon Marsden Jr did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marsden Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marsden Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Nu Cuuuuutos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nu Cuuuuutos scores with a punch to the head.
Nu Cuuuuutos ducks under a wild hook from Marsden Jr.
Brandon Marsden Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses the body punch
and Marsden Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marsden Jr connects with a body shot.
Brandon Marsden Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsden Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marsden Jr throws out a loose jab but Nu Cuuuuutos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marsden Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nu Cuuuuutos avoiding damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marsden Jr lands a left hand.
Marsden Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nu Cuuuuutos backwards.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a damaging elbow.
Marsden Jr tries to work over Nu Cuuuuutos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsden Jr.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a right hand.
Nu Cuuuuutos breaks the clinch.
Marsden Jr defending well as Nu Cuuuuutos loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the body from Marsden Jr misses
enabling Nu Cuuuuutos to counter with a crisp jab.
Nu Cuuuuutos avoids the body shot from Marsden Jr.
Nu Cuuuuutos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Marsden Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nu Cuuuuutos was well out of range. Poor timing from Marsden Jr.
Good shot there by Marsden Jr.
A punch lands to the side of Marsden Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nu Cuuuuutos closes the distance and clinches.
Nu Cuuuuutos scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsden Jr dodges an elbow strike from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Good body shot from Marsden Jr.
A right hook to the body lands for Marsden Jr.
Nu Cuuuuutos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marsden Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Nu Cuuuuutos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marsden Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marsden Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nu Cuuuuutos backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marsden Jr.
Nu Cuuuuutos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nu Cuuuuutos trying to stall but Marsden Jr improves his position.
Marsden Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marsden Jr working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Marsden Jr fails to land.
Marsden Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsden Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Marsden Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marsden Jr cracks Nu Cuuuuutos with a nice body shot.
Marsden Jr misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Brandon Marsden Jr will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nu Cuuuuutos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nu Cuuuuutos is looking to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Marsden Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nu Cuuuuutos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marsden Jr missing with a left hand there. Nu Cuuuuutos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marsden Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marsden Jr throws a hook to the side of Nu Cuuuuutos's head but Nu Cuuuuutos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nu Cuuuuutos doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marsden Jr lands with a right hand.
Marsden Jr clinches up against the ropes.
Marsden Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nu Cuuuuutos digs a right hand into Marsden Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marsden Jr's gas tank.
Marsden Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marsden Jr lands an uppercut.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a body punch.
Marsden Jr misses with the head strike.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a nice elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marsden Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Nu Cuuuuutos controls his hands.
Marsden Jr misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Marsden Jr cracks Nu Cuuuuutos with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr pushes Nu Cuuuuutos back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Marsden Jr fails to land.
Marsden Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marsden Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Nu Cuuuuutos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks an uppercut.
Nu Cuuuuutos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marsden Jr misses with a wild combination.
Nu Cuuuuutos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marsden Jr lands with a good body shot.
Marsden Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Marsden Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nu Cuuuuutos eats them both and turns towards Marsden Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Nu Cuuuuutos misses.
Marsden Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marsden Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Nu Cuuuuutos off the ropes and back into range.
Marsden Jr digs a good hook to Nu Cuuuuutos's body.
Good exchange - Nu Cuuuuutos coming out on top.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a two punch combo.
Marsden Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Marsden Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Marsden Jr avoids the elbow strike from Nu Cuuuuutos, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsden Jr tries to work over Nu Cuuuuutos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Marsden Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Marsden Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marsden Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 49:47
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Marsden Jr!
Brandon Marsden Jr made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I ain't surprised'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Brian Upchurch (ranked 23160 p4p, 4133 weight class) and Iosefa Umaga (ranked 140 p4p, 62 weight class). Upchurch comes to the ring accompanied by Quit Lyin. The crowd seem to be enjoying Umaga's choice of entrance music: Ky-Mani Marley - Warriors. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Brian Upchurch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Iosefa Umaga!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umaga avoids the head kick by Upchurch.
Upchurch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Umaga on the side of the head.
Upchurch cracks Umaga with a right hand to the side of the head.
Umaga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Umaga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Upchurch lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Umaga has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Umaga and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Upchurch moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromUmaga.
A slapping body kick lands there for Upchurch.
Umaga looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Upchurch fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Umaga looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Upchurch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Umaga moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Brian Upchurch has been cut.
Upchurch scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Upchurch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Umaga tries to keep at a distance but Upchurch has taken the fight into the clinch.
Upchurch missing with knees to the body.
Umaga stalling in the clinch.
Umaga misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Umaga.
Upchurch landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Umaga scores with a nice hook to the head.
Umaga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Upchurch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Umaga's defenses.
Umaga misses with some punches.
A short left from Upchurch.
Upchurch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Umaga's elbow.
I was talking to Upchurch's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Umaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Umaga.
Upchurch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Upchurch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice body punch from Upchurch.
Umaga looks winded!
Upchurch lands a body shot in the clinch.
Upchurch with a knee to the head.
It looks like Iosefa Umaga has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Upchurch.
Upchurch scores a nice knee to the body.
Umaga takes a knee to the side of the body.
Upchurch landing knees to the body.
Upchurch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Upchurch scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Upchurch - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Upchurch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Umaga backwards.
Upchurch lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Upchurch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Upchurch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Upchurch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Upchurch.
Umaga managing to block the knees to the body from Upchurch.
Upchurch lands a shot to the body.
Upchurch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Upchurch lands a nice elbow.
Upchurch scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Upchurch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Upchurch.
Upchurch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Upchurch missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Upchurch lands a nice elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Upchurch.
Umaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Umaga takes an elbow to the forehead.
Umaga misses with an elbow strike.
Umaga working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Upchurch dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jab from Upchurch.
Brian Upchurch is winning the standup battle so far.
Umaga ducks into a a hook from Upchurch 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!
Upchurch throws a right hand that misses
enabling Umaga to counter with a crisp jab.
Upchurch closes the distance but Umaga moves to the side
and Umaga counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Upchurch misses the shot to the body.
Upchurch drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Umaga onto his butt! Umaga pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Umaga is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Upchurch tries to bum rush Umaga with a series of wild strikes but Umaga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Umaga drops his guard momentarily, allowing Upchurch to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Umaga! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Upchurch takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Brian Upchurch!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nero La Croix (ranked 18303 p4p, 23179 weight class) and Sanngriđr Koningh (ranked 200 p4p, 137 weight class). La Croix comes to the ring accompanied by Ca Plane Pour Moi. Nero La Croix has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 49 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nero La Croix!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sanngriđr Koningh!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koningh slips under a jab.
We've been informed that Koningh 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.
Koningh goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Nero La Croix has been cut.
La Croix gets a clinch.
La Croix using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Koningh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
La Croix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
La Croix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koningh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Koningh throws an elbow that misses.
La Croix digs a right hand underneath Koningh's ribcage. Koningh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Koningh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La Croix lands with a right to the head.
La Croix scores a nice knee to the body.
Koningh looks winded!
La Croix throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
La Croix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koningh backwards.
La Croix displaying some good clinch control by pressing Koningh up against the ropes.
Nice body punch from La Croix - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for La Croix.
La Croix pushes Koningh back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
La Croix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koningh backwards.
Koningh takes a shot to the head.
La Croix creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Koningh crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!
It looks like Sanngriđr Koningh has been cut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for La Croix.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slapping body kick lands there for La Croix.
La Croix with the inside leg kick.
La Croix misses with a low kick.
La Croix tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koningh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but La Croix circles away quickly and effectively.
La Croix throws a jab when Koningh was well out of range.
Koningh flicks out a counter leg kick but La Croix steps away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Croix ducks under a wild hook from Koningh.
La Croix just misses with a punch to the body.
Koningh throws a combination that misses
and La Croix counters with a low kick, right behind Koningh 's knee.
La Croix lands a right hook to the body.
La Croix throws a head kick that misses.
La Croix darts in and clinches Koningh up against the ropes.
A short right from La Croix.
Koningh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down La Croix.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Koningh throws an elbow but misses.
La Croix lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
La Croix scores with a shoulder strike.
Koningh working aggressively here.
La Croix lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Koningh backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nero La Croix should take that round, based on the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! La Croix's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
La Croix lands a jab to the head.
Koningh is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - La Croix looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
La Croix connects with a quick right hand that sends Koningh 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 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nero La Croix!
Nero La Croix retains his super heavyweight title!
Nero La Croix thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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