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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Magomed Magomedov (ranked 23491 p4p, 21299 weight class) and Dwayne King (ranked 636 p4p, 667 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Magomed Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dwayne King!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Magomedov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Magomedov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Magomedov.
King misses with a straight left.
Magomedov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
King lands with an overhand left.
Magomedov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King throws out a counter right but Magomedov avoids it with no problem.
Magomedov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Magomedov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
King avoids the head kick by Magomedov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magomedov throws a left and a right that both miss
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
King misses with a head kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Magomedov.
 It looks like Dwayne King has been cut.
Magomedov is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
 It looks like Magomed Magomedov has been cut.
Magomedov throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Magomedov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Magomedov slips a straight right by King.
Magomedov throws a big counter combination but King scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
King clobbers Magomedov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Magomedov tries a head kick but it misses.
A left lands for King.
 Magomedov is rocked!
Magomedov tries to get into range but King steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Magomedov! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! King scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dwayne King!
Dwayne King managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hardcore Alchemy, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Mick Green (ranked 2284 p4p, 2733 weight class) and Mateusz Biernat (ranked 281 p4p, 332 weight class). Biernat has chosen Ballroom Blitz as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mick Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Mateusz Biernat!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green darts in and clinches Biernat up against the ropes.
Green wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Green's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Biernat is looking to clinch.
Biernat rushes Green and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Green looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Biernat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Green's defenses.
It looks like Mick Green has been cut.
Green wants to break the clinch but can't.
Biernat throws an elbow that misses.
Green is trying to push Biernat away but Biernat has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Biernat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Green escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Biernat has taken the fight to the clinch.
Biernat lands a nice elbow.
Green breaks the clinch.
Biernat clinches up against the ropes.
Green's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Biernat wants to clinch.
Biernat doesn't manage to clinch there - Green circles away.
Biernat tries to close the distance and clinch but Green swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green misses with a hook.
Biernat on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Biernat defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand.
Mick Green is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Biernat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Biernat slips a straight right by Green.
Green catches Biernat with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Biernat is just out of range.
Biernat wants to clinch
and Green counters with a nice uppercut.
Green tries to keep at a distance but Biernat has taken the fight into the clinch.
Biernat throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Green escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Biernat takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Green lands a nice shot that snaps Biernat's head back.
Green lands a really nice looking cross but Biernat seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Biernat.
Green waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Biernat.
Biernat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Green clinches up with Biernat and pushes him back against the ropes.
Green breaks from the clinch.
Biernat tries to clinch but Green moves out of range.
Biernat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Green throwing a counter right hand but Biernat manages to avoid it.
Biernat feints a jab promting Green to slip. Biernat then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Green slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Biernat tries to land a body kick
and Green counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt.
Biernat darts in trying to clinch
and Green counters with a stiff right hand.
Green sizes up Biernat with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Biernat manages to avoid it.
Biernat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Green dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mick Green's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Biernat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Green is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Biernat clinches with his opponent.
Biernat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Biernat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Green tries to keep at a distance but Biernat has taken the fight into the clinch.
Biernat throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Green wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Biernat makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Green can't break the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Green has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Green is trying to break free.
Biernat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Greens head.
Green takes an elbow to the temple.
Green blocks an elbow strike.
Biernat has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Green seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Biernat can turn it around.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Green escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Biernat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Biernat tries to clinch up
and Biernat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green works Biernat's body with a nice hook.
Biernat throws a sloppy head kick
and Green connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Biernat forces Green back against the ropes and clinches.
Biernat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
Biernat with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Green to score with a decent uppercut.
Green closes the distance and clinches.
Biernat digs a right hand underneath Green's ribcage. Green let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Biernat is trying to maintain a safe position but Green gets an underhook and turns Biernat into the ropes.
Green manages to break the clinch.
Biernat swinging wildly here.
Biernat closes the distance and clinches.
Biernat keeps control of Green as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Green escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Green throws a jab when Biernat was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Biernat wants to clinch.
Green lands a slapping body shot.
Biernat gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Biernat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Biernat slips under a jab.
Green pushes Biernat up against the ropes in a clinch.
Green manages to break the clinch.
Green changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Biernat is looking to clinch.
Biernat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mick Green will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mick Green'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Biernat has closed the distance and engaged Green in a clinch.
Biernat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Biernat tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Green counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Biernat manages to avoid it.
Green misses with a body shot.
Biernat clinches up with Green and pushes him back against the ropes.
Biernat breaks the clinch.
Biernat gets a clinch.
Green breaks from the clinch.
Biernat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Green swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Green misses with a looping left.
Biernat is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biernat doesn't manage to clinch there - Green circles away.
Biernat's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Green connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Biernat scrambles back to his feet.
Green is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Biernat can do to turn this around?
Green connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Biernat momentarily.
Biernat wants to clinch but Green slips to the side
and Green makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Biernat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Green moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mick Green is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Biernat moves to clinch but Green breaks away
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Green counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Biernat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Green scores with a crisp jab that stopped Biernat in his tracks.
Biernat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Green swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Biernat tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Green counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Green throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Biernat moves in looking to clinch but Green pushes him off.
Biernat wants to clinch
and Green counters with a straight right hand.
Biernat looks to clinch
and Green counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Green lands with an uppercut that bounces Biernat off the ropes and back into range.
Biernat tries to clinch but Green moves out of range.
Green thuds a left hand into Biernat's body.
Biernat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biernat takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Green tries to close the distance and clinch but Biernat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Biernat closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Biernat tries to close the distance and clinch but Green swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Green is looking to counter punch.
Biernat tries to clinch there but Green circles away.
Good exchange - Green coming out on top.
Biernat clinches up against the ropes.
Biernat lands an elbow that stopped Green in his tracks for a moment.
Mick Green's cut is getting worse.
Biernat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Biernat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mateusz Biernat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Biernat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Green scores with a nice head shot.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt.
Biernat rushes Green and presses him up against the ropes.
Biernat tries to work over Green's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Green showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Green, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Mick Green!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Mick Green!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Mick Green!
Mick Green wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mick Green thanked Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tearrius George (ranked 23471 p4p, 6721 weight class) and Tank Williams Junior (ranked 667 p4p, 590 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think George might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to West Side Connection Bow Down. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 32 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tearrius George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tank Williams Junior!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Tank Williams Junior has been cut.
George forces Williams Junior back against the ropes and clinches.
George tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from George.
Williams Junior is trying to break free.
Williams Junior has had enough of the clinch but George keeps him there for the moment.
A hook to the body from George.
A short right hand to the side of the head by George.
Good body shot from George.
George misses with a short punch on the inside.
George swings away with an uppercut that misses.
George lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for George.
Williams Junior blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from George.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams Junior is trying to break the clinch but George has him pressed against the ropes.
George lands a shoulder strike.
Williams Junior's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
George lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from George.
A short uppercut from George.
George lands with a short shot to the head.
George fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
George is working Williams Junior over against the ropes.
Williams Junior looks winded!
Williams Junior's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
George lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from George.
A short uppercut from George.
George lands a nice shot to the body.
George lands a body shot.
George working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from George.
George lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from George fails to land.
George pushes Williams Junior back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from George on the inside.
George makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from George.
George lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
George throws a head punch that misses.
Williams Junior is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
George throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williams Juniors head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from George.
A head punch on the inside from George fails to land.
George lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George digs a right hand underneath Williams Junior's ribcage. Williams Junior let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Williams Junior has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. George seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Williams Junior can turn it around.
George makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
George stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Williams Junior'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.
Tearrius George dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tank Williams Junior'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.
George throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good shot there by George.
Williams Junior uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from George.
Williams Junior tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and George is able to avoid easily.
It looked like George was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
George is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams Junior can do to turn this around?
Williams Junior misses with a double jab
and George counters with a series of strikes. Williams Junior will be more careful next time no doubt.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting George here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
George misses with a series of wild punches.
George scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williams Junior wants to break free but George has control.
Williams Junior's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from George fails to land.
A short right from George on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from George.
Williams Junior blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams Junior's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
George swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams Junior uses good head movement to avoid it.
George lands a nice shot to the body.
George lands a body shot.
George lands with a short punch from the clinch.
George lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from George.
Tearrius George has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Williams Junior is breathing heavily.
George lands a left hand.
George working aggressively here.
George lands with a short shot to the head.
George scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from George.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
George gets through Williams Junior's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
George lands a left hand.
Williams Junior wants to break the clinch but can't.
George digs a right hand underneath Williams Junior's ribcage. Williams Junior let out a lung full of air as it connected.
George has a couple of punches blocked by Williams Junior.
A short uppercut from George.
George lands with a right to the head.
Williams Junior is trying to break the clinch but George has him pressed against the ropes.
George lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams Junior's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Williams Junior wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but George has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from George fails to land.
Williams Junior wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tearrius George dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tank Williams Junior's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
George throws a sloppy head kick and Williams Junior moves out of range easily.
Williams Junior moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
George throws a hook but Williams Junior blocks it.
George has closed the distance and engaged Williams Junior in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by George.
Williams Junior has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Williams Junior is looking to break free of the clinch but George has double underhooks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
George works on Williams Junior's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, George creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Williams Junior working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams Junior prevents a body shot from George.
George lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
George has a couple of punches blocked by Williams Junior.
George working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Williams Junior wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, George scores with a nice short uppercut.
Williams Junior blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from George.
George lands a shot to the body.
George misses with the head strike.
George working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
George lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams Junior or not.
Nice body punch from George - that landed with a thud.
Williams Junior takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
George makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tearrius George is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
George lands with a light punch inside.
A frustrated look appears on Williams Junior's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from George fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams Junior looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williams Junior throws a punch but it's blocked by George.
Williams Junior is trying to break the clinch but George has him pressed against the ropes.
George lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
George lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tank Williams Junior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
George lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams Junior or not.
Williams Junior goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
George on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tearrius George showed his dominance in that final round.
Well George has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Tearrius George!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Tearrius George!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Tearrius George!
Tearrius George wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Tearrius George 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 bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ace Boogie (ranked 23865 p4p, 6757 weight class) and Sitthichai Fairtex (ranked 301 p4p, 284 weight class). Ace Boogie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sitthichai Fairtex's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ace Boogie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sitthichai Fairtex!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boogie moves out of range of the body kick.
Boogie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fairtex throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice shot by Boogie.
Boogie throws a body shot but no joy.
Fairtex ducks under a wild hook from Boogie.
Boogie misses with the combination.
The fighters circling - Boogie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Fairtex was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boogie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fairtex momentarily.
Fairtex jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boogie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fairtex delivers a nice body kick.
Boogie connects with a single shot there.
Boogie staying out of range there.
We've been informed that Fairtex 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boogie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boogie backing away here, and Fairtex unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fairtex throws a head kick that misses.
Fairtex takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A good leg kick by Fairtex.
Fairtex is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Boogie.
 Fairtex is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Boogie. Those never looked like landing.
Fairtex is still on wobbly legs! Can Boogie finish him?
Fairtex misses the shot to the body.
Fairtex moves out of range as Boogie strikes.
Boogie slips a jab from Fairtex.
Boogie lands a nice hook to Fairtex's body. Fairtex takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Fairtex 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fairtex motions for Boogie to come forward. Fairtex throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fairtex misses with a low kick.
Boogie throws a hook but Fairtex blocks it.
Fairtex throws out a counter right but Boogie avoids it with no problem.
Fairtex walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ace Boogie!
Our winner, Ace Boogie, 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.
In defeat, Sitthichai Fairtex stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oof..can't keep on getting KO'd like this anymore..Hanging up the gloves for good this time..gonna focus on coaching from now on. Peace!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Brian Baker (ranked 18342 p4p, 3263 weight class) and Alex Alexandrov (ranked 724 p4p, 412 weight class). Alex Alexandrov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 20 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Alexandrov!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandrov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baker throws a push kick but Alexandrov slaps the foot to one side.
Alexandrov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Alexandrov darts in and clinches Baker up against the ropes.
Alexandrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexandrov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Baker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker blocks a body shot from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baker has him pressed against the ropes.
Alexandrov looking to throw knees to the head but Baker is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Alexandrov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alexandrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexandrov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alexandrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alexandrov taking a breather.
Alexandrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexandrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Baker controls his hands.
Baker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alexandrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Baker controls his hands.
Alexandrov throws a head punch that misses.
Baker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Alexandrov is trying to break the clinch but Baker has him pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov lands a body shot.
Alexandrov can't find room to land a body shot as Baker controls the action.
Baker blocks an uppercut.
Baker breaks the clinch.
Baker lands a right hook to the body.
Alexandrov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Baker, pushing him back against the ropes.
Alexandrov misses with the head strike.
Alexandrov throws a head punch that misses.
Baker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Alexandrov tries to throw a body punch but Baker avoids it by throwing Alexandrov back against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Alexandrov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Alexandrov tries to close the distance and clinch but Baker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alexandrov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alexandrov darts in trying to clinch
enabling Baker to counter with a crisp jab.
Baker keeps the fight on the outside.
Alexandrov tries to close the distance and clinch but Baker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alexandrov throws a nice looking combination but Baker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alexandrov ducks under a wild hook from Baker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Baker breaks the clinch.
Baker misses with a body punch
and Alexandrov counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov tries to clinch up.
Baker throws a big shot that misses.
Alexandrov tries to clinch there but Baker circles away.
Alexandrov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alexandrov taking a breather.
Alexandrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alexandrov avoids the head kick by Baker.
Alexandrov tries to clinch but Baker is having none of it.
Baker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Baker throws a shot from downtown. Alexandrov moves away and avoids it.
Baker checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alexandrov lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baker throws a body shot but no joy.
Alexandrov clinches up against the ropes.
Alexandrov takes a shot to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Baker tries to land knees in the clinch but Alexandrov avoids the damage to the body.
Baker blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Baker dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Alexandrov blocks a jab.
Baker thuds a left hand into Alexandrov's body.
Baker tries to keep at a distance but Alexandrov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baker working hard to break the clinch.
Alex Alexandrov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Baker breaks the clinch.
Alexandrov wants to clinch up but Baker keeps it at a distance.
Baker tried to counter with a leg kick but Alexandrov avoided it.
Alexandrov moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandrov lands a shoulder strike.
Baker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Baker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov closes the distance and pushes Baker back into the ropes.
Baker is trying to break the clinch but Alexandrov is controlling him.
Alexandrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Baker as Alexandrov tries to tie him up.
Alexandrov tries to land knees in the clinch but Baker avoids the damage to the body.
Alexandrov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baker has him pressed against the ropes.
Alexandrov is trying to break free.
Alexandrov tries to work over Baker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alexandrov tries a body shot but Baker blocks it.
Brian Baker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Baker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alexandrov.
Alexandrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alexandrov looking to slow down the pace here.
Alexandrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alexandrov tries to work over Baker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alexandrov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Baker taking a breather.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Baker tries to break free but Alexandrov pushes him back against the ropes.
Alexandrov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baker is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Alexandrov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alexandrov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Alex Alexandrov!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Alex Alexandrov!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Alex Alexandrov!
Alex Alexandrov wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Alex Alexandrov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Yevgen Maartins (ranked 23505 p4p, 23203 weight class) and Iaspero Yalixqua (ranked 721 p4p, 689 weight class). Yalixqua is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Stop This Flame. Iaspero Yalixqua has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yevgen Maartins's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yevgen Maartins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iaspero Yalixqua!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yalixqua lands with a shot to the body.
Maartins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Iaspero Yalixqua has been cut.
Yalixqua lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maartins.
Maartins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maartins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yalixqua throws a body shot but no joy.
Maartins misses with a head kick.
Yalixqua ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maartins throws out a loose jab but Yalixqua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maartins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maartins takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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!
Maartins walks into a jab.
Maartins throws a push kick but Yalixqua slaps the foot to one side.
A nice side step and Yalixqua releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yalixqua throws a lazy right hand but Maartins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maartins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yalixqua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yalixqua misses with an uppercut. Maartins saw that one coming.
Yalixqua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yalixqua swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maartins connects with a jab.
Maartins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Maartins misses the target.
Maartins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yalixqua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yalixqua on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Maartins throws a right hand that misses
and Yalixqua counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yalixqua struggles to land a body shot inside as Maartins controls his hands.
Yalixqua softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Yalixqua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yalixqua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yalixqua gets through Maartins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maartins missing with knees to the body.
Yalixqua pushes Maartins back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Maartins obliges.
Maartins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yalixqua avoids it.
Yalixqua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yalixqua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yalixqua lands 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!
Maartins prevents a body shot from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yalixqua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yalixqua lands with a light punch inside.
Yalixqua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yalixqua scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maartins swings wildly with an uppercut but Yalixqua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yalixqua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maartins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yalixqua lands with a right to the head.
Maartins tries to land knees in the clinch but Yalixqua avoids the damage to the body.
Yalixqua lands a nice shot to the body.
Maartins struggles to land a body shot inside as Yalixqua controls his hands.
Maartins tries to land a knee to the head but Yalixqua blocks with his arms.
Yalixqua lands an uppercut.
Maartins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yalixqua is defending well for now.
Yalixqua lands a shoulder strike.
Yalixqua throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yalixqua.
A body shot lands from Yalixqua.
Maartins is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yalixqua lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maartins backwards.
Yalixqua lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maartins backwards.
A shot in the inside from Yalixqua.
Maartins is rocked!
Yalixqua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oh Maartins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maartins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yalixqua avoids it.
Yalixqua blocks a body shot from Maartins.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iaspero Yalixqua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iaspero Yalixqua's cut.
That's time! Maartins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yalixqua thuds his right hand into Maartins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yalixqua explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Maartins lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yalixqua lands with a shot to the body.
Maartins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maartins seems to have got his legs back now.
Maartins tries to clinch but Yalixqua moves out of range.
Iaspero Yalixqua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maartins misses with a kick to the body.
Yalixqua is looking to slow Maartins down with leg kicks.
Yalixqua throws a head kick that misses.
Maartins throws out a leg kick but Yalixqua moves out of range and Maartins only half commits.
Yalixqua dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maartins. That did some damage!
Maartins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yalixqua can pounce on him.
Yalixqua scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maartins misses with a straight left.
Yalixqua throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maartins swings for the body but Yalixqua moves out of range.
Yalixqua lands with an overhand left.
Yalixqua cracks Maartins with a good jab.
Maartins walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Maartins is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Iaspero Yalixqua!
A very excited looking Iaspero Yalixqua made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Chong Tay (ranked 23495 p4p, 23890 weight class) and Randy Kt King (ranked 678 p4p, 693 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 32 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chong Tay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Kt King!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kt King circles away quickly and effectively.
Tay throws a hook but Kt King avoids it easily.
Tay attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tay misses with a few strikes there.
Tay sets himself, and Kt King steps forward looking for the clinch! Tay avoids it this time.
A punch combination from Tay misses.
Tay throws a sloppy head kick and Kt King moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Kt King was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tay throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kt King counters with a two punch combo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tay.
A shot to the liver by Tay. Beautiful body shot.
Tay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kt King.
Chong Tay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tay lands with a kick to the temple. Kt King shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Randy Kt King has been cut.
Kt King 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.
Kt King bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tay's head.
Tay throws a right and a left that Kt King avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kt King! But no joy.
Kt King slips a jab and a cross from Tay.
Kt King swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tay throws the kick towards the body but Kt King avoids it.
Tay sets himself, and Kt King steps forward looking for the clinch! Tay avoids it this time.
Kt King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kt King has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kt King misses with a hook.
Tay misses with a double jab
and Kt King counters with a nice uppercut.
Tay throws a jab when Kt King was well out of range.
Tay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, jab by Kt King - just one landing.
Kt King cracks Tay with a good jab.
Tay throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tay falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kt King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kt King blocks a head kick by Tay.
Tay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tay fails to land with a series of punches.
Tay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kt King looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tay swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Kt King to counter with a crisp jab.
Tay is breathing heavily.
Tay throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kt King, as that shot connected.
Kt King misses with a body shot.
Kt King has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tay swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kt King counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Tay goes down! Kt King rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Tay is up to one knee.... 8,9....10! He didn't make it! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Randy Kt King!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Berto Kin (ranked 20076 p4p, 23511 weight class) and Aaron Lowell (ranked 751 p4p, 730 weight class). Lowell has chosen Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Aaron Lowell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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15 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Berto Kin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Lowell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowell lands a head kick!
Lowell throws a right hand that Kin ducks under and follows up with a left that Kin also avoids with ease.
Jab from Lowell.
Lowell feints and then cracks Kin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kin down.
Lowell misses with a hook.
Lowell closes the distance and clinches.
Lowell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lowell throws a head punch that misses.
Lowell lands a right hand.
Lowell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kin breaks the clinch.
Kin loads up on a big right hand but Lowell slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kin scores with a jab.
Lowell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lowell slips under a jab from Kin.
Lowell swings widly with a right hand
and Kin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lowell throws a body shot but no joy.
Kin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lowell looks to land a combination but Kin avoids it well.
Kin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lowell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lowell throws a body punch but Kin moves out of range.
Kin is looking to counter punch.
Lowell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kin tests Lowell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kin throws a jab but it's blocked by Lowell.
Lowell has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lowell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lowell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lowell just misses with a punch to the body.
Kin lands with a hook. Lowell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lowell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kin.
Lowell jabs at Kin's body.
Lowell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice uppercut lands for Kin. That snapped Lowell's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lowell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kin avoids a kick to the body.
Kin moves forwards but Lowell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kin.
An attempted straight right counter from Kin misses the target.
Kin throws a hook to the side of Lowell's head but Lowell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donk. Lowell catches Kin right on the button with a cross.
Lowell motions for Kin to come forward. Lowell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kin throws out a loose jab but Lowell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kin connects with a looping right hand.
Lowell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kin moves away.
Lowell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kin throwing a counter right hand but Lowell manages to avoid it.
Kin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lowell.
Lowell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kin rather than just go for the knockout.
Kin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lowell.
Kin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jab, jab by Kin - just one landing.
Kin loads up on a big right hand but Lowell slips the punch.
Kin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kin.
Lowell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lowell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Lowell dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lowell throws out the jab.
Lowell throws a series of punches but Kin avoids them all with ease.
Lowell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kin moves away.
Lowell slips under a jab from Kin.
Lowell throws out a counter right but Kin avoids it with no problem.
Kin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lowell.
Lowell looks to score with a jab to the body but Kin is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Kin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kin.
Lowell lands a nice hook to Kin's body. Kin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lowell lands an overhand right.
Lowell missing with a left hand there. Kin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kin moves out of range of the strikes.
Kin throws the left hand but Lowell avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kin misses with a hook.
Kin misses with an uppercut.
Kin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lowell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lowell ducks under a wild hook from Kin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowell ducks under a wild hook from Kin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lowell.
Lowell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kin doesn't seem bothered though.
Lowell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lowell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lowell tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Lowell.
Lowell misses with a looping left.
A jab from Kin misses.
Kin throws an overhand right that lands on Lowell's shoulder, as Lowell tries to avoid the shot.
Lowell wants to slow Kin down by chopping away at his legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Kin misses the target.
A big right from Kin misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Lowell. That snapped Kin's head back.
Lowell connects with an inside leg kick.
Lowell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lowell moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Kin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowell throws a chopping leg kick but Kin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kin misses with an uppercut. Lowell saw that one coming.
Aaron Lowell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lowell.
Kin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lowell momentarily.
Lowell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kin looks to land a left hand but Lowell moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot by Kin.
Lowell looks to score with a jab to the body but Kin is just out of range.
Kin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lowell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kin is able to avoid easily.
Lowell lands with a straight right. Kin didn't see that one coming.
Lowell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lowell manages to break the clinch.
Lowell slips under a jab from Kin.
Aaron Lowell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kin throws a hook but Lowell blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Lowell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lowell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Kin misses.
Good leg kick by Lowell.
Lowell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lowell tries to clinch but Kin moves out of range.
Kin throws a hook but Lowell avoids it easily.
Lowell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kin misses with an uppercut. Lowell saw that one coming.
Lowell closes the distance and pushes Kin back into the ropes.
Lowell working aggressively here.
Lowell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kin throws an overhand right that lands on Lowell's shoulder, as Lowell tries to avoid the shot.
Lowell only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kin ducks under a wild hook from Lowell.
Nice defenses there by Kin.
Lowell clinches up against the ropes.
Kin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kin misses with an uppercut
and Lowell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin misses with a looping left.
A clash of legs there as Kin blocks the low kick.
A leg kick checked by Kin.
Lowell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berto Kin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lowell moves away from the strike by Kin.
Kin misses with a straight right.
Kin misses the jab.
Lowell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aaron Lowell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lowell scores with a sloppy right hand. Kin should have avoided that one.
Lowell thuds his right hand into Kin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kin throws a hook but Lowell avoids it easily.
Lowell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lowell misses with a looping left.
It looked like Kin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lowell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kin. That did some damage!
Lowell with a hook.
Kin throws a big shot that misses.
Lowell is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lowell.
Kin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Aaron Lowell has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kin misses with a hook
and Kin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lowell throws a solid leg kick but Kin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lowell.
Kin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lowell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lowell is looking to slow Kin down with leg kicks.
A left lands for Lowell.
Lowell ducks under a wild hook from Kin.
Kin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lowell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lowell loads up on a big right hand but Kin slips the punch.
Lowell scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Kin misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Lowell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lowell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Aaron Lowell!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Aaron Lowell!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Aaron Lowell!
Aaron Lowell wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Aaron Lowell 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 middleweight kickboxing rules bout between John Bennett (ranked 3394 p4p, 6081 weight class) and Randy Miller (ranked 435 p4p, 676 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Miller!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bennett circles away quickly and effectively.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
John Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Bennett has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Clark's Champion's in the buildup to the fight.
Bennett with a nice calf kick.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennett was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Bennett half committed to a counter leg kick.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bennett.
Bennett connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Bennett.
Miller scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bennett loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch.
Miller's coach down at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Miller's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Bennett slips the punch.
Miller takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Miller misses with a lunging right hand
and Bennett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennett lands a slapping body shot.
Bennett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Bennett throws a chopping leg kick but Miller manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bennett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Miller walks into a stiff left hand from Bennett.
Bennett lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett with a jab.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bennett is out of range and Miller settles back down.
It looked like Bennett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Miller tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Miller feints and then cracks Bennett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bennett down.
Miller with the inside leg kick.
Bennett misses with a looping right.
Bennett wants to slow Miller down by chopping away at his legs.
Bennett thows a leg kick but Miller checks it
and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miller misses with a looping left.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bennett.
Miller shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circling - Bennett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Bennett is predictable there
and Miller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miller takes one to the side of the head.
Miller slips a jab from Bennett.
Miller tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bennett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bennett misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bennett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bennett tries to work over Miller's front leg with a kick but Miller checks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Bennett as he connects with a hook.
Bennett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennett scores with a nice strike.
Bennett scores with a body shot.
Miller misses with a straight right.
Bennett scores with a shot to the body.
Bennett lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bennett scores with a body shot.
Bennett scores with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennett takes one to the side of the head.
Bennett is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bennett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miller misses with a hook. Bennett ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Bennett dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bennett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miller. That did some damage!
Bennett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miller can do to turn this around?
Bennett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As Miller looks to move away, Bennett throws a big counter combo but Miller just gets out of the way.
Bennett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bennett.
Bennett lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bennett connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Miller momentarily.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
Miller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Miller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
Bennett misses with a straight left.
A nice leg kick from Bennett, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Miller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller moves out of range as Bennett strikes.
Bennett throws a leg kick but Miller checks it.
Miller avoids the head kick by Bennett.
Nice defenses there by Bennett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett punishes Miller's body with a nice straight punch.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
letting Bennett counter with a right hand.
Miller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Miller misses with an uppercut. Bennett saw that one coming.
Bennett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Bennett lands a nice shot that snaps Miller's head back.
Miller walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A punch lands to the side of Bennett 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bennett feints and then cracks Miller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Miller down.
Miller digs a good body shot into Bennett's ribs.
Bennett looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bennett.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bennett!
Miller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bennett.
Miller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bennett.
Bennett is looking to land body kicks.
John Bennett is winning the standup battle so far.
Bennett throws a leg kick but Miller moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a shot from downtown. Bennett moves away and avoids it.
Bennett scores with the left hand. Miller knows he should have avoided that one.
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bennett throws out the jab.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Miller scores with a jab to the head.
Bennett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Bennett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Miller.
Bennett scores with a jab. Miller acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bennett wants to slow Miller down by chopping away at his legs.
Miller cracks Bennett with a good jab.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
Good shot there by Bennett.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bennett swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Bennett throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Bennett dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Bennett. That's going to slow Miller down.
Bennett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Miller misses.
Bennett displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bennett throws a poor cross that misses
letting Miller counter with a right hand.
Miller on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Some bone on bone action there as Miller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bennett scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bennett blocks a jab.
Bennett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bennett throws a leg kick but Miller moved away.
Bennett connects with an inside leg kick.
Miller moves out of range of the leg kick from Bennett.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett thumps Miller with a low kick.
Bennett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Miller checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bennett needs to keep his hands up - Miller had a free shot at his head there.
Bennett jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Miller slips under a jab.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bennett smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bennett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bennett throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bennett checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Bennett misses the target.
Randy Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bennett throws a leg kick that misses.
Miller swinging wildly here.
Miller slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bennett connects with a crisp jab.
Bennett connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Miller misses.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller misses with a straight left.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett blocks a jab.
Bennett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.
John Bennett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A slapping leg kick lands for Miller.
Miller throws a hook to the side of Bennett's head but Bennett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice leg kick from Bennett, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bennett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Miller. Miller circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Miller will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Miller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bennett is out of range and Miller settles back down.
Bennett with a hook.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Miller looks to land a right hand but Bennett moved out of range.
Bennett throws out a leg kick but Miller moves out of range and Bennett only half commits.
Bennett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Miller throws a lazy right hand but Bennett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett scores with a nice strike.
A nice combination there by Bennett.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Miller throws a solid leg kick but Bennett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Miller.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Bennett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bennett has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight for John Bennett!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for John Bennett!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for John Bennett!
John Bennett wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking John Bennett thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jacques Durand (ranked 18177 p4p, 23515 weight class) and Songkom Fairtex (ranked 625 p4p, 629 weight class). Durand comes into the arena with Kaaris - S.E.V.R.A.N. blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Songkom Fairtex!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durand avoids the head kick by Fairtex.
Durand looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fairtex takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fairtex darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fairtex moves out of range of the body kick from Durand.
Durand throws a nice inside leg kick.
Durand misses with a low kick.
Durand lands a nice hook to Fairtex's body. Fairtex takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fairtex tries to score with a low kick but Durand moves his leg out of the way.
Durand fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Durand drives through and clinches with Fairtex against the ropes.
Durand looking to throw knees to the head but Fairtex is blocking nicely.
Durand prevents a body shot from Fairtex.
Durand using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fairtex has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fairtex lands with a right to the head.
A knee to the head by Durand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fairtex manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Durand breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durand.
Fairtex tries to counter with a clinch but Durand shakes him off and moves away.
Durand throws out a leg kick but Fairtex moves out of range and Durand only half commits.
We've been informed that Fairtex 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.
Fairtex misses with an uppercut. Durand saw that one coming.
Durand scores with a jab.
Durand tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fairtex steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Durand.
Fairtex buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Durand steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fairtex.
Durand throwing a counter right hand but Fairtex manages to avoid it.
Fairtex lands a lovely overhand right.
Fairtex checks a leg kick nicely.
Durand blocks a low kick nicely.
It appears Durand was looking to counter with a kick there.
Durand avoids the body shot from Fairtex.
Durand has managed to clinch.
Durand prevents a body shot from Fairtex.
Durand tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Durand tries a body shot but Fairtex blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand with a knee to the head.
It looks like Songkom Fairtex has been cut.
Fairtex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durand struggles to land a body shot inside as Fairtex controls his hands.
Fairtex is trying to stall.
Nice elbow from Fairtex.
Fairtex tries to work over Durand's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Durand misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fairtex.
Fairtex scores with a shoulder strike.
Fairtex misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Durand lands with a left to the head.
Fairtex taking a breather.
Durand with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fairtex is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Durand lands a right hand.
Durand blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fairtex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Jacques Durand has been cut.
Durand misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fairtex.
Fairtex has Durand pressed against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Durand's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fairtex connects with an inside leg kick.
Fairtex swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fairtex avoids a kick to the body.
Durand misses the shot to the body.
Fairtex gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Durand counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Durand lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Durand throws a front kick aimed at Fairtex's knee but Fairtex avoids it well.
Fairtex swings for the body but Durand moves out of range.
Durand appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fairtex tries to keep at a distance but Durand has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand lands an elbow inside that Fairtex shrugs off.
Fairtex tries to land knees in the clinch but Durand avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Durand throws an elbow but misses.
Durand is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fairtex is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Durand.
Fairtex avoiding damage as Durand throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Durand tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fairtex managing to block the knees to the body from Durand.
Fairtex digs a right hand underneath Durand's ribcage. Durand let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Come on Fairtex - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fairtex lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Durand breaks the clinch.
Nice body kick from Durand.
Fairtex throws a body punch but Durand moves out of range.
Durand rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fairtex moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fairtex throws a low kick but it's checked well by Durand.
Durand takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fairtex misses with a wild body shot.
Fairtex throws a push kick but Durand slaps the foot to one side.
Nice uppercut lands for Durand. That snapped Fairtex's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Durand.
Fairtex swings for the body but Durand moves out of range.
Durand is looking to counter the offense by Fairtex and move into the clinch.
Fairtex throws a leg kick but Durand sees it coming and moves out of range.
Durand dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fairtex. That did some damage!
Durand has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fairtex makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Durand misses with some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Fairtex.
Durand with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jacques Durand has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fairtex avoids the elbow strike from Durand, against the ropes.
Durand tries to land knees in the clinch but Fairtex avoids the damage to the body.
Fairtex taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fairtex blocks a body shot from Durand.
Fairtex lands a damaging elbow.
Durand is working Fairtex over against the ropes.
Fairtex dodges an elbow strike from Durand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Durand lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fairtex at a distance.
Durand moves into the clinch.
Fairtex throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Durand blocks it with crossed arms.
Durand lands a damaging elbow.
Durand looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Durand lands a nice elbow.
Durand blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Durand lands an uppercut.
Durand lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Durand works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Durand misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Durand.
Durand landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durand lands an elbow that stopped Fairtex in his tracks for a moment.
Durand misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Durand - that landed with a thud.
Durand lands a right hand.
Fairtex takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Durand escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Durand's corner calls for a 1-2. Durand obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fairtex stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A low kick from Fairtex is predictable there
and Durand connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Songkom Fairtex seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durand throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Durand avoids the head kick by Fairtex.
Durand feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Fairtex takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fairtex takes a swing at Durand's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Durand was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jacques Durand is winning the standup battle so far.
Durand cracks a nice hook into Fairtex's ribs.
Durand scoring well with a low kick there.
Fairtex is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Durand rather than just go for the knockout.
Durand dodges the punch combination from Fairtex.
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch up but Durand swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Durand is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fairtex can do to turn this around?
Fairtex misses with a low kick.
Durand tests Fairtex's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Durand tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand lands a nice shot that snaps Fairtex's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fairtex swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Durand digs a good body shot into Fairtex's ribs.
Fairtex misses the shot to the body.
Fairtex misses with a lunging right hand
and Durand finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fairtex has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Durand finds it's way round the side to connect with Fairtex's head.
Durand is looking to chop away at Fairtex's legs.
Durand sets himself, and Fairtex steps forward looking for the clinch! Durand avoids it this time.
Durand has managed to clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Durand as Fairtex tries to tie him up.
Durand misses with an elbow over the top.
Durand throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durand trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Fairtex just misses with a elbow thrown towards Durand's brow.
Durand connects with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Durand shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fairtex throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durand sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fairtex looks to score with a jab to the body but Durand is just out of range.
Durand thumps Fairtex with a low kick.
Fairtex finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Durand moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Durand creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Durand digs a right hand underneath Fairtex's ribcage. Fairtex let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Durand using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fairtex is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Durand is keeping busy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Durand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand scores with a shot to the side of Fairtex's head.
Fairtex swings wildly with an uppercut but Durand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fairtex is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Fairtex avoids the elbow strike from Durand, against the ropes.
Fairtex avoiding damage as Durand throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Durand throws a nice inside leg kick.
Durand moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Durand tries to land a front kick but Fairtex steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A clash of legs there as Durand blocks the low kick.
Fairtex misses with a shot to the body
and Durand counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fairtex's knee momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Fairtex misses the target.
Fairtex just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Durand wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fairtex throws a solid leg kick but Durand takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fairtex.
Fairtex's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Durand connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fairtex scrambles back to his feet.
Durand throws a sloppy head kick and Fairtex moves out of range easily.
Fairtex drops his hands momentarily and Durand takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Durand ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Durand throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex looks to throw a body kick
and Durand counters with a stiff right hand.
Fairtex throws a sloppy head kick and Durand moves out of range easily.
Fairtex will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Fairtex.
Durand avoids the body shot from Fairtex.
Durand looks to land a body kick but Fairtex moved away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Durand. That's going to slow Fairtex down.
Fairtex turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fairtex throws a low kick but it's checked well by Durand.
Fairtex throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durand sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Durand throws a leg kick that misses.
Fairtex lands the left hand.
Fairtex throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand had his way with Songkom Fairtex in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fairtex takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fairtex's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Durand throws a front kick aimed at Fairtex's knee but Fairtex avoids it well.
Fairtex throws a body shot but no joy.
Durand avoids a kick to the body.
Durand was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Durand looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fairtex wants to counter the offense by Durand and move into the clinch position.
Fairtex throws a right hand that misses
and Durand cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fairtex tries to clinch up.
Durand throws a body punch but Fairtex moves out of range.
Durand keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairtex swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fairtex takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fairtex misses with an uppercut.
Fairtex throws a leg kick that is checked
and Durand counters with a leg kick.
Durand works Fairtex's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand scores with a push kick.
Songkom Fairtex has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Durand has taken the fight to the clinch.
Durand lands an uppercut.
Fairtex doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durand creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fairtex's defenses.
Fairtex misses with a punch on the inside.
Durand tries a knee to the head but Fairtex blocks it.
Durand tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durand lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Durand tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durand pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Fairtex blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fairtex tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durand's elbow.
Nice body punch from Fairtex.
Fairtex working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fairtex lands an elbow just above Durand 's eye.
Fairtex prevents a body shot from Durand.
Fairtex digs a right hand into Durand's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Durand's gas tank.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fairtex digs a right hand underneath Durand's ribcage. Durand let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fairtex obliges.
Fairtex working Durand over with knees to the body.
Fairtex with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Fairtex creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fairtex lands a hook to the side of the head.
Durand tries to land a knee to the head but Fairtex blocks with his arms.
Fairtex digs a right hand underneath Durand's ribcage. Durand let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Fairtex.
Fairtex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jacques Durand is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Durand blocks an uppercut.
Fairtex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A bit of stalling here from Fairtex.
Fairtex keeps control of Durand as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fairtex tries to throw a body punch but Durand avoids it by throwing Fairtex back against the ropes.
Fairtex is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Durand is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Fairtex just misses with a elbow thrown towards Durand's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Songkom Fairtex.
Well Durand 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Jacques Durand!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Jacques Durand!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Jacques Durand!
Jacques Durand wins by unanimous decision!
Jacques Durand is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Jacques Durand thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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