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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Justin Biggs (ranked 3092 p4p, 17967 weight class) and Steel Penn Jr (ranked 393 p4p, 661 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Biggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steel Penn Jr!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biggs lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Penn Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Penn Jr misses with an uppercut.
Biggs is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Biggs misses.
Penn Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Biggs counters with a left to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Biggs there.
Biggs 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.
Penn Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Biggs circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Penn Jr. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Biggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Penn Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Biggs counters with a stiff right hand.
Biggs lands the left hand.
Penn Jr misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggs moves out of range of the leg kick from Penn Jr.
A good leg kick by Biggs.
Penn Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Biggs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Biggs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Penn Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Penn Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Biggs misses with a right hand
and Penn Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Justin Biggs has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Penn Jr.
Biggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Penn Jr.
Penn Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Penn Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Biggs tests Penn Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Biggs misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Penn Jr.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Biggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Penn Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Biggs throws a right and a left that Penn Jr avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Penn Jr! But no joy.
Biggs walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Biggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Penn Jr.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Penn Jr! But no joy.
Penn Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Biggs.
Biggs throws a right and a left that Penn Jr avoids nicely.
Penn Jr throws out a loose jab but Biggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Biggs misses with an uppercut
enabling Penn Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Biggs's head back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Biggs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Biggs's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Biggs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Penn Jr thumps Biggs with a low kick.
Biggs connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Penn Jr's hands.
Good work by Penn Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Penn Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Biggs is out of range and Penn Jr settles back down.
Penn Jr needs to keep his hands up - Biggs had a free shot at his head there.
Penn Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biggs misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penn Jr. Biggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Biggs looks to land a combination but Penn Jr avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Penn Jr can pounce on him.
Biggs misses with a double jab.
Penn Jr thows a leg kick but Biggs checks it
and Biggs counters with a series of strikes. Penn Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Biggs slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Penn Jr misses with a straight left.
Penn Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Biggs throws a right hand that Penn Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Penn Jr also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Penn Jr.
Penn Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Biggs checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Biggs misses with a left hand
and Penn Jr counters with a left to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Biggs. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn Jr sizes up Biggs with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Biggs tries to bum rush Penn Jr with a series of wild strikes but Penn Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Biggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn Jr manages to avoid it.
Penn Jr misses with a low kick.
Biggs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Biggs connects with a right hand. Penn Jr shakes it off.
Justin Biggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Penn Jr connects with a right hand. Biggs shakes it off.
A jab from Penn Jr misses.
Biggs throws a leg kick which misses Penn Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Penn Jr tries to avoid it.
Penn Jr dodges the punch combination from Biggs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Biggs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Justin Biggs's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Penn Jr misses the target.
Penn Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Justin Biggs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Biggs.
Penn Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Biggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn Jr.
Penn Jr misses with an uppercut. Biggs saw that one coming.
Penn Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Biggs checks it well.
Biggs tried to counter with a leg kick but Penn Jr avoided it.
Biggs tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Penn Jr lands a jab-cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Penn Jr scores with a hook.
Justin Biggs's cut is getting worse.
Penn Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Biggs wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Biggs finds it's way through Penn Jr's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggs blocks a jab.
As Penn Jr looks to move away, Biggs throws a big counter combo but Penn Jr just gets out of the way.
Biggs ducks under a wild hook from Penn Jr.
Biggs takes one on the button.
Penn Jr misses with a shot to the body
and Biggs counters with a three punch combo that has Penn Jr backing up. Penn Jr nods at Biggs to acknowledge the strikes.
Biggs with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Penn Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Biggs scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Penn Jr slips under a jab from Biggs.
Penn Jr misses with a hook.
Biggs dips to his left and cracks Penn Jr with an uppercut!
Biggs tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Biggs lunges at Penn Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Penn Jr's hand.
Biggs lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice cross by Penn Jr.
Penn Jr missing with a left hand there. Biggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch combination from Biggs misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Biggs as he connects with a hook.
 Penn Jr is rocked!
Penn Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Biggs counters with a nice uppercut.
Penn Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Biggs finish him?
Biggs cracks Penn Jr with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Justin Biggs!
After the fight, Justin Biggs was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Piger Whok (ranked 22640 p4p, 15183 weight class) and Silvio Crespo (ranked 604 p4p, 592 weight class). Whok comes to the ring accompanied by King of Kings - Motorhead. Crespo has chosen Ghost ''Im A King as his entrance music. Silvio Crespo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Piger Whok's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Piger Whok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvio Crespo!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crespo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Crespo moves into the clinch.
Whok lands with a short shot to the head.
Crespo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Crespo.
Whok tries a knee to the head but Crespo blocks it.
Whok goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crespo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Whok with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from Crespo.
Crespo scores with a shoulder strike.
Whok blocks an uppercut.
Crespo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Whok has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Crespo blocks a body shot from Whok.
Whok throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Crespo swings wildly with an uppercut but Whok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crespo tries to land a knee to the head but Whok blocks with his arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crespo misses with the head strike.
Crespo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crespo misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Whok.
Crespo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whok creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crespo's defenses.
 It looks like Silvio Crespo has been cut.
Crespo lands a body punch.
Crespo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whok has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whok lands a nice elbow.
Whok lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whok.
Crespo scores with a shot to the side of Whok's head.
Crespo misses with a knee strike.
Crespo takes an elbow to the temple.
Crespo misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Whok just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crespo's brow.
Crespo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Crespo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whok's elbow.
Whok creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crespo's defenses.
That has opened up Silvio Crespo's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whok lands with a left to the head.
Crespo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whok.
Whok softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Whok.
Whok scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Whok can't find room to land a body shot as Crespo controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whok is trying to stall.
Crespo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whok comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Whok looking to throw knees to the head but Crespo is blocking nicely.
Crespo misses with the head strike.
Crespo misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice left hand lands by Whok.
Whok pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Crespo swings wildly with an uppercut but Whok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crespo blocks an uppercut.
Whok throws an elbow but it misses.
Whok misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whok lands an elbow inside that Crespo shrugs off.
Whok misses with a knee to the head.
Crespo missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Whok throws an elbow but misses.
Whok misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Whok throws an elbow but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Piger Whok dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Silvio Crespo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crespo pushes Whok back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crespo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Crespo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crespo misses with some punches.
Crespo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Crespo as the two fighters clinch.
Whok throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crespo blocks it with crossed arms.
Crespo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Whok lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Crespo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crespo misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crespo.
Crespo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Whok.
Crespo presses Whok against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crespo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whok lands a hook that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
Whok misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crespo tries to throw a body punch but Whok avoids it by throwing Crespo back against the ropes.
Crespo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whok gets through Crespo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crespo misses with some punches.
Whok avoids the elbow strike from Crespo, against the ropes.
Whok throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Whok tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Whok.
Crespo misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whok.
Crespo blocks a body shot from Whok.
Whok throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Whok working aggressively here.
Whok is trying to maintain a safe position but Crespo gets an underhook and turns Whok into the ropes.
Piger Whok has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Whok takes a shot to the head.
Crespo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Crespo pushes Whok back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whok gets through Crespo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Whok lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whok.
Crespo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whok blocking some punches.
Whok connects with a nasty looking knee right to Crespo's face.
The cut above Silvio Crespo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Whok working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Whok lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crespo or not.
Crespo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crespo misses with some punches.
Whok lands a nice shot to the body.
Crespo is breathing heavily.
Crespo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Whok throws an elbow but it misses.
Whok tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Whok crunches a lovely knee into Crespo's ribcage.
Whok is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crespo can do to turn this around?
Whok throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Whok tries to stall but Crespo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Whok lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
Whok managing to block the knees to the body from Crespo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Whok - that landed with a thud.
Whok lands an elbow inside.
Whok lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Whok lands a knee to the head.
Whok's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Piger Whok dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Silvio Crespo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Crespo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Whok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whok tries to clinch up.
Whok lands a leg kick that knocks Crespo off balance momentarily.
Whok works over Crespo's head and body with a nice combination.
Whok throws a combination. Crespo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Crespo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Crespo backs away, Whok returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Whok is looking to clinch but Crespo is avoiding it.
Whok looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Whok moves into range and clinches up with Crespo.
Whok goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crespo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Crespo missing with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whok throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crespo lands a nice uppercut.
Crespo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whok lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crespo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crespo blocks the elbow strike.
Crespo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whok backwards.
Whok misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whok using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crespo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whok softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Crespo misses with the head strike.
Crespo lands with a short shot to the head.
Crespo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whok has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whok misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Whok.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Whok just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crespo's brow.
Whok comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Crespo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whok using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crespo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whok lands an elbow just above Crespo 's eye.
Crespo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Whok blocking some punches.
Whok creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crespo tries to throw a body punch but Whok avoids it by throwing Crespo back against the ropes.
Whok throws an elbow but it misses.
Crespo blocks an elbow strike from Whok.
A right handed body shot lands from Whok.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crespo swings wildly with an uppercut but Whok uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whok lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crespo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whok's elbow.
Crespo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Whok blocks a body shot from Crespo.
Crespo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whok lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
Crespo misses with the head strike.
Crespo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whok tries to land a knee to the head but Crespo blocks with his arms.
Crespo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Whok.
Whok misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crespo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whok scores with a hook to the body.
Whok struggles to land a body shot inside as Crespo controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whok connects with a knee to the head.
Crespo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Crespo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whok.
Crespo blocks an elbow strike.
Crespo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Piger Whok clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Silvio Crespo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
No joy there for Crespo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crespo lands a lovely overhand right.
Whok throws a nice outside leg kick.
Whok pushes Crespo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Crespo lands an uppercut.
Whok lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Whok throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Whok putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Crespo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Whok is trying to maintain a safe position but Crespo gets an underhook and turns Whok into the ropes.
Whok gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Whok lands an elbow inside that Crespo shrugs off.
Whok comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silvio Crespo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Silvio Crespo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Piger Whok!
Our winner, Piger Whok, 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 featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Harry Entei (ranked 4749 p4p, 4062 weight class) and Marious La De Hoya (ranked 397 p4p, 368 weight class). La De Hoya is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by SCARFACE. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 24 - 5, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Entei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marious La De Hoya!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Entei throws a head kick but La De Hoya moves out of range.
Entei connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between La De Hoya's hands.
The fighters circling - La De Hoya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Entei pushes La De Hoya up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by La De Hoya.
Nice body punch from La De Hoya - that landed with a thud.
La De Hoya struggles to land a body shot inside as Entei controls his hands.
La De Hoya prevents a body shot from Entei.
Entei tries a body shot but La De Hoya blocks it.
La De Hoya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Entei in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Entei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Entei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Entei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by La De Hoya.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La De Hoya lands a body punch in the clinch.
La De Hoya working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Entei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Entei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
La De Hoya throws a body kick that misses.
La De Hoya bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Entei's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Entei checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entei keeps the fight on the outside.
Entei misses the jab.
La De Hoya throws a lazy right hand but Entei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Decent striking displayed by La De Hoya there.
La De Hoya tries to clinch there but Entei circles away.
La De Hoya throws a sloppy head kick and Entei moves out of range easily.
Entei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Entei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've been informed that La De Hoya 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.
Entei misses with a head kick.
Entei moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Entei connects with a single shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from La De Hoya. Entei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marious La De Hoya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La De Hoya looks to land a body kick but Entei moved away.
Entei misses with a looping right.
La De Hoya takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
La De Hoya pushes Entei up against the ropes in a clinch.
La De Hoya takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Entei blocks an elbow strike.
Entei tries to work over La De Hoya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from La De Hoya fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya blocks a body shot from Entei.
Entei working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from La De Hoya.
Entei on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
La De Hoya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
La De Hoya pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by La De Hoya.
La De Hoya tries to land knees in the clinch but Entei avoids the damage to the body.
La De Hoya missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by La De Hoya.
Entei lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Entei.
A shot in the inside from Entei.
La De Hoya tries to work over Entei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Entei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Entei working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Entei.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Entei.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Entei.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Harry Entei will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
La De Hoya tries to close the distance and clinch up but Entei swats him away and circles back towards the center.
La De Hoya fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Entei checks it well.
Entei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by La De Hoya.
La De Hoya ducks under a wild hook from Entei.
La De Hoya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Entei fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with La De Hoya, pushing him back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Entei.
Harry Entei has scored more points in the clinch so far.
La De Hoya creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
La De Hoya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Entei.
La De Hoya missing with knees to the body.
La De Hoya stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by La De Hoya.
Entei avoiding damage as La De Hoya throws knees to the body.
Entei tries a body shot but La De Hoya blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Entei misses with the head strike.
La De Hoya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Entei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Entei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but La De Hoya was well out of range. Poor timing from Entei.
Entei throws a head kick that misses.
Entei throws a head kick that La De Hoya semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
La De Hoya slips a jab from Entei.
La De Hoya lands a really nice looking cross but Entei seems unphased.
Entei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Entei lands a nice shot that snaps La De Hoya's head back.
La De Hoya gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Entei working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Entei as the two fighters clinch.
Entei misses with a hook to the ribs.
La De Hoya tries to work over Entei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Entei on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
La De Hoya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
La De Hoya blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Entei.
Entei struggles to land a body shot inside as La De Hoya controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya struggles to land a body shot inside as Entei controls his hands.
Entei tries to work over La De Hoya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Entei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya lands a shot to the body.
La De Hoya softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Entei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with La De Hoya's elbow.
Entei lands a body punch in the clinch.
La De Hoya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
La De Hoya is working Entei over against the ropes.
Entei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with La De Hoya's elbow.
Entei tries to work over La De Hoya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from La De Hoya - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch on the inside from Entei fails to land.
La De Hoya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Entei is looking to break free of the clinch but La De Hoya has double underhooks.
Entei is leaning against La De Hoya and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
La De Hoya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Entei works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marious La De Hoya will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Entei walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
La De Hoya takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big left from Entei misses.
La De Hoya throws a nice outside leg kick.
La De Hoya has Entei up against the ropes in a clinch.
La De Hoya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
La De Hoya lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Entei fails to land.
Entei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
La De Hoya blocks an uppercut.
La De Hoya tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from La De Hoya.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Entei is leaning against La De Hoya and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Entei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Entei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La De Hoya lands with a short shot to the head.
La De Hoya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Entei's elbow.
Entei tries a body shot but La De Hoya blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Entei wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Entei is trying to force a seperation but La De Hoya has the dominant position.
Entei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with La De Hoya's elbow.
Entei misses with a punch to the body.
Entei has had enough of the clinch but La De Hoya keeps him there for the moment.
Entei tries to throw a body punch but La De Hoya avoids it by throwing Entei back against the ropes.
Entei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
La De Hoya misses with a hook to the ribs.
La De Hoya lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Entei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for La De Hoya.
La De Hoya tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Entei.
Entei blocks a body shot from La De Hoya.
Entei digs a right hand into La De Hoya's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on La De Hoya's gas tank.
Entei blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Entei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Entei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Entei struggles to land a body shot inside as La De Hoya controls his hands.
La De Hoya trying to land knees to the body.
La De Hoya tries to land knees in the clinch but Entei avoids the damage to the body.
Entei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
La De Hoya missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Entei.
Entei avoiding damage as La De Hoya throws knees to the body.
Entei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Entei lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Entei has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Entei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
La De Hoya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Entei tries to work over La De Hoya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
La De Hoya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Entei lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Entei pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
La De Hoya throws a nice head kick!
Entei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by La De Hoya.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marious La De Hoya really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Entei connects with a single shot there.
La De Hoya looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
La De Hoya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Entei manages to avoid it.
La De Hoya tries a low kick but Entei avoids it.
La De Hoya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Entei blocks the low kick.
La De Hoya throws a leg kick but Entei checks it.
La De Hoya looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Entei darts in and clinches La De Hoya up against the ropes.
Entei misses with some punches.
Entei throws a head punch that misses.
La De Hoya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Entei lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
La De Hoya lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Entei backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Entei pushes La De Hoya back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Entei can't find room to land a body shot as La De Hoya controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Entei.
Entei tries to break free but La De Hoya pushes him back against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, La De Hoya creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Entei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
La De Hoya is leaning against Entei and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Entei misses with a punch on the inside.
La De Hoya scores a nice knee to the body.
La De Hoya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La De Hoya lands a body punch in the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
La De Hoya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Entei's elbow.
Entei wants to break the clinch but can't.
Entei working some nice short punches in the clinch.
La De Hoya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Entei avoids it.
La De Hoya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Entei lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Entei is trying to break the clinch but La De Hoya has him pressed against the ropes.
La De Hoya landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
La De Hoya lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Entei or not.
A knee to the head by La De Hoya.
It looks like Harry Entei has been cut.
La De Hoya lands with a short shot to the head.
La De Hoya crunches a lovely knee into Entei's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La De Hoya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Entei in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya gets through Entei's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Entei scores with a nice hook to the head.
La De Hoya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
La De Hoya makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
La De Hoya unloads a knee to the mid-section.
La De Hoya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Entei lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
La De Hoya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Entei.
La De Hoya landing some nice looking knees to the body.
La De Hoya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Entei.
Entei misses with the head strike.
A short right from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La De Hoya lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for La De Hoya.
La De Hoya scores with a shoulder strike.
La De Hoya lands with a left to the head.
La De Hoya working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marious La De Hoya dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Harry Entei's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
La De Hoya scores with a nice body kick.
Marious La De Hoya is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
La De Hoya throws a shot to the body.
La De Hoya throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marious La De Hoya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
La De Hoya lands a nice shot that snaps Entei's head back.
Entei checks a leg kick.
La De Hoya misses with a low kick.
La De Hoya misses the jab.
Entei doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Entei moves out of range of the body kick from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya scores with a nice right hand.
La De Hoya wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Entei cracks a nice hook into La De Hoya's ribs.
La De Hoya misses with a kick to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for La De Hoya. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A slapping leg kick lands for La De Hoya.
La De Hoya blocks a head kick by Entei.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entei jabs La De Hoya to the body, keeping him at a distance.
La De Hoya has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Entei takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Entei throws a big shot that misses.
La De Hoya closes the distance and pushes Entei back into the ropes.
Entei misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Entei.
La De Hoya lands a right hand that snaps the head of Entei backwards.
Entei digs a right hand into La De Hoya's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on La De Hoya's gas tank.
Entei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Entei takes an elbow to the temple.
A left hand lands to the body for Entei.
La De Hoya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Entei in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
La De Hoya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Entei in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
La De Hoya prevents Entei from breaking the clinch.
Entei misses with a hook to the ribs.
La De Hoya tries to land knees in the clinch but Entei avoids the damage to the body.
La De Hoya makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La De Hoya missing with knees to the body.
La De Hoya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Entei can't find room to land a body shot as La De Hoya controls the action.
Harry Entei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Entei has a couple of punches blocked by La De Hoya.
A right handed body shot lands from Entei.
Entei misses with the head strike.
Entei misses with a body punch.
La De Hoya tries to land knees in the clinch but Entei avoids the damage to the body.
Entei swings wildly with an uppercut but La De Hoya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Entei tries to throw a body punch but La De Hoya avoids it by throwing Entei back against the ropes.
La De Hoya tries to work over Entei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Entei takes an elbow to the temple.
Entei lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down La De Hoya.
A right hand to the body from Entei.
La De Hoya misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marious La De Hoya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well La De Hoya has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 46:49
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 46:49
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marious La De Hoya!
An out of breath Marious La De Hoya thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Silva Scorpion (ranked 18637 p4p, 22013 weight class) and Rob Roy (ranked 620 p4p, 590 weight class). Scorpion comes to the ring accompanied by Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Silva Scorpion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Roy!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roy gets tackled into the ropes by Scorpion. Scorpion maintains the clinch.
Roy is looking to control Scorpion's arms but Scorpion gets an underhook and turns him. Now Roy has his back to the ropes.
Scorpion tries a body shot but Roy blocks it.
Scorpion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roy pushes Scorpion back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Scorpion is keeping busy.
Scorpion avoiding damage as Roy throws knees to the body.
A short right from Roy.
Scorpion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roy takes a shot to the head.
Scorpion tries to stall but Roy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Roy breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scorpion lands the left hand.
Scorpion looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Roy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roy throws the left hand but Scorpion avoids the punch easily.
Scorpion stuns Roy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Scorpion moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scorpion is looking to clinch but Roy is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion thumps Roy with a low kick.
Roy walks into a jab.
Scorpion checks a leg kick nicely.
Roy cracks a nice hook into Scorpion's ribs.
Scorpion throws a quick inside leg kick.
That kick from Scorpion tenderised Roy's leg. Roy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Scorpion connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Roy momentarily.
Silva Scorpion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Scorpion jabs at Roy's body.
Scorpion is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Scorpion ducks under a wild hook from Roy.
As Roy backs away, Scorpion returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Scorpion throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roy counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Scorpion scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Scorpion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roy. Scorpion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roy looks to throw the jab but Scorpion is out of range.
Scorpion wants to clinch
and Scorpion takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Scorpion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scorpion connects with a nice looking jab.
Scorpion throws out a powerful jab.
A nice leg kick from Scorpion, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Scorpion misses.
Roy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Scorpion connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Scorpions jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A good leg kick by Scorpion.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scorpion throws a shot from downtown. Roy moves away and avoids it.
A shot to the body from Scorpion misses
and Roy counters with a straight right hand.
Nice cross by Scorpion.
Roy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Scorpion dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Roy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roy motions for Scorpion to come forward. Roy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Scorpion scores with a sloppy right hand. Roy should have avoided that one.
Roy staying out of range there.
Scorpion throws a nice inside leg kick.
Scorpion getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Scorpion throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Roy on the side of the head.
Roy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Scorpion connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roy scrambles back to his feet.
Scorpion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roy can do to turn this around?
Roy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Scorpion gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Scorpion lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Scorpion working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scorpion tries to throw a body punch but Roy avoids it by throwing Scorpion back against the ropes.
Scorpion on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Scorpion.
Roy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A short uppercut from Roy.
Roy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scorpions head.
Scorpion can't find room to land a body shot as Roy controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Scorpion misses with the head strike.
Scorpion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Scorpion.
Roy throws an elbow that misses.
Scorpion can't find room to land a body shot as Roy controls the action.
Scorpion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roy's elbow.
Roy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scorpion.
A short uppercut from Scorpion.
Roy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roy defending well as Scorpion loads up on a big left hand.
Scorpion moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Scorpion is looking to slow Roy down with leg kicks.
A shot to the body from Scorpion misses
and Roy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Scorpion connects with a leg kick.
Roy loads up on a big right hand but Scorpion slips the punch.
Scorpion lands with a nice body punch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Scorpion here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scorpion connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Roy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good leg kick by Scorpion.
Scorpion throws a leg kick which misses Roy's front leg but catches the back leg as Roy tries to avoid it.
Scorpion throws a one two combo.
Roy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scorpion.
Roy throws a body punch but Scorpion moves out of range.
Scorpion just misses with a punch to the body.
Scorpion is looking to clinch.
Roy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roy looks to score with a jab to the body but Scorpion is just out of range.
Crunch! Scorpion slams his shin into Roy's torso.
Roy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Scorpion counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Scorpion dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Scorpion has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Scorpion there as he acknowledges the shot.
Roy throws a push kick but Scorpion slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Scorpion was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Roy.
Roy looks for the body kick but Scorpion saw that one coming.
Scorpion throws a right hand that Roy ducks under and follows up with a left that Roy also avoids with ease.
Roy avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Roy misses its intended target.
Scorpion throws a quick inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Scorpion.
Scorpion misses with a looping right.
A jab from Roy misses.
Scorpion is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scorpion instigates a clinch.
Scorpion breaks the clinch.
Scorpion will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little jabbing left from Roy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Scorpion misses with a body kick.
Roy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Scorpion throwing a counter right hand but Roy manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Scorpion.
Scorpion pushes Roy up against the ropes in a clinch.
Roy lands a nice uppercut.
Scorpion breaks from the clinch.
Roy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Scorpion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scorpion connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Scorpion moves in looking to clinch but Roy pushes him off.
Roy throws out a counter right but Scorpion avoids it with no problem.
Scorpion misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Roy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Roy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Scorpion sizes up Roy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Scorpion fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roy.
Scorpion pivots, looking for a leg kick but Roy is out of range and Scorpion settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Roy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Roy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion misses with a hook.
Roy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Scorpion finds it's way through Roy's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scorpion scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Scorpion scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Scorpion.
Silva Scorpion is winning the standup battle so far.
Scorpion cracks Roy with a good jab.
Roy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Scorpion.
A bone on bone clash there as Scorpion blocks the leg kick.
Scorpion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roy.
Scorpion throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Roy looks for the body kick but Scorpion saw that one coming.
Roy walks into a left hand.
Roy just misses with a punch to the body.
Scorpion tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Roy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Scorpion explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Scorpion clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Scorpion lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Scorpion throws a body punch but Roy moves out of range.
Scorpion throws a low kick but Roy moves out of range easily.
Scorpion misses with a wild combination.
Roy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Scorpion with a body shot.
Scorpion misses with a hook. Roy ducked under it nicely.
Roy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scorpion manages to avoid it.
Scorpion looks to land a combination but Roy avoids it well.
Roy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roy looks to throw the jab but Scorpion is out of range.
Scorpion moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Scorpion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Scorpion checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Scorpion lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Roy scores with a hook.
Jab, jab by Roy - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scorpion connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy lands a leg kick that knocks Scorpion off balance momentarily.
Roy avoids a kick to the body.
Scorpion changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Scorpion moves to clinch but Roy breaks away
and Roy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Scorpion thuds his right hand into Roy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Roy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Scorpion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some bone on bone action there as Roy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Roy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roy throws a big shot that misses.
Roy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Scorpion scoring well with a low kick there.
Scorpion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roy.
Scorpion lands a really nice looking cross but Roy seems unphased.
Scorpion moves into range and connects with a jab.
Scorpion darts in and clinches Roy up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scorpion scores with a shoulder strike.
Scorpion lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scorpion.
Roy throws a head punch that misses.
Scorpion misses with a body punch.
Silva Scorpion has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Roy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Scorpion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scorpion misses with a punch to the body.
Scorpion is working Roy over against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Scorpion.
Roy has a couple of punches blocked by Scorpion.
Roy tries to stall but Scorpion uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roy.
Scorpion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scorpion buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Scorpion scores with a sloppy right hand. Roy should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Scorpion had his way with Rob Roy in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Scorpion misses with a low kick.
Rob Roy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Roy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scorpion.
A jab from Scorpion does it's job there.
Good leg kick by Scorpion.
Scorpion works the jab nicely.
Scorpion moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Roy drops his hands momentarily and Scorpion takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Scorpion pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Scorpion is looking to clinch.
Scorpion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roy tries a quick counter leg kick but Scorpion is wise to it.
Scorpion fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Roy throws an overhand right that lands on Scorpion's shoulder, as Scorpion tries to avoid the shot.
Scorpion was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Scorpion doesn't manage to clinch there - Roy circles away.
Roy throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion lands an overhand right.
Roy throws out a loose jab but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scorpion slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A cross from Scorpion lands.
Roy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big right from Roy misses.
Roy misses with a straight right.
Silva Scorpion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roy works Scorpion's body with a nice hook.
Roy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Scorpion connects with a body shot.
Roy walks into a stiff left hand from Scorpion.
Scorpion listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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!
Roy takes a swing at Scorpion's ribcage but misses.
Roy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Scorpion.
Scorpion works the jab nicely.
Scorpion ducks under a wild hook from Roy.
Roy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Scorpion works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Roy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Scorpion can pounce on him.
Scorpion scores with the left hand. Roy knows he should have avoided that one.
Scorpion walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Scorpion ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Scorpion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scorpion throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Scorpion lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Scorpion lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Scorpion throws out a loose jab but Roy uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silva Scorpion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scorpion 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 50:45
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silva Scorpion!
A victorious Silva Scorpion thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Brandon Marsden Jr (ranked 1230 p4p, 1422 weight class) and Dave Wearmouth (ranked 170 p4p, 200 weight class). Marsden Jr comes to the ring accompanied by 7 Words by Deftones. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 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 28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Wearmouth!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsden Jr has closed the distance and engaged Wearmouth in a clinch.
Wearmouth lands with a right to the head.
Marsden Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden Jr tries a body shot but Wearmouth blocks it.
Marsden Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wearmouth's elbow.
Marsden Jr blocks an elbow strike from Wearmouth.
Marsden Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wearmouth backwards.
Wearmouth lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Marsden Jr.
Wearmouth blocking some punches.
Wearmouth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marsden Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Wearmouth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marsden Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marsden Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 shot to the kidneys.
Marsden Jr tries to work over Wearmouth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marsden Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Wearmouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wearmouth lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsden Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Wearmouth lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marsden Jr backwards.
Still in the clinch, Marsden Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wearmouth looking to throw knees to the head but Marsden Jr is blocking nicely.
Wearmouth blocking some punches.
Wearmouth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Marsden Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marsden Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wearmouth has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Marsden Jr seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wearmouth can turn it around.
Marsden Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wearmouth backwards.
Marsden Jr tries a body shot but Wearmouth blocks it.
Wearmouth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wearmouth tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Marsden Jr.
Wearmouth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marsden Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marsden Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wearmouth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wearmouth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marsden Jr backwards.
Wearmouth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees to the body from Wearmouth.
Marsden Jr is breathing heavily.
Wearmouth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marsden Jr misses with a body punch.
Marsden Jr misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Marsden Jr.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wearmouth.
Marsden Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Wearmouth controls his hands.
Wearmouth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wearmouth can't find room to land a body shot as Marsden Jr controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wearmouth.
Marsden Jr misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Wearmouth.
It looks like Brandon Marsden Jr has been cut.
A right handed body shot lands from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth pushes Marsden Jr back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wearmouth tries to land knees in the clinch but Marsden Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Marsden Jr blocks the elbow strike.
A short left from Wearmouth.
A short right from Wearmouth on the inside.
Wearmouth lands a nice uppercut.
Wearmouth lands a hook that snaps the head of Marsden Jr backwards.
Marsden Jr misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Marsden Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wearmouth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marsden Jr tries to work over Wearmouth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marsden Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marsden Jr misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Wearmouth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Marsden Jr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wearmouth throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wearmouth tries to clinch up.
Marsden Jr works Wearmouth's body with a nice hook.
Marsden Jr blocks a head kick by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marsden Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wearmouth manages to avoid it.
Wearmouth walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marsden Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marsden Jr throws a body punch but Wearmouth moves out of range.
Marsden Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wearmouth.
Marsden Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marsden Jr throws a body punch but Wearmouth moves out of range.
Wearmouth throws a counter combo.
Marsden Jr scores with a hook to the body. Wearmouth takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brandon Marsden Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wearmouth missing with a left hand there. Marsden Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wearmouth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Wearmouth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Marsden Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wearmouth.
Marsden Jr checks a leg kick nicely.
Marsden Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wearmouth.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marsden Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth misses the shot to the body.
Marsden Jr throws a hook but Wearmouth blocks it.
Marsden Jr tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wearmouth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wearmouth pushes Marsden Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wearmouth blocks a body shot from Marsden Jr.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wearmouth.
Marsden Jr avoiding damage as Wearmouth throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Marsden Jr - that landed with a thud.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Marsden Jr fails to land.
Marsden Jr takes a shot to the head.
Marsden Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wearmouth missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marsden Jr avoiding damage as Wearmouth throws knees to the body.
Marsden Jr working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wearmouth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wearmouth lands a nice uppercut.
Wearmouth tries to throw a body punch but Marsden Jr avoids it by throwing Wearmouth back against the ropes.
Wearmouth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marsden Jr avoids it.
Wearmouth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Wearmouth.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wearmouth cracks Marsden Jr with a nice body shot.
Wearmouth lands a good knee to the midsection. Marsden Jr won't want to take too many of those.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wearmouth working aggressively here.
Wearmouth swings wildly with an uppercut but Marsden Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marsden Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marsden Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Marsden Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wearmouth throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marsden Jr working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Wearmouth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brandon Marsden Jr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marsden Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marsden Jr loads up on a big right hand but Wearmouth slips the punch.
Marsden Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook.
Marsden Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wearmouth loads up on a big right hand but Marsden Jr slips the punch.
Marsden Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marsden Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wearmouth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marsden Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Marsden Jr blocks an uppercut.
Wearmouth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marsden Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wearmouth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Marsden Jr fails to land.
Wearmouth working aggressively here.
Wearmouth misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsden Jr dodges an elbow strike from Wearmouth.
Marsden Jr misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marsden Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wearmouth backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsden Jr.
Wearmouth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wearmouth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marsden Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marsden Jr working aggressively here.
Marsden Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Wearmouth.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Marsden Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marsden Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Marsden Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsden Jr.
Good body shot from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Marsden Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wearmouth backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Marsden Jr fails to land.
Wearmouth lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wearmouth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wearmouth tries to land knees in the clinch but Marsden Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Wearmouth lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Wearmouth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marsden Jr's elbow.
Nice body punch from Marsden Jr.
Wearmouth missing with knees to the body.
Marsden Jr prevents a body shot from Wearmouth.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wearmouth.
Marsden Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marsden Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wearmouth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marsden Jr avoids it.
A short uppercut from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Wearmouth.
Marsden Jr misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wearmouth lands a good knee to the midsection. Marsden Jr won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsden Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wearmouth trying to land knees to the body.
Marsden Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Marsden Jr.
Wearmouth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marsden Jr.
Dave Wearmouth seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marsden Jr misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Marsden Jr clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Marsden Jr's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Marsden Jr wants to clinch.
Marsden Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Wearmouth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsden Jr moves away.
Wearmouth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr throws a hook but Wearmouth blocks it.
Marsden Jr throws a shot to the body.
Marsden Jr misses with a looping left.
Marsden Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Wearmouth is just out of range.
Marsden Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Wearmouth counters with a thumping low kick.
Wearmouth takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsden Jr takes a swing at Wearmouth's ribcage but misses.
Wearmouth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr throws a looping overhand right but Wearmouth ducks down to avoid it.
Wearmouth lands with a straight right. Marsden Jr didn't see that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wearmouth.
Wearmouth closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden Jr misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wearmouth.
Marsden Jr misses with the head strike.
Wearmouth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wearmouth scores with a shoulder strike.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wearmouth throws a head punch that misses.
Wearmouth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wearmouth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marsden Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wearmouth misses with a body punch.
Marsden Jr lands a right hand.
Wearmouth blocking some punches.
Wearmouth misses with a body punch.
Marsden Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wearmouth backwards.
Wearmouth prevents a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
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!
Marsden Jr lands with a left to the head.
Marsden Jr lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marsden Jr is defending well for now.
Wearmouth gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marsden Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marsden Jr.
Wearmouth blocks a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Wearmouth.
Marsden Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marsden Jr lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Wearmouth.
Marsden Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wearmouth's elbow.
Marsden Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Wearmouth controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wearmouth just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marsden Jr's brow.
Wearmouth scores with a shot to the side of Marsden Jr's head.
Wearmouth is leaning against Marsden Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wearmouth tries to land knees in the clinch but Marsden Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Wearmouth lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wearmouth lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wearmouth blocks a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marsden Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Dave Wearmouth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Brandon Marsden Jr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wearmouth has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brandon Marsden Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wearmouth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wearmouth blocks an uppercut.
Wearmouth tries a knee to the head but Marsden Jr blocks it.
Wearmouth has a couple of punches blocked by Marsden Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr working aggressively here.
Wearmouth prevents a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Wearmouth tries a body shot but Marsden Jr blocks it.
Wearmouth lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Marsden Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Wearmouth throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsden Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wearmouth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wearmouth lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wearmouth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dave Wearmouth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marsden Jr lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Marsden Jr - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Wearmouth.
Marsden Jr prevents a body shot from Wearmouth.
A head punch on the inside from Marsden Jr fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marsden Jr.
Wearmouth blocking some punches.
Marsden Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wearmouth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth misses with a body punch.
Marsden Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wearmouth backwards.
Marsden Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marsden Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wearmouth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wearmouth blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marsden Jr lands an uppercut.
Wearmouth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marsden Jrs head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marsden Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marsden Jr misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Wearmouth.
Marsden Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wearmouth tries a knee to the head but Marsden Jr blocks it.
Marsden Jr tries a body shot but Wearmouth blocks it.
Wearmouth gets through Marsden Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marsden Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Wearmouth controls his hands.
Wearmouth lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wearmouth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wearmouth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Wearmouth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wearmouth has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 46:49
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 46:49
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Wearmouth!
In his post fight interview, Dave Wearmouth started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Brandon Marsden Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'Yo, in my mind, I didn't lose that fight. You know, you got this punks who roided up, and I'm all natural.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nero La Croix (ranked 18252 p4p, 1724 weight class) and Oson Bon (ranked 208 p4p, 72 weight class). La Croix comes into the arena with Ca Plane Pour Moi blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 50 - 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 34 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oson Bon!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bon throws a leg kick but La Croix checks it.
That kick from Bon tenderised La Croix's leg. La Croix is trying to keep his angry face on.
La Croix ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some bone on bone action there as La Croix checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bon 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.
Bon misses with an uppercut. La Croix saw that one coming.
Bon throws a low kick but it's checked well by La Croix.
Bon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but La Croix is out of range.
La Croix digs a good body shot into Bon's ribs.
Bon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
La Croix misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bon only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bon checks a low kick from La Croix.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bon is looking to chop away at La Croix's legs.
Bon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
La Croix moves out of range of the strikes.
La Croix keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bon misses with a low kick.
Oson Bon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and La Croix has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bon throws a leg kick that is checked
and La Croix counters with a body kick that stops Bon in his tracks momentarily.
La Croix scores with a body shot.
Bon looks winded!
La Croix steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bon.
La Croix looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bon slips a jab from La Croix.
La Croix looks to land a body kick but Bon moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bon! But no joy.
La Croix is looking to slow Bon down with leg kicks.
La Croix blocks a head kick by Bon.
A head kick by Bon misses
and La Croix finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by La Croix.
It looks like Oson Bon has been cut.
Bon tries to keep at a distance but La Croix has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from La Croix.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La Croix scores a nice knee to the body.
Good body shot from La Croix.
La Croix lands a knee to the head.
Bon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, La Croix scores with a nice short uppercut.
La Croix digs a right hand underneath Bon's ribcage. Bon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from La Croix - that landed with a thud.
La Croix lands an elbow inside.
La Croix with a knee to the head.
Bon takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Oson Bon's cut even more.
The crowd are calling 'kneeees!' as La Croix has the Thai clinch. La Croix obliges, smashing a knee brutally into Bon's nose and sending him crashing to the canvas! Will be beat the count?! 3,4,5,6,7,8...9... and he's up on 9! Wow, that was close! The referee takes a long look and is going to allow it to continue!
Bon is rocked!
La Croix lands a leg kick that knocks Bon off balance momentarily.
Bon is still on wobbly legs! Can La Croix finish him?
La Croix connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Bon onto his butt! Bon bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
La Croix throws a sloppy head kick and Bon moves out of range easily.
Bon seems to have recovered his senses.
Bon leaves his chin hanging out and La Croix seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Bon crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nero La Croix!
Nero La Croix retains his super heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Nero La Croix thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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